# What's the worst thing conservatives have to fear?

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**Created:** [April 3, 2021, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-conservatives-have-to-fear/939345 "2021-04-03T20:55:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-conservatives-have-to-fear/939345/118 "2021-04-08T16:12:25Z")

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I think the only American who considered the prospects of baloon warfare was Franklin. It didn’t make it into the constitution, but as I wrote above, early reconnaisance missions could be covered as incident to army operations.

~Max

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