You have banged this drum for years, and I agree wholeheartedly with the premise.

The problem I see at this point is that our elected "officials" are infinitely more like to repeal Sherman-Clayton and pass something codifying their preferential treatment of specific people or businesses than they would be to uphold the laws on the books. It sucks, and should have already resulted in a 1776-style event, but there it is.

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We're fucked. There will be no happy ending here; there is no going back to 'normal.'. There are only bad outcomes and worse outcomes. And we don't get to choose those, either.