Posted on Jan 3, 2021

Fact check: Congress expelled 14 members in 1861 for supporting the Confederacy

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Fact check: Congress expelled 14 members in 1861 for supporting the Confederacy

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Posted 4 y ago

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PO3 Phyllis Maynard

Posted 4 y ago

SSG Robert Mark Odom I can think of a way they could be used as a precedent.

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Cpl Benjamin Long

Posted 4 y ago

Lincoln also arrested the entire Maryland state legislature...

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SN Greg Wright

Posted 4 y ago

You WANT another Civil War? Because the best way I can think of to get that outcome is to refuse to seat 60% of house Republicans.

Good luck with that.

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Fact check: Congress expelled 14 members in 1861 for supporting the Confederacy

Fact check: Congress expelled 14 members in 1861 for supporting the Confederacy

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