In the US, the government appoints the root level administrators of the legal codebase, but the independence of the legal system is necessary to keep the US a state in which all power is won and lost without killing people (the core feature of liberal democracies).
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Legal System Resists Contemporary Ideology Through Secular Approach
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In my experience with people who serve in significant positions within the legal system, the law understands itself as deeply secular, which is why it is one of the few public institutions that has not voluntarily submitted to contemporary ideology.
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Law as Algorithm: Beyond Belief-Based Legal Systems
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The law is an algorithm, not a system of beliefs
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Secularism and Ideological Control in Institutional Systems
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Secularism feels absurd to adherents of large ideologies, because how can you be against doing good? In a non secular society, you can have communities of administrators and educators who work openly against the lawful state and require ideological submission from new hires.
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Public Servants Must Prioritize Lawful Society Over Ideology
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In a secular society, public servants have to swear loyalty to the lawful society, above the institutions of religion or their political camp, ideological movement, clan or ethnic ingroup.
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US Secularism and Ideological Capture: Governance Implications
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The US is by law a secular society, despite lowkey recognizing the moral authority of higher powers. Unfortunately it does not identify with an operational definition of secularism, so while it won’t subordinate to Christian churches, it is open to capture by ideological cults.
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EU Digital Services Act Guidelines for Election Integrity Released
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Commission is gathering views on draft DSA guidelines for election integrity | Shaping Europe’s digital future https://
europa.eu/!9kKcXq
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European Digital Rights and Principles Shaping Europe’s Digital Future
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European Digital Rights and Principles | Shaping Europe’s digital future https://
europa.eu/!CfQKMT
#digitaleu #digital #future #innovation #technology @ArturHabant @DigitalEU @elaniaz @BetaMoroney @JolaBurnett @PawlowskiMario @MargaretSiegien @Fabriziobustama @RagusoSergio @enilev -
Digital Services Act Protects Children Online in Europe
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The Digital Services Act (DSA) explained Measures to protect children and young people online Shaping Europe’s digital future https://
europa.eu/!wPh7Vk
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The Open Society and its AI: Sorcerer’s Apprentice
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I've put up a blog post on the "The Open Society and its AI" It covers the gist of my keynote at the State of Open UK conference on Wednesday and was included in their report. https://
inverseprobability.com/2024/02/09/the
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