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Why would the President not just fire the Attorney General?
According to several newspapers, e.g. this article, or even the (now former) Attorney General's resignation letter, President Trump asked Jeff Sessions to resign. Similar things are also shown in TV shows from time to time.
If I remember correctly,…
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What happens if it is proved that "vote leave" campaign broke campaigning laws?
This Guardian article argues about connections between Cambridge Analytica and Brexit referendum.
There is a paragraph that tells us about some restrictions related to how information and money can be used for political campaigns in…
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Why is the US Congress getting involved in the privacy issues at Facebook?
Mark Zuckerberg is testifying in the US Congress this week about issues surrounding privacy at Facebook. However it's not clear to me why the legislative branch would become involved in such minute details of a private company's operations. If I…
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What is the United States' interest in Ukraine?
I read several articles on why Russia is interested in Ukraine. But not much found on why USA is going after it. Appreciate if someone can explain this to me.
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Why are separate bathrooms for men and women not in violation of the rejection of "separate but equal"?
Other than the fact that nobody has challenged it in the Supreme Court, how are separate bathrooms for men and women not in violation of the rejection of "separate but equal"?
We conclude that, in the field of public education, the doctrine of…
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What was the TOP SECRET information in the Nunes Memo?
By order of the President, the Nunes Memo was declassified. If you look at the page headers of the memo, you can see it was classified as TOP SECRET, i.e. Such material would cause "exceptionally grave damage" to national security if made publicly…
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Why do some Catalans want to become independent?
Why do some Catalans want to become independent?
What has changed recently to increase their desire to be independent?
I'd like to understand this situation, as I am currently completely ignorant about it.
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If one party controls the house and 2/3 of the senate, what's to stop them taking the presidency?
From my understanding (Wikipedia), the House of Representatives can impeach the president with a simple majority. The Senate can then convict the president with a supermajority (2/3 of the Senate). Section 4 of Article Two of the United States…
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What is the point of asking the Prime Minister about their engagements for the rest of the day?
Every week (or so it seems) the Prime Minister is asked the same meaningless question and gives the same meaningless answer. For example:
Huw Merriman (Bexhill and Battle) (Con)
Q1. If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 15…
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Why is banning communism symbols so hard to achieve as opposed to banning of Nazi symbols?
NOTE: to narrow down the question, I will make the following narrowing:
Nazi symbols: salute and the swastika used in clear connection to Nazi (i.e. not this one)
Communist symbols: hammer and sickle on red background clearly associated with…
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If someone sends in an early vote, but then dies, is their vote counted?
This question was inspired by Donald Trump's claims about Hillary's supposed illegitimate votes, but is not about those claims.
Suppose I had cast my vote last year in an early ballot. Between then and the election, I died. Would my vote still be…
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Difference between nationalism and patriotism
Nowadays, nationalism has a strong negative connotation attached to it. This stigma doesn't apply to patriotism.
What's the difference between them?
If there is a difference to what extent could nationalism be a positive force for good?
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What governmental power does the Monarch hold in Great Britain in practice?
We have been led to believe that much of the power that was once held by the monarchy has been transferred to the Parliament and that the King is mostly a figurehead. However, the government is still referred to as His Majesty's Government.
What…
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Why is Turkey still denying the Armenian genocide?
The European Parliament recently adopted a resolution encouraging Turkey to "come to terms with its past" and recognize the Armenian genocide:
They welcome statements by the President and Prime Minister of Turkey offering condolences and…
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What is the oldest law still in force?
In particular, what is the oldest piece of written law (whether statute, constitution, decree or similar) that is still in force somewhere in the world?
Alongside that, what is the oldest law still in force which has been shown to still be relevant?
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