It's never too late.

• Position: Stateline - Brief Article

It's not often that a state gets to ratify an amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It's even less often that the ratification is 135 years late. But Ohio did just that. Last Constitution Day (Sept. 17), the state ratified the 14th Amendment, which guarantees all people equal protection and prohibits the deprivation of life, liberty or property without due process of law. Why did it take so long? The legislature ratified the amendment back in 1867, but then changed hands. The...