Alabama Day

 Red State:

December 14, 2024, marked the 205th birthday of the state of Alabama. Happy Birthday to the Yellowhammer state! 

In 1819, Alabama was welcomed by President James Madison as the 22nd state of the union. Gov. Kay "Meemaw" Ivey signed Saturday's proclamation claiming the day as "Alabama Day."

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Alabama was made a territory in 1817, separating it from the old Mississippi Territory. Congress passed an act in 1819 to allow those living in the Alabama Territory to create a state constitution.

And it's a great state constitution with sections that further affirm that Alabama does not violate the First and Second Amendments and where possible, ensures they are not encroached upon. Key to our moving here was the state's protection of the right to work against union incursion and overreach, which is also codified in its constitution. 

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My father moved around a lot.  While I was born in Alabama, we lived in Florida, Arkansas, and Louisiana before moving to Texas when I was in junior high.  Our first stop in Texas was in Troop, a small town near Tyler.  From there we moved to San Benito where I eventually graduated from high school.  I liked both of those towns even though they were very different.  Troop is in East Texas and San Benito is in the lower Rio Grande Valley.  I graduated from the University of Texas in Austin, went to Marine Corps OCS, and eventually served in Viet Nam where I was wounded in action.  I then got a law degree at the University of Texas.

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