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We have oaths that keep people from acting in foreign countries' interest. The same can apply here. No mandatory party-line votes. No ordering representatives h
by InTheArena 3y ago
We have oaths that keep people from acting in foreign countries' interest. The same can apply here. No mandatory party-line votes. No ordering representatives how to vote on issues.
- krapp 3y agoEverything you've listed is still perfectly legal, nonviolent consensual speech from people acting in what they believe to be theirs and their country's best interests, and party members are perfectly within their rights to break ranks if they want. That isn't the same class of behavior as sedition or espionage. The only solution I can see is if the parties themselves decided to change their rules, but they have no reason to. Things are only the way they are now because that is what wins votes and concentrates power.