but I'm interested in alternative theories. The idea that it is *more* democratic to do things this way is new to me.
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Replying to @anomalyuk
Independent power? I was talking about impartiality.
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Replying to @solange_lebourg
How is "separation of powers" not about power?
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Replying to @solange_lebourg
How does the separation of powers, which you brought up, not me, come into it then?
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Replying to @anomalyuk @solange_lebourg
I get impartiality. If a CS is too tied to a party, then when that party leaves, he leaves, replacement lacks experience...
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Replying to @anomalyuk @solange_lebourg
..and possibly ability, government becomes amateurish and incompetent. As was the case before 1850s
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Replying to @anomalyuk @solange_lebourg
My impression from you is that an impartial civil service should be a "check" on executive power. That's what I don't get.
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Replying to @anomalyuk
Impartiality obliges a civil servant to tell the minister what is true, not what they want to be told. That's very important.
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Replying to @solange_lebourg
I would still class that as an "efficiency" rather than a "democracy" consideration. But I think we've got to the end.
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Thanks very much for persevering, it's been educational.
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