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Mr.Bee

(1,698 posts) Fri May 23, 2025, 09:13 AM May 2025

We Need To Get Back

To when everyone in the executive branch, presidents included, were employees of the people.
This goes for Congress as well!

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We Need To Get Back (Original Post) Mr.Bee May 2025 OP

Well said. I think it's only a wish though. OLDMDDEM May 2025 #1

The only way to do that is to publicly fund all our elections, CrispyQ May 2025 #2

OLDMDDEM

(3,051 posts)

1. Well said. I think it's only a wish though.

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Fri May 23, 2025, 09:14 AM

May 2025

CrispyQ

(40,756 posts)

2. The only way to do that is to publicly fund all our elections,

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Fri May 23, 2025, 09:30 AM

May 2025

but we've turned our electoral process into a for-profit industry, & the ones who can change it are also some of the greatest benefactors of the the current, corrupt system. We need more Bernie Sanders in congress!!

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