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Do former US presidents have the right to receive daily CIA briefings?
In Michael Moore's 2004 film Fahrenheit 9/11 a person named Dan Briody says the following:
George H.W. Bush is a man who has obviously incredible reach into the White House. He receives daily CIA briefings, which is the right of any ex-president,…
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Why has Trump refused to recognize the Armenian Genocide?
On December 12th, 2019, the US Senate voted unanimously to recognize the Armenian genocide as a matter of American foreign policy. The bill, which was co-sponsored by Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Ted Cruz (R-TX), had been approved by the…
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"Government transplant" been tried? At what scale, and what were the results?
In the "Fall of Rio" short documentary about the drug-related violence in Rio de Janeiro, one of the interviewed drug traffickers said he does what he does because due to the terrible government (unclear if he referred to Brazil's, or Rio's local…
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Can Vice President Pence be impeached before President Trump?
As I understand, the current vice president Mike Pence is next in line for the presidency should president Trump be removed from office. However, there's some links between Mike Pence and the Ukrainian "quid pro quo" issue, i.e., the underlying…
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How does the credit rating of a country affect its populace?
I am coming from a UK perspective; we lost our AAA credit rating in 2013, and dropped again in 2017 after the referendum on European Union membership. It was reported last week that we are set to be downgraded yet again.
How does credit rating of a…
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What is gerrymandering called if it's not the result of redrawing districts?
The result of gerrymandering is a set of voting districts that are not representative of the overall ideology of a larger region. Gerrymandering refers specifically to obtaining that result by redrawing district boundaries, but do we have a word to…
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Could the Queen overturn the UK Supreme Court ruling regarding prorogation of Parliament?
A couple of days ago, the UK Supreme Court ruled that Boris Johnson's advice to the Queen, which led to the prorogation of Parliament for 5 weeks ahead of the October 31st Brexit date, was unlawful. Therefore, the prorogation has been cancelled and…
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Why did Theresa May offer a vote on a second Brexit referendum?
As part of a now-rejected deal with the Labour party, Theresa May seemed to open the door to a second Brexit referendum.
Theresa May made her final big gamble as prime minister on Tuesday, offering Labour a “new deal” that included the possibility…
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Why did it take so long for Germany to allow electric scooters / e-rollers on the roads?
According to Telegraph Germany has just issued a law that allows electrical scooters on the roads:
Germany has become the latest country to approve the use of electric
scooters on its roads as their popularity spreads throughout Europe.
On…
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Are British MPs missing the point, with these 'Indicative Votes'?
Today, MPs in the House of Commons are debating and will be voting on a series of 'Indicative Votes' (similar to the ones they voted on last week). Among these are debates about possible softer versions of Brexit, such as a 'Common Market…
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Has "none of the above" ever been added to a ballot? What was the effect?
Besides, Nevada, in United States, having the option to vote none of the above (NOTA) are there any other places in the world that allow for voters to tick NOTA?
If this is the case, are there any studies on the effect of having such an option? Did…
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The DUP have threatened to “vote down the budget” - but what does this mean?
The DUP have threatened to “vote down the budget” if their requirements for Brexit are not met.
But what does this mean in practice? Will the Government have trouble passing a budget in this event?
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Why is exorcism still allowed (legal) in highly developed countries?
According to this article exorcism still receives legal protection in US:
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday threw out a jury award over injuries
a 17-year-old girl suffered in an exorcism conducted by members of her
old church, ruling that the…
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What did the hard-line Brexiters (who quit May's government) want?
The latest news is that (Foreign Secretary) Boris Johnson has followed in the footsteps of David Davis:
He is the second senior cabinet minister to quit within hours following Brexit Secretary David Davis's exit.
How exactly did they diverge from…
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Why the odd tax bracket intervals in the Senate Tax reform bill?
The US Senate's recently adopted tax plan calls for seven tax brackets. Ignoring for the moment the tax rates attached to each bracket, it seems strange that the taxable income range for bracket 5 (320,000 to 400,000) appears to be inconsistent with…
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