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Screenshot reading: In gaining the ability to stop payments by the Department of the Treasury, Musk would also make democracy meaningless. We vote for representatives in Congress, who pass laws that determine how our tax money is spent. If Musk has the power to halt this process at the level of payment, he can make laws meaningless. Which means, in turn, that Congress is meaningless, and our votes are meaningless, as is our citizenship.

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Screenshot reading: In gaining the ability to stop payments by the Department of the Treasury, Musk would also make democracy meaningless. We vote for representatives in Congress, who pass laws that determine how our tax money is spent. If Musk has the power to halt this process at the level of payment, he can make laws meaningless. Which means, in turn, that Congress is meaningless, and our votes are meaningless, as is our citizenship.
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Clive Thompson (clive@saturation.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 06:41:48 JST Clive Thompson

"Of course it's a coup"
as ever, Timothy Snyder cuts to the chase
https://snyder.substack.com/p/of-course-its-a-coup

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