The 19th Amendment was also known as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment during its passage – and for good reason. One of the leaders of the original suffragettes, Anthony co-founded and presided over the National American Woman Suffrage Association along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton. The goal of the group was […]
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As America celebrates the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment, some might wonder how a right as fundamental is casting a ballot took the same number of years to come to fruition for female voters. And what might even be more questionable than that is how such a right took […]
Suffrage Movement Took 100 Years To Unfold in Pre- and Post-Civil War America The first signs of the quest for gender equality at the polls revealed themselves over 45 years before the Confederate artillery shots fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina. Those blasts, as history would have it, sparked […]
We have all heard the stories of individuals who have stockpiled supplies like gloves and hand sanitizer to sell at the highest price. And it’s not just individuals; businesses also appear to be taking advantage of a surge in demand. The U.S. Public Interest Research Group analyzed prices on Amazon […]
Protecting Creative Speech in Practice Let’s talk intellectual property. Not patents and trade secrets, not that “hard stuff.” I’m talking creative intellectual property. What some call “soft IP.” You are on-line and copy images or audio to use somewhere else—like a video presentation. Do you give credit to the original […]
For the 26.9 million sufferers of sinus pain and pressure, nasal sprays are one of the most recommended and effective methods of relief. But one product, labeled as a CVS brand nasal mist, is being pulled off the shelves. Product Quest Manufacturing, a Florida company that manufactures the product, recommends […]
The barrage of backlash booming around the repeal of the net-neutrality law by the Federal Communications Commission is facing an all-fronts assault. The communications companies that stand to win from the controversial FCC ruling, pushed through by Chairman Ajit Pai, a former Verizon attorney, and supported by Republicans are facing […]
Death threats. Protests. Rallies. Strong opinions roil around the controversial Federal Communications Commission vote to repeal the Obama administration’s net-neutrality law that protected a free and open Internet. Now, the United Nations has weighed in, saying the vote will silence voices that, without the World Wide Web, never would have […]
When you read what I just read, you will have to ask yourself: why is my legislator in favor of House Resolution 1215 (HR 1215)? HR 1215: Invades state’s rights to pass laws affecting their own citizens by the federal government mandating to the states. HR 1215 unnecessarily increases taxpayer […]
Fast-Track Legislation Appears To Attack 7th Amendment Tort reform has become a hot potato again as a series of proposed bills have been unleashed that impinge on the rights of people harmed or injured by product defects, medical malpractice, nursing home and other negligence race, through the House. One of […]
