Randolph was one of three members of the Philadelphia Convention who stayed until the end but refused to sign the Constitution. He later reversed his position and became an important advocate for ratification during the Virginia ratifying convention.
Now one year after the Capitol riot, the division in Washington alone is still striking. Democrats led a charge to remember the day, while many Republicans shied away from the spotlight.
Now one year after the Capitol riot, the division in Washington alone is still striking. Democrats led a charge to remember the day, while many Republicans shied away from the spotlight.
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Missouri’s bumpy road to statehood continued early in 1821 with the approval by Congress of the First Missouri Constitution. The territory presented the Constitution to Congress in November 1820, setting off an immediate reaction by those opposing admitting Missouri as a slave state.
The grounds involved a clause requiring the General Assembly to enact a statute prohibiting free persons of color from moving into the state. Some states recognized the citizenship of freed slaves, and thus objected to enacting such a prohibition. Opponents claimed any such statue would violate the privileges and immunities clause of the U. S. Constitution in Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1. This clause prevents states from treating citizens of other states in a discriminatory manner.
By Hezro I. Caandoy
On Jan. 20, 2021, former United States Vice-President Joseph R. Biden was finally sworn in as the 46
th President of the United States of America. However, his path towards the presidency was not without its challenges. Aside from the campaign obstacles brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, President Biden had to face the most unorthodox modern-day politician, former US President Donald J. Trump, who, even before the elections, declared that the only way to lose his seat would be through a large-scale election fraud. After losing the elections, Trump filed numerous cases based on conspiracy theories questioning the integrity of the elections in the battleground states where he trailed President Biden, but to no avail.