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3/6/2014 0 Comments

You know what happens when parties go unchaperoned. The kids run amok, don't they?

Election 2014

All parties involve people. Birthday parties. Political parties. People get together for a common purpose. Problems arise when we let them run amok. We adults are supposed to be the chaperons, aren't we? Then why do we let our elected officials run amok in our state houses and in Washington? Isn't it about time we took back control?
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