The iconic SS United States was scheduled to leave Philadelphia today in route to Mobile, Alabama where it will become an artificial reef twenty miles south of the port city. She was the fastest and largest passenger ship ever built by the United States. I imagine back in the day it was a huge symbol of American technology, industry, technology, might, etc. It is not only the final trip for the ship, it is the passing of an era long gone in American history/culture. Story
Alabama State Representative Proposes A Second Amendment Tax Holiday
State representative Ernie Yarbrough has proposed a tax break that would allow Alabamians to purchase firearms, ammunition, and hunting accessories without paying state sales tax on the above mentioned items from Memorial Day through Independence Day. The senator went on to say many Alabamians love the Second Amendment and many more have fought and died in the service of their country. This would not only give Alabamians a tax break, but it would be a fitting way to remind Alabamians of the sacrifices made and how important the right to keep and bear arms is to the preservation of liberty.