Comment by throw0101a
3 days ago
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
Also, the irony:
> the administration's position is that American courts can hold any president accountable for crimes, except the American president
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...
Might makes right.
Remember this energy when someone stronger than you decides they want your wallet.
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.
this is why people carry guns in america
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