As you can all see, power can easily corrupt anyone.

  • mindlesscrollyparrot@discuss.tchncs.de
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    The fundamental problem is that, while the people grant power to representatives at elections, there is no mechanism to revoke it. For example, the Senate can impeach the president mid-term, but the people cannot. Nor can they remove their senators or congressional representatives.

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      You say that like it would help us currently. We keep electing these people. We’re clearly not collectively interested in removing them from power.

      • I don’t know about that. There have been a lot of people saying “leopards ate my face”. I think it would make a difference if the leopards could be removed after the first bite, instead of being able to keep eating for 5 years.