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NoRoadUntravelled

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11. Yes! It would be an educational experience.
Tue Dec 29, 2020, 05:00 PM
Dec 2020

Students who visit Washington with their classes can tour the building to discover how Democracy was nearly stolen out from under America's feet.
The goal would be to educate as well as to encourage and enlist participation in the Democratic process from the grass roots level all the way to state and Federal levels in an effort to keep this from ever happening again.
Let's raise up generations of Americans who understand that Democracy depends on their participation and that without it, Democracy comes perilously close to dying.

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Jonathan Swan tweet: [View all] tblue37 Dec 2020 OP
they're not conservatives, they are fascists Skittles Dec 2020 #1
++++++++++++! 2naSalit Dec 2020 #2
and racists malaise Dec 2020 #3
Well said! scarletwoman Dec 2020 #22
Apparently these plaintiffs believe their oath to defend the Constitution is a joke or NoRoadUntravelled Dec 2020 #4
You know, that is a great idea. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2020 #9
Yes! It would be an educational experience. NoRoadUntravelled Dec 2020 #11
Maybe someone like Media Matters or the Lincoln Project could front this.... OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2020 #12
I would definitely be willing to kick in some dollars myself as a monthly donation. NoRoadUntravelled Dec 2020 #14
Conservative is now just a brand name. Just as Coke no longer contains cocaine, Midnight Writer Dec 2020 #5
+1. nt tblue37 Dec 2020 #7
👍 uponit7771 Dec 2020 #15
+ a bazillion!! MustBeTheBooz Dec 2020 #18
Exactly! scarletwoman Dec 2020 #21
Rt TY.. omg. "Sued" by Stupid people. Cha Dec 2020 #6
The first question from any judge or judicial panel in these nincompoop lawsuits gratuitous Dec 2020 #8
Yes! 👍 Duppers Dec 2020 #16
+1000! scarletwoman Dec 2020 #20
Louie Gohmert is dumber than Trump Cyrano Dec 2020 #10
It's what NAZIs do. Kid Berwyn Dec 2020 #13
BTW, on a side note - whatever became of Betsy Woodward? Peregrine Took Dec 2020 #17
K & R & Retweeted! SunSeeker Dec 2020 #19
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