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You'd think a hegemony with a 100-years tradition of upkeeping democracy against major non-democratic players, would have some mechanism that would prevent itself from throwing down it's key ideology.

Is it really that the president is all that decides about the future of democracy itself? Is 53 out of 100 senate seats really enough to make country fall into authoritarian regime? Is the army really not constitutionally obliged to step in and save the day?

I'd never think that, of all places, American democracy would be the most volatile.

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[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

That's what 2a is supposed to be for

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 0 points 9 hours ago

The 2A was so that the Federal gov't wouldn't have a standing army. That went out the window really quickly when a Federal force under the first president had to be raised to put down the Whiskey Rebellion. At the time, the 2A should have been repealed or rephrased at least. Don't forget that one of the jobs of the US gov't, as defined in The Constitution (which admittedly, doesn't mean much now when we have a president who is clearly does not qualify under the 14th Amendment), is to put down domestic violence.

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

2A is supposed to facilitate millitias in case England attacks again.

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

... in case England attacks again.

I have been thinking about coming over there with a cricket bat.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 5 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

And the benefit is most yanks won't even be able to make a cheeky single if you flat it past the square leg

[–] Whateley@lemm.ee 3 points 12 hours ago

This is the most English comment I have ever read.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

Guns can have multiple uses.

The American Revolutionary War literally started over the attempted seizure of guns by a government that feared its subjects could use them in an uprising.

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com -4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

2A is for attacking minorities, maintaining jim crowe, etc. Grow up.

you've got it backwards. gun control from the beginning has been about racists keeping guns out of the hands of uppity blacks.