Not a problem, I guess, at least not until arrogance becomes illegal.
Neil Armstrong's bootprint on the moon is now protected by U.S. law
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#12Just reading the headline leads me to the immediate reaction: Who cares about a U.S. law outside of US jurisdiction? If the U.S. wants other countries to follow the same rules they need to make international treaties like the outer space treaty from 1967. That requires actual diplomacy of course.
> Who cares about a U.S. law outside of US jurisdiction? Alas, Julian Assange for one, as an Australian citizen, indicted for breaking a US law while not in the US. The recent UK court decision not to extradite him to the US nevertheless in no way disputes US standing nor jurisdiction, and he remains in custody while the US appeals. So, we're all living in America.
The UK should just get it over with and become a US state.
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#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Who cares about a U.S. law outside of US jurisdiction? Alas, Julian Assange for one, as an Australian citizen, indicted for breaking a US law while not in the US. The recent UK court decision not to extradite him to the US nevertheless in no way disputes US standing nor jurisdiction, and he remains in custody while the US appeals. So, we're all living in America.
The UK should just get it over with and become a US state.
Please don’t say things like that. Someone might get the bright idea to put it on a referendum...
Re: Neil Armstrong's bootprint on the moon is now protected by U.S. law
#14wow we had time to pass that law what with the revolution?
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#15And in the meantime, the country is suffering on earth.
Re: Neil Armstrong's bootprint on the moon is now protected by U.S. law
#16Please ... the first group of Space-tourists, on a weekend bender trip to the moon, will render that boot print as dust in minutes.
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
The UK should just get it over with and become a US state.
Please don’t say things like that. Someone might get the bright idea to put it on a referendum...
If I had to guess, I’d expect such a referendum to return a “join America” result and then for almost everyone to be surprised that doing so means (1) losing the Queen, (2) losing the Pound, and (3) losing essentially all gun restrictions.
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#18Just reading the headline leads me to the immediate reaction: Who cares about a U.S. law outside of US jurisdiction? If the U.S. wants other countries to follow the same rules they need to make international treaties like the outer space treaty from 1967. That requires actual diplomacy of course.
You should care.
Many countries exercise extraterritorial jurisdiction laws and go after people who break them, this includes the US. If they can reach you, they will prosecute you if they want.
Normally this applies to the states own citizens but they will target foreign citizens who have hurt the state (see Assange).
Spying, poaching, abuse of children and war crimes are where some of these extraterritorial laws are exercised.
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
Please don’t say things like that. Someone might get the bright idea to put it on a referendum...
If I had to guess, I’d expect such a referendum to return a “join America” result and then for almost everyone to be surprised that doing so means (1) losing the Queen, (2) losing the Pound, and (3) losing essentially all gun restrictions.
Wouldn't becoming part of Canada technically fulfil the "join America" goal and allow the Queen to be kept?
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#20So is Buzz Aldrin gonna be posthumously indicted?