| ▲ | cjs_ac 2 days ago | |
> we also don't want to create these mechanisms at the government level only so the next authoritarian president can use them for their own personal agenda There's nothing stopping this hypothetical authoritarian president from creating this after they come to power. | ||
| ▲ | molszanski 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | |
It’s much easier to abuse existing oppression machine than to build it from scratch | ||
| ▲ | _Algernon_ 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
It requires less political capital to repurpose an existing system than to introduce a new system for a specific purpose. See for instance the number of times Chat Control has failed to become law. | ||
| ▲ | gchamonlive 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Which is why the democratic system relies on checks and balances. If the democratic institutions are strong an authoritarian governor will at worse face incredible pushback from the judiciary, if Congress and executive powers are taken over. If one of the three powers remain independent, there is hope to recover the democratic stability without a violent revolution. | ||