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canuckledragger

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8. Republicans see government as a weapon to use against those they don't like

Reply to paleotn (Reply #3)

Sat Feb 25, 2023, 11:33 AM

Feb 2023

Sound familiar? It was just projection yet again on their part.

Whether a law they pass to punish their perceived enemies is constitutional or not doesn't matter to them, it's all about power and control...or why would sundown laws exist? Those laws must have been unconstitutional from their conception...but never stopped their implementation and enforcement.

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Republicans see government as a weapon to use against those they don't like canuckledragger Feb 2023 #8

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