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electric_blue68

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14. Idk, it'd be great if they could be somewhere else, but that's not happenjng...

Reply to slightlv (Reply #7)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 11:31 PM

Jul 15

The best we can do is get our country back as flawed as it, and try to reduce the power they hold; so at least it effects less of us!
Sort of since ginning up the religious right since Reagan's time aI thknk

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Isn't Texas... Gruenemann Jul 15 #1

extremely moonshinegnomie Jul 15 #9

District 5 is in the Dallas area, not Houston or Austin RussBLib Jul 16 #15

We either need to stop promoting this red-blue concept or face reality... Moostache Jul 15 #2

The problem with that thinking is there are many Democrats of lesser means who can't, or don't want to move for a .. electric_blue68 Jul 15 #4

That's why I always said to accomplish this we'd have to offer slightlv Jul 15 #7

Idk, it'd be great if they could be somewhere else, but that's not happenjng... electric_blue68 Jul 15 #14

We on the left need to realize that MASSIVE pushback over DECADES would be required... Moostache Jul 16 #17

Moos.. we think along the same lines, with the same passion... slightlv Jul 17 #19

A return to the concept of Greek city-states mnay be necessary. Moostache Jul 16 #18

The problem with leeches Metaphorical Jul 15 #5

"Trump on Tuesday said he would like to see five new GOP seats in Texas." sop Jul 15 #3

Can two "play at that game"? FBaggins Jul 15 #6

They do have this BumRushDaShow Jul 15 #8

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That figure was over a single year. It was 250,000+ total over a couple years (including revisions). BumRushDaShow Jul 15 #11

The 3.3 million nationally was also for a single year FBaggins Jul 15 #12

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It's a regular pattern: Illegal, Immoral and Unconstitutional. rickyhall Jul 15 #13