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DemocracyForever

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6. America died on December 12, 2000

Reply to mucholderthandirt (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 2, 2026, 12:27 PM

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when 5 unelected GOPSCOTUS judges took away we the people's right to vote. This is the pivotal event that killed American democracy and created the Trump dictatorship. This must never be forgotten. It was 25 years since this judicial coup this past December and that's what I'll be morning.

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