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0xDEAFBEAD • yesterday at 5:04 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

In a democracy, voters are free to petition their elected officials regarding policies which affect them. I think that should usually be enough.


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Arainach • yesterday at 9:04 PM

It's not, as those policies allow those in power and currently benefiting from the status quo to abuse minorities. It's why rights and equal protections have to be codified.