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Fiendish Thingy

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4. It's essentially a return to the "spoils" system of government

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2026, 04:27 PM

Jun 29

The country survived that period, but was better off when it was eliminated.

Nothing that killing the filibuster and expanding the court in 2029 wouldn’t solve.

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