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I never understood why Americans treat their Constitution like some holy book (files.catbox.moe)
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[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

Every other industrialized democracy is able to do this

I'm not convinced of this, especially with Europe flirting with stuff like encryption bans and far right extremism, other countries could benefit from more restrictive constitutions.

A government that doesn’t pass legislation isn’t the safety net you think, it is the precursor to authoritarian control and dictatorship

Can you give a specific example of this happening or rationale why it would happen?

If you live in [constitutional gridlock] then you should be arming yourself to the teeth right now and storming the government.

For what should be very obvious reasons this would be a disaster. This is the sort of mindset driving the events of Jan 6 and I hope those sorts of people with no respect for our republic fail.