A Tennessee legislator praised the Three-Fifths Compromise, a 1787 agreement that stated slaves would be counted as three-fifths of a person. On Tuesday, Republican State Representative Justin Lafferty argued on the state House floor that the Three-Fifths Compromise was used to end racism, which is not true. Lafferty gave his …
Read More »Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson Vetoed Bill That Bans Gender Reassignment Surgeries And Other Treatments For Transgender Youth
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson vetoed House Bill 1570. The bill banned transgender youth from receiving gender reassignment surgeries and other treatments. “I must veto House Bill 1570,” Hutchinson said. “I have signed the veto…today, and I have notified the sponsors as well as the leadership of the House and Senate …
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