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by mariodiana 483 days ago
The fact that this would require a constitutional amendment makes me think this is more about collecting names to later pester for money than anything else. I wouldn't even take it seriously.

"Make bank. Troll the libs." The people behind this see it as a win-win.

Deep breaths, people. Deep breaths.

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> I wouldn't even take it seriously.

Things are where they are today because a lot of people didn’t take the extreme things politicians said seriously.

While I agree with a message of taking deep breaths and not freaking out, people should take this seriously.

Before the election: "Project 2025 isn't real".

Now: Oh you better believe it's real.

Lookup the constitutional ratification process. It ain’t happening
They have three other approaches that they're considering as well. (Check the About page on TFA.)
Yup. See Bannon's 'Build the Wall' scam. This sort of thing kind of selects for easy marks.
Why, do you think they wouldn’t pass it given the opportunity?