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December 2, 1954

Posted on December 2, 2020 by Joel Byers

On December 2, 1954, the US Senate finally did something they should have done back in 1949, but were too afraid to do. They voted to condemn Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy for “conduct that tends to bring the Senate into… Continue reading →

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February 28, 1951

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Joel Byers

On February 28, 1951, a Senate committee issued a report that stated that there were two at least ‘two’ major crime syndicates in the United States. When asked about the Republican and Democratic parties, the committee quickly said, ‘They are four at least ‘four’ major crime syndicates in the United States.

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March 25, 2004

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2004 the U.S. Senate voted (61-38) on the Unborn Victims of Violence Act (H.R. 1997) to make it a separate crime to harm a fetus during the commission of a violent federal crime. In 2018 the Senate voted (64 to 33) on the Waiting On The Sperm Donation Violence … Continue reading →

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March 7, 1975

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1975 the US Senate revised the filibuster rule to allow 60 senators to limit debate instead of the previous rule of two-thirds. The reason for the change was that most senators were incapable of doing higher math and deciding if 66 or 67 was the correct number of senators … Continue reading →

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February 19, 1986

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1986 the US Senate finally approved a treaty outlawing genocide. The treaty had been submitted 37 years earlier in 1949 for ratification, but it’s believed several of the Senators wanted to be sure that they were done killing Native Americans before they ratified it.

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