On May 2nd in US Political History
Part V
On May 2nd in 2002 The US International Trade Commission upheld a 27% tariff against imported Canadian softwood.
On May 2nd in 2003 A US official warned that the US is ready to sacrifice the free flow of trade with Canada if necessary to respond to a planned Canadian decriminalization of marijuana. Canada eventually decriminalized marijuana.
On May 2nd in 2003 A federal court struck down most of the new campaign finance law's ban on the use of large corporate and union contributions by political parties. However, the Supreme Court later ruled that rooting out corruption, or even the appearance of it, justified limitations on the free speech and free spending of contributors, candidates and political parties.
On May 2nd in 2003 The US jobless rate was reported at 6%, an 8-year high.
On May 2nd in 2005 Florida’s Gov. Bush signed legislation imposing 25-year jail terms for some child molesters and forcing many to wear satellite tracking gear upon release.
On May 2nd in 2005 Utah’s Gov. Jon Huntsman signed a measure defying the Bush administration's No Child Left Behind Act despite a warning from the federal education secretary that it could cost $76 million in federal aid. The legislation gives Utah's education standards priority over federal requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act.
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