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minus-squareWhatYouNeed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoSo what steps should be taken to prevent those behind the throne having power?
minus-squarejimbolauski@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·4 days agoRemove politicians from positions of power.
minus-squareWhatYouNeed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoThat doesn’t make sense. The person backing the politician will just switch to another, and you’re back to square one.
minus-squarejimbolauski@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·4 days agoOnly politicians run for office and are the ones we shouldn’t trust with the power. The solution is to minimize any power given to politicians.
minus-squareWhatYouNeed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoIf the politicians don’t have power, who would? An unelected court?
minus-squarejimbolauski@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·3 days agoWe can’t trust politicians with power and the government can’t function without them, the best solution is to limit the power they can wield.
minus-squareKaboom@reddthat.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·4 days agoThat’s a hard question and one I’m unqualified to answer. But requiring politicians to not be senile would be a good start.
So what steps should be taken to prevent those behind the throne having power?
Remove politicians from positions of power.
That doesn’t make sense. The person backing the politician will just switch to another, and you’re back to square one.
Only politicians run for office and are the ones we shouldn’t trust with the power. The solution is to minimize any power given to politicians.
If the politicians don’t have power, who would? An unelected court?
We can’t trust politicians with power and the government can’t function without them, the best solution is to limit the power they can wield.
That’s a hard question and one I’m unqualified to answer.
But requiring politicians to not be senile would be a good start.