Rick Petree
RickPetree
Thread. Watching many videos of the insurrectionist strike at the Capitol, I’m struck by the frequency of bellowed cries of “This is *our* country !” and “This is *our* house
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A lot of talk about 'expelling' GOP members, or 'not seating' them, pointing to supposed Civil War precedents. Here are the facts:https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/expulsion/CivilWar_Expulsion.htm As war neared,
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Apropos discussion of how well the ‘guardrails’ have held up in the face of a vicious frontal assault: my perspective is ‘pretty well.’ Notwithstanding McConnell’s maniacally obsessed “court packing,” the
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THREAD (please RT, and spread info to friends beyond Twitter): An old friend in Atlanta who’s deeply involved in Dem Party of GA (DPG) efforts in the 2 U.S. Senate
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THREAD. There is renewed attention to the fact that there are U.S. Army posts named for nine Confederate generals and one Confederate Colonel. These include three of the nation’s most
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