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Australian Notes

Australian notes

23 April 2016

9:00 AM

23 April 2016

9:00 AM

Same sex marriage? just give me Democracy

There are few conceivable contexts whereby one could say ‘I believe in democracy’ to a room full of Americans and get booed. Yet it happened last year when Presidential hopeful Ted Cruz was a guest on Stephen Colbert’s late night television program. ‘What I’m fighting for are simple principles: live within our means, stop bankrupting our kids and grandkids, follow the constitution,’ said Ted.

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