Miss Chybil
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Sat Apr-30-05 04:48 PM
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In 1837 the U.S. Congress passes a "Gag Law" aimed at supressing debate on slavery?
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| ayeshahaqqiqa
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Sat Apr-30-05 04:51 PM
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| 1. and one congressman did a one man filibuster rule |
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about it, bringing forth every kind of petition on slavery imaginary, including ones where, supposedly, slaves said they wanted to remain slaves, where people said he was insane, etc, etc. In then end, he won out; the gag rule was repealed.
Thank you, John Quincy Adams. You were a true servant of the people and truly a man of conscience.
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| CaliforniaPeggy
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Sat Apr-30-05 04:51 PM
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| 2. No, I didn't know that! You mean our Congress today has |
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precedents? Good grief...I thought these rascals had no peers, but I see I was wrong...
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| Miss Chybil
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Sun May-01-05 01:28 PM
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| 3. Kind of shows how they IWR could have gone through, or the Patriot Act |
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doesn't it? Even though, there are so many diverse representatives of the people, "Group think" can turn them into one person.
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