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Tumbulu

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13. In my opinion it was always retrograde for women to change their names upon marriage

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #3)

Tue May 5, 2026, 12:11 PM

14 hrs ago

and these are the majority of the unserious people who make up the Republican Party.

And I would wager that among the people with passports, more are democrats.

So, just like the gerrymandering in Texas that will end up possibly backfiring on the R’s, this stunt stands to backfire as well.

Just my take on this.

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