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Spineless Congress

Mon., March 2, 2020

Several years ago, a friend told me that our country would be taken over by another country without firing a shot. Today I believe that the Russian influence in our elections and our president’s control over the Republican senators has eroded our government’s ability to protect the Constitution and our freedom of speech.

The only way we can change this trend is to vote out the spineless Congress and change the administration.

Our state primary election is coming soon. Please vote to make a difference.

Mike Hively

Deer Park

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