• Klear@piefed.world
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    10 hours ago

    I added the qualifier mainly because of New Zealand. AFAIK the country has otherwise its shit together.

    • nightlily@leminal.space
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      They’d like you to think that. Truth is there’s even less „checks and balances“ there than the already paper thin ones in the US. The courts have no teeth with the government and it’s a effectively unicameral system. Theoretically the King has executive power but he would never step in. Prisoners not being able to vote has been ruled by the courts to be against the Bill of Rights and they were just ignored.

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      2 hours ago

      New Zealand also lets the team down by allowing medical advertising. IRC it’s the only country other than the US with prescription medical advertising.