An attempt to drop the word North from the state name was defeated by the 1947 Legislative Assembly (House Concurrent Resolution {H.C.R.} J). Again in 1989, the Legislature rejected two resolutions (Senate Concurrent Resolutions Nos. {S.C.R.
The Noahide Laws were quietly passed in Congress. Congressman Tom Sawyer-Ohio, Congressman Tom Ridge-Pennsylvania (Governor during 911 and Virginia Tech shooting lead investigator), Jewish lobbyist and minority leader Bob Michaels and Congressman Benjamin Gillman-New York.
The Wade-Davis bill passed easily in congress on July 2nd of 1864. However, the bill never went into effect. It was pocket vetoed by Abraham Lincoln. The bill was passed only four days before congress was adjourned for break in 1864. Later, reconstruction would take a similar root to that proposed by Wade and Davis. Johnson's restoration plan would not be passed by congress following the death of Lincoln.