rhode island politics

  1. Arcade22

    Rhode Island to change it's formal name

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/24/rhode-island-official-name-change-governor-slavery Given the ignorance some people demonstrate it's perhaps unexpected that the article does not mention the actual original meaning of "plantation": it's an older English word for colony and had...
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    • gina raimondo rhode island issues rhode island politics
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    • Forum: USA Politics
  2. RhodyDave

    Do Seat-belt Laws Violate The Fourth Amendment?

    I'm a Rhode Islander (yes, it is a state!) and today our new governor Lincoln Chaffee signed into law the mandatory use of seat-belts. You should know that here in RI it is perfectly LEGAL to ride a motorcycle without a helmet. That's right, no helmet, on a motorcycle. Yet, we now have a law...
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    • 4th amendment issues lincoln chafee rhode island issues rhode island politics safety regulations
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    • Forum: Social Issues
  3. applecorped

    Dem candidate tells Obama to shove it

    http://newsblog.projo.com/2010/10/caprio-criticizes-obama-over-n.html "PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island gubernatorial candidate Frank Caprio, in a radio interview Monday morning, reacted angrily to President Obama's decision not to endorse him during a visit to the Ocean State Monday. "He can...
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    • 2010 elections barack obama frank caprio lincoln chafee rhode island politics
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: USA Politics

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