TheLastHero [none/use name]

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Cake day: July 7th, 2023

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  • tbh my opinion is since its now its become a states’ rights kkkonfederacy issue after roe was overturned, the federal government will have to really flex their muscles if they are going to get anti abortion states to play ball. Regardless if kamala cares or not I don’t think her government is going to want to rock the boat at home with all the instability abroad. And for the same reason I think Trump will do the same for pro abortion states, both will just allow a new status quo to exist in regards to swaths of the country being denied access to essential medical care (so what else is new here eh?)

    I would guess that the biggest difference will be mostly on things the president directly controls, like if the troops can get abortions or not. Which is something but I don’t think that’s really what most people are worried about with abortion rights. there simply isn’t much gain for either of them to get into a battle with state governments over “just” abortion when the dems want all hands on deck to fight the ruskies again and trump doesn’t care enough to get into a major fight about it.

    that’s just my thoughts though and a little game theory. Its definitely a possibility the GOP crazies feels emboldened to pick more battles if trump wins, I don’t know how bad that would be for abortion rights and much he’d support them if they did. So I don’t think your worries are unreasonable either.














  • from what I remember of the Geneva Conventions what constitutes a “uniform” is not high bar. A simple colored arm band or a bandana as long as its recognizable ( pflp-octoplushie ) is sufficient to be considered a legal combatant

    yeah its Article 4

    spoiler

    A. Prisoners of war, in the sense of the present Convention, are persons belonging to one of the following categories, who have fallen into the power of the enemy:

    (1) Members of the armed forces of a Party to the conflict as well as members of militias or volunteer corps forming part of such armed forces.

    (2) Members of other militias and members of other volunteer corps, including those of organized resistance movements, belonging to a Party to the conflict and operating in or outside their own territory, even if this territory is occupied, provided that such militias or volunteer corps, including such organized resistance movements, fulfil the following conditions:

    (a) that of being commanded by a person responsible for his subordinates;

    (b) that of having a fixed distinctive sign recognizable at a distance;

    © that of carrying arms openly;

    (d) that of conducting their operations in accordance with the laws and customs of war.


    And actually it seems uniforms aren’t even required for Gazans in this war as long as they carry arms openly, armed resistance is legal under international law:

    (6) Inhabitants of a non-occupied territory, who on the approach of the enemy spontaneously take up arms to resist the invading forces, without having had time to form themselves into regular armed units, provided they carry arms openly and respect the laws and customs of war.