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ProfessorGAC

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2. At The Very Least, It Should Have...

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #1)

Tue May 19, 2026, 02:04 PM

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...had a term that was the same period of time from the founding of the country to the legislation.
It took 189 years to get to that point. The legislation should not have needed reauthorization until 2154.

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