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The appointments of Jim Jordan, Mark Green, Marjorie Taylor Green, etc. to important committees in the new House prompted me to check a historical precedent: how did Congress deal with ex-Confederates when the Democrats regained their House majority after the Civil War? (Thread) — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 17, 2023

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The appointments of Jim Jordan, Mark Green, Marjorie Taylor Green, etc. to important committees in the new House prompted me to check a historical precedent: how did Congress deal with ex-Confederates when the Democrats regained their House majority after the Civil War? — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 17, 2023 Just a Typo

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In 1874, Democrats won a big majority in the House of Representatives, their first since Southern Democrats walked out of Congress in 1860-61. Many of the Democrats who returned to Congress in 1875 were implicated in the rebellion, including the leader of the caucus. 2/x — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 17, 2023