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Scrivener7

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2. Right now we can kneecap it while we say we're "reforming" it.

Reply to we can do it (Original post)

Fri Feb 6, 2026, 08:31 AM

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Then, when we get into office we can abolish it.

I don't really see any of the published negotiation points being negotiable.

And what can republicans' position be? "Ok, we won't trample these two Constitutional rights, but we'll continue to trample these other 4"?

If that is their position (which it is) we need to make them own that.

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