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synni

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34. The founding fathers didn't think too far ahead, did they?

Reply to dchill (Reply #30)

Mon Mar 24, 2025, 12:43 PM

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I mean, seriously, there always have been people who sought to take over governments. They should have planned *something* for a situation like this.

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