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In reply to the discussion: Conway To Town Hall Protesters: 'Come Up With Your Own Solutions' [View all]forgotmylogin
(7,540 posts)14. Um, sweetheart, that's why we have a government.
We hire them via voting and we pay them via our taxes. Usually, this works to ensure the government comes up with solutions which resolve what the majority of people want.
When employees get out of control and don't do the job they're supposed to do, we fire them. Usually after an angry talking-to, which is what the protests and the town halls are.
45 is still on his probation period, and it's not working out well.
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We did come up with our solution, we elected Hillary Clinton by more than 3 million votes.
Eliot Rosewater
Feb 2017
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