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Can a polling station in the UK shut early if everyone has voted?
If everyone on the voting list for a polling station had been to vote and have been marked off on the list the polling clerks have, would the polling station shut early? Or would it remain open until 10PM even though no one else could come in and…
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What happens if a country signs mutual defense treaties with several countries who later go to war with each other?
Per title. E.g. right now the US has a mutual defense treaty with the Philippines and also with South Korea. If the Philippines and Korea go to war with each other, who is the US obligated to help?
I imagine this must have happened in history…
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Has there been any indication at all that further negotiation between the UK and EU is possible?
All but one of the current candidates for the Tory leadership (and this role of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom) are proposing to renegotiate the Withdrawal Agreement between the UK and EU to some extent.
Various EU officials have stated that…
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Why did the World Bank set the global poverty line at $1.90?
In early 2019 Bill Gates tweeted an infographic during the 45 meeting of the World Economic Forum at Davos that showed that the proportion of people living in poverty had decreased from 94% in 1820 to only 10% today.
A critic of this particular…
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Why is participating in the European Parliamentary elections used as a threat?
As the Brexit deadline approaches, I've seen reporting recently over the British government using participation in the European Parliament elections as a threat to convince MPs to not force the government to seek a lengthy extension. For example,…
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How does Hitler's interpretation of "Nationalist Socialism" relate to the modern interpretation of "Socialism" and "Nationalism"?
I noticed a lot of hate focused on the idea of Nazism, especially with Hitler's reputation and whatnot. But I was wondering, because Hitler's scheme was far from 'socialist' and more fascist than 'nationalist'. Simply put, you could be (non-)racist…
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Why is West Virginia a state?
First off, I am a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and am completely aware of the circumstances of the creation of the state of West Virginia. In 1863, in the midst of the Rebellion, Congress admitted those counties (mostly in the…
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Why are members of the migrant caravan making a big deal out of it?
I'm from Mexico, and if I wanted to enter the United States, I can think of about 50 ways of doing it, and that's just off the top of my head.
So I wonder what the point of this migrant caravan thing is? What I mean is, if they wanted to enter the…
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What was Eisenhower's warning about?
Eisenhower in his farewell address warned the American people about the United States Military Industrial Complex and its emerging power.
According to Wikipedia The US spends more on the military than the next 8 countries on the list combined.…
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Why are the Brexit trade talks held up by the divorce talks?
In order to provide certainty for businesses and bureacrats, to a layman it appears practical for Britain to carry out trade talks with the European Union in parallel with the divorce talks.
Yet the consistent message I hear through the news media…
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Why do many states in America have straight borders?
Most of the states in America have straight borders. Many appear to have been designed to be free from any curves or angles. Why were they designed like that?
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Does this argument against healthcare as a right not apply to a "speedy and public trial"?
People often make the argument that healthcare cannot be considered a right because someone would be compelled to provide it for you.
For example, from libertarianstandard.com:
When supporters of the central coordination of the provision of…
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Why doesn't North Korea just silently build their nuclear weapons?
North Korea's desire to acquire nuclear weapons is entirely understandable from both a practical perspective (more power) and a moral perspective (a deterrence tool in order to defend its own population).
Therefore, it seems obvious that the best…
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Why are some against the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee?
The Unite the Right rally was ostensibly a protest over the removal of the Robert E. Lee sculpture in Charlottesville, Virginia. While I realize that many protesters used this as an excuse for other ends, I want to focus on the statue itself. Some…
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Why are "the rich" more able to identify the party which represent their interests than "the poor"?
Consider the following premises, for which I think there is fair degree of consensus (at least according to my knowledge of political history of Latin America, but perhaps more broadly):
the majority of rich individuals vote for right wing…
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