Things We Don't Talk About Like Politics & Religion

Things We Don't Talk About Like Politics & Religion

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Increasing Incidents of Violence are Not an Accident

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brooks-attacks-sumner-senate-chamber-cwt-june-2022 | HistoryNet
Senator Preston Brooks Attacks Charles Sumner in Congress in 1856

Violence in Congress is not a new phenomenon. But one has to go back to the pre-Civil Era to find many examples of fights, brawls, and beatings in the halls of legislation.

Here are just a few examples

On January 30, 1798, the U.S. House of Representatives held a hearing on the impeachment …

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