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EPA says it will eliminate its scientific research arm

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258 points anigbrowl | 1 comments | 18 Jul 25 23:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.421s | source
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jleyank ◴[19 Jul 25 00:00 UTC] No.44611189[source]▶
It's really depressing how the US system seems to have existed "on belief". Once somebody set out to damage or destroy it, away it went. Pretty much without a whimper.

As I recall, the system was set up with 3 branches of government in tension. Obviously, that was naive.

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ARandomerDude ◴[19 Jul 25 06:05 UTC] No.44612970[source]▶
We haven’t really followed the Constitution for about 100 years now, sadly. We pay lip service to it but it’s mostly a historical curiosity at this point.

If anyone doubts this, take a moment to read the document in one sitting. It’s remarkably short. Compare what you read to the government you’ve had all your life.

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1. Frost1x ◴[19 Jul 25 11:30 UTC] No.44614591[source]▶
I don’t think that’s a fair assessment. The document was meant to be a living adaptable document. In many cases rather than adapting the document directly, laws and interpretations were layered outside the document to keep most the initial structure solid. Amendments came about largely once something was deemed so important it absolutely should be embedded (like the abolishment of slavery) so few mistakes could be made.

The structure should really have a few more obvious significant layers where things could shift around over time.