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Thread: Who controls the government?

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    Who controls the government?

    Big pharma has the biggest control over a politician's life. They sell their prescriptions. Could there be any ethical issues?

    Hey senator, we have this cancer drug, could prolong your life by 2 years. Are you interested?



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    Too many interests to have control. That's why it remains out of control.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Raginfridus View Post
    Too many interests to have control. That's why it remains out of control.
    "And now that the legislators and do-gooders have so futilely inflicted so many systems upon society, may they finally end where they should have begun: May they reject all systems, and try liberty; for liberty is an acknowledgment of faith in God and His works." - Bastiat

    "It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere." - Voltaire

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    So many interests sharing so much control, spread to so many hands, its no wonder the government is a shipwreck.

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    The voters

    ...but that "red pill" sells lots fewer dick pills than tales about satanic illuminists

    ...and doesn't conveniently shift any guilt.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Raginfridus View Post
    Too many interests to have control. That's why it remains out of control.
    How many of them represent the voter?

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    To ensure there was enough govt to give the govt what they wanted they made layers of govt and called them branches so nobody would notice .
    Do something Danke

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    Quote Originally Posted by r3volution 3.0 View Post
    The voters

    ...but that "red pill" sells lots fewer dick pills than tales about satanic illuminists

    ...and doesn't conveniently shift any guilt.
    So @TheTexan is right?
    Pfizer Macht Frei!

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    The deep state controls the government.
    "Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration is minding my own business."

    Calvin Coolidge

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    Quote Originally Posted by Danke View Post
    So @TheTexan is right?
    It's why voting is so important, and why it's so important to make the most of your vote by voting on someone who is going to win.

    For example, my vote matters a lot. People who get my vote tend to win with about 82% success rate.
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    Quote Originally Posted by timosman View Post
    Who controls the government?
    You wouldn't believe me if I told you.

    but he controls all governments.
    Liberty is lost through complacency and a subservient mindset. When we accept or even welcome automobile checkpoints, random searches, mandatory identification cards, and paramilitary police in our streets, we have lost a vital part of our American heritage. America was born of protest, revolution, and mistrust of government. Subservient societies neither maintain nor deserve freedom for long.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pcosmar View Post
    You wouldn't believe me if I told you.

    but he controls all governments.
    Jesus?

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheTexan View Post
    It's why voting is so important, and why it's so important to make the most of your vote by voting on someone who is going to win.

    For example, my vote matters a lot. People who get my vote tend to win with about 82% success rate.
    That's because you believe big.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Raginfridus View Post
    Jesus?
    No. Not at this time.

    The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to.
    Liberty is lost through complacency and a subservient mindset. When we accept or even welcome automobile checkpoints, random searches, mandatory identification cards, and paramilitary police in our streets, we have lost a vital part of our American heritage. America was born of protest, revolution, and mistrust of government. Subservient societies neither maintain nor deserve freedom for long.
    Ron Paul 2004

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    It's all about Freedom

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    Quote Originally Posted by pcosmar View Post
    No. Not at this time.
    Sometimes the LORD overrules the devil.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Swordsmyth View Post
    Sometimes the LORD overrules the devil.
    2 Thessalonians 2:7

    For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way.
    Liberty is lost through complacency and a subservient mindset. When we accept or even welcome automobile checkpoints, random searches, mandatory identification cards, and paramilitary police in our streets, we have lost a vital part of our American heritage. America was born of protest, revolution, and mistrust of government. Subservient societies neither maintain nor deserve freedom for long.
    Ron Paul 2004

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    It's all about Freedom



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