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Consent of the Governed
Author: TriSec    Date: 01/06/2019 21:53:54

A muse.

Ponder this passage penned by Thomas Jefferson in July of 1776.


We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

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A year?
Author: TriSec    Date: 01/05/2019 11:00:15

Seriously.

Mr. Trump is talking that the government shutdown could last a year. I guess it's official then - the experiment known as the United States is over.

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Fluffy Friday
Author: wickedpam    Date: 01/04/2019 13:37:11

First of the new year and happy to announce that the Virginia Zoo got a new set of Bongo's.

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Nancy's Back in Charge!
Author: Scoopster    Date: 01/03/2019 14:09:40

https://bucket.bluegartr.com/aecc92d64582360d7613b969e8d4aa7f.png

The new session starts at Noon. As always, C-Span will have full coverage
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Almost there.
Author: Raine    Date: 01/02/2019 13:54:10

We are about 24 hours before the house has a Democratic Majority and tomorrow cannot come soon enough. With that said...
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Ask a Fail
Author: TriSec    Date: 01/01/2019 19:40:38

Eee-yaaargh!

I just remembered that it’s Tuesday.

Well, Happy New Year from the team here at AAV!
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Yes We Can
Author: Raine    Date: 12/31/2018 14:00:02

The last day of the year has finally arrived.
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The Cavalry
Author: TriSec    Date: 12/29/2018 11:04:37

Good Morning.

One of the strongest TV Tropes is the cavalry swooping in to the rescue at the last moment.
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Happy New Year's Eve-Eve-Eve-Eve!
Author: wickedpam    Date: 12/28/2018 13:42:01

Its the final Friday of 2018, yay. Another year down in the hellscape of heinous humanity. Let's hope that 2019 brings us the rule of law finally putting its foot down on the Orange Grifter and his family.

Know its way early but I hope everyone has a wonderful New Year's and 2019 brings us all some much needed joy, peace, and love.

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Blue Christmas
Author: BobR    Date: 12/27/2018 13:26:16

After the Blue Wave in November, it seems that tRumpy was having a blue Christmas. Melania had already gone to Mar-a-Largo where they apparently had planned on spending their holiday. tRump stayed behind in anticipation of signing the spending bill that would fund his WALL. Unfortunately for him, the Senate unanimously passed a bill that did not include the additional funding for his WALL, then most Senators left to go home. After additional threats to shut down the government, the House decided to add the funding for the wall and send it to the now-vacated Senate. Since bill reconciliation wasn't an option at this point, the funding process came to a halt, and federal workers were given the Christmas present of no pay by tRumpy and the Republican "leadership".

So with tRumpy hanging around the White House hoping for a bill, he had the sads, and tweeted about how lonely he was. That's when things really got... well... what we'd expect from this narcissist.
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