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“The government you elect is the government you deserve.”
- Thomas Jefferson

I DISAGREE.

Here's why.
09:13 PM - May 10, 2023
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Timara (she/her)
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Government should be for the people. ALL of the people. Not just for the ones who voted. Or the ones who voted for the winner.

But everyone.
09:15 PM - May 10, 2023
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The government should represent us all. ALL of us. It should advocate for what we need. It should advocate for our greater good. And when all of that is in alignment, it should advocate for what we want.
09:19 PM - May 10, 2023
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I'd like to think somewhere along the line government failed and became what it is today. The reality is that the government has always worked as the founding fathers intended it to.
09:20 PM - May 10, 2023
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Despite that, I still disagree with this quote.

Because government should be nothing more but a figurehead. And the people in government should lead with transparent integrity on behalf of the people they serve. Yes, serve.
09:25 PM - May 10, 2023
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And when they fail us. When they become corrupt or immoral, they should be removed. It's really as simple as that.

It shouldn't matter what side of the aisle you sit on when you're called to serve ALL within your location.
09:27 PM - May 10, 2023
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Also, Thomas Jefferson wasn't a saint. It isn't lost on me that I wouldn't even be included in this quote...except for the capital my body would garner under the harshest of harshest conditions.

Maybe that's the problem.
09:30 PM - May 10, 2023
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This quote is gaslighting at best.

Until government works from the bottom to the top, instead of top-down...we'll get what we currently have. And that's people who serve the highest dollar, instead of the greater good.
09:34 PM - May 10, 2023
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