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Daily Vignette for 30 November -- Samuel Chase Impeachment Trial

Nov 30, 2010 16:49

On November 30th 1804, the Democratic-Republican controlled United States Senate began an impeachment trial against Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase ( Read more... )

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browngirl November 30 2010, 23:01:20 UTC
If I were wittier and less distracted I could say something pithy about the shapes of people's disputes differing in degree more than in kind -- this reminded me of the church-elders fight that led to my parents switching churches.

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wcg December 1 2010, 02:53:40 UTC
Yes, these organizational dynamics are -- unfortunately -- all too common.

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thnidu December 1 2010, 02:20:28 UTC
As always, thank you for these vignettes in what was always my weakest subject.

The Doctor observes a small typo, probably a cut-and-paste error:
To that end, he had his Democratic-Republican majority in Congress repealed legislation that had been enacted during the Washington and Adams administrations establishing lower federal courts under the Supreme Court.

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wcg December 1 2010, 02:51:58 UTC
Thanks. Fixed.

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