• godsammitdam@lemmy.zip
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    12 hours ago

    If there’s no point in voting, what’s the point in following the law at this point? That’s the only thing holding up this system of governance, the will of the people. Should the people feel the government has become tyrannical (aka consistently ignoring the direct democratic will of the people through their votes) then it is the duty of the people to alter or abolish it. The Declaration of Independence says as much.

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      2 hours ago

      There is a clear breach of the social contract between the state and the citizens. The consent of the governed sold have been withdrawn decades ago.

      • Tiral@lemmy.zip
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        9 hours ago

        They won’t. Things will unfortunately get worse before getting better. Right now people have to much to lose. Eventually they won’t, and people will actually standup for themselves.