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Subtraction By Addition?: The Thirteenth And Fourteenth Amendments, Mark A. Graber
Subtraction By Addition?: The Thirteenth And Fourteenth Amendments, Mark A. Graber
Mark Graber
The celebration of the Thirteenth Amendment in many Essays prepared for this Symposium may be premature. That the Thirteenth Amendment arguably protects a different and, perhaps, wider array of rights than the Fourteenth Amendment may be less important than the less controversial claim that the Fourteenth Amendment was ratified after the Thirteenth Amendment. If the Fourteenth Amendment covers similar ground as the Thirteenth Amendment, but protects a narrower set of rights than the Thirteenth Amendment, then the proper inference may be that the Fourteenth Amendment repealed or modified crucial rights originally protected by the Thirteenth Amendment. The broad interpretation of …
Combating Liquorlining: State Controlled Alcohol Distribution Increases Public Welfare For Low Income African Americans, Daivy P. Dambreville
Combating Liquorlining: State Controlled Alcohol Distribution Increases Public Welfare For Low Income African Americans, Daivy P. Dambreville
Daivy P Dambreville
One consideration that has not been raised during the persistent debates over alcohol regulation in Pennsylvania is the potential effect that a paradigm switch would have on low income minority communities – in particular, the African American community which makes up the largest percentage of low income inhabitants in Pennsylvania. Low income African American communities are particularly susceptible to legislative changes to liquor laws because they often lack the social and political power to lobby for policies that favor their particular considerations. Moreover, research on issues that disproportionally affect African Americans throughout the United States, such as unusually high levels …