The King's Oration - What's the Punishment?

On December 20 sixth, louis once again made the coach ride to a packed manage to present that defence. The hour's long oration he delivered covered a lot of the ground we've already discussed. Louis had voluntarily given up his powers after calling the astates general. Nothing he had done since accepting the constitution of 17 91 had been illegal. Vetoing legislation. That wasn't a crime. Sure, he had sent money to friends in need, but that just showed that he was a generous man. And as for this business about august tenth, i mean, how much can you twist that story? Louis was going to march out at the head of 900 swiss guards and