How come everybody else gets the amusing legislatures? New York could use a bit more of this sort of thing, as I'm sure could Sacramento.
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NWR: Legislative process
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originally posted by SFJoe:
NWR: Legislative processHow come everybody else gets the amusing legislatures? New York could use a bit more of this sort of thing, as I'm sure could Sacramento.
Slow day at work? One of the lasting benefits of my PoliSci minor is the memory of reading several years' worth of early Congressional Records. IIRC, I got years from the early 19th C, in one of which was the account of Ol' Hickory chasing one of his esteemed Senatorial colleagues out of the Senate chambers while bludgeoning him with a walking stick. Ah, they don't make 'em like that any more, do they? We don't even measure up to the oh-so-entertaining PMQs in the House of Commons.
Mark Lipton
Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
Are you referring to Preston Brooks beating Charles Sumner in 1856 ?
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
Are you referring to Preston Brooks beating Charles Sumner in 1856 ?
Nope, different perp. The year was 1797, actually, but I see that online sources show the Brooks-Sumner incident as the only caning in the history of the Senate chambers. I stand by my recollection, though, and will have to go back to the Congressional Record for 1797-8 some time and look it up again.
Mark Lipton
Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
A little more research shows that Jackson did beat his would-be assassin close to death with his stick in 1835.
A rather amusing retelling of more of Jackson's exploits are here.
A rather amusing retelling of more of Jackson's exploits are here.