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Mr.Bee

(810 posts) Tue Jun 3, 2025, 09:30 AM Jun 3

There's got to be a law

somewhere, somewhere in the annals of law libraries...
To protect Americans from electing a criminal felon cult leader
and destroying everything this country has fought 240 years for,
to make this a more perfect union!

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There's got to be a law (Original Post) Mr.Bee Jun 3 OP

"A Republic, Madam, if you can keep it," was Ben Franklin's assessment of the new American government. Ol Janx Spirit Jun 3 #1

There is a universal truth, if folks don't show up at polls, you lose. If you don't interest enough voters, you lose. Silent Type Jun 3 #2

Ol Janx Spirit

(277 posts)

1. "A Republic, Madam, if you can keep it," was Ben Franklin's assessment of the new American government.

Reply to Mr.Bee (Original post)

Tue Jun 3, 2025, 09:47 AM

Jun 3

Since that time we've made a few serious attempts at not keeping it, but I'm not sure even Ben would've seen this coming...

Silent Type

(9,963 posts)

2. There is a universal truth, if folks don't show up at polls, you lose. If you don't interest enough voters, you lose.

Reply to Mr.Bee (Original post)

Tue Jun 3, 2025, 10:19 AM

Jun 3

If voters lean racist/bigot/ignorant, you lose if more of those show up at polls.

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