Politicians are just like a BM. They may be necessary but you don't want them running your life.
And if you are wondering how this relates to a knife thread, well they both produce enough gas that you can sometimes cut it with a knife.
I live in Illinois, that knife better be a 1311.
You might need something more like a MOAB, or even a broadsword to cut through the gas and "other matter" in Illinois! (I used to live there, until I escaped to Missouri;))
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