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I was bullied for years because I was overweight. The most upsetting thing then and now is that the adults did nothing about it. If an adult is assaulted it is a serious crime but a child assaulting another is just kids being kids. I am glad that teachers are being held legally accountable for their failure to act. Their tacit approval through silence lends legitimacy. That's at the heart of the anti-gay bullying. These adults agree that gay or fat kids should be punished so they laugh silently behind their desks and say "oh, we had no idea!". Bull.

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I decide my vote in the same way that Congress does; lobbyists buy me meals and contribute funding to my library.

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