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Republic or Democracy? Republics think that States can ignore Federal laws.

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Well we are both. The moniker "Republicans" has become as much of a lie as "Citizens United" or "Stop the Steal" when applied to the modern RNC/MAGA crowd. 112 R. lawmakers voted to keep Santos in Congress despite his role as an albatross around their necks. Blanket denial of reality plus brute force (with the aid of deep-pocketed patrons) is all they have left.

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J L Graham, тАЬBlanket denial of reality plus brute force (with the aid of deep-pocketed patrons) is all they have left.тАЭ Yes, this is true. And unfortunately we are finding out how reoccurringly essential is that combination to fascism. ItтАЩs the secret sauce of the recipe.

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They donтАЩt care that the issue was ethical behavior, not criminality. That will be addressed by the courts. The House republicans were more worried about the numbers, not doing the right thing. They are such a transparently hypocritical bunch!

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As some people in another space pointed out. Santos really messed up when he started to steal from them (republicans) NOW it is an issue and some were pissed off. As I mentioned before, trumpers will be saying what have I done when their benefits are gone. And I will say," This is what you asked for-don't look to me for sympathy."

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That and a great number of conspiracy theories. I just got a lengthy response to a post outlining several. I read the whole thing but didnтАЩt respond. What caught my attention was the authorтАЩs claim to have read volumes on these subjects. The author ended by claiming that I probably couldnтАЩt handle the truth. Lots going on out there.

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I read the "Can't handle the truth" refrain a LOT. On twitter, I have a secret pleasure of blocking them- they can't be reasoned with and until the fallout of their decisions effects them, they'll never 'get it'.

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The Republic of Texas, to wit

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Lately, sometimes I think we made a mistake land grabbing TX from Mexico.

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For years now IтАЩve suggested a California ballot initiative: Should Texas be returned to Mexico? Analysis: Significant savings to California (never forget ENRON) and the rest of America, though Mexico may decline the offer.

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We probably couldn't pay Mexico enough. It would be interesting to see how the border problem would be solved. Should we increase our border patrols to keep them out of the US?

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Gonna build a wall. Who wonтАЩt want to help pay for that?

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