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zaptheimpaler • yesterday at 7:57 PM • 6 replies • view on HN

The petition to withdraw and amend the bill was presented to the House of Commons today [1]. People whining about how there's nothing they can do basically don't engage in democracy and thats how you end up in a US situation..

[1] https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Peti...


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kareemm • yesterday at 8:11 PM

I emailed 9 senators and heard back from one. Emailed the other 8 today. Even when you engage, there's little positive feedback. The older I get, the more I believe this is a feature of the system and not a bug.

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zetanor • yesterday at 8:47 PM

I do not believe that a majority of humans can be made to meaningfully engage with democracy. If this is true and POSIWID, then mass democracy only ever nullifies any real extent of democracy. As I see it, the only real solution is to replace power. I don't know how to do that. Do you?

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tensor • yesterday at 8:06 PM

Indeed. I've also sent several emails to my MP. Sadly I've received no response. :-/

brailsafe • yesterday at 8:12 PM

Hmm that's odd, it was presented by my MP but wasn't aware of a chance to sign it

loufe • yesterday at 8:19 PM

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