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Frank D. Lincoln

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6. But we can't get our poiticians to do it.

Reply to AllyCat (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 29, 2024, 02:50 AM

Dec 29

That applies to both Democrats and Republicans.

It's always the same root cause: money in politics exacerbated by Citizens United.

Until we get a handle on that we're fucked.

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