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SergeStorms

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15. With a compliant Congress.....

Reply to BlueKota (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 2, 2026, 01:46 PM

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and Extreme Court, it was a fait accompli.

This is what the voters get (with enormous help from the Heritage Foundation, not to mention all the "Tech Bros" ) for enabling the far-right to completely control all three branches of government.

Fascism kicked the door down. It's now entrenched, and I'm not certain we can get it back, even if voters revolt.

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