Comment by ffsm8

2 months ago

As a person living in an EU country I feel the urge to say: the legislation which made them a target is definitely problematic and should never have been passed. If you consider Trumps an extremist wrt censorship, you should be aware that the linked legislation in the article opens up significant more headway for legal censorship then whatever Trump did to date. And the reason why they've most likely gotten targeted is because they tried to deplatdorm him back in 2024 by quoting how he's "amplifying hate" (under this legislation).

Frankly, legislation like this makes me dream about a reality in which there is a real independent federal court going through all passed legislation to verify wherever it's in line with the fundamental rights of the country - and if a legislation fails the check, all who voted yes would then be marked, with repeated offenders being investigated and potentially charged with attempted treason.

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M95D  1 month ago

> all who voted yes would then be marked, with repeated offenders being investigated and potentially charged with attempted treason.

Not possible by design in any country. Democratic countries would invoke separation of power, authoritarian countries wouldn't have independent justice in the first place.

  • ffsm8  1 month ago

    People usually call separation of power that the people that

        * apply the law to cases (judges)
    * execute these decisions (police)
    * decide what the law is (politicians)

    Need to be separate organizations.

    My daydream you've cited there would not be in violation of this, and I struggle to see how you would think it is.

    You're surely aware that such a court already exists in all democratic nations I'm aware of and can slash down these passed laws already/force amendments to be made for it to take effect, yes?

    Or did you take offense how I didn't write a 10 page document outlining how this could be legally implemented in a specific country?

    • M95D  1 month ago

      A politician can't be investigated or prosecuted for doing his/her job, no matter how badly incompetent or evil it is. If a judge would have the power to do that, then it indirectly gains the legislative power which breaks the separation of pwers.

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