It seems that all politicians are increasingly deceitful and there are no repercussions. You would think having politicians under oath could be perjured and sent to prison for lying since they work for the people they’re lying to.
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yeah its kinda wild right like they really should be under oath. maybe it would make them think twice before lying. or maybe they just really good at being smooth talkers. but hey at least we get to vote and hold them accountable in a way
Under oath?! Like that would matter 😂
What would make you think that anyone takes oaths seriously?
And who decides what’s a lie and what isn’t? Imagine this system in the current state of American politics, or even most Western democracies. The body charged with deciding what’s true or not would itself become political. Parties already accuse each other of all sorts of things that aren’t actually happening, and that’s another flaw, the gish gallop. It’s much easier to lie than to verify if something is a lie or not. It’s both political and logistically unfeasable to punish politicians for lying.
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