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The United States, as all countries, can learn from other nations. Some of the changes made by Holland might also be good for this nation.

The constitution, in spite of right wing hype is the ultimate law of the land. We do not live by Sharia law, Jewish law, or Catholic law. We don't need extra laws to enforce the primacy of the constitution.

We do not need English to be our official language. I have yet to meet any Americans born in the U.S., who could not speak English.

My grandparents, Russian-Ukrainian-Jewish immigrants struggled with English. My grandmother was able to learn it. My grandfather who had no aptitude for learning a new language, did not.

All of their children spoke fluent English, with not even an accent.


Face coverings? I agree with the Dutch. These should be outlawed. No one wants to stand in line in the bank and stand next to the person wearing a bourka....or a ski mask. The right to freedom of expression, like free speech, has limits. Just as you cannot shout fire in a crowded theater, no one should have the right to run around publicly in total anonymity.

People are not all that different than dogs. Dogs need to be able to read a person's face to know if they are friend or foe. Same for us, too.

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Judge Jeanine? Sounds like she is a graduate of the same charm school that produced Judge Judy, Suzie Orman, and Nancy Grace.

Her predictions? I suspect she consults the same "Magic 8 Ball" that she got for her high school graduation.

The mantra of Fox and right wing h**e radio? Be afraid.............ooooooooo......be very afraid---and jack up our ratings, ad revenue, and book sales.....so we can all have the luxury lifestyle of Rush Limbaugh-------the masterful fat "chicken little" who takes in millions from the little chicky "Chicken Littles" who gobble up his latest edition of, "the sky is falling".

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Judge Jeanine? Sounds like she is a graduate of the same charm school that produced Judge Judy, Suzie Orman, and Nancy Grace.

Her predictions? I suspect she consults the same "Magic 8 Ball" that she got for her high school graduation.

The mantra of Fox and right wing h**e radio? Be afraid.............ooooooooo......be very afraid---and jack up our ratings, ad revenue, and book sales.....so we can all have the luxury lifestyle of Rush Limbaugh-------the masterful fat "chicken little" who takes in millions from the little chicky "Chicken Littles" who gobble up his latest edition of, "the sky is falling".

I am "aware" of everything, but I set priorities on what to be "scared" of. We have been inundated with i******s and the threat of insurgents coming across has always been there. While folks have us scared of foreign threats, we've been betrayed by our own. No more prayer in school, or the pledge to the f**g. No more asking questions of politicians that aren't vetted and approved first. The list grows every year.

The design is to get us scared of everything, so we'll be afraid to dismiss the politicians who are tasked with keeping us safe. We're to be afraid of speaking up, due to the threat of incarceration. If we're afraid, we'll turn to someone who can make us feel safe. It's a false sense of safety they're selling, but if it keeps them in power, what do they care?