Canaconda@lemmy.ca to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agoHawaii just entirely removed corporations' power to spend money in politics. This could be a game changer for US democracy.www.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square175linkfedilinkarrow-up11.36Karrow-down18file-textcross-posted to: fediverse@lemmy.ml
arrow-up11.35Karrow-down1external-linkHawaii just entirely removed corporations' power to spend money in politics. This could be a game changer for US democracy.www.youtube.comCanaconda@lemmy.ca to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agomessage-square175linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: fediverse@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareInputZero@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoLoopholes are a free pass when the judicial branch won’t enforce the laws that stop it. All of that is great when everyone is acting in good faith, except the government doesn’t act in good faith anymore.
minus-squareCanaconda@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·3 days agoEvil wins when good men do nothing. SCOTUS/Judicial branch would not be the ones the ones enforcing the laws the states would.
Loopholes are a free pass when the judicial branch won’t enforce the laws that stop it. All of that is great when everyone is acting in good faith, except the government doesn’t act in good faith anymore.
Evil wins when good men do nothing.
SCOTUS/Judicial branch would not be the ones the ones enforcing the laws the states would.