Max Kennerly on Nostr: Alexander Stephens wasn't "found guilty of the crime of insurrection" either but was ...
Alexander Stephens wasn't "found guilty of the crime of insurrection" either but was denied his Senate seat in 1866 precisely because of his involvement in the insurrection. For an insurrectionist like Trump to be elected, something like the Amnesty Act of 1872 is required.
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