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    2 years ago

    excuse that Maduro is not fit for president under Venezuela law

    OK, even putting aside the obvious imperialist agenda, this excuse is just stupid on its face. You do not get to enforce another country’s laws! You do not get to say that their interpretation of their own law is wrong!

    Why? Well other than the fact that you literally do not have jurisdiction in that country under international law, the law is nowhere near as simple as being purely dictated by the words in this one special book. That’s why we have courts, supreme courts, ministries/departments of justice, judges, justices, prosecutors, district attorneys, attorney generals, common law, case law, legal procedure, precedents, etc etc etc etc. All of those are responsible for interpreting, and yes, differently adjusting and applying the law, and the end result could well not match how you think it should be.