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Snackshack

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7. No one person.

Reply to Joinfortmill (Original post)

Fri Apr 15, 2022, 10:02 AM

Apr 2022

Especially Musk should be able to have that much power because of their wealth.

We are doomed to fail if we do not get private $ out of politics. The 2nd worst decision SCOTUS ever made was Citizens United.

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