Don Trump posthumously pardons Susan B. Anthony

by MTmofo

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Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020 Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020 at 11:29:47am PDT

Today at the WH: Pres starts day signing proclamation to mark 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment: "The right of citizens...to vote shall not be denied or abridged...on account of sex." Then heads to Iowa for an update on derecho damage, followed by a campaign stop in Arizona
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 18, 2020

(He spent 30 minutes at the airport in Cedar Rapids receiving a briefing on the derecho.)

Pres marks 100th anniversary of 19th Amendment, announcing he'll sign a full and complete pardon for Susan B. Anthony. pic.twitter.com/5u1b0EZcac
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 18, 2020

Susan B. Anthony was arrested in 1872 for casting a vote in her hometown of Rochester, NY and was later convicted. She refused to pay the fine, but authorities took no further legal action against her. The presidential pardon posthumously clears her record.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 18, 2020

That’s all well and good but it still reeks of pandering to his new concern for suburban housewives.