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Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic... by dctoedt on Tuesday July 02, 2024 @01:11PM (#40858581)
> What does “democracy” mean to you? A country where people vote, but unelected bureaucrats and lawyers actually run things and will do what they think is best?

"People" generally don't have the expertise to run things in a complex modern world. Bureaucrats and lawyers aren't always better, but pace Damon Runyon (quoting sportswriter Hugh Keough), that's the way to bet. [0]

"Democracy" in a complex modern world means that "people" periodically get an opportunity to toss out the bureaucrats and lawyers — because ballots are better than bullets.

[0] "The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; but that is the way to bet." https://quoteinvestigator.com/2015/06/04/race-swift/#google_...

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Re:Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for offic... by rayiner on Tuesday July 02, 2024 @11:47PM (#40862568)
The problem isn’t that bureaucrats and lawyers are exercising their expertise. It’s that they’re elevating their moral and political ideologies above their jobs and institutions. They need to shut up and dribble.
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