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Budi

(15,325 posts) Tue Oct 20, 2020, 08:46 PM Oct 2020

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Why does Tennessee have armed guards in Minnesota?

to “protect election polls, local businesses and residences from looting and destruction.”

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FROM COURTHOUSE NEWS

Plan for Armed Guards at Minnesota Polling Sites Spurs Lawsuit
https://www.courthousenews.com/plan-for-armed-guards-at-minnesota-polling-sites-spurs-lawsuit/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

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Why does Tennessee have armed guards in Minnesota? (Original Post) Budi Oct 2020 OP

Where are the state police? onecaliberal Oct 2020 #1

Wtf? SheltieLover Oct 2020 #2

I think we can guess the political leaning of those wanting to hire the security firm....and that's Karadeniz Oct 2020 #3

onecaliberal

(32,898 posts)

1. Where are the state police?

Reply to Budi (Original post)

Tue Oct 20, 2020, 08:53 PM

Oct 2020

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

2. Wtf?

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Tue Oct 20, 2020, 08:58 PM

Oct 2020

Karadeniz

(22,573 posts)

3. I think we can guess the political leaning of those wanting to hire the security firm....and that's

Reply to Budi (Original post)

Tue Oct 20, 2020, 09:24 PM

Oct 2020

A lot of money they're willing to pay...I bet the "businesses" are being funded.

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