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• johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Uhh, yeah, we’re a representative democracy. This passed through both houses of congress and is on its way to be signed by the president. You know, the completely normal legislative process.

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  • Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You can vote yourself out of a democracy at any time.

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    • Car@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Only way you’re voting yourself out of the US is with your feet. There are no mechanisms to relinquish citizenship (and your vote, barring convictions) while remaining in the country.

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      • Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I didn’t say vote yourself out of the US. I said what I meant.

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    • johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I mean sure, if you pass a constitutional amendment, I guess? Which this is not.

      “I don’t like this law that our democratically elected representatives passed” does not mean that the law threatens democracy. You’re allowed to not like it, of course. That’s actually a big part of democracy.

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      • Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Just because they were elected does not mean you’ve avoided autocracy. There isn’t a magic shield. You need to make sure they are respecting the Constitution and our Rights. If they assign themselves autocratic powers then you’re going to live in an autocracy. And make no mistake, giving the executive the power to just declare a corporation illegal is autocratic. It’s literally out of the playbook.

        This is why our Constitution repeatedly says the government must use due process and prove its case in court.

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