Fossy@programming.dev to Today I LearnedEnglish · edit-214 days agoTIL that a man killed his daughter in Texas after arguing about Donald Trump. The local jury refused to indict him. He was immediatly released.abc6onyourside.comexternal-linkmessage-square244linkfedilinkarrow-up11Karrow-down134file-textcross-posted to: politics[email protected]
arrow-up1968arrow-down1external-linkTIL that a man killed his daughter in Texas after arguing about Donald Trump. The local jury refused to indict him. He was immediatly released.abc6onyourside.comFossy@programming.dev to Today I LearnedEnglish · edit-214 days agomessage-square244linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: politics[email protected]
minus-squarecreamfreshlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 days agoSeparation of power still works with a populist leader when a strong constitution is in place.
minus-squarethe_crotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 days agoThen by all means, cede all of your power to the state. Good luck.
minus-squarecreamfreshlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 days agoYou are right, I’m no theorist, but there is a reason it has mostly worked so far. And as if a coup for absolute power would stop at the grand jury. It is also only protected by „just“ another court.
minus-squarethe_crotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-213 days agoI’m just not sure why you want fewer barriers instead of more
Separation of power still works with a populist leader when a strong constitution is in place.
Then by all means, cede all of your power to the state. Good luck.
You are right, I’m no theorist, but there is a reason it has mostly worked so far. And as if a coup for absolute power would stop at the grand jury. It is also only protected by „just“ another court.
I’m just not sure why you want fewer barriers instead of more