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Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by frabbit on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @11:49PM (#25667391)
It appears to me the one branch of government that has stood up reasonably well recently is the court system.

One of the most serious things the court system does is deprive people of their liberty and life. And it is not stellar. You may argue that the 2% to 10% wrongful conviction rate is good (I think it is unacceptable) but what does seem clear is that many judges are swayed by any old pseudo-scientific rubbish (if they even remain awake during the trial): https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-grisham-wrongful...

I like the idea of people being held accountable for mis-information though.

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Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by tempestn on Thursday January 07, 2021 @12:21AM (#25667557)
I definitely wouldn't argue that the court system is perfect, just that it appears to be better at separating fact from fiction than other branches of government (though, again, not perfect).
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