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BigmanPigman

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12. That is an interesting idea.

Reply to TomCADem (Reply #11)

Mon Jun 25, 2018, 01:49 PM

Jun 2018

Add up all the costs that they end up paying due to their GOP vote as opposed to Dem votes. If a bill for each constituent had an attached bill on their ballot and they had to pay it in order to cast their vote that might sway a few of the "put your money where your moth is" group.

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