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If Russia hacked the 2016 election, how or why can we proceed with inaugurating Trump?
Simple question, but it's been bugging me for quite some time.
If we know for a fact that Russians interfered with the 2016 US presidential election, why can we proceed with inaugurating Trump, without fully knowing the extent to which the hacks…
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Why do the Palestinian refugees have special status among the refugees?
The UN body dedicated to protect and help the refugees all around the world is the UNHCR - except for the Palestinian refugees who are the sole group to have their own, specially dedicated UN body: the UNWRA.
No other group has such. Also,…
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Are there any examples of a king or dictator choosing to give up power by moving towards a more democratic governmental system?
I'm looking for examples, if any, where the head of a government actively strove to move towards a more democratic system, despite doing so requiring them to give up personal power. I'd accept any individual who had a large amount of ruling power…
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Would it be sensible for the House Democrats to vote for McCarthy as speaker?
It is my understanding that McCarthy is struggling to get elected, because some more extreme Republicans regard him as 'too moderate'. Doesn't that mean that the choice is basically McCarthy or someone more extreme? In that case wouldn't it be…
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What is the meaning of the Z and V symbols being sported by the Russians in the current Russo-Ukrainian conflict?
There are these two symbols (Z & V) which are considered as Russian prowar symbols which are appearing on Russian Army vehicles and being worn by Russians supporting the war. There is some speculation that they could mean Zapad and Vostok.
Does it…
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Why does the U.S. Census deliberately transfer population to neighboring census blocks?
I am involved a little in both Vermont House redistricting and Burlington City Council redistricting.
I have noticed, at least two census blocks that the Census is clearly over reporting population. Both are visible using District Builder in this…
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Is there a country or state which issues gender free ID cards?
According to Forbes, Dutch ID Cards are scheduled to become gender-free in several years (~2025):
Dutch ID cards will be gender-free within five years, as the
Government seeks to end the “unnecessary” registration of gender.
I am wondering if this…
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Why are legal decisions in the US so politicized?
(Not sure if this should be on the Law.SE. I'm guessing the answer is more political than legal, hence I'm asking it here.)
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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A difficult political atmosphere for President Joe Biden may have become even more…
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Why is Former President Trump criticized for leaving the Iran Deal and his 'Maximum Pressure' campaign?
(Inspired by another question which was closed and deleted as a push question.)
According to the Financial Tribune:
The US special envoy for Iran, Robert Malley, said the maximum pressure campaign mounted by the former US president Donald Trump’s…
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Why are opinions on the George Floyd sentence seemingly polarised along party lines?
I read just now that Derek Chauvin is sentenced to 22.5 years for the murder of George Floyd.
Looking at both left and right-leaning subreddits, I find that
the left agrees that Chauvin committed murder and should be sentenced
the right claims…
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What is "liberalism" in the USA political discourse?
I've recently registered to Facebook and Quora. It exposed me to a lot of political propaganda, mostly USA-centric. Republicans blaming Democrats and vice versa.
Reading this was an amusing and void waste of time, upon I stumbled on "liberal"…
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Why does the US need to spy on its allies?
Recently, I've read about the NSA (the US National Security Agency) spying on European leaders - Angela Merkel in particular.
But this is highly unusual for me. I can understand the US spying on its opponents. But European countries are the US's…
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Why was Liz Cheney removed from House Republican leadership?
Yesterday, House Republicans voted to remove Liz Cheney of Wyoming from the #3 position in their leadership:
In a remarkable display of loyalty to Donald J. Trump, Republicans moved quickly to purge Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming from House…
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What is the point in delaying the signing of legislation that the President supports?
Once a president has already decided that they are going to sign legislation, why not do it immediately?
For example, on Wednesday, March 10, the House of Representatives voted to pass the American Rescue Plan; which already passed in the Senate.…
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Why are congressional votes not secret?
In general, a person in the United States has the right to vote. As far as I can tell, this vote is private—no one else knows who you voted for. Why are the votes in congress public? Wouldn't it help the representatives and senators to vote with a…
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