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		umanwizard 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How each pillar of the First Amendment is under at... > That "piece of paper" is the only thing saying that the president has any power. No it isn't. People have power because people with guns follow their orders, not because of what a piece of paper says.

AnimalMuppet 6 months ago [–]

And the people with guns swore an oath to the piece of paper, not to the man. If the piece of paper stops saying that he's the man...

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