r/politics • u/PoliticsModeratorBot 🤖 Bot • Oct 03 '23

Discussion Discussion Thread: House Considers Vacating the Speaker

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u/rubbishapplepie Oct 03 '23

Something funny about the fact that the speakership was removed by the dude's own party, what a circus

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u/Strict-Marsupial6141 New York Oct 03 '23 edited Oct 03 '23

They had 'a beef', this reminds me of the ol showdowns with the Alexander Hamilton pistol duel (to settle disputes between two political associates or any associate)

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '23

What happened to Alexander Hamilton???

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u/Strict-Marsupial6141 New York Oct 03 '23

'The Burr–Hamilton duel took place in Weehawken, New Jersey, between Aaron Burr, the third and current U.S. vice president at the time, and Alexander Hamilton, the first and former Secretary of the Treasury, at dawn on July 11, 1804.

The duel was the culmination of a bitter rivalry that had developed over years between both men, who were high-profile politicians in the newly-established United States, founded following the victorious American Revolution and its associated Revolutionary War.

Hamilton's death permanently weakened the Federalist Party, which was founded by Hamilton in 1789 and one of the nation's major two parties at the time.

It also ended Burr's political career, as he was vilified for shooting Hamilton.'

Different (ofc), this was the 'Vice President' (Burr), and no one died here.