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submitted 2 days ago by OutForARip@lemmy.ca to c/world@quokk.au

T he House passed a bill on Thursday to sanction International Criminal Court officials – in response to the court issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The ICC’s targeting of Netanyahu has sparked backlash from Republicans and Democrats in Congress. The GOP-led Senate is expected to next take up the bill.

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[-] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Regular justiciary system: judge decides whether guilty and punishment.

America: some random people decide whether guilty, judge decides punishment, others decide to stop the judge's salary if they convicted one of their friends.

(the ICC isn't even recognized as legitimate by the US because they won't allow it the power to convict a US citizen, because if a US citizen would be on trial there's a very high chance it's someone influential as they don't do small cases and the US loves to protect their rich and powerful from justice).

Can you guess what this is?

(drum roll sound)

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Dingdingding you just won a microwave!

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 29 points 2 days ago

It’s cool how we break international law to shield people who break international law.

[-] juli@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago

yea no shit.

US is the definition of "Do as I say, not as I do (or else…)"

[-] FrostyTrichs@walledgarden.xyz 26 points 2 days ago

What a fucking clown show.

Just wait until the clowns turn scary.

[-] mc900ftJesus@lemy.lol 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

America is now going after the fucking UN to defend those Zionazis? You guys need a revolution asap.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 2 days ago

Tell me about it.

Soon: "House pass bill declaring Nuremberg Trials illegitimate"

🤡

[-] sxan@midwest.social 7 points 2 days ago

Anybody yet posted a list is every representative who voted for this?

[-] metaStatic@kbin.earth 7 points 2 days ago

The UN like the League of Nations before it is simply a gentleman's agreement.

When the top members stop behaving themselves it has all the force of a wet noodle.

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 1 points 2 days ago

"See, Donald? We're not at all afraid of shielding world leaders from the consequences of their actions!"

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