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   axleyjc (axleyjc@federate.social)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Nov-2024 13:20:24 JST axleyjc

   The United States needs to replace norms with laws. The system has been shown to be exceedingly vulnerable. Our only saving grace so far has been the incompetence and hubris of those exploiting the weaknesses for their own gain.

   Time to seriously threat model the systems of checks and balances before a competent enemy of the US can take full advantage of them to the detriment of the world.

   I'm not very hopeful we'll have leaders nor an electorate who can make this happen.

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     Philip Weiss (Phil in SF) (kingrat@sfba.social)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Nov-2024 13:20:21 JST Philip Weiss (Phil in SF)

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     @axleyjc the threat has physical access to your machine. threat modeling helps when you are trying to design your defenses, not when the thief has run away with your computer.

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     Philip Weiss (Phil in SF) (kingrat@sfba.social)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Nov-2024 14:15:34 JST Philip Weiss (Phil in SF)

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     @axleyjc Trump is already elected and his party controls all three branches of government. The threats you are modeling have already happened. You can't put a defense in place after the fact.

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     axleyjc (axleyjc@federate.social)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Nov-2024 14:15:35 JST axleyjc

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     • Philip Weiss (Phil in SF)

     @kingrat

     Taking powers away from the executive branch that were intended to or should be wielded by Congress (that has its own set of threats in the polarized political environment...)

     Clarifying legal prohibitions of those who sought to overturn the government so they are actually enforceable.

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     axleyjc (axleyjc@federate.social)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Nov-2024 14:15:37 JST axleyjc

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     • Philip Weiss (Phil in SF)

     @kingrat Not sure I get the metaphor.

     It is certainly plausible that it is not possible to guard against an electorate that is hell-bent on willingly voting to destroy the government institutions. That would be a very useful research result if someone could model and prove it.

     Without that evidence, I see there are a lot of no-brainer things that could be done to reduce the likelihood of harms (often the best outcome a threat model can give you)

     E.g. prohibiting felons from holding office