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sabbat hunter

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1. I know this sort of thing

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Aug 17, 2024, 02:23 PM

Aug 2024

has happened in the past in the US, when Rep. Preston Brooks beat Sen.Charles Sumner nearly to death on the floor of the US senate. I don't think it has happened here since then. It occasionally happens in parliaments around the world. Strong passions over an issue, unfortunately led to violence in the US senate, and in the Turkish parliament. The US House of representatives failed to expel Brooks. He did end up resigning, then getting re-elected during a special election. Hopefully, the Turkish parliament will do what we didn't do here, and expel those responsible for the attack.

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