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TeamPooka

(25,577 posts)
Wed Jun 27, 2018, 02:41 PM Jun 2018

We are looking at 70 years of social progress going away.

that's what this new justice for Trump means.
This could be the next 50 years look more like the first 50 years of the 20th century.
I am not being hyperbolic here either.

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Still In Wisconsin

(4,450 posts)
1. You're exactly right. The USA we used to know has self-immolated.
Wed Jun 27, 2018, 02:42 PM
Jun 2018

We are now all property of the TRUMPs, and what TRUMP says, goes.

It's over.

kimbutgar

(27,558 posts)
2. Say bye bye to social security and Medicare because it's not in constitution.
Wed Jun 27, 2018, 02:44 PM
Jun 2018

They will go that far. Today should be the day every liberal and independent should pledge to vote in November to save our country.

 

TeamPooka

(25,577 posts)
3. We need to register every unregistered person we know to vote too. There is no place they
Wed Jun 27, 2018, 03:01 PM
Jun 2018

will stop here. We know this.
1950, 1850?

kimbutgar

(27,558 posts)
4. I have printed up business cards to hand out to people how to register to vote
Wed Jun 27, 2018, 03:03 PM
Jun 2018

And the comment “if you don’t vote you will lose your democracy”.

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