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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      7 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·
        7 months ago

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

        • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
          11·
          7 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.