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1. ImPost+(OP)[view] [source] 2022-07-15 17:29:02
> Democracy. In our system of government we elect leaders, those leaders are responsible to the people who have elected them

that is precisely what happened, and what has been happening, and the result is still that neither most voters nor most voters' elected representatives believe that the trade-offs made constituted poor judgement

> This has been sidestepped in recent decades by appointing experts who have the ability to use the force of law without explicit congressional approval.

most americans would not agree with this framing or sentiment, as we are fine with our elected representatives delegating some of their power, given how slowly and infrequently congress can act

> This is unconstitutional and the supreme court in the past year has twice affirmed this view

to some degree, recently, yes, but not all delegated authority is unconstitutional

> We can't allow our leaders to hide behind people that they themselves have appointed when those appointees make choices that may have disastrous consequences.

We don't believe that is happening at all, neither the hiding, nor the disastrous consequences

> "I did my best" is of little comfort to someone harmed by their choices

pithy witticisms are of little use in convincing the country that people or organizations should be judged for not acting based on knowledge they didn't have at the time of the action being judged

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