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It's a re-instatement of a cold war era law that was suspended in 2011.
by eigenspace 6mo ago
It's a re-instatement of a cold war era law that was suspended in 2011.
- petcat 6mo agoSeems like a distinction without a difference to me.
- dmurray 6mo agoIt's an important distinction because it prevents the defence of "oh it's just an old law, there are lots of old laws on the books that everyone knows aren't relevant, they can't be tidied up for political reasons". It was suspended for the last 15 years! Surely it was easier to leave it suspended and unsuspending it is a conscious choice.
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- nine_k 6mo agoThe point is not when the law originated, but that it's being reinstated.
- eigenspace 6mo agoOkay sure, but I didnt say otherwise. I was just correcting someone who said something untrue.
- rvnx 6mo agoThe main point was that they changed it so instead of being activated during crisis now it applies anytime, including in peacetime. Making it similar to the cold war provisions doesn't make it sounds better.
- eigenspace 6mo agoNo, the one that said it was only activated during crisis was the post 2011 version.