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Its good that the Bill of Rights in the US Constitution prevent cohorts from doing this.
by Fjolsvith 7y ago
Its good that the Bill of Rights in the US Constitution prevent cohorts from doing this.
- dredmorbius 7y agoHistory suggests a poor record of compliance.
- Fjolsvith 7y agoThat's only with the people who don't uphold the Constitution.
- dragonwriter 7y agoUnfortunately, tyrants—inclulding demagogic ones—rarely uphold laws that interfere with their tyranny.
- dragonwriter 7y agoLike other laws, it doesn't prevent anything. At best, it provides people who are inclined to prevent it a framework which helps avoid getting so bogged down in unending debates about where to draw lines about the boundaries as to never be able to take coordinated action. At worst it demobilizes action when people get the mistaken idea that the existence of a law is sufficient to guarantee correct behavior without vigilance.