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isk517yesterday at 5:41 PM2 repliesview on HN

Arguably it's purpose is to define where government responsibility ends and tyranny begins. Very useful if the population it applies to cares about it being violated


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gizajobyesterday at 6:07 PM

The Magna Carta was meant to formalise that spec 800 years ago.

exe34yesterday at 6:37 PM

I suspect there is a hysteresis loop - it has to get really bad before the population changes phase.