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Political stress erupting in Mississippi Capitol
April 04, 2012
April 04, 2012
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May, 1856, when South Carolina Rep. Preston S. Brooks used his walking cane to attack Massachusetts Sen. Charles Sumner over Sumner's criticism of Brooks' cousin, Sen. Andrew P. Butler. Sumner was beaten unconscious and couldn't resume his duties for three years. More recently, in a non-violent episode, Republican U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina was widely criticized for shouting "You Lie!" at Obama during his 2009 speech to a joint session of Congress. Wilson was later formally rebuked by the then-Democrat-controlled House.
In Mississippi, pushing and shoving recently followed the House's passage last week of a bill that critics
May, 1856, when South Carolina Rep. Preston S. Brooks used his walking cane to attack Massachusetts Sen. Charles Sumner over Sumner's criticism of Brooks' cousin, Sen. Andrew P. Butler. Sumner was beaten unconscious and couldn't resume his duties for three years. More recently, in a non-violent episode, Republican U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina was widely criticized for shouting "You Lie!" at Obama during his 2009 speech to a joint session of Congress. Wilson was later formally rebuked by the then-Democrat-controlled House.
In Mississippi, pushing and shoving recently followed the House's passage last week of a bill that critics
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