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points by krapp 3 days ago | 0 comments
He's a private citizen and he's allowed to do it because it isn't illegal.
[–] happytoexplain 2 days ago
Using legality to defend against a criticism that we don't live in a representative system is circular logic.
[–] krapp 2 days ago
No it isn't, because in a representative system what is legal is a function of the will of the people who elect the representatives to write and vote on laws. It's legal because the people don't care enough to have it be otherwise, and so the representative system reflects that.