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15. Yep. Our "leaders" are really our Followers.
Sat May 17, 2025, 03:24 PM
May 2025

If they start getting the idea that the voters don’t want it, they’re not as likely to try to shove it down our throats anyway.

Eventually at least some of ‘em start noticing the writing on the wall, and start realizing who they really work for. But that realization only comes when We the People really make a stink about it. And it might also get through to them when their pals and allies in Congress (and elsewhere) start struggling to stay in power or disappearing because they got voted out.

I don’t care who it is - from the Oval Office down to the local city official. Our “leaders” are really our FOLLOWERS. In office because We the People put them there.

That’s Reason #1 why we all need to keep and eye on our officials and make sure they’re doing what we want. After all, WE’RE the ones who put them in office and what the Voters giveth, the Voters can take away.

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