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Re:DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data by intended on Thursday February 20, 2025 @04:34AM (#43112802)
The most distressing thing I learned in the past 3 ~~Years~~ edit: months,, was how MUCH laws are about norms.

Norms, are basically the way laws work in the real world.

I despaired, because this is natural to lawyers, and alien entirely to the layperson.

No one is going to think Justice, and then accept “Oh, our norms are how laws work”.

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Re:DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data by lazyasciiart on Thursday February 20, 2025 @04:56AM (#43112924)
The past three years? Why that time period? (I thought trumps first term was when it all became obvious).
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Re:DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data by intended on Thursday February 20, 2025 @05:19AM (#43113068)
Crap. Typo; I learnt about it in November, while hearing a magistrate and lawyer discuss something.
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Re:DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data by csomar on Thursday February 20, 2025 @10:49AM (#43116140)
Laws come from norms with a few practices to make them seem "legit". It's too hard and expensive for the ruler to oppose the masses. It has a significant political cost. Successful rulers just ride the masses current trend. It's like a tamed down hysteria.
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