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CrispyQ

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1. Apparently we have no way to rein in an out-of-control governor other than take him to court.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue May 2, 2023, 10:20 AM

May 2023

Trump showed us just how much of our system has been based on tradition & precedent & only maintained because no one challenged "the rules" before. That's their game plan. Go radical, break all the rules, & wait for the courts to decide. In the meantime, more & more voter suppression legislation is passed with every election.

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Apparently we have no way to rein in an out-of-control governor other than take him to court. CrispyQ May 2023 #1