• NoneOfUrBusiness
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    I mean the checks and balances are definitely there. They’ve just been taken over too. You just can’t have democracy without the people having faith in democracy.

    • Yeah… Kinda miffs people blaming the balances and checks. Like, they are there. They’re just being ignored. Lmfao. Cause some dipshits gave the fascists all 3 branches

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        I feel like if controlling all three branches is enough to undo the whole constitution, it wasnt that good. If they wanted to prevent a tyrant, they shouldve thought to ask “what if that tyrant is popular”

        • @Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          If they wanted to prevent a tyrant, they shouldve thought to ask “what if that tyrant is popular”

          They did dude. What do you think the 2nd amendment is for.

          Also, you say that like controlling all 3 branches is a small thing. It means you control the whole government…

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            114 days ago

            The weakness with the Second Amendment is that it effectively relies on a minority winning if it gets to that point. I hope I don’t have to point out that wars that come down to numbers rarely end well

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          I mean… A popular tyrant will win no matter the political system, because who’s gonna do anything about them?