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Hope22

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13. Agreed!

Reply to Swede (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 01:05 PM

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My father was born in ‘39. He always said that Representatives and Senators should be selected by lottery and sent to DC. Keeping the terms limited to avoid the mess we have now! I used to think that sounded risky but the moral compass of so many in DC now have proven to be despicable money grubbing souls.

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