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eppur_se_muova

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14. Turnip has expressed admiration for Andrew Jackson, who effectively said "Now let them enforce it".

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Wed Apr 9, 2025, 06:43 PM

Apr 2025

The quote is apocryphal, but Jackson's open defiance was not. Some very interesting history at the link, including that SC and GA were making moves toward secession in the 1830's.

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