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lastlib

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11. Per the Declaration of Independence, WE the People then have the right....

Reply to duckworth969 (Original post)

Sat Oct 25, 2025, 09:06 AM

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"...to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."

Maybe we'd better start thinking along these lines. It might be the way to end The Felon's reign of error.

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