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Bev54

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26. I think it could be good, these now very experienced civil rights attorneys can now

Reply to AZJonnie (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 05:07 PM

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work for those whose rights are being trampled against a much diminished civil rights DOJ. The tables have turned, it is no longer the government looking out for peoples civil rights, it is now the people that must fight the government for their rights.

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Yeah, I don't really see how it does help, nor see why state prosecutors would quit over it AZJonnie Tuesday #5

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I think it could be good, these now very experienced civil rights attorneys can now Bev54 Tuesday #26

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