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slightlv

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8. The will of the people not only is of no importance...

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 11:24 PM

Jul 10

it is actively worked against. And, when it can't be beat at the ballot box, it's just axed by the paid-for politicians. Problem is, our speech doesn't mean anything because we have no real money to back it up. THIS is America!

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