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I do. This is a political, not legislative issue. This is actually another in a series of court cases where judges decide on broad political issues in the Nethe
by rocqua 5y ago
I do. This is a political, not legislative issue.
This is actually another in a series of court cases where judges decide on broad political issues in the Netherlands. The big difference is that previous cases were against government, whereas this was against a company.
I mostly agree with the ideas behind most of these rulings. But it feels like broad interpretations of vague laws are being used to regulate outside of the democratic process. Regulation is the purview of the legislative or executive branch, not the judicial. Especially because the first 2 branches are (here in the Netherlands) democratically elected.
Consider (hypothetically) what would happen here if 90% of citizens were against this ruling. How would they revert it. Or should it not be revertable? I don't think it is revertable, and I think that is a massive end-run around democracy.
- LegitShady 5y ago>Or should it not be revertable? I don't think it is revertable, and I think that is a massive end-run around democracy. I didn't think about this but now that you mention it, it does seem like a judge regulating from the bench instead of lawmakers making laws or executives making policy.