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3.21- The Legislative Assembly

Revolutions

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The Anti-Emigret Law Was in Suspensive Veto Loomo

The anti emigret law was officially in suspensive veto limbo, and there was nothing the legislative assembly could do about it. And you can probably guess what happened next. That's right, louis pulled out his perfectly legal veto pen and he used it. If only they knew then what we know now, things might have turned out different. Because though the queen was begging leopold to get into it, leopold was perfectly happy with the situation in france in the autumn of 17 91. Why wreck it with a war? The king's emigre brothers had done nothing but give them the brush off. And the queen probably hated their smore than any one alive

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