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How do you think courts or parliaments are funded? The same argument applies here. Why should the fourth power be any different than the second or third?
by allendoerfer 5y ago
How do you think courts or parliaments are funded? The same argument applies here. Why should the fourth power be any different than the second or third?
- endisneigh 5y agoI’m not making an argument, I’m asking why would the government do this, now especially. Why not maintain the status quo?
- Ajedi32 5y agoFair point, but consider that the separation of powers between the legislative and judicial branches of government is enforced by the constitution. Without a constitutional amendment, a fourth "public information" branch would have no such protection. Furthermore, consider that these days even the courts (which are supposed to be politically neutral) have become highly politicized. I can't think of any reason why a supposedly neutral fourth branch of government would be any better in that regard.
- allendoerfer 5y agoI do not know for sure about the US constitution, but my constitution already has freedom of press in it. I guess the press would have to distribute the money by themselves, the government would just hand it over.