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[-] brillotti@lemmy.world 38 points 2 weeks ago

It can fail 100 times and it won't count, and the one time this surveillance legislation passes it will become law. Thanks EU, nice show of democracy.

[-] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 weeks ago

There really needs to be some kind of time-based limit on when legislators can reintroduce a law after it gets voted down, even when it's mildly tweaked.

There should also be a direct-democracy based veto power given directly to the people.

[-] 4am@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 weeks ago

Laws like that will never bind them, they’ll just find ways to change it just enough to meet any requirements.

The problem is the people who keep pushing for it.

[-] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Hence the need for the public to have veto power. There should also be a way to force a vote to remove a politician from power if they aren't following the will of their constituents.

[-] 0x0@infosec.pub 1 points 2 weeks ago

Its called a guillotine

[-] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago

In today's day and age we should be able too vote online on laws etc, but if you're average it means half the people are dumber and that's concerning

[-] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

I'd rather dumb, non-corrupt people vote over less dumb (but still dumb), corrupt politicians.

[-] alexquiniou@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 weeks ago

Oh come on !

this post was submitted on 25 Mar 2026
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