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Scrivener7

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13. I appreciate these fillibuster speeches. I really do. But we need to acknowledge they

Reply to Amaryllis (Reply #9)

Sat Nov 8, 2025, 09:00 AM

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are largely symbolic. They help us by being good press, but they're not aimed at specific accomplishment.

What Newsom did was practical action leading to an outcome that involved the whole electorate and gave everyone a stake and a role in making positive change. THAT is what rallies people. Give people a specific, practical purpose that achieves a specific, practical goal and they'll follow you anywhere.

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