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Originally posted by The_Dude
it's the sovereign right of a nation to make laws to govern itself, however unfair it seems to other nations.
we cant tell other countries to repeal a law just cuz our leaders could be prosecuted under it!
if bush faces arrest in belgium, then dont go there.
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And as a sovereign nation, it is the US's right to not like the law and ask the Belgians to change it or face the consequences (DO NOT READ MILITARY ACTION. It is not the consequence being discussed). No nation has the right to enforce their laws on the citizens of another nation, unless that citizen committed a crime within it's borders. An International court has no validity without the possibility of ENFORCEMENT. It also becomes chaotic without overwhelming International support. Law without Government is vigilante justice. Law without strength is unenforcable.