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Keepthesoulalive

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9. Then they need to get out and make it happen

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Thu Apr 24, 2025, 08:14 PM

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Vote in every election even for dog catcher. Put up viable candidates and raise the funds and signatures to get on the ballot, become informed about state parties. Be careful of people who just want power and don’t care about the voters.

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