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W_HAMILTON

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46. This.

Reply to orangecrush (Reply #35)

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 12:31 AM

Jan 10

"The government you elect is the government you deserve.”
~Thomas Jefferson

PS - Does that imbecile think we are a monarchy or something? Because the reason there is not one single person slamming the brakes on this shitshow is because that person does not exist and never will in our current system of government.

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