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Is there a way that Congress could secretly vote on approving a potential war?
The US killed Soleimani without notifying Congress, which a lot of people in Congress are angry about. There are fears this could start a war, which would constitutionally require congressional approval to be declared. However, if they wanted to…
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How true are Trump’s claims about NATO spending?
Over President Trump’s term in office, he has been very vocal about the spending commitments made by many NATO countries, and their frequent failure to live up to them. He now seems to be taking credit for reversing this trend. In particular, I’m…
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Why has no one requested the tape of the Trump/Ukraine call?
Given that the transcript released is not word for word and that it contains a disclaimer explaining it's not a 'verbatim transcript', why has no one, whether Democrats seeking to impeach, or Republicans seeking to defend, requested the original…
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What does it mean that North Carolina's maps were thrown out but new ones weren't ordered drawn?
This article from NBC says this (emphasis mine):
A three-judge panel of state judges issued an order Monday barring state officials from using the current map for the coming elections, including the March presidential primary. The panel stopped…
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Why is the fact that Ukraine President Zelenskyy publicly stated that Trump didn't pressure him whatsoever being ignored?
People are up in arms about allegations that President Trump's pressured Ukraine to reopening an investigation into Joe Biden.
My question is, why are the mainstream media and the people leading the impeachment inquiries ignoring the fact that…
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What can be done about a US president who refuses to co-operate with an impeachment panel?
Is it possible to prevent a sitting US President from hindering an impeachment investigation against him or her?
The Washington Post just reported that:
Trump personal attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani said Tuesday that he would not cooperate with House…
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Was the ruling that prorogation was unlawful only possible because of the creation of a separate supreme court?
So the UK supreme court has just ruled the prorogation of parliament to be unlawful. This court has only existed since 2009, taking on the role as the court of final appeal from the House of Lords.
Given that the Lords was prorogued during this…
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Why isn't there a serious attempt at creating a third mass-appeal party in the US?
Most people in the US do not identify themselves as either Republican or Democrat (see Gallup data).
There seems to be four possible explanations.
These independent-leaning Americans prefer more far-right policies. But this seems unlikely, since…
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Why does Trump want a citizenship question on the census?
President Trump has recently stated that he may issue an executive order to place a question on the 2020 Census about US residents' citizenship status.
This comes after the Supreme Court has already issued a ruling that the Commerce Department's…
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What prevents a US state from colonizing a smaller state?
Blue state California has a huge population, 39.5 million and urban rents are high. There are 130k homeless people. New York State has another 90k homeless people.
Red state Wyoming has only 500k people, with a 2018 voter turnout of around 200k.
If…
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Why is gun control associated with the socially liberal Democratic party?
In America, during the past few years (when I started to actually follow politics), gun control has been something that Republican politicians are almost all very strongly against, while it is supported by basically all Democratic politicians. While…
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Why are Kinder Surprise Eggs illegal in the USA?
In the USA, Kinder Surprise Eggs are banned by the government. What is the reason?
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Why is the President allowed to veto a cancellation of emergency powers?
This seems like a major bug in checks and balances, since it requires 2/3 majority in both chambers to override the veto.
Doesn't this give the President power to do anything they wish, as long as they have support from only 1/6 of congress (1/3…
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How would a libertarian model address widely spread negative externalities (such as CFCs)?
I understand the concept in libertarianism that if corporation A dumps toxic waste in a river and downstream of this river corporation B bottles this water for consumption, that corporation B has had its property rights violated and thus can sue…
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Why did Sweden issue the 'if crisis or war comes' pamphlet?
Inspired by the question We will never surrender! Why would a country have this policy?
From the question text, Sweden recently issued a pamphlet to citizens regarding what would be done if war or a crisis happens.
To me this pamphlet seems…
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