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0 pointsNoahZuniga2mo ago0 comments

Note: legally, the Netherlands can't give Aruba or Curaçao to the US as in the constitutional framework of the dutch kingdom they are seen as sovereign entities.

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pjc502mo ago

Legality is meaningless unless it's backed by force, as people are finding out all over the place.

michh2mo ago

I'm aware. I just think the Trump administration would say "Do it anyway".

usrnm2mo ago

Bonaire then?

NoahZunigaOP2mo ago

Bonaire is a special municipality of the Netherlands, so I think they could give that away.

etiennebausson2mo ago

Don't they have responsibilities to ensure basic right for their citizens?

Not sure they can transfer while the US practice the death penalty or penal slavery.

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