State Sen. Joseph Silk (R-Broken Bow) is pushing his “Abolition of Abortion in Oklahoma Act,” which calls on the state to ignore federal law on abortion. And he’s using the argument that states can ignore the Supreme Court because “they were wrong about slavery.” Abortion is “gonna be classified as…
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House Votes to Oust Term ‘Oriental’ from Federal Law
By Sheryl Estrada Rep. Grace Meng represents the Sixth Congressional District of New York encompassing the borough of Queens. She is the first Asian American member of Congress from New York State. Photo credit: ClotureClub.com The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation this month removing all references to “Orientals”…