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1. The devil doesn't need an advocate, he already has plenty of shills to advocate for him. 2. 49.8% of the popular vote is enough to elect an executive, but n
by vkou 2y ago
1. The devil doesn't need an advocate, he already has plenty of shills to advocate for him.
2. 49.8% of the popular vote is enough to elect an executive, but not enough to overturn the constitution, which places clear limits on the power of that executive. The more radical the change, the larger the consensus that it requires. In order for the executive to legally receive this power, you need a supermajority of states.
But in a world where the courts and the cops are on your side, nothing needs to be legal anymore.
- avmich 2y ago> 1. The devil doesn't need an advocate, he already has plenty of shills to advocate for him. Yes, but - if you want to review your arguments, it might be still useful. > But in a world where the courts and the cops are on your side, nothing needs to be legal anymore. Maybe not legal - but effective it could be. As a recent example, Syria changed the people at power disregarding laws - cops and courts weren't enough to prevent it.
- vkou 2y ago'Experiencing a Syrian-style civil war' is not exactly ranking highly on my bucket list. There US state is also far more internally secure than the Syrian state ever was.