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Why is Reuters considered as an independent and unbiased political news source?
Reuters is very often used and quoted in parliamentary hearings, google updates and different news outlets.
Many people say that this is because of the "independent " nature of reporting of Reuters. But how is this so? What makes Reuters different…
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Who "spent four years refusing to accept the validity of the [2016] election"?
Mitch McConnell, discussing the 2020 US presidential election, was quoted as follows:
On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the top Republican
in Congress, said that Trump is "within his rights" to challenge the
outcome, and criticized…
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If a prisoner runs for President and wins, do they stay in prison while elected?
It's possible for a U.S. citizen to run for President while in prison, as with
Eugene Debs.
Suppose a prisoner runs and wins. Let's also suppose that the crimes in for which the prisoner is serving time for are undisputed and terrible, but for some…
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Why try to impeach Trump now?
I'm unclear why Democrats are trying to impeach Trump at this particular point in time.
The U.S. 2020 elections are less than a year (about 11 months) away, so why risk an impeachment move now when the public will vote on the next president in a few…
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Is there a coup going on in Bolivia?
Recently Bolivia held presidential elections which were highly questioned in terms of legitimacy and led to massive protests in the country accusing the government of fraud. This situation, and the attitude/responses from government officials, led…
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Why has Speaker Pelosi been so hesitant to impeach President Trump?
I am curious as to why Nancy Pelosi (until 9/24/2019 17:00 EDT) seemed to be so reluctant to push for Donald Trump's impeachment. It seems that the Democratic Party is becoming increasingly outraged by what they perceive as Trump's corruption; lack…
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Why is there no willingness in the international community to step in between Pakistan and India?
Pakistan and India are both nuclear powers. And, unlike other nations, such as North Korea vs USA, Pakistan and India genuinely hate each other and have since the two countries came into existence. Furthermore, they are neighboring countries, which…
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Why is DC so, so, so Democratic?
Looking at Wikipedia’s page on the 2016 election, I see that Clinton got 90.48% of DC’s vote; Trump only got 4.07%. This is by far the most any candidate got in any state; behind it is it Nebraska’s 3rd congressional district with 73.92% for Trump.…
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Is there a strong legal guarantee that the U.S. can give to another country that it won't attack them?
Is there a strong legal guarantee that the U.S. can give to another country that it won't attack them? I think because U.S. policy tends to drastically change every time the administration changes, some countries are reluctant to come to any sort of…
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On what legal basis did the UK remove the 'European Union' from its passport?
The UK is still part of the EU. So I am wondering, what is the legal basis of the decision to remove the words 'European Union' from the cover of UK passports issued since March 29th 2019 (the original date set for the UK leaving the EU)?
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How did Theresa May remain PM after her Brexit deal was rejected?
As far as I understand, Theresa May was elected to the leader of the Conservatives (and consequently Prime Minister of the UK) to make a Brexit deal (source):
She [May] said there was a "big job" ahead to unite the party and the country following…
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What is the difference between liberalism and libertarianism?
According to wikipedia
Liberalism (from the Latin liberalis) is a political philosophy or worldview founded on the idea of liberty and equality. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but…
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What does Kanye (Ye) West actually mean by "Abolish the 13th Amendment"?
On his Saturday Night Live appearance on the 29th of September 2018, Kanye West spoke on "abolishing the 13th amendment". (This may have been stewing for a while, but that is when I first became cognizant of it.)
13th Amendment
Section 1. Neither…
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What arguments are there against ranked-choice voting?
In America, most elections are based on first-past-the-post voting, where whoever gets a plurality of the votes wins. For instance if candidate A gets 40% of the vote and each of candidates B and C get 30% of the vote, then candidate A wins, even…
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Has there ever been a successful shift from a two-party system to a multi-party system in modern history?
The other day my friends and I gathered in the college dorm and expressed grievances about our electoral systems. Those from countries where one or two parties dominate the legislature were frustrated with their country's politics. They lamented…
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