http://theweek.com/article/index/240420/the-week-at-a-glanceunited-statesJackson, Miss. Belated ratification: Mississippi this week officially ratified the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery—148 years late. The approval came after University of Mississippi medical professor Dr. Ranjan Batra watched the Oscar-nominated film Lincoln, and began looking into whether the state had ever endorsed the end of slavery. Batra discovered that by December 1865 the measure had been ratified by the three fourths of states needed, but not by Mississippi. In 1995, the state finally ratified the amendment, but failed to make it official by informing the Office of the Federal Register. Batra and a colleague notified Mississippi’s secretary of state, who sent a copy of the 1995 resolution to the federal government, certifying the state’s approval of the 13th Amendment. “Everyone here would like to put this part of Mississippi’s past behind us,” Batra said. =============================Sia: How does this happen that a state in America that does NOT ratify an amendment for nearly 150 years and then when it finally decides to do it, it only half does it so doesn't make it official ... and it takes a MOVIE for someone to check or notice?Does anyone else wonder if they just didn't WANT to do it? You'd think that they'd just STFU about it and leave it lie rather than bring attention to their state back in 1995 when they finally decided to go ahead and ratify the amendment freeing the slaves... but, if they did it, at least freakin' FINISH it... Sheesh... Now they just look bad... On TOP of the fact that the SCOTUS is hearing an issue to remove Federal government oversight over the local election process in places like Mississippi on the argument that Federal authority should not be imposed over local control. (credit: Pikes on CPD)Suddenly they rush to 'make it right' as far as slavery is concerned at the same time that they seek to kick out federal oversight on the voting process??? (that was implemented BECAUSE of the very attitudes that caused them not to ratify the 13th amendment to begin with???) Seriously??Looks like not a whole lot has changed as far as ATTITUDES in some places, particularly in the deep south... IMHO, the SCOTUS should rule AGAINST removing federal oversight over local voting procedures...Your thoughts on this?