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Well they technically do, parliamentary sovereignty means that the UK can, "legislate to ban smoking on the streets of Paris." There are no limits to what laws
by Spivak 6mo ago
Well they technically do, parliamentary sovereignty means that the UK can, "legislate to ban smoking on the streets of Paris." There are no limits to what laws they can write, even ones that are out of their jurisdiction, absurd, or unenforceable.
- markdown 6mo agoThe U.S. asserts the right to prosecute anyone, anywhere, who provides material support to any group they label as a terrorist organization. Not only is this enforceable, it has been enforced, and people have been assassinated without charge for this crime.
- 15155 6mo agoIt helps when you spend trillions annually on your military. Might makes right.
- XorNot 6mo agoRussia spends a lot less and routinely assassinates foreign critics. India has targeted overseas critics as well. The size of ones military expenditure does not determine whether a foreign government can kill you, specifically.
- badc0ffee 6mo agoThe US isn't spending trillions/year on the military, at least not yet. It might crack 1 trillion in the near future.