• tree@lemmy.ml
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    17 hours ago

    Is there anything Americans could do to petition other countries to help us? ICC or the UN? Or in civil court, could we crowdfund lawyers to sue the government?

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      15 hours ago

      The US government does not recognize the ICC. The UN has no power, at most it can sent a stern letter. What could happen is the EU maybe complaining or even sanctioning the US but considering that Germany literally passed an illegal immigration law yesterday(the conservatives with support from the nazis), my hopes are not high.

      Human rights is more of an optics(or an excuse) issue, rather than something that governments care about.

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      15 hours ago

      America is not a part of the icc any more effectly putting the usa out of reach. Also they were never a signatory to the international declaration for the prevention and punishment for the crime of genocide

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      15 hours ago

      sue the government?

      About that. One frequently looks to the Executive branch to enforce laws, rulings, and other things of legal import. Exactly how does this work if that arm of the government is found guilty of a crime?

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        14 hours ago

        “We find ourselves not guilty of any wrongdoing oh by the way the president is immune to prosecution”

        shit’s going as planned. what options do we have?