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stopdiggin

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18. I said nothing of the sort

Reply to quakerboy (Reply #16)

Thu Feb 19, 2026, 04:33 PM

Yesterday

For clarification - what I continue to say - is that the abolishment of ANY type of border or customs enforcement - is, and will continue to be - a non-starter with a very large portion of the population.
(And, by almost any kind of common definition - that is precisely what democracy represents.)

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