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orthoclad

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7. I call it the "slow coup"

Reply to maxrandb (Reply #6)

Sun Aug 14, 2022, 10:06 AM

Aug 2022

as opposed to the hot coup of Jan6.

The Reich Wing has been focused on local control for decades. During the Obama years, they gained around 1000 state and local seats. They're very good at playing the long game.

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This would be nothing but a coup by judicial fiat if the Supreme Court of the Confederate States maxrandb Aug 2022 #6

I call it the "slow coup" orthoclad Aug 2022 #7

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YES!!! orthoclad Aug 2022 #9