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An observation: > This argument means that any time a president wants to invade a country "legally," he just has to get his DOJ to indict the country's leader.

An observation: > This argument means that any time a president wants to invade a country "legally," he just has to get his DOJ to indict the country's leader. It makes Congress' power to declare war totally meaningless. * https://x.com/JamesSurowiecki/status/2007450814097305734#m https://x.com/JamesSurowiecki/status/2007450814097305734#m Also, the irony: > the administration's position is that American courts can hold any president accountable for crimes, except the American president * https://x.com/SevaUT/status/2007433614657552640#m https://x.com/SevaUT/status/2007433614657552640#m

erkt 10mo ago
Might makes right.
- toomanyrichies 10mo ago
  Remember this energy when someone stronger than you decides they want your wallet.
  - tekknik 10mo ago
    this is why people carry guns in america
    - baby 10mo ago
      I thought these were for mass shootings
      - casey2 10mo ago
        Maybe we should let people learn that actions have consequences. The kind and uplifting are seldom shot. Take Isabelle Robinson from parkland. Paraphrasing: "It's not my responsibility to "befriend" a person who is showing violent red flags; it’s the school’s job to intervene and provide professional help or remove the threat." So she did notice the red flags, but didn't do anything, she believe the school should do something not her. The failure in this line of reasoning is that every institution is made up of individuals, if they all think the same way nothing will change. This is literally a school shooting victim saying she doesn't believe that she should personally have to pay... well she didn't have to pay as much as some of her classmates. The school of will find their own people to blame. Pretty much every major religion teaches something like: If they slap one cheek show them the other, and that we are all one. Nevertheless, very few people will take any amount of responsibility for another "individuals" actions. The logical conclusion is that we sit in silod VR pods until the life support systems fail
      - UltraSane 10mo ago
        They are for BOTH.
      - tekknik 10mo ago
        Only if you’re insane.
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  - DecoySalamander 10mo ago
    I'd just call the police, since they're more powerful than your average robber. Maduro's remaining cronies could call on Russia for help since they just signed a military alliance. However, that's not likely to work.
xg15 10mo ago
Even if you'd accept this warped logic, I don't see how you'd get from "this was just a slightly more complex police action" to "we're gonna run the country from now on and take over the oil sector", legally speaking...

erkt 10mo ago

Might makes right.

toomanyrichies 10mo ago
Remember this energy when someone stronger than you decides they want your wallet.
- tekknik 10mo ago
  this is why people carry guns in america
  - baby 10mo ago
    I thought these were for mass shootings
    - casey2 10mo ago
      Maybe we should let people learn that actions have consequences. The kind and uplifting are seldom shot. Take Isabelle Robinson from parkland. Paraphrasing: "It's not my responsibility to "befriend" a person who is showing violent red flags; it’s the school’s job to intervene and provide professional help or remove the threat." So she did notice the red flags, but didn't do anything, she believe the school should do something not her. The failure in this line of reasoning is that every institution is made up of individuals, if they all think the same way nothing will change. This is literally a school shooting victim saying she doesn't believe that she should personally have to pay... well she didn't have to pay as much as some of her classmates. The school of will find their own people to blame. Pretty much every major religion teaches something like: If they slap one cheek show them the other, and that we are all one. Nevertheless, very few people will take any amount of responsibility for another "individuals" actions. The logical conclusion is that we sit in silod VR pods until the life support systems fail
    - UltraSane 10mo ago
      They are for BOTH.
    - tekknik 10mo ago
      Only if you’re insane.
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- DecoySalamander 10mo ago
  I'd just call the police, since they're more powerful than your average robber. Maduro's remaining cronies could call on Russia for help since they just signed a military alliance. However, that's not likely to work.

xg15 10mo ago

Even if you'd accept this warped logic, I don't see how you'd get from "this was just a slightly more complex police action" to "we're gonna run the country from now on and take over the oil sector", legally speaking...