Justice Douglas published An Almanac of Liberty in 1954. And on December 6, he recalled the 1937 Breedlove v. Suttles decision that upheld a state poll tax. Twelve years later, he wrote the majority decision that held all poll taxes as unconstitutional. Currently, people work harder to create roadblocks to voting than to register them. Imagine the long lines …
Another Sunny Day. My Country – John Buckner andĀ Free Press On February 21, 1682, the Royal Governor of Virginia called John Buckner before them. His offense was printing the laws of 1680 without a license. Buckner was ordered to enter a bond of 100 pounds not to print anything until His Majesty’s pleasure should be …