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lbj
on Feb 5, 2019
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Article 13 Is Back On: Worse, Not Better
I would say it's standard in most western countries.
jandrese
on Feb 5, 2019
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Eastern countries too, unless they're too totalitarian to hold votes.
chme
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That is probably a property of representative democracy.
jandrese
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It's a property of all systems. Some asshole is going to try to abuse it to enrich themselves. That's why checks on power are so important.
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