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on The Black in Ocean Beach Set to Close After 57 Years: “God bless the Black,Thank you for the memories,great times and will never be forgotten” Feb 7, 15:48
on The Case for Mid-Rise Housing in San Diego: “For decades residents of Paris, Barcelona and Brooklyn have been held up, robbed by the modern day robber apartment barons;…” Feb 7, 12:46
on The Case for Mid-Rise Housing in San Diego: “Eva, I’ll tell you where students, young families, retirees, affluent and the not affluent live side by side – OB!…” Feb 7, 11:34
on Follow the Money: Update on District 2 San Diego City Council Race: “I attended a city council meeting where the citizens of Encanto were fighting against the city repurposing park land to…” Feb 7, 10:35
on Follow the Money: Update on District 2 San Diego City Council Race: “Havlik and Crosby will listen to their constituents. Coyne will do whatever California Strategies wants him to do.” Feb 7, 08:56
on The Case for Mid-Rise Housing in San Diego: “Why is there never a discussion about ‘Midway Rising’…LESS!” Feb 7, 08:40
on As a Principal I Would Rather Join than Suspend: “Ernie, so glad you’re part of our little community! Thanks for this” Feb 7, 08:33
on ‘Our treasured Balboa Park can’t be city hall’s cash register’: “Well said! Like you I’m not concerned personally about the parking fees because I live close enough to the park…” Feb 7, 07:38
on How Ocean Beach Became the Haight-Ashbury of San Diego: “It started going downhill when one of the staff at ” The Black” mentioned he was voting for Trump in…” Feb 6, 19:41
on Former Rite Aid Property in Ocean Beach Sold for $12.6 Million — New Owner Could Build High-Density Mixed-Use Project: “I think it’s very important that any organizing that will help assure the voices of OB residents are heard on…” Feb 6, 17:42
on Follow the Money: Update on District 2 San Diego City Council Race: “Why is the OB Rag pushing Mandy Havlik so much, this newspaper only has one agenda and it seems to…” Feb 6, 15:38
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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.