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Look at all the congressional seats the Democrats lost (and the POTUS seat) after Obama pushed through his plan.

It's always harder to repeal a law, versus blocking it from passing. As soon as a law is passed, it's the new status quo. And recall how close the recent repeal vote was.

Why haven't we repealed the laws against weed and poker yet?




Look at all the votes the Democrats lost after a bunch of states effectively blocked blacks and students from voting.




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