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applegrove

(134,094 posts) Wed Jul 1, 2026, 04:10 PM Jul 1

Who do you protect?

Today, our friend Jay
USAF Major Jason Watson read his oath to the Constitution and demanded that Congress do its job to IMPEACH this President and cabinet. He was arrested on the Capitol steps.
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Who do you protect? (Original Post) applegrove Jul 1 OP

Wilhoit's law. usonian Jul 1 #1

usonian

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1. Wilhoit's law.

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Wed Jul 1, 2026, 04:38 PM

Jul 1

“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” That line—written by Frank Wilhoit—has become a popular aphorism to sum up the hypocrisy and moral bankruptcy of the modern Republican Party.

https://pylimitics.net/wilhoits-law/

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