- 1468 German inventor Johannes Gutenberg dies; father of modern books, magazines and newspapers; invented movable type and the printing press.
- 1787 Shays' Rebellion (for tax relief) ends; key members captured in Petersham, Massachusetts; amnesty granted the following year; Jefferson writes "A little rebellion now and then is a good thing".
- 1870 The Fifteenth Amendment is ratified; one's race, or prior slavery, can't preclude voting rights.
- 1894 American painter Norman Rockwell born; illustrated everyday American life.
- 1913 The Sixteenth Amendment is ratified; Federal income tax.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Today in History: February 3
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The phrase "voting rights" is slippery at best, and a contradiction in terms at worst. I'll explain further in a full essay, but the nub of it is that a "right" is a moral principle of individual liberty; when we act as voters, we do not exercise that personal liberty, but in fact act to limit the liberty of all.
ReplyDeleteI am definitley looking forward to reading that essay.
ReplyDeleteWho wants to be King/Queen?
I'll be the Paster of Muppets ;^/