OHIO RATIFIES 14TH AMENDMENT--Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell, right, gives Gov. Bob Taft a ceritfied legislative resolution, which would be passed on the federal government certifying Ohio's passage of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, during the formal ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2003. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)