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I know this is complicated, but to have our government meet its purpose (as Thom has noted more than a few times) “…will require overturning Citizens United…” i.e., we have to stop corporate personhood before it’s too late, or we will continue our devolution to autocracy.

In addition, as far as Texans doing “…what Texans feel they need to do…” is a bit disingenuous in that, although the majority of Texans choose not to be conned, a critical mass of poorly educated Texans have been flimflammed into doing things that the morbidly rich tell them to do. I believe they do it so they can feel part of their special tribe of suckers who are being manipulated with all the classic wedgies (abortion, guns, and assorted bigotries) that cause them to make stupid (and often criminally stupid) decisions that only benefit the morbidly rich. They are the kind of Texans that give Texas a bad name.

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