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roamer65

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8. The Hartford Convention II.

Reply to duckworth969 (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 07:32 PM

Feb 3

1814, 1861 and now 2026.

Three dates pivotal to the American republic.

Federalism is dead. We are a confederation again, like 1789-1861.

I’m a proud Michigander.

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27 U.S. states say, "We stand together now or we fall separately later." Cooperative Legislation Among Blue & Red States [View all] duckworth969 Feb 3 OP

I'd like to see them do something about executive orders crud Feb 3 #1

Look at them like busy work for baby. littlemissmartypants Feb 3 #5

Sadly it does not include Texas, which has turned into a real fucking mess walkingman Feb 3 #2

Yeah, I figured Texas wouldn't care about this MagickMuffin Feb 3 #4

A good start aurora the great Feb 3 #3

Money. Lots of it. Think things like... littlemissmartypants Feb 3 #6

To my horror gypsy11 Feb 3 #7

The Hartford Convention II. roamer65 Feb 3 #8

It's a start. Looking for more of the same. yellow dahlia Feb 3 #9