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Steve Hinds's avatar

Originalism is only a ploy to gain or remain in power and control. If Scotus truly believes in originalism the Thomas couple's marriage would be nullified and they would be in jail. If you believe in originalism then the insurrectionist and his sycophants would receive the same treatment as Guy Fawkes. You would think originalism and controlling women are anachronisms but a reminder - more people of color (men in particular) are joining the Maga Party and white women by a slight majority voted Trump. You get what you vote for...until you no longer have a vote.

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Virginia Witmer's avatar

Thank you for the reminder of what a Trump vote means in addition to more Putin in Congress.

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Steve Hinds's avatar

The Putin Maga alliance in the halls of congress is there for all to see, but unlike you, few choose to see it. Lemmings anyone?

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Virginia Witmer's avatar

Putin is everywhere. We ignore the Ukraine connection to Gaza at our peril. Doesn’t anyone remember Stalin? Doesn’t anyone think of the Koch family fortune coming from work for both Hitler and Stalin in the 1930’s? Is MTG ready for the police state she is heading toward? Is she capable of reading “Moscow 1937”? Where are the photos of the Politburo in session that show bodies whose heads have been airbrushed off when the owner of the body was “eliminated” from the Politburo?

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Virginia Witmer's avatar

Thank you, Steve. I am centered on Trump/Putin.

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Steve Hinds's avatar

I got that! Glad you are. Keep going Virginia - we need hard hitting facts. The problem is that those who need to hear the facts won't listen or care, but please persist!

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Virginia Witmer's avatar

Steve, I will persist. I am reliving 1942 and am even more scared now than I was then. I know Hitler/Putin/Stalin/Trump/ from many angles. The lust for power at any cost to other humans has to be controlled whenever it raises its ugly head. We may lose our chance to realize our potential to boost the UN, born in San Francisco, housed in NYC and help Ukraine realize its dream of being free of Putin. We must vote blue as we haven’t since the mid-1960’s (civil rights and LBJ, poor, school teacher in Texas before he got to Congress).

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Steve Hinds's avatar

Your comment about LBJ is very telling. I did not think it at the time but in retrospect I consider him to be one of America's transactional Presidents. His legacy may want to be considered like the proverbial canary in the coal mine. Civil Rights and Voting Rights were his legacy - all undone by SCOTUS and the Maga Party... history will be unkind to this generation. As to Ukraine - the Putin wing of what used to be the GOP - now Maga - should be brought up on charges of violating the Logan Act.

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