claim: rhode island's legislature is "the strongest in the country."
author: lincoln chafee
evidence_1: since the great depression, rhode island politics have been dominated by the  rhode island ... the country party's dominance prevented ratification of the  federalist u.s. constitution, and the state had even refused to send any .... the  constitutional union party became strong in rhode island during the early 1860s .
evidence_2: jun 14, 2018 ... the general assembly passed legislation that would continue to protect ... “ daca youth have called rhode island home since they were children, some ...  daca "dreamers" to stay in the country without risk of deportation.
evidence_3: even then rhode island and north carolina held out until after the adoption of a  ... in a bicameral (two-house) legislature and a strong national government with  ..... events in connecticut, the concepts could be applied throughout the nation.
evidence_4: washington trust, the oldest community bank in the nation ... that a strong  banking system was essential to the young nation's developing and expanding  economy. ... the original charter granted by the rhode island legislature noted  that the ...
evidence_5: feb 26, 2018 ... governor urges legislature to take swift action to pass strong red flag ... our  thousands of advocates in rhode island and around the country ...