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Re:US Bars Entry to International Criminal Court Investigators by camelNotation on Friday March 15, 2019 @04:30PM (#19403992)
As it should be. It's not appropriate to unilaterally exert power over people who have not consented to it through the establishment of a constitution, legislative controls, and shared ideals that hold that power as authoritative. The idea that anyone would just come into our country and demand that we consent to their understanding of justice, rights, etc. is absurd.

Now, switching topics entirely, are you guys all on board with this American-led push for the opposition leader in Venezuela? Also, how are things in Syria and Yemen these days? Libya? Iraq? Afghanistan? Just curious.

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Re:US Bars Entry to International Criminal Court Investigators by mcv on Friday March 15, 2019 @07:36PM (#19405348)
> As it should be. It's not appropriate to unilaterally exert power over people who have not consented to it through the establishment of a constitution, legislative controls, and shared ideals that hold that power as authoritative.

The US should not multilaterally accept the prosecution of war crimes because it's not appropriate to unilaterally exert power over people? That makes no sense.

On top of that, the US doesn't even agree with your position, because the US was the primary driver behind the Nuremberg trials to prosecute German war criminals after WW2, despite Germany not having consented to it through the establishment of a constitution, legislative controls or shared ideals.

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Re:US Bars Entry to International Criminal Court Investigators by pram on Friday March 15, 2019 @05:09PM (#19404318)
Can people not simultaneously be against the ICC and US imperialism?
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