Been trying to understand the original 14th Amendment Citizenship debate from a primary source (Congressional Globe). Came across this exchange in the 39th Congresss (May of 1866) during the debate as to the extent Southern insurrectionistswould be prevented from holding office (Section 3 of the 14th Amendment).
I assume tensions are running high. Senator Trumbull (Republican from Illinois) takes Senator Doolittle (Democrat from Wisconsin) to task. Doolittle does not like it .
I sense Trumbull's retort (statement in Red, explanation highligted in Blue) to Doolittle has some resonance today.
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| Link to this debate HERE |
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