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calimary

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5. I am with you. Refusing to bring a butter knife to a gunfight.

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Tue Dec 26, 2017, 08:58 PM

Dec 2017

Damn straight!

The sad truth is - if you play fair and the other guy cheats and wins, then who’s the chump? The cheater gets another point on the board that can be the difference regarding which party gets majority status. The fair-play person gets rolled. Again.

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Someone in my family is a Congressional staffer [View all] BigmanPigman Dec 2017 OP

Does calling work? n2doc Dec 2017 #1

being from Oshkos, Peoria; there's a Springfield in every state kiri Dec 2017 #3

Yes, it does! BigmanPigman Dec 2017 #8

Lying sucks MichMary Dec 2017 #2

Agree, and they tend to ignore the calls unless the calls reinforce their own position. SharonClark Dec 2017 #4

They do the same thing to us and more all the time Merlot Dec 2017 #9

Agreed. n/t eggplant Dec 2017 #11

I am with you. Refusing to bring a butter knife to a gunfight. calimary Dec 2017 #5

Ditto. iluvtennis Dec 2017 #6

I don't agree with lying about where I live to influence a congress critter... pangaia Dec 2017 #7

Me either. cwydro Dec 2017 #15

It is rare here, but this is not the first time. pangaia Dec 2017 #16

Tell the truth about you, then give your message american_ideals Dec 2017 #10

Lying ... kst Dec 2017 #12

Calling someone else's representative is potentially taking someone's voice away Saviolo Dec 2017 #13

Someone's voice has already been taken away. calimary Dec 2017 #17

If these cretins cast votes that affect our lives LuckyLib Dec 2017 #14