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Yes, please pasteurize it first.

And Red Scare propaganda.

We are all walkin' here on this blessed day.

a) Improvement doesn't necessailly mean good or effective in the long term.

b) The design ceases to matter when the execution doesn't match. Actions speak louder than words. We have also given the federal executive branch much more power than necessary, and they have continuously ceased more power, whether that be through intelligence agencies acting extrajudicially and unconstitutionally (NSA, CIA, FBI, etc.), waging war on drugs (and therefore, the American people) and militarizing the police, the president having immunity for all crimes that are "official acts", etc.

There is also the undemocratic Supreme Court, who with Marbury v Madison, gave themselves the ability to essentially unilaterally enact laws.

I can't comment on EU politics because I don't know much about it.

You are technically correct, which is the best kind of correct.

Yeah, but I still get major socdem vibes from her. I don't see much in terms of true anti-capitalist, pro-socialist messaging.

Turns out, when you allow any one person to have massive amounts of power (money in the case of capitalism), they will do everything possible to seize more power.

You can also consider the fact that elitism was a massive part of the founding of the US, which is why we have situations like the Senate where land votes more than people, the Electoral College which does the same thing, not banning slavery from day 1 which we're still seeing the effects of to this day, not having any method for federal direct ballot initiatives, etc.

The issue is capitalism itself, as individuals are still allowed to hold power over other people one way or the other.

An eye for an eye leaves everyone blind.

He should have thought about that before raping someone.

That being said, I'm not in favor of non-rehabilitory prisons in general. I prefer the Nordic model for prisons, whers they're isolated from society, but still treated like people.

Emergency rooms are all equally as expensive. I don't think there are "networks" for ERs specifically.

As is tradition

I'm down for the entire government stepping down.