Suggested Rules for Running a Democracy

DataRepublican (small r) is making quite a splash on X these days, especially her work drawing connections and running data to assist Doge identity waste and fraud. I like her suggestions here:Screenshot 2025 05 11 at 4.13.44 PM

It’s really that simple:

🔹Don’t censor opposing viewpoints
🔹Condemn political violence in all its forms
🔹Don’t call for mass sweeping arrests
🔹Don’t scheme to remove political leaders or parties
🔹Don’t overwrite the will of the people with backdoor policies like mass migration
🔹Realize regime change has cost countless lives and dollars
🔹Cutting off NGOs does not make one an enemy of democracy
🔹The people are the judge of norms and institutions. Not the other way around.

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Erich Vieth

Erich Vieth is an attorney focusing on civil rights (including First Amendment), consumer law litigation and appellate practice. At this website often writes about censorship, corporate news media corruption and cognitive science. He is also a working musician, artist and a writer, having founded Dangerous Intersection in 2006. Erich lives in St. Louis, Missouri with his two daughters.

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