Retired federal judge J. Michael Luttig issued a searing rebuke of the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision that Colorado could not disqualify former President Trump from the ballot under the 14…
  • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Don’t make this out that they can remove innocent people from the ballots.

    You make a good point, but what prevents this?

    • stoly@lemmy.world
      11·
      8 months ago

      You’ve just discovered the fundamental problem with democracy: it operates on good faith in a Machiavellian world.

      • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
        11·
        8 months ago

        Machiavelli was satire. It was meant to show the stupidest way to do things.

        Most people aren’t like that. We just haven’t found a good way to rid ourselves of psychopaths and narcissists.