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sabrina 1

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24. They are giving the impression that this was some big surprise they

Reply to trueblue2007 (Reply #23)

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 09:25 PM

Mar 2013

got and could not deal with in a hurry. That is a lie. It was known about including who was trying to get it attached to the Bill, LAST JULY at least.

It's bad enough that they are deceiving the people, but to assume we are that stupid, that we cannot find out the facts at this point in time, is downright insulting.

They had nearly a year to stop this. It was NOT a surprise move, it was a well known fact for at least nine months, and they knew it.

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