Comments on Puzzle #40584: Remember when we had (Political)
By Brian Bellis (mootpoint)
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solvability: line & color logic only
peek at solution solve puzzle
quality: difficulty: solvability: line & color logic only
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#1: Joanne Firla (JoFirla) on Jun 21, 2026
It seems like a lifetime ago.#2: Christian Heckmann Engelbrecht (CEngelbrecht) on Jun 22, 2026 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#3: Yonah Kondor (yokon965) on Jun 22, 2026 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#4: Audrey (Audrey) on Jun 22, 2026
Joanne, it sure does! :-(#5: Jota (jota) on Jun 22, 2026
You are so right Yonah!#6: Valerie Mates (valerie) on Jun 22, 2026 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#7: Alison P Deem (Indigo1) on Jun 22, 2026
Scary times#8: Kristen Vognild (kristen) on Jun 22, 2026
*sigh* Those were the days#9: Carol Brand (KarylAnn) on Jun 23, 2026
Agreed! I just don't see what the green is supposed to be?#10: Yonah Kondor (yokon965) on Jun 23, 2026 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#11: Carol Brand (KarylAnn) on Jun 23, 2026
Aha! Thanks Yonah!#12: Tonia Bergh (tonnie) on Jun 27, 2026
Agree 100%. We never realize how good the situation is until it's not...#13: BRASH ATAOM (BRASHatAOM) on Jun 29, 2026
This is a super design of overlap and spacing…one of your best!#14: Brian Bellis (mootpoint) on Jun 29, 2026 [SPOILER]
I disagree that this needs a political label…the politics have seeped in thru the comments, not by the topic itself.
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#15: Valerie Mates (valerie) on Jun 29, 2026 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#16: Kristen Vognild (kristen) on Jun 30, 2026 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#17: David Bouldin (dbouldin) on Jul 1, 2026
To me, the distinction is that checks and balances describes the constitutional structure of government, while politics is how elected officials operate within that structure. In that sense, I'd call it a governmental principle rather than a political idea or issue. The other side is obviously a broader academic definition that results in "Political Science" students studying governmental frameworks. The other other side is obviously that this is semantics and I just want to solve another puzzle :)#18: Joanne Firla (JoFirla) on Jul 1, 2026
I also want to solve more puzzles.
Here's to the puzzle makers! Cheers!
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