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sabrina 1

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9. They are hearing from the public. They have to make a choice, do the wrong thing to save face,

Reply to cali (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 02:06 PM

Sep 2013

and lose your job. Or do the right thing, and gain the respect of the majority of the people on this planet and show the world that we really ARE a democracy after all and that the MIC doesn't control Congress, the people do.

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They are hearing from the public. They have to make a choice, do the wrong thing to save face, sabrina 1 Sep 2013 #9