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lapucelle

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27. That article of impeachment had no support.

Reply to former9thward (Reply #23)

Fri Aug 16, 2019, 12:40 AM

Aug 2019

The Swing Around the Circle's impact was apparent even in the articles of impeachment, with the tenth of 11 articles charging that the President

"did...make and declare, with a loud voice certain intemperate, inflammatory, and scandalous harangues, and therein utter loud threats and bitter menaces, as well against Congress as the laws of the United States duly enacted thereby, amid the cries, jeers and laughter of the multitudes then assembled in hearing."

However, the impeachment managers neglected to bring this article to a vote in the Senate when it became clear that it had no support.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_Around_the_Circle#cite_note-10

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This was one of the Articles of impeachment used to impeach Andrew Johnson, sound familiar? [View all] yaesu Aug 2019 OP

'with a loud voice, certain intemperate, inflammatory and scandalous harangues, elleng Aug 2019 #1

Johnson really was a bad dude; this description applies to him or Trump equally. lagomorph777 Aug 2019 #2

He wasn't evil, just in way over his head NT Ex Lurker Aug 2019 #9

He was pro-slavery. In my opinion, that's evil. lagomorph777 Aug 2019 #28

I take it 'divers' means 'diverse'? mr_lebowski Aug 2019 #3

Yes and no. Pacifist Patriot Aug 2019 #7

I'm trying to remember a word from the The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant rwsanders Aug 2019 #10

Three words that are seldom used come to mind. Lonestarblue Aug 2019 #17

I was thinking it might be superannuated. Pacifist Patriot Aug 2019 #20

Thanks, I'll look them up, I'll remember the listing in my dictionary rwsanders Aug 2019 #30

Divers emphasizes multiplicity, diverse emphasizes uniqueness. Yes, the old, old school language yaesu Aug 2019 #8

I once had someone take me over the coals for using divers instead of diverse. Pacifist Patriot Aug 2019 #22

I suspect Trump's entire presidency is something straight out of history books lunatica Aug 2019 #4

If not out of the history books Kaiserguy Aug 2019 #11

Or straight out of "Dictatorship for Dummies" lunatica Aug 2019 #26

I doubt Trump has read any history books. gordianot Aug 2019 #14

I'm not talking about American history lunatica Aug 2019 #25

Recommended Ponietz Aug 2019 #5

Johnson was a straight up asshole but he wasn't mental uponit7771 Aug 2019 #6

This is perfect for Don the Con malaise Aug 2019 #12

But he could not understand it even if someone read it to him slowly. TNNurse Aug 2019 #13

Exactly, Donald lives solely in the moment. gordianot Aug 2019 #15

And there are some pretty big words. TNNurse Aug 2019 #18

Congress retains a respectful decorum with each other... JohnnyRingo Aug 2019 #16

That is one long ass sentence! SCVDem Aug 2019 #19

I've read other other single sentence pages. LTG Aug 2019 #24

K&R UTUSN Aug 2019 #21

The Senate did not even vote on that article. former9thward Aug 2019 #23

That article of impeachment had no support. lapucelle Aug 2019 #27

K&R... spanone Aug 2019 #29