I'm really tired of terrible policy proposals being shot down due to public outcry and then they just keep trying it over and over until they can either sneak it through or people are too exhausted to put up a fight anymore.

[eniko@mastodon.gamedev.place]

I'm really tired of terrible policy proposals being shot down due to public outcry and then they just keep trying it over and over until they can either sneak it through or people are too exhausted to put up a fight anymore. Stuff like chat control comes to mind. Doing that shit should be considered a crime

[sinvega@mas.to]

@eniko double jeopoardy but for legislation (with time limits, since leg vs jud obv has different needs + context)

[per_sonne@ciberlandia.pt]

@eniko

Does anyone remember how the Lisbon Treaty was subjected to a referendum in Ireland - thrice - until they finally caved in and voted yes?

Peperidge farms remembers.

[oblomov@sociale.network]

@eniko yeup, it's the kind of shit that seriously makes me rethink my position on jailing people based on their ideas rather than their action. At the very least we should be allowed to remove from office any politician that tries that shit more than once.