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freshwest

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20. AFAIK, that's international law, not the Constitution. It's why RWNJs worldwide hate the UN, etc.
Wed Feb 26, 2014, 08:19 PM
Feb 2014

They can organize their own little pograms state by state or nation by nation. The world can condemn, but without force of arms and occupation as was done to Germany, it's just words. Many people forget Nuremberg was carried out by foreign forces on a conquered nation that could not resist the judgment of others.

We have war criminals running loose because we still exist as a nation and do not live under the boot of another country. We could not even do what the signs we carried said, 'Impeach Cheney first!' because there would have been a civil war with half the nation favoring the Bushes after all that time. They are like termites eating us from the inside out.

But it is only international courts, and only when they are backed up by force of arms that can challenge such. I knew people who tried and we even got a docket number from the Hague to try Bush and Cheney. They shelved it for the reason I just explained.

So we only have sanctions and cutting off aid as our tools, which do work, but slowly. If Uganda was occupied, the law could be overturned by force of arms, but I don't see that.

In the USA, I wish there was a way to charge groups like the AFA as conspirators, but what they do is legal here. But in the EU, I don't think it is. We're not the EU and don't have their code of human rights.

That is why to some people the EU is very attractive. But others hate it as they say it's bringing global governance. It's at times like this, that it looks good.

Too much dirt being done. It looks like the Senator calling for cutting off their aid and those in the UK calling for refugee status for the people named in a paper - how very Third Reich of them to do that! - and rescue them.

But what of the others who are merely suspected of being gay? Or their family members who can also be punished for not turning them in, when some moran calls them out?

We've got this in AZ that may be vetoed, and GA is voting to do the same thing. This is all media driven and I hate them for it everyday, promoting hate. And as I always say - they will not stop with one group. The Nazis did not stop with one group. And it makes me sick and discouraged that people are such suckers to fall for it!



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Excellent! The US should not support death gangs like Uganda. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2014 #1
DUH - ya thinK? Thanks, Sem. Leahy for having the gits. AAO Feb 2014 #2
That would be an obvious response to this craziness. Lucky Luciano Feb 2014 #3
Hell Yeah! Ya Cha Feb 2014 #4
And can we jail those here who made that law possible? Initech Feb 2014 #5
And Bryan Fischer and the rest... Oops, 1st Amendment. Still cut their money off! n/t freshwest Feb 2014 #17
Does the first amendment apply to war crimes or crimes against humanity? Initech Feb 2014 #18
AFAIK, that's international law, not the Constitution. It's why RWNJs worldwide hate the UN, etc. freshwest Feb 2014 #20
Thanks Senater Leahy...VT is lucky to have you. Auntie Bush Feb 2014 #6
I am not sure this is a good thing. The aid should be going to those that need aid. rhett o rick Feb 2014 #7
Norway and Denmark are shifting their aid from the government to NGO's. pampango Feb 2014 #13
most of the aid that US gives to Uganda They_Live Feb 2014 #21
NO MORE TAX DOLLARS TO UGANDAN GENOCIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #8
AND NO MORE AIDING THE US CHRISTIAN CHURCHES THAT MADE THIS POSSIBLE!!! Initech Feb 2014 #11
No Non-Profit status for any US Church that has contributed towards money to help pass anti-gay laws LynneSin Feb 2014 #14
I agree Politicub Feb 2014 #9
Good on Leahy. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #10
Not fair to help only some of the people.... Tippy Feb 2014 #12
Georgia and Arizona next? mahannah Feb 2014 #15
Next up - Arizona Doctor_J Feb 2014 #16
What took so long? Mz Pip Feb 2014 #19
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