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No one is above the law.
by aronpye 6y ago
No one is above the law.
- non-entity 6y agoExcept for those which Assange embarrassed, of course.
- e12e 6y agoThe only reason they're merely embarrassed rather than servibg time for war crimes is precisely because they're above the law...
- zentiggr 6y agoUmm, I believe the US government is in the process of demonstrating that they are indeed above the law. Unless the judge and court in this instance reverse course completely, throw out most of the last two weeks as political maneuvering, and restart a fair and publicly accessible hearing, that is exactly what's happening.
- coldcode 6y agoLots of people are above the law, half the US Federal government at the moment is arguing they are. Also any entire government spying apparatus has always been above the law by definition. Being in the military and fighting a war can be defined as being above the law (from the other side's point of view). Law defined in one locality can easily be illegal in another, so you can both be legal and illegal at the same time. Plus illegality is often about wether the declarer can prosecute under a law; if no one has standing or has the power to prosecute, then the law is rather hollow.