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On the recordSeptember 25, 2019
We are at a point regrettably in our history where we have to prepare for the unthinkable to deal with the inconceivable.
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Al Green
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Expressing the need for preparedness against potential mass violence.

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