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  1. A quotation from Hannah Arendt

    The [American] Founding Fathers never believed that tyranny could arise out of the executive office, because they did not see this office in any different light but as the execution of what the legislation has decreed in various forms. I leave it at that. We know today that the greatest danger of tyranny is, of course, the executive.

    Hannah Arendt (1906–1975) German-American philosopher, political theorist
    Interview (1973-10) with Roger Errera, Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (ORTF)

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/arendt-hannah/76120/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #hannaharendt #America #Constitution #executive #founders #legislature #president #tyranny #separationofpowers #checksandbalances

  2. The #MichiganSupremeCourt ruled 4-3 the state #Legislature lacked the authority to
    #AdoptandAmend petition language for a pair of #BallotInitiatives in 2018. Justices said the tactic is unconstitutional because the Legislature circumvented the petition initiative process in 2018. Increases to #Michigan's standard minimum wage, tipped #MinimumWage & an expansion of the state's earned sick time laws are slated to take effect in February.
    freep.com/story/news/politics/
    #news #politics #BallotInitiative

  3. CW: Anti-colonial

    From June 12, last year. A supporter friend came for day visit at #FairyCreekBlockade - where I spent about a year(on & off) & brought me #newspaper w/front page of story about the Queen's statue being vandalized by Indigenous activists at #BritishColumbia #legislature . We'd been dealing w/the crown's #colonial #RCMP for months at resistance camps. #DownWithMonarchy #DefundRCMP #DownWithTheCrown
    vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/pro