OHIO RATIFIES 14th AMENDMENT

(Columbus, OH) According to this story in the Cleveland Plain Dealer:

Students at the University of Cincinnati Law School discovered last year that Ohio's recision of the 14th Amendment in 1868 had never been reversed, giving Ohio the dubious distinction of being the only state where it was not ratified. The amendment provides equal protection and due process under the law for all U.S. citizens, and was cited in such pivotal civil rights decisions as Brown v. Board of Education.

Sen. Mark Mallory, a Cincinnati Democrat, piloted the ratification to success and yesterday emceed a ceremony that saw the bill signed by House Speaker Larry Householder and Senate President Doug White; certified by Secretary of State Ken Blackwell; and delivered by Gov. Bob Taft to National Archives representatives standing in wait.

Splendid.