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Tenth Amendment Center: Keep on Pushing

...from Tenth Amendment Center
In my last members post, I talked about the roller coaster ride of legislative activism. This week, I was reminded why I need to take my own advice and always keep pushing. I’ve mentioned before that discouragement is a natural part of activism. There is a lot of opposition. There are plenty of setbacks. But…
Mike Maharrey
September 26, 2017 at 01:23PM

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