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Mike 03

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2. 90% agree.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sat Jul 25, 2020, 11:11 AM

Jul 2020

I also think the people around him, like Barr, Miller and (now) John Yoo are beginning to push the boundaries of the Constitution to see what the legal reaction is, and how far they might be able to go between now and November.

I hope I'm overreacting, but I see this as an incredibly dangerous moment, not just the secret police but the executive orders and treaty violations coming down the pike.

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