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To: fieldmarshaldj

As I recall, a 1912 bribery scandal from Illinois — where else? — pushed the Amendment over the finish line for ratification.


51 posted on 08/30/2016 8:59:23 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Cuckservative: a "conservative" willing to raise another country's ideology in his own country)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

I think you’re referring to William Lorimer. Though this sort of thing was rampant by then.


58 posted on 08/30/2016 9:09:16 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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