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>This may, then, be an example of technically permissible pay-to-play—in line with the technically permissible destruction of the East Wing, and the technically permissible payment mechanism for the project. None of these seem like they should be allowed in a representative democracy made up of three coequal branches. And yet, somehow, they probably are.

It's in the second to last paragraph, but I thought this seemed like a pretty significant and interesting concession.

Bombing ships, Demolishing the White House, Shutting down government, all to distract from the Epstein scandal, which has already taken down a prince.

The shutdown began with the recesses of the house, in order to avoid seating a duly elected representative, whose vote could trigger release of the "Epstein Papers" and has only gotten worse since then. She remains unseated by Speaker Johnson. opinion.