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Re:House Votes to Extend–and Expand–A Major US Spy Program by naasking on Friday April 12, 2024 @05:55PM (#40018091)
> and heavy handed punishment is the best way to deter it.

That sounds like an empirical statement. Evidence?

> Should individuals have the freedom to vote for something that harms other individuals and society as a whole?

Arguably the legitimacy of a government derives from the consent of the governed. It sounds like you have your premises backwards.

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Re:House Votes to Extend–and Expand–A Major US Spy Program by spicykraken on Thursday April 18, 2024 @02:13PM (#40079071)
> > and heavy handed punishment is the best way to deter it.

> That sounds like an empirical statement. Evidence?

Singapore and Japan.

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