Article 13 Is Back On: Worse, Not Better

Re:Article 13 Is Back On: Worse, Not Better by lbj on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @12:28PM (#19087392)

I would say it's standard in most western countries.

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Re:Article 13 Is Back On: Worse, Not Better by jandrese on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @12:51PM (#19087630)

Eastern countries too, unless they're too totalitarian to hold votes.

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Re:Article 13 Is Back On: Worse, Not Better by chme on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @02:43PM (#19088980)

That is probably a property of representative democracy.

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Re:Article 13 Is Back On: Worse, Not Better by jandrese on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @04:08PM (#19089845)

It's a property of all systems. Some asshole is going to try to abuse it to enrich themselves. That's why checks on power are so important.

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