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sabrina 1

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5. Well, you're almost right. Our government DOES do bad things, but then they pass laws

Reply to burnodo (Reply #1)

Tue Aug 6, 2013, 01:40 AM

Aug 2013

making those BAD things GOOD things so when you turn around to find the bad things, you will be told that what they are doing is LEGAL.

You have to be very rich and very powerful to get Congress to CYA like that.

Iow, this democracy has become a joke.

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No no...he's a traitor burnodo Aug 2013 #1

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Well, you're almost right. Our government DOES do bad things, but then they pass laws sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #5

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