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HoosierDebbie

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9. A True Progressive

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 12:44 PM

Mar 2019

Though ultimately not successful, he worked to try to pass the Equal Rights Amendment. He was also very active in trying to abolish the Electoral College.

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Former Senator Birch Bayh has passed away. [View all] imanamerican63 Mar 2019 OP

My dad was friends with Birch and Marvella sobenji Mar 2019 #1

Ted Kennedy was on the plane. Broke his back. Sneederbunk Mar 2019 #4

forgot about that sobenji Mar 2019 #7

Sorry to hear The Genealogist Mar 2019 #2

NY Times article - he was principal architect of 25th Amendment (Presidential removal) diva77 Mar 2019 #3

Also the 26th Amendment, the only one, since founding fathers to author two amendments question everything Mar 2019 #19

RIP area51 Mar 2019 #5

a true liberal lion sobenji Mar 2019 #6

I never got over his loss Bob Loblaw Mar 2019 #8

A True Progressive HoosierDebbie Mar 2019 #9

Rest in Peace, and thank you for Title IX. GoCubsGo Mar 2019 #10

These days it is MyOwnPeace Mar 2019 #11

We did go blue in 08 sobenji Mar 2019 #12

Good work! MyOwnPeace Mar 2019 #15

Zero chance sobenji Mar 2019 #17

mostly because of the economy JI7 Mar 2019 #20

Agreed sobenji Mar 2019 #21

May his memory be eternal! k8conant Mar 2019 #13

May he rest in peace question everything Mar 2019 #14

Agree with the blessings........... MyOwnPeace Mar 2019 #16

He was my Senator - January 3, 1963 - January 3, 1981 spanone Mar 2019 #18

He was a Democrat UTUSN Mar 2019 #22