From: "Gary Britt" 

Wow, great find.  If only Bush could do this with most of the democrapic
leadership.  I'd love to see Pelosi, Reid, Kerry, Kennedy, Burtha all on
trial before a military commission no less.  Then send them to live in
Iraq.

Gary

"Mark"  wrote in message
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> http://www.americanthinker.com/articles.php?article_id=5069
> "...While troops were engaged in bloody battles on several fronts,
> Vallandigham continuously lashed out at Lincoln and the Republicans
because
> of what he claimed was an improper handling of the war. Sound familiar?
> Inevitably, his carping was viewed as injurious to the morale of the
> soldiers. In May of 1863, on orders from the President, Major General
> Ambrose Burnside sent troops to place Vallandigham under arrest for
> sedition. He was charged with violating a law that prohibited the giving
of
> aid and comfort to the enemy.
>
> Specifically, Vallandigham was charged with making "treasonable
utterances."
> He was tried by a military commission, convicted, and sentenced to a
prison
> term.
>
> Lincoln, evidently feeling a rush of magnanimity, had the punishment
> commuted to banishment to the area behind Confederate lines. In other
words,
> he sent the traitor to live with the enemies he had been aiding and
> abetting.
>
> The congressman fled to Canada, (does this also sound familiar?) ..."
>
>

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