idea im turning over dignified institutions: Congress, presidency efficient institutions: courts, bureaucracy here of course I use these descriptors in strict parallel to Bagehot. and extremely not in their casual sense
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what's interesting is that the bureaucracy in particular is defined by a kind of lack of agency and initiative. not to mention intense self-interest so if you cede most governing power to a bureaucracy you shouldnt be surprised by govt sclerosishttps://samoburja.com/how-to-use-bureaucracies/ …
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eigenrobot Retweeted Emmett Shear
government justified by presenting results to an electorate vs government justified by following a scripthttps://twitter.com/eshear/status/1430947734144446468?s=19 …
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Emmett ShearVerified account @eshearReplying to @eigenrobot“Efficient organizations” by your definition are ones that are required to explain their decisions (judges write lengthy decisions, bureaucracies at least internally produce vast quantities of formally reasoned paperwork). “Dignified organizations” may simply act, unexplained.1 reply 0 retweets 25 likesShow this thread -
anyway it feels like many (most?) important political decisions are made by the courts at this point. and most routine decisions are handled by independent bureaucracies outside the control of any particular Dignified political actor
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