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5. In a democracy, power derives from the consent of the governed. Power from the top is an autocrat.

Fri Apr 29, 2022, 02:35 PM

Apr 2022

1A protects free speech, not controlled speech. This entire concentration of power is the opposite of our founding documents' stated purpose.

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