With President Lincoln coming up for re-election and looking for support for his proposed 13th Amendment to the Constitution, Nevadans had moved to meet the legal requirements for statehood, constitution to Washington by telegraph, creating in the longest - and most expensive - telegram on record..…
Under the Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution, “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed.” ... Justice Sonia Sotomayor noted an opinion from the late Justice Antonin Scalia that said “For the Eighth Amendment to limit cash fines while..…
Ohio Attorney General Rejects Legalization Amendment Petition. State Attorney General Mike DeWine (R) rejected a petition for a proposed marijuana legalization amendment Thursday. ... Because it was a constitutional amendment, it needed 60% to pass. . Drug Policy . ..…
The ballot measure stated intent to recognize and support the sanctity of life and the rights of children, including the right to life.. ..…
Militias, Second Amendment activists, and libertarians have all pushed their own causes and anger through the hazy lens of Mount Carmel. . ... Koresh pragmatically believed he could profit from second-hand firearm upgrades and sales if a national gun-grab occurred, but he was not a boisterous Second..…