美國地方官員面對恐嚇,民主受威脅?

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Lawfare Podcast精選:地方官員面對威嚇的嚴峻挑戰

2024年2月22日,Brennan Center for Justice發佈一份有關州及地方官員遭受威嚇的報告,指出「2021年1月6日國會大廈暴動似乎成為極端分子針對公職人員威嚇的新高峰,但這並非自1960年代暗殺事件後政治暴力相對平穩期的唯一例外。」報告援引2017年眾議員Steve Scalise遭槍擊、去年Paul Pelosi遭受鐵鎚襲擊等多起事件,描繪出當今美國政治暴力氛圍日益惡化的景象。

為深入探討這份報告及其啟示,《Lawfare》資深主編Quinta Jurecic與執行主編Tyler McBrien邀請了該報告作者之一、Brennan Center選舉與政府項目研究員Maya Kornberg對談。Maya分享了他們團隊如何在多個司法管轄區對州及地方官員展開調查,揭示這些官員普遍面對的風險與威脅,並討論這些威脅如何扭曲整個美國民主體系。

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編輯評論與思考:政治暴力與民主的脆弱邊緣

這份報告及訪談凸顯了美國政治環境中一個令人憂慮的趨勢:針對基層公職人員的威嚇與暴力逐漸成為常態,這不僅是個別事件的偶發,更是結構性問題的顯現。這種氛圍不僅威脅到個人安全,更深層地損害了民主制度的根基。

從香港的角度來看,雖然政治環境不同,但面對公共職務人員的威嚇和攻擊問題同樣重要。民主的健康發展需要保障公職人員能在無恐懼的環境下履行職責。美國的經驗提醒我們,民主制度不應被視為理所當然,而須透過制度設計和社會共識不斷維護。

此報告亦啟示我們,保護公職人員安全不僅是執法與安全部門的責任,更需社會各界共同努力,包括媒體的客觀報導、教育的理念塑造,以及公民社會的積極參與。唯有如此,民主才能避免因恐懼而退縮,持續向前發展。

此外,報告中提及的多起暴力事件,提醒我們需警惕極端主義的滋長及其對民主政治的危害。當政治分歧演變成暴力威脅時,社會的分裂只會加深。如何透過對話與包容,降低政治暴力的風險,是各民主社會亟待面對的挑戰。

總括而言,這次對話與報告不僅是對美國現況的警示,也為全球民主社會提供了重要的反思角度。香港作為一個多元社會,更應從中汲取教訓,加強對政治暴力的防範,確保民主環境的穩健與安全。

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