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Macron's call to 'cut off' social media during riots sparks backlash in France (www.france24.com)

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[–] phillaholic 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

tools in the Constitution which allow the government to pass laws without a vote

That sounded terrible until I realized that's what the Supreme Court can and just did do in the US with their completely made up Major Questions Doctrine.

[–] twitterfluechtling@lemmy.pathoris.de 2 points 1 year ago

That sounded terrible until I realized

To me, it still sounds terrible, just adding that France isn't the only terrible place in this regard :-) (Not trying to bash the USA here, I'm pretty sure similar mechanisms are in place in the German government as well. Just making fun of the phrasing, which sounds a little bit like "oh well... If it happens in the US as well, it can't be that bad..." 😆 )