@thefishgod Dr Joanne Freeman[@jbf1755],Yale history professor and author of The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War,warned thatMcCarthy’s response toGosar’s behaviorMay encourage similar incidents in the future.[bit.ly/3E1Y8ie by @joanegreve]
After all, there are other historical examples of lawmakers being rewarded for violent behavior, Freeman[Dr Joanne Freeman @jbf1755, a Yale history professor and author of The Field of Blood] noted.[Read more at bit.ly/3E1Y8ie by @joanegreve via @guardianUS]
[Dr Joanne Freeman @jbf1755,Yale history professor, said] After Congressman Preston Brooks attacked Senator Charles Sumner with a cane over his anti-slavery views in 1856,...[Read more at bit.ly/3E1Y8ie by @joanegreve via @guardianUS]
[Dr Joanne Freeman @jbf1755,Noted]After Congressman Preston Brooks attackedSenator Charles Sumner with a cane overHis anti-slavery views in1856, he resigned from the House butWas then Quickly re-elected [bit.ly/3E1Y8ie]
“He’s[HouseMinority leader,Kevin McCarthy]going to beRewarded forIt in some ways,andBbecause of that, there will be others that follow in that model[McCarthy’s response to Gosar’s behavior],” Freeman[Dr Joanne Freeman @jbf1755,]said.[bit.ly/3E1Y8ie by @joanegreve]
[Dr Joanne Freeman @jbf1755,Yale history professor, said] “It’s a moment that shows how far party is above government and above institutions of government and above institutional stability.”[bit.ly/3E1Y8ie by @joanegreve]
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