Mississippi, the final holdout

[Mikey]

No longer a slave state.

What's next, they gonna start lettin' wimmin vote?

After 148 years, Mississippi finally ratifies 13th Amendment, which banned slavery

The 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which abolished slavery, was ratified in 1865. Lawmakers in Mississippi, however, only got around to officially ratifying the amendment last month -- 148 years later -- thanks to the movie "Lincoln."

The state's historical oversight came to light after Mississippi resident Ranjan Batra saw the Steven Spielberg-directed film last November, the Clarion-Ledger reports.

After watching the film, which depicts the political fight to pass the 13th Amendment, Batra did some research. He learned that the amendment was ratified after three-fourths of the states backed it in December 1865. Four remaining states all eventually ratified the amendment -- except for Mississippi. Mississippi voted to ratify the amendment in 1995 but failed to make it official by notifying the U.S. Archivist.

Batra spoke to another Mississippi resident, Ken Sullivan, who contacted Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann about the oversight. Finally, on Jan. 30, Hosemann sent the Office of the Federal Register a copy of the 1995 resolution, and on Feb. 7, the Federal Register made the ratification official.

According to the Clarion-Ledger, it's unclear why the state never sent the U.S. Archivist its 1995 resolution. "What an amendment to have an error in filing," Dick Molpus, who served then as secretary of state, told the paper.

[smackaholic]

Well, now that you ratted them out, yeah, I guess you do.

Some people just can't keep a secret.

[mvscal]

Who gives a fuck?

[Wolfman]

Just a crazy question: has every state ratified every constitutional amendment? My crazy guess is no. To quote our former Secretary of State---"What....?"

[Shlomart Ben Yisrael]

I wish Georgia would let us have slaves again. Mikey - come work for me, bro.

Don't do it, Mikey! shutyomouth is just trying to lure you there so he can shower rape you.

Damn you, fat-man! DAMN YOU.
:x

[smackaholic]

I doubt mikey as a slave would have worked out to well, fake hip and all. Pretty sure back in the day a bum hip got the average slave a case of lead poisoning.

Dude does know his way 'round a kitchen though, so I guess he'd be good with for that. So, we'll just put him down in the house niggah column.

[smackaholic]

Construction, I'd be fine at, groundskeeping, not so much.

[Biggie]

I could jump down and turn around, but I'm not really interested in harvesting large bundles of cotton by hand.

[Left Seater]

Smackaholic,

Any chance we could get an updated photo from the same spot once the snow melts? Just wondering if that level is still near that corner post and how those extension cords are holding up.

[smackaholic]

Sure thing lefty. Should actually do it now as any stuff left out there still has about a ft of snow hiding it.

[Wolfman]

I see that Florida is one of several states that did not ratify the 16th Amendment. Too bad that does not translate into not having to pay federal income tax.

[Left Seater]

Sure thing lefty. Should actually do it now as any stuff left out there still has about a ft of snow hiding it.

See that's exactly why I wanted you to wait till the snow melted. It would hide all that stuff living in the yard.

:grin:

[Mikey]

I see that Florida is one of several states that did not ratify the 16th Amendment. Too bad that does not translate into not having to pay federal income tax.

If you don't like living in the United States, why don't you leave?

[Shlomart Ben Yisrael]

If you don't like living in the United States, why don't you leave?

He will. Eventually.

[Mikey]

If you don't like living in the United States, why don't you leave?

He will. Eventually.

Really? The problem is, I hear there's an income tax in Hell.

[Wolfman]

I live in Florida. Do not come here. It's awful.