Mihai
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Just some random person. He/him.
Fabricati diem, punc! Illegitimi non carborundum.
GNU Terry Pratchett
Fabricati diem, punc! Illegitimi non carborundum.
GNU Terry Pratchett
That's unfortunately in itself not a panaceum either, at least not without entrenched clauses / militant democracy techniques like Germany's eternity clause blocking outright regime change. Here's an interesting viewpoint on the topic:
A concept I've been meaning to float to make sense of what's happened to the US Constitution is an idea from the British constitutional tradition: "implied repeal."
It's useful because it helps us to understand that Article I, & much else of the US Constitution, has been implicitly repealed.
It's useful because it helps us to understand that Article I, & much else of the US Constitution, has been implicitly repealed.
January 5, 2026 at 7:49 AM
That's unfortunately in itself not a panaceum either, at least not without entrenched clauses / militant democracy techniques like Germany's eternity clause blocking outright regime change. Here's an interesting viewpoint on the topic:
There's a significant difference, though: Noriega was not head of state; of course he was the de facto ruler, but he was not the *de jure* ruler. Maduro *was* the de jure head of state. This distinction seems quite pertinent if they're going to try invoking legal precedent.
January 4, 2026 at 5:22 PM
There's a significant difference, though: Noriega was not head of state; of course he was the de facto ruler, but he was not the *de jure* ruler. Maduro *was* the de jure head of state. This distinction seems quite pertinent if they're going to try invoking legal precedent.
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Molly McKew has a great two-part analysis (written a month ago, even...) on the context and possible future developments:
* www.greatpower.us/p/the-war-on...
* www.greatpower.us/p/the-war-on...
* www.greatpower.us/p/the-war-on...
* www.greatpower.us/p/the-war-on...
The war on Venezuela is a war for American reality — PART 1
President Trump has pushed the nation toward a fulcrum — a point where the entire definition of American power could unhinge, and after which there is greatly increased risk for the United States of A...
www.greatpower.us
January 3, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Molly McKew has a great two-part analysis (written a month ago, even...) on the context and possible future developments:
* www.greatpower.us/p/the-war-on...
* www.greatpower.us/p/the-war-on...
* www.greatpower.us/p/the-war-on...
* www.greatpower.us/p/the-war-on...