Breaking news: MPs pass BBI bill

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Breaking news: MPs pass BBI bill

The National Assembly has officially passed the BBI Constitutional Amendment Bill 2020. The Ayes have been tallied at 235, the Nays at 83 with 2 Members Abstaining. 320 Members took the vote.

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(1849) Charles Sumner, “Equality Before the Law: Unconstitutionality of Separate Colored Schools in Massachusetts”

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1879

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