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usaf-vet

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3. I totally agree. Preferably, as the Chief Justice, at least to corral the justices who think they can make new laws.....

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Fri Dec 13, 2024, 10:47 AM

Dec 13

... out of whole cloth.

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I totally agree. Preferably, as the Chief Justice, at least to corral the justices who think they can make new laws..... usaf-vet Dec 13 #3

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