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The Russian Duma could revoke the sale of Alaska to the United States and declare that they still own it. What stops them from doing so? The fact that the US mi
by ponker 6y ago
The Russian Duma could revoke the sale of Alaska to the United States and declare that they still own it. What stops them from doing so? The fact that the US military would stop them from trying to repossess the land.
The "promise" to the Creek isn't worth the paper it's written on because they don't have enough military might to enforce the terms of the agreement. The US operates with them as it does with every one else, on the principle of "might makes right."
- landryraccoon 6y ago> The "promise" to the Creek isn't worth the paper it's written on because they don't have enough military might to enforce the terms of the agreement. This is patently false, because the Supreme Court has ruled that the promise is enforceable. > The US operates with them as it does with every one else, on the principle of "might makes right." This is also completely false. Does the military answer to the President of the US because "might makes right"? Can Trump overpower any enlisted man in the military with a gun? The military obeys the Constitution because they swore an oath to do so, not because the generals have literal guns to their heads. Culture and rule of law matter. The statement "might makes right" is a gross oversimplification that doesn't reflect our reality at all.
- ponker 6y agoThe Supreme Court has merely ruled that Congress must first tear up the paper before violating the promise written on it.