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Tanuki

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19. Laken Riley was from Georgia and was murdered on the U. of GA campus.

Reply to live love laugh (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 21, 2025, 06:51 PM

Jan 21

Since it would have been numerically impossible to defeat the bill even with 100% Democratic unity, and since a "no" vote would have guaranteed their defeat in the next election, I can understand their choice.

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