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1. Legitimacy

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   Procedural Drift
   Procedural drift occurs in rational-legal systems when the prescribed methods of governance become so convoluted, opaque, or divorced from actual governing necessities that they cease to reflect rational intent. While the formal rules remain, their application is seen as arbitrary or designed solely to benefit entrenched interests, thereby eroding throughput legitimacy. This erosion is often subtle, tracking the increase in complexity of required compliance documentati…