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Re:Trump's global tariffs struck down by US Supreme Court by bubblewand on Saturday February 21, 2026 @10:20AM (#47101597)
This understates the failure: it was about as close to “immediate” as it could be. The whole structure was pointless just about as soon as the new state began to operate.

The electoral college is basically an appendix, except it was never a useful organ. It malfunctioned completely, right out of the gate.

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Re:Trump's global tariffs struck down by US Supreme Court by 0xDEAFBEAD on Saturday February 21, 2026 @10:47AM (#47101839)
Sure, so that suggests that these so-called "independent nonpartisan panels" are likely to fail immediately as well. It illustrates the principle that good intentions are no match for incentives.
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