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honor sachs

Jul 4, 2019 • 7 tweets • 1 min read

Let’s do this thing!

"He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good."

"He has endeavored to prevent the population of these States, for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands."

"He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers."

"He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries."

https://mobile.twitter.com/eloc8/status/1146238374203863040

"He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures."

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"He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation”

"For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world.”

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THIS IS BANANAS.

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YOUR PASSIVE VOICE IS SHOWING:

“Before the vote, Kiffmeyer said at a news conference that adding “Bdote” to the sign “IS GREATLY OBJECTED TO* by many people, and the historical society has been quite resistant to listen and to make changes.”

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