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On news of a presidential pardon for Susan B. Anthony on August 18, 2020: Objection! Mr. President, Susan B. Anthony must decline your offer of a pardon today!
Anthony wrote in her diary in 1873 that her trial for voting was “The greatest outrage History ever witnessed.” She was not allowed to speak as a witness in her own defense, because she was a woman. Judge Hunt dismissed the jury and pronounced her guilty.
She was outraged to be denied a trial by jury. She proclaimed, “I shall never pay a dollar of your unjust penalty.”
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Apparently we are going to get through this together. If you didn’t know.
Beshear using a Chinese proverb about patience. Directed at schools of course.

A CHINESE proverb.
We will not be covering @GovAndyBeshear’s campaign style announcement about initiatives made under the @MattBevin administration or money funneled in from D.C.
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Today, July 4th, recognizes a day of rebellion in 1776 when 13 colonies adopted the Declaration of Independence, declaring autonomy, freedom and self-determination from, what some would call, the tyrannical rule of Great Britain. archives.gov/founding-docs/… (1/8)
This day of independence was spurred by a series of major acts of defiance to British rule over the now American colonists. (2/8)
Other acts of rebellion and defiance, like the 1773 Boston Tea Party protest, when American colonists who were fed up with Britain for “taxation without representation,” dumped 342 chests of imported British tea into the Boston harbor. (3/8) history.com/topics/america…
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Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle are wearing yellow roses today to mark the 100th anniversary of the House passing the 19th amendment and celebrating #WomensSuffrage
@RepMaloney (D-NY) is wearing an "ERA YES" pin with her yellow rose on the floor this afternoon. Image
Because I know you all were curious... Yes, @RepJohnRose (R-TN) is wearing a yellow rose Image
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