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sheshe2

(93,938 posts)
3. Well
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 04:10 PM
Jul 7

I don’t expect anyone to “take a bullet.” I do expect Legislators and Senators to do their jobs!


Not what the article is saying.

"What I have seen is a demand that we get ourselves arrested intentionally or allow ourselves to be victims of violence, and ... a lot of times that's coming from economically very secure white people," said an eighth House Democrat.
"Not only would that be a gift to Donald Trump, not only would it make the job of Republicans in Congress easier if we were all mired in legal troubles ...


And this, your words, do you really think our reps are all working for big oil etc. and not the people?

How about actually representing the people who put you there instead of big oil, big insurance and big ag?


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