President Emmanuel Macron's government faced a backlash Wednesday after the centrist leader called for powers to "cut off" social media in case of widespread violence like riots over the past week.
tools in the Constitution which allow the government to pass laws without a vote
That sounded terrible until I realized that’s what the Supreme Court can and just did do in the US with their completely made up Major Questions Doctrine.
To me, it still sounds terrible, just adding that France isn’t the only terrible place in this regard :-) (Not trying to bash the USA here, I’m pretty sure similar mechanisms are in place in the German government as well. Just making fun of the phrasing, which sounds a little bit like “oh well… If it happens in the US as well, it can’t be that bad…” 😆 )
That sounded terrible until I realized that’s what the Supreme Court can and just did do in the US with their completely made up Major Questions Doctrine.
To me, it still sounds terrible, just adding that France isn’t the only terrible place in this regard :-) (Not trying to bash the USA here, I’m pretty sure similar mechanisms are in place in the German government as well. Just making fun of the phrasing, which sounds a little bit like “oh well… If it happens in the US as well, it can’t be that bad…” 😆 )