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Re:Cyber Security: A Pre-War Reality Check by koonsolo on Sunday May 19, 2024 @01:54AM (#40404545)
Then I have "good" news for you: Ukraine is at war and so doesn't have to, and isn't even allowed to hold elections. Neither did UK during WW2, so it's not that uncommon.

"Scholars have stated that the Ukrainian constitution does not allow to hold national elections while martial law is in effect."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_law_in_Ukraine

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Re:Cyber Security: A Pre-War Reality Check by cpursley on Sunday May 19, 2024 @03:43AM (#40405077)
It’s also in the Russian constitution that Putin basically gets to be president for life. Guess that makes it okay…
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Re:Cyber Security: A Pre-War Reality Check by koonsolo on Sunday May 19, 2024 @04:39AM (#40405350)
A democratic institution making laws is very different than an undemocratic institution making laws.

Are you suggesting Ukraine wasn't democratic when that law was made?

And like stated somewhere else, UK did the same thing during WW2. So it's not that uncommon.

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Re:Cyber Security: A Pre-War Reality Check by cpursley on Sunday May 19, 2024 @05:08AM (#40405480)
Do you believe that the current Ukrainian government is a democratic institution up to Western standards?
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