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### Where is Joe? Democracy Crisis Needs a Leader Not a Lame Duck

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## [The Way to Fix the Supreme Court](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24999:reform-the-supreme-court&catid=378)

In doing so, the court set a dangerous precedent — that a person’s rights can be taken away. Overturning Roe v. Wade was a triumph of politics and i…

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Written by Alon Ben-Meir on April 04 2022.

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Written by Joe Mathews on March 24 2022.

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Written by Paul Street on March 09 2022.

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