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I mean examples in-practice of such a system being used for anything other than mass surveillance of citizens which flouts their constitutional and human rights.

>having laws written down by elected leaders

The EU commission is not elected by public vote.

>judges who are accountable to the electorate

Judges are not elected by public vote.

edit: neither are the think tanks, NGOs, and array of well-paid experts who tend to both guide legislation and/or justify it to the public. This discussion can go in circles indefinitely as long as you continue to ignore reality and defer back to abstract principles and the _stated_ values & goals of the regime.