We now have "VIP voters" being recognized by the Chief Election Officer of Karnataka. Which section of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 allows for "VIP voters" to be recognised?
Have we abolished Article 14 of the Constitution in India?
#equality #elections
![Typically, a loyalty oath has wording similar to that mentioned in the U.S Supreme Court decision of Garner v. Board of Public Works: [7]
requiring the making of this oath or
affirmation, advised, advocated or taught,
the overthrow by force, violence or other
unlawful means, of the Government of the
United States of America or of the State of
I further swear (or affirm) that I do not advise, advocate or teach, and have not within the period beginning five (5) years prior to the effective date of the ordinance California and that I am not now and have not, within said period, been or become a member of or affiliated with any group, society, association, organization or party which advises, advocates or teaches, or has, within said period, advised, advocated or taught, the overthrow by force, violence or other unlawful means of the Government of the United States of America, or of the State of California. I further swear (or affirm) that I will not, while I am in the service of the City of Los Angeles, advise, advocate or said period, advised, advocated or taught, the overthrow by force, violence or other unlawful means, of the Government of the United States of America or of the State of California....](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2a32mclhxjc4aua4kn4lpe7x/bafkreigg4wx3erqetz5itlgce66t3w4x4k7zselbjykynntw6d4tkbg2ie)
![SAME BUT DIFFERENT — Some of America’s best-known business leaders spent their holidays sucking up to President-elect Donald Trump. Netflix’s Ted Sarandos had dinner at Mar-a-Lago. An Amazon documentary is set to chronicle Melania Trump’s move into the White House. Mark Zuckerberg named Trump supporter Dana White to Meta’s board.
Their willingness to kiss the ring isn’t just about currying personal favor with the incoming president. After President Joe Biden ushered in a new era for aggressive anti-monopoly enforcement and pressed to curb the power of big business, CEOs are hoping the Trump administration might be a lot more friendly to consolidation, allowing powerful companies to merge without much oversight.
But Trump’s actions thus far have suggested he’s at least somewhat pro-aggressive antitrust enforcement. In a December flurry of Truth Social posts, he nominated Andrew Ferguson, a current commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission to replace Lina Khan as chair, antitrust attorney Mark Meador to be the third Republican FTC commissioner and Gail Slater to lead the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division.
The three are all conservatives but they represent a wing of the Trump Republican party that bucks conventional GOP thinking: They’ve criticized Big Tech not just for censoring conservative speech but also for being too big and too powerful — not so different from the left’s critique. Still, it’s an open question whether they’ll act on those concerns, especially when several major tech leaders are teed up for administration positions.
“This is a very powerful statement that Trump wants to take on Big Tech,” wrote Matt Stoller of Trump’s pick of Slater in a post on X. Stoller, who runs an anti-monopoly podcast and is a fellow at the American Economic Liberties Project, added in his newsletter, “while it won’t be like Joe Biden’s, it seems [Trump] is going to continue some significant parts of the anti-monopoly revival.“
The three are not expected to be n…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2a32mclhxjc4aua4kn4lpe7x/bafkreibmp6kxu2ehniuscfypzfksom2utzudy2z5yw2zsds6s5btckauvu)
!["The story goes that Thamus said many things to Theuth in praise or blame of the various arts, which it would take too long to repeat; but when they came to the letters, [274e] “This invention, O king,” said Theuth, “will make the Egyptians wiser and will improve their memories; for it is an elixir of memory and wisdom that I have discovered.” But Thamus replied, “Most ingenious Theuth, one man has the ability to beget arts, but the ability to judge of their usefulness or harmfulness to their users belongs to another; [275a] and now you, who are the father of letters, have been led by your affection to ascribe to them a power the opposite of that which they really possess.
"For this invention will produce forgetfulness in the minds of those who learn to use it, because they will not practice their memory. Their trust in writing, produced by external characters which are no part of themselves, will discourage the use of their own memory within them. You have invented an elixir not of memory, but of reminding; and you offer your pupils the appearance of wisdom, not true wisdom, for they will read many things without instruction and will therefore seem [275b] to know many things, when they are for the most part ignorant and hard to get along with, since they are not wise, but only appear wise."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2a32mclhxjc4aua4kn4lpe7x/bafkreihgboglqgh7hjl3dbdbfxdjgy6t4xmbiy3yfzpxzhsygnmrn2kdda)
