Cartels approve and judge just got a whole lot richer
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Cartels approve and judge just got a whole lot richer
acesfull86
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Nice...they’re going to build us that wall in record time
sturg33
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Meanwhile Trump wants to use echo devices and apple watches to spy on Americans
And that **** should be **** down right now.
striker42
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Interesting stuff happening in Britain. The PM has asked the Queen to suspend Parliament. This is usually a normal occurrence. At the end of a parliamentary session, the PM asks the Queen to suspend Parliament (usually ranging from a few days to a couple of weeks) and then a new session begins.
However, the timing of this is meant to derail Brexit opposition. It denies opposition MPs time to get laws passed to avoid a no deal Brexit.
There are a couple of interesting legal aspects to this. First, the Queen's official position is that she is constitutionally bound to suspend Parliament upon the advice of the PM. So while the Queen's name is attached to this, it's really Johnson's move. Second, suspending Parliament is part of the Queen's prerogative powers and the exercise of a prerogative power cannot be challenged in court in the UK. There is apparently going to be an attempt to challenge Johnson's advising of the Queen but I'm dubious as to it's chances of success.
It looks like Johnson has done something we've seen done many times in the US in recent history. He found a crack in the law and leveraged it to his advantage in a way prior PMs had likely been unwilling to do. We've seen things like the filibuster go down or the President legislating through "prioritization of executive resources." This use of the suspension of Parliament has a similar feel.
However, the timing of this is meant to derail Brexit opposition. It denies opposition MPs time to get laws passed to avoid a no deal Brexit.
There are a couple of interesting legal aspects to this. First, the Queen's official position is that she is constitutionally bound to suspend Parliament upon the advice of the PM. So while the Queen's name is attached to this, it's really Johnson's move. Second, suspending Parliament is part of the Queen's prerogative powers and the exercise of a prerogative power cannot be challenged in court in the UK. There is apparently going to be an attempt to challenge Johnson's advising of the Queen but I'm dubious as to it's chances of success.
It looks like Johnson has done something we've seen done many times in the US in recent history. He found a crack in the law and leveraged it to his advantage in a way prior PMs had likely been unwilling to do. We've seen things like the filibuster go down or the President legislating through "prioritization of executive resources." This use of the suspension of Parliament has a similar feel.
That’s really meaningless. She has no real power. Only thing that has a chance to save the people in Hong Kong is for Britain to come out and claim that the people of Hong Kong are British citizens
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
It has been common for some time now for Hong Kong families who can afford it to send expectant mothers overseas to give birth so the children will have another passport. I wouldn't be surprised if this has also become a practice among upper class mainland Chinese.
Edit: It is not hard to find articles on "birth tourism." Here is one.
https://jingdaily.com/los-angeles-chinese-birth-tourism/
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nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
What kind of response do you think this is going to generate from Iran.
They will get more hostile as they always do.
What should have been done other than this?
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
I don't claim there is an easy solution. I had my doubts about the nuclear deal struck by Obama. I have my doubts about this "maximum pressure" campaign. I think the most sensible policy might be to encourage the outside parties to work toward an end to the war in Yemen. It is a tough nut to crack.
I got a 5-week teaching gig lined up out there later this fall. Hopefully, things simmer down.
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Be safe bud
striker42
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I personally think both the Obama and Trump camps are handling Iran wrong. I'd go the opposite direction. I'd be pushing for as much trade as possible. I'd have pallets of iPhones ready to ship into Iran. I'd be trying to find ways to broadcast free, uncensored wifi all over the country. I'd do everything I could to flood western culture into that country.
Defeating countries like Iran through force is messy. External force breeds resentment.
I think our greatest weapon in this area of the world is western culture. Western culture is a narcotic. Once you turn the culture of a country to your side, the government will eventually follow.
Defeating countries like Iran through force is messy. External force breeds resentment.
I think our greatest weapon in this area of the world is western culture. Western culture is a narcotic. Once you turn the culture of a country to your side, the government will eventually follow.
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
hip hop as foreign policy...that's already happened in most countries in that part of the world, including Iran
striker42
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Yep. And its growth needs to be encouraged. Sanctions just cut off the flow of culture. It needs to be turned on full blast.