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stopdiggin

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14. whoa ....

Reply to Maine Abu El Banat (Reply #7)

Mon Dec 5, 2022, 09:26 AM

Dec 2022

So we're going to slip a little 2nd Amend boosterism in to conversation? Has anyone (in any of the three branches) even feinted in the direction of "takes away the guns" - in the past 40+ years?

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The constitution was written to protect us from people like Trump. [View all] fightforfreedom Dec 2022 OP

Constant tv viewing of Faux News can do that for you. secondwind Dec 2022 #1

Constant listening to Hate Radio on the AM dial twice a day every day for decades during commute Tommymac Dec 2022 #9

Emotion, self-importance, and paranoia trump logic anyday bucolic_frolic Dec 2022 #2

supremacists still thrive in the deep south peacebuzzard Dec 2022 #3

not just the deep south Celerity Dec 2022 #8

Root Cause Analysis: See my Post #9. nt Tommymac Dec 2022 #10

will GA turn blue on this map after the runoff? peacebuzzard Dec 2022 #11

No, as the Rethugs still dominate at state level Celerity Dec 2022 #15

I did make one very minor change, I changed ME-2 to light red, as we do win the House seat, but Celerity Dec 2022 #21

The Constitution was written for people like Trump gab13by13 Dec 2022 #4

You can't protect us from people like Trump Mr. Ected Dec 2022 #5

Well said, gab13by13 Dec 2022 #6

+1. there really is little in the Constitution stopdiggin Dec 2022 #12

Democracy assumes that all people, regardless of political affiliation, adhere to the Constitution Mr. Ected Dec 2022 #23

Iirc, Hamilton tried to claim that the Electoral College would do just that in the Federalist Papers lonely bird Dec 2022 #24

It worked better when there were barely a dozen states. At 50 it's kind of unmanageable... Wounded Bear Dec 2022 #25

Yes Trump is only a symptom of a much more serious, deeper problem. Irish_Dem Dec 2022 #28

Same as it ever was Mr. Ected Dec 2022 #29

Yes the US has a very dark side. Irish_Dem Dec 2022 #32

My usual argument to the knuckle dragging right Maine Abu El Banat Dec 2022 #7

whoa .... stopdiggin Dec 2022 #14

You totally missed what I was saying Maine Abu El Banat Dec 2022 #22

Yes, yes and yes! "Then what ya gonna do?" Joinfortmill Dec 2022 #18

To the many who still follow TDFG.. ProudMNDemocrat Dec 2022 #20

How many times have I said that has to be the final straw The Jungle 1 Dec 2022 #13

This!!!! Joinfortmill Dec 2022 #19

Nothing good, that's for sure. Joinfortmill Dec 2022 #16

I think it needs updating. Even after being impeached twice, attempting a doc03 Dec 2022 #17

Complete lack of critical thinking ramapo Dec 2022 #26

Elections, voters, the constitution, the government are all in the way of what they want. Irish_Dem Dec 2022 #27

It doesn't though. It didn't get rid of him while he was selling U.S. secrets to our enemies and it onecaliberal Dec 2022 #30

The MAGAs are saying that in a democracy, voters can vote out a democratic form of government. Irish_Dem Dec 2022 #31

what has happened llashram Dec 2022 #33