Opinion: The states made the Bill of Rights happen
The story of how we gained our Bill of Rights shows the influence of the states 233 years ago, and it can remind us of the ...
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Opinion: The states made the Bill of Rights happen
On Dec. 15, 1791, the new United States of America ratified the Bill of Rights, a set of 10 amendments to the original U.S. Constitution. This step fulfilled a promise made to Anti-Federalists ...
Bill of Rights: What does it say and what are the 10 amendments?
It has been 233 years since the ratification of the Bill of Rights. The aim is to give freedom and justice to all Americans, ...
Gillibrand makes a last-minute White House push for women’s rights constitutional amendment
Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is making an all-out push in the waning days of the Biden administration that she believes ...
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When rights become privileges: Is the Constitution becoming optional?
Rights aren’t rights if someone can take them away. They’re privileges. That’s all we’ve ever had in this country is a ‘Bill ...
Why is Bill of Rights Day celebrated on December 15 and which president established it?
This December 15 marks Human Rights Day, a date to remember the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the UN General Assembly in 1948 This day aims to establish ...
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Governor Hochul Vetoes Pro-Democracy Bill Expanding Jury Service Access
This weekend, Governor Hochul vetoed the Jury of Our Peers Act (S.206B-Cleare/A.1432C-Aubry), a bill that would have ended ...
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When Rights Become Privileges: Is the Constitution Becoming Optional?
That’s all we’ve ever had in this country is a ‘Bill of Temporary ... a world in which the rights enshrined in the Constitution for all persons living in the United States are transformed ...
More than 120 House Democrats send letter to Biden urging him to ratify Equal Rights Amendment
A coalition of more than 100 lawmakers wrote a letter on Sunday urging President Biden to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which would outlaw gender discrimination in the ...
Susan Shelley: Politicians, read the Constitution
“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and ...
Archivist says Equal Rights Amendment can't be certified as Democrats push Biden to recognize it
The archivist and deputy archivist of the United States have issued a rare joint statement to say that the 1970s-era Equal ...