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Tree Lady

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9. I know many here hate Bill Maher
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 02:27 PM
14 hrs ago

And I barely watch any of his shows anymore, but I watched this week to see guy from Texas I have been hearing about. He's a nice guy. I like that even though religious he believes Texas shouldn't put up 10 commandments since the state has many religions and because those wanting the law aren't even obeying those commandments.

But at the end, and I fast forwarded over first guy and republican lady, he talks about state of the union and for first time in my life I heard Washington gave short 10 min talk, Thomas Jefferson said I am not a king we fought to form a country without one and refused to do state of union at all for that reason, so all presidents for a hundred years after him didn't do it.

I totally agree with Bill we need to stop it all together, the president is only there to see that laws passed by congress not him get set up. We don't have a king but for many years we vote like we do. On both sides. This needs to stop, Bill is right stop giving the president so much power and attention and let him do job he is voted into doing.

So yes I won't be watching and will be writing my senators to go back to NO state of the union for anyone. They can post once a year on White House website how they think they are doing.

I want to go back to the constitution and the way our country was set up. No king!

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