Re:Facebook Can’t Cope with the World It’s Created
by codingdave on Sunday November 26, 2017 @09:11AM
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Aside from the federal/state/local split, which has already been mentioned, the Constitution split Executive/Legislative/Judicial branches out at the federal level. We may have weakened the intent of those checks and balances in our current environment, but they certainly were designed into the system.
So yes, to answer your question - I would definitely would apply the same logic to government.
Re:Facebook Can’t Cope with the World It’s Created
by johnchristopher on Sunday November 26, 2017 @12:09PM
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Going along on that idea, in what part should Facebook be broken down into ?
Re:Facebook Can’t Cope with the World It’s Created
by wil421 on Sunday November 26, 2017 @09:02AM
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We already break government up into federal, state and local governments. What you stated is literally how it already works.
Re:Facebook Can’t Cope with the World It’s Created
by shawn-butler on Sunday November 26, 2017 @09:25AM
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That's how it may have used to work.
The abuse of the Commerce clause has expanded the regulatory power of the federal government almost unilaterally.
Re:Facebook Can’t Cope with the World It’s Created
by ameister14 on Sunday November 26, 2017 @12:26PM
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Sure, pre-'95. Not as much recently.
Re:Facebook Can’t Cope with the World It’s Created
by richardknop on Sunday November 26, 2017 @08:43AM
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Part of me (my young revolutionary part) is libertarian so yes I would say government is to be broken down.
To be more precise in regards to your question. I want to live in the world where internet and social networks are businesses that don't rely on the government good will.
I would prefer there to be no great firewall of China and the great firewall of US and Europe as it is forming right now.
I know that is a losing battle. But we should fight for internet being a place without nationalistic restrictions that is able to operate without corrupt people in power being able to force their worldview upon us.
Government has to be broken down to pieces. I think it has reached a state where it cannot be allowed to continue as a single government being able to observe/monitor public and private communication / social interaction of so many people and not being regulated and controlled by market forces.