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on BREAKING NEWS: In Major Win for Democracy, Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Restrictions on Mail Voting: “This is indeed breaking news – a beam of sanity finally piercing the gloom. Now it’s time to protect polling…” Sep 14, 19:24
on Donna Frye: Public Gets Kicked in the Gut — Part 2: “George, we’ve been thru this issue with other commenters. Yes, the gross number of votes and voters was/were higher than…” Sep 14, 18:33
on New York Times Editorial Board: ‘Trump Is Sabotaging the Midterms. The Supreme Court Must Stop Him.’: “I finally spotted a snippet of info on Bluesky re the Dems trying mobilise about 10,000 people to monitor the…” Sep 14, 18:07
on Donna Frye: Public Gets Kicked in the Gut — Part 2: “Yes but more voters voted in Measure E and Measure C elections than the Prop D election.” Sep 14, 17:05
on Remembrance: 25 Years Since the September 11 Attacks: “Thanks for this editor dude….remembering all the families, and my friend / our hero BIG AL Niedermeyer III PAPD1537! https://papba.org/fallen-officers/police-officer-alfonse-j-niedermeyer-iii/” Sep 14, 13:55
on Kate Session’s Pacific Beach Nursery Helped Turn San Diego Green: “So sad they turned Kate O Sessions park into a Dog Park. there’s not a square inch of PB thats…” Sep 14, 12:30
on Villainizing Democrats Is Trump’s Latest Election Strategy: “Great article. I don’t agree with 10% ownership on Intel fitting’ into the socialistic concept’. Reminds me more of the…” Sep 14, 11:23
on Reader Rant: ‘Amtrak has ruined my vacation, and I’m pissed.’: “Lee, I assumed he meant Amtrak’s decision to cancel the Pass so suddenly, without notice (even to their own employees)…” Sep 14, 10:46
on Reader Rant: ‘Amtrak has ruined my vacation, and I’m pissed.’: “You do know that Amtrak is under the FEDERAL umbrella for funding and administration, yes? So you know that means…” Sep 14, 02:18on Connecting the Dots Between the Awaken Church and Richard Bailey: “Anyone who supports Awaken Church is a creep.” Sep 13, 17:59
on Connecting the Dots Between the Awaken Church and Richard Bailey: “^^^^^what a rich, dont-tax-me republican voter says? ill take “pats says” for 400 Alex….” Sep 13, 16:49
on Connecting the Dots Between the Awaken Church and Richard Bailey: “There’s a District 2 candidate forum at 5:30pm on 9/28 at the Liberty Station Conference Center and another one at…” Sep 13, 14:54
A timely history lesson.
Year Name Chamber Party State Reason Notes
1797 William Blount Senate Democratic-Republican Tennessee Expelled for treason and conspiracy to incite a rebellion of Creek and Cherokee to aid the British in conquering the Spanish territory of West Florida.
1861 James M. Mason Senate Democratic Virginia Expelled for supporting the Confederate rebellion in 1861 and 1862.
1861 Robert M. T. Hunter Senate Democratic Virginia
1861 Thomas L. Clingman Senate Democratic North Carolina
1861 Thomas Bragg Senate Democratic North Carolina
1861 James Chesnut, Jr. Senate Democratic South Carolina
1861 Alfred O. P. Nicholson Senate Democratic Tennessee
1861 William K. Sebastian Senate Democratic Arkansas Posthumously reversed.
1861 Charles B. Mitchel Senate Democratic Arkansas
1861 John Hemphill Senate Democratic Texas
1861 Louis Wigfall Senate Democratic Texas
1861 John C. Breckinridge Senate Democratic Kentucky Former Vice President and 1860 presidential candidate.
1862 Trusten Polk Senate Democratic Missouri
1862 Waldo P. Johnson Senate Democratic Missouri
1862 Jesse D. Bright Senate Democratic Indiana
Thanks Jeoffry for filling in the historic gaps.