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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by throw0101a on Saturday January 03, 2026 @11:34AM (#46478552)
> 1. Maduro stole an election. He is not legitimately in power. Many other people in power, like the military and other political factions, opposed this and wants him removed.

Can US administration claim a domestic election (like the upcoming 2026 mid-terms) was stolen and… do stuff?

> 3. With the tacit approval of these folks, the US arrests Maduro for previously indicted crimes.

Concern:

> This argument means that any time a president wants to invade a country "legally," he just has to get his DOJ to indict the country's leader. It makes Congress' power to declare war totally meaningless.(

* https://x.com/JamesSurowiecki/status/2007450814097305734#m

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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by jLaForest on Saturday January 03, 2026 @12:31PM (#46479265)
> Can US administration claim a domestic election (like the upcoming 2026 mid-terms) was stolen and… do stuff?

A more direct comparison would be if Mexico decided Trump's lies about the 2020 US election were correct and kidnapped Joe Biden and his wife.

You cant condone these actions and also claim to believe in the rule of law...

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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by WorkerBee28474 on Saturday January 03, 2026 @05:13PM (#46482254)
> Can US administration claim a domestic election (like the upcoming 2026 mid-terms) was stolen and… do stuff?

With enough guns, anything is possible.

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