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Re:Tech Workers Now Want to Know: What Are We Building This ... by stcredzero on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @12:42PM (#18177468)
The US doesn't have one of those.

Another way of saying it, the only check and balance is political.

After the founding, there was another check and balance, in that the voting public, comprised solely of landowners, would never have voted for socialism.

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Re:Tech Workers Now Want to Know: What Are We Building This ... by ubernostrum on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @12:02AM (#18181860)
Ask the Roman Republic how the "wisdom" of governance by the landed gentry worked out.
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