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Let’s talk about science and research for a second. Research journals are given a rating used to measure their importance based on citations. This is called an “Impact Factor”. An Impact Factor of >10 puts a journal near the top 1% of all cited journals. 1/x
So a high Impact Factor journal is widely considered reputable by the general scientific/research/medical community. So when a high Impact Factor journal comes out with a statement, it should be taken seriously. 2/x
Consider this article “Trump lied about science” from @ScienceMagazine (IF 41.85) https://t.co/6ApeVqxgWO 3/x
Consider this article “Why Nature supports Joe Biden for US President” from @Nature (IF 42.778) https://t.co/2AJx5A3zUU 4/x
Consider this article “Trump versus Biden: a fight for the health of a nation” from @TheLancet (IF 60.392) https://t.co/tfbZ1LAnM2 5/x
So a high Impact Factor journal is widely considered reputable by the general scientific/research/medical community. So when a high Impact Factor journal comes out with a statement, it should be taken seriously. 2/x
Consider this article “Trump lied about science” from @ScienceMagazine (IF 41.85) https://t.co/6ApeVqxgWO 3/x
Consider this article “Why Nature supports Joe Biden for US President” from @Nature (IF 42.778) https://t.co/2AJx5A3zUU 4/x
Consider this article “Trump versus Biden: a fight for the health of a nation” from @TheLancet (IF 60.392) https://t.co/tfbZ1LAnM2 5/x
100%. Need clear separation of powers.
With direct elections for an executive President, who appoints the Cabinet of Ministers and sets government policy.
In parliament, the Speaker to be seen as the leader of the legislature. MPs responsible only for laws, amendments, repeals.
The Constitution and laws need to be democratised.
Rewritten in simple language, translated into every state language, and made available as original sources online, so people can access them and understand laws themselves instead of being dependent on self-appointed custodians.
We need more local democracy and fewer regional satraps.
Dissolve the current states and upgrade 740 districts into elected Janapadas/Prefectures, to improve policy outcomes on the ground.
No more MLAs and DMs acting like local feudal lords. Bottom-up, accessible institutions.
In each Janapada, assign community policing/crime prevention to local police, accountable to local citizens.
Assign law and order, crime investigation, counter-terrorism to a new central police force, independent of executive. Like the armed forces, with parliamentary oversight.
Split the Supreme Court into a Constitutional Court and Court of Final Appeal, with clear and separate functions and duties.
Give each Janapada a system a decentralised system of courts and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, working in local languages and jargon-free.
With direct elections for an executive President, who appoints the Cabinet of Ministers and sets government policy.
In parliament, the Speaker to be seen as the leader of the legislature. MPs responsible only for laws, amendments, repeals.
Westminster model is so bizarre that we elect legislators to form Executive Govts.
— M. Nageswara Rao IPS (@MNageswarRaoIPS) December 27, 2020
Most problems are due to interference of MLAs/MPs in governance who legally can't but people expect them to.
Hence, new model to elect Govts &MLAs/MPs separately has to evolve [avoiding US defects] https://t.co/Oyujk365IE
The Constitution and laws need to be democratised.
Rewritten in simple language, translated into every state language, and made available as original sources online, so people can access them and understand laws themselves instead of being dependent on self-appointed custodians.
We need more local democracy and fewer regional satraps.
Dissolve the current states and upgrade 740 districts into elected Janapadas/Prefectures, to improve policy outcomes on the ground.
No more MLAs and DMs acting like local feudal lords. Bottom-up, accessible institutions.
In each Janapada, assign community policing/crime prevention to local police, accountable to local citizens.
Assign law and order, crime investigation, counter-terrorism to a new central police force, independent of executive. Like the armed forces, with parliamentary oversight.
Split the Supreme Court into a Constitutional Court and Court of Final Appeal, with clear and separate functions and duties.
Give each Janapada a system a decentralised system of courts and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, working in local languages and jargon-free.
The question becomes, how would the Federal government ensure that the ballots are watermarked, if the states control
I looked into printing, it\u2019s done all over the country at many different printers, counties handle own printing. The security paper is the only possibility I can think of but I\u2019m no expert.
— \u2764\ufe0f\U0001f90d\U0001f499Ali11111\u2764\ufe0f\U0001f90d\U0001f499 (@AL233111) November 10, 2020
The Trump administration will be over on January 20, but officials like Attorney General William Barr — who has been involved in some of this administration’s most corrupt policies — must not be allowed to escape accountability.
Here’s what we’re still investigating:1/
President Trump has sought to transform DOJ into a political weapon meant to serve his allies & punish his perceived enemies.
We've uncovered details on the extent to which Barr has aided those efforts, including the Durham investigation, Roger Stone’s sentencing & more. 2/
Our FOIA litigation revealed that Barr met frequently with federal prosecutor John Durham, who was tasked with looking into the origins of the Russia investigation — 18 times in the 7 months after the Mueller investigation ended.
On March 25, 2019 — just a day after Barr submitted his letter summarizing the Mueller report to Congress — Durham met with Barr, Barr’s then-Chief of Staff Brian Rabbitt and two career officials from the department’s Justice Management Division. 4/
https://t.co/iQAR0VHSJx
Despite Barr’s frequent public statements about the ongoing Durham investigation, DOJ has selectively chosen to invoke the “ongoing investigation” privilege to withhold documents the public needs in order to understand Durham’s work.
Here’s what we’re still investigating:1/
President Trump has sought to transform DOJ into a political weapon meant to serve his allies & punish his perceived enemies.
We've uncovered details on the extent to which Barr has aided those efforts, including the Durham investigation, Roger Stone’s sentencing & more. 2/
Our FOIA litigation revealed that Barr met frequently with federal prosecutor John Durham, who was tasked with looking into the origins of the Russia investigation — 18 times in the 7 months after the Mueller investigation ended.
On March 25, 2019 — just a day after Barr submitted his letter summarizing the Mueller report to Congress — Durham met with Barr, Barr’s then-Chief of Staff Brian Rabbitt and two career officials from the department’s Justice Management Division. 4/
https://t.co/iQAR0VHSJx
Despite Barr’s frequent public statements about the ongoing Durham investigation, DOJ has selectively chosen to invoke the “ongoing investigation” privilege to withhold documents the public needs in order to understand Durham’s work.
