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2. Benjamin Franklin was essentially a loyal British royalist for most of his life.

Reply to justaprogressive (Original post)

Mon May 26, 2025, 10:22 AM

May 26

Franklin (Albany Plan) wanted British America to be governed by a president-general appointed by the King. The Fellowship wants the same thing, only with Trump as king:

"We very much believe in the constitutional order, which is that the federal bureaucracy works for the president, and it doesn’t have a policy interest, a legitimate policy interest, outside of what the president wants to do."

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Now repukes are besmirching Ben Franklin's good name? SheltieLover May 26 #1

Benjamin Franklin was essentially a loyal British royalist for most of his life. sop May 26 #2