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not simply a democracy at. we're but something that could actually destroy american democracy, another hour of velshi begins right now. hi begins right now. good morning, it is sunday january the 8th. i am ellen -- kevin mccarthy's new election as the speaker of the house, it was a historic one if not exactly for the best reasons. the first time for a speakership was divot sided on a multiple, ballots are where occurrence in the scope of all american history. mccarthy's bid this year was only the 15th time that has happened, it was 15 ballots but it was only the 15th time that it is ...

He opted to step down in the middle of his term shortly after congress negotiated the missouri compromise which resulted in the admissions of missouri as a slave state and maine as a non slave state. in the course of the debates for the missouri compromise, john w taylor, an abolitionist and a congressman chriesman from new york emerged as a leading voice against slavery. he gave passionate speeches, he wrote essays against admitting that missouri is a slave state, he even offered up the amendment to the missouri compromise that would have outlawed slavery anywhere west of the mississippi. tay...