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[–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

That's shifting the goal posts a bit.

Some form of prevention for knowingly making false election promises is a good start.

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  • [–] -2 points 1 month ago*

    No, it's not remotely shifting the goal posts. You explicitly said encumbants shouldn't be allowed to campaign on fixing issues if they're not already working to fix those issues.

    What I wrote is a direct and obvious consequence of such a law/policy, the goal posts haven't moved a fucking mm.

    And sure, some sort of promise or prevention for that would be great, but it's effectively impossible to codify it into law in a way that isn't easily exploitable, circumventable or just has worse consequences than the thing it prevents.

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