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Grift: The U.S. is not a Democracy, its a Constitutional Republic.

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Reality: While it is true, that the U.S. is a Constitutional Republic, the Bill of Rights makes the U.S. a Democracy. Without the Bill of Rights, the U.S. would truly be only a Constitutional Republic, leaving personal rights up to each state. This kind of grift illustrates that MAGA has little or no respect for…

The Grift: MAGA Anti-Maskers

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MAGA Supporters are most often anti-maskers, falsely believing that masks do not work, yet I doubt they would want their surgical team not wearing masks should they need surgery one day. When someone speaks, sneezes or breath, they exhale droplets, masks will minimize the spread of the droplets to others, and reduce inhaling droplets from…

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Grift: The U.S. is not a Democracy, its a Constitutional Republic.

The Grift: MAGA Anti-Maskers