The House of Representatives today passed a resolution honoring the life of John H. ''Jack'' Ruffin Jr., a civil rights pioneer, Augusta judge and Georgia Appeals Court judge.
Judge Ruffin, 75, passed away in January.
The measure was introduced by 12th District Congressman John Barrow and co-sponsored by every member of the Georgia delegation, according to a news release.
"The resolution before us today honoring Jack Ruffin's life is sponsored by every single member of the Georgia congressional delegation," Barrow said. "That speaks not only to Jack Ruffin's character, but also to how far we've come as a state, and as a nation."
"That speaks not only to Jack Ruffin's character, but also to how far we've come as a state, and as a nation." .... Won't it be nice when we don't feel compelled to make these kinds of statements.
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