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Tag Archives: Civil Rights
Thank You John Lewis, R.I.P
Friday night, Congressional Representative John Lewis died of cancer. He was 80 years old. An icon of the Civil Rights Movement, he was a man of integrity. He was a man of courage, as he demonstrated many times through his … Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Blog, Democracy, Ethics and Morality, Justice, Politics, United States
Tagged Bigotry, cancer, Civil Rights, Courage, Eulogy, Hero, John Lewis, Racism, Rest In Peace
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The Bill of Rights
Note: The following text is a transcription of the enrolled original of the Joint Resolution of Congress proposing the Bill of Rights, which is on permanent display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum. The spelling and punctuation reflects … Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Citizenship, Democracy, Document, Ethics and Morality, History, Justice, Politics, Relationships, United States
Tagged 2nd Amendment, Bill of Rights, Citizenship, Civil Rights, Democracy, Excessive Bail, Freedom, Freedom of Speech, Grand Jury, House of Representatives, Insurrection, Involuntary Servitude, Jury, Limit of Presidential Term, Power, Probable Cause, Prohibition, Rebellion, Religious Freedom, Removing President from Power, Right to Vote, Search, Seizure, Senate, Slavery, Taxes, Trial, Well Regulated Militia, Women Right to Vote
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In Memoriam: Zev Aelony
The following biographical sketch first appeared in the March, 2006, DFL Senate District 60 newsletter. At that the time, Zev had been fighting cancer for at least a year. He died of metastatic colon cancer October 31st, 2009. Sometimes I … Continue reading
Posted in Article, Photo, Portraits
Tagged biography, Civil Rights, Les Phillips, Minneapolis, minnesota, politics, portrait, Zev Aelony
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