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Originally Posted by Chris
Can you name anywhere in the world where that’s actually the case? AFAIK the nearest you get to it is Switzerland and even the Swiss suspect they’re basically ungovernable as a result.
There’s a very good reason why successful democracies are representative rather than direct. The US constitution can be altered with substantial bipartisan support at state and federal level in the US, amongst representatives who are democratically elected. The constitution is interpreted and enforced by the Supreme Court but its powers are not absolute.
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In the U.K. anyone can stand for election, unless you’re bankrupt.
Absolutely anyone….and no one in the current government (local or national) or in the judiciary can stop you from being on the ballot paper.
Certainly no one in power from an opposing party can stop you.
This is what I mean by the electorate being the final arbiter. Anyone can stand and the people decide.
If in the US, the state government can decide or the state judiciary, or the Supreme Court can decide who is allowed to stand.
Then the US is not the beacon of democracy it likes to think it is.
You also have to ask the question. Was Jan 6th an insurrection? ……….no, obviously not.
Did Trump plan and orchestrate an insurrection?………..no.
Is it useful for the Democrats to accuse Trump of an insurrection? …………..absolutely yes, because then by interpreting the constitution in a certain way they can remove him from the ballot.
It all makes sense now.