From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Tue, 16 Dec 2025 07:40:17 -0600, bonkmaykr wrote:   
      
   > Or governments claim to be 'working for the people'   
      
   The only way to get close to that is with effective checks and balances.   
   Like independence of the judiciary, electoral commission and the press.   
      
   The trouble with the US system is it was founded by people who were   
   worried about “kings”, but completely overlooked the threat from   
   “dictators”.   
      
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