Election 2024

Discussion in 'Politics' started by exGOPer, Jul 17, 2023.

  1. exGOPer

    exGOPer

    And Israel - you left that part out.

    Funny how equating Hamas to Israel is your only play here.
     
    #251     Nov 8, 2023
  2. UsualName

    UsualName

    Why war? Why can’t I have a nuclear weapon as long as I pinky promise not to misuse it?
     
    #252     Nov 8, 2023
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  3. exGOPer

    exGOPer

    He thinks he is so smart for using the oldest debate tactic - when you don't have an answer just change the topic.
     
    #253     Nov 8, 2023
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  4. Mercor

    Mercor

    Yes they have rights.
    The official Government of Gaza is responsible that they don't break laws of warfare by reasonable protecting the citizens.
    For example thy could have brought all the children into the tunnels or ask the UN to help move them south or not shot missiles from their grade schools playgrounds

    Civilians are protected against direct attack unless, and for such time, as they directly participate in hostilities. Parties to an armed conflict must take all feasible precautions in determining whether a person is a civilian and, if that is the case, whether he or she is directly participating in hostilities
     
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    #254     Nov 8, 2023
  5. Mercor

    Mercor

    Its against US law
    It shall be unlawful, except as provided in section 2121 of this title, for any person, inside or outside of the United States, to knowingly participate in the development of, manufacture, produce, transfer, acquire, receive, possess, import, export, or use, or possess and threaten to use, any atomic weapon.

    Its also legal for a country to have a atomic bomb, like North Korea and Israel
    Its illegal for Iran because they are part of the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)

    https://disarmament.unoda.org/wmd/nuclear/npt/
     
    #255     Nov 8, 2023
  6. But if it wasn’t against the law to own a personal nuclear device would that make it okay? Would you be for it? Or might you wish that the law be changed to disallow it?
     
    #256     Nov 8, 2023
  7. Mercor

    Mercor

    That would be a reckless law
    Laws are collectively made to protect society and especially the people in society.
    Laws are a way to allow us to limit some individual rights because they interfere with the rights of others
    To have a drum of enriched uranium in your basement is a hazard to you and others
     
    #257     Nov 8, 2023
  8. UsualName

    UsualName

    Ah ha, so you support limitations on arms unless they are assault weapons?
     
    #258     Nov 8, 2023
  9. Mercor

    Mercor

    First there would need to be a definition of "assault weapon"
    Currently automatic rifles are illegal. I agree
    I think the Supreme court has done a pretty good job limiting individual rights for weapons
     
    #259     Nov 8, 2023
  10. Overnight

    Overnight

    No they are not, so long as you have the proper permit from the BATFE.
     
    #260     Nov 8, 2023