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7. You're exactly right.

Reply to dobleremolque (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 03:38 PM

14 hrs ago

Since there's no question what the law specifically states, their accepting the case means they're going to make up some pretzel logic to overrule it.

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