Rep. Justin Lafferty, R-Knoxville, trying to convince Tenn’s House of Representatives Tuesday, May 4, 2021, that an 18th century policy designating a slave as three-fifths of a person was adopted for “the purpose of ending slavery,” commenting amid a debate over whether educators should be restricted while teaching about systematic racism in America. Although the claim has been debunked a multitude of times, Republican lawmakers in recent days have given new voice to the notion that the clause in the Constitution counting slaves as three-fifths of a human was actually a step toward ending slavery.
The most recent example came from Tennessee state
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Sen. Dallas Heard of Roseburg and Sen. Dennis Linthicum of Klamath Falls currently serve as the chair and treasurer, respectively, of the Oregon Republican Party as well as representing districts 1 and 28 in the Oregon Senate.
Senate Bill 865, introduced Wednesday by two Republican senators, would make them choose which office they want to hold.
The two-page bill would disallow a person from simultaneously holding an elected position in state government and serving as an officer in a state political party.
Violators would face a fine of $250 per calendar day. The bill has an emergency clause, meaning it would go into effect upon passage, and would begin to apply to violators seven days later.
Tenn. lawmaker: Three-Fifths Compromise was to end slavery
Tenn. lawmaker suggest 3/5 compromise helped end slavery By Associated Press | May 6, 2021 at 3:37 PM EDT - Updated May 6 at 3:37 PM
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) â A Tennessee Republican falsely declared Tuesday that an 18th century policy designating a slave as three-fifths of a person was adopted for âthe purpose of ending slavery,â commenting amid a debate over whether educators should be restricted while teaching about systematic racism in America.
During lengthy debate on the GOP-controlled House floor, several Black lawmakers expressed concerns about the billâs impact on how certain subjects would be taught in schools, specifically highlighting the Three-Fifths Compromise. The policy was made during the nationâs Constitutional Convention in 1787 and classified that three-fifths of a stateâs slave population could be counted toward its total population when apportioning taxes and states�
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