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		lmm on Aug 16, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ecuador grants Julian Assange asylum If it would have the support of its people in the one but not the other, that doesn't seem so unreasonable.

fusiongyro on Aug 16, 2012 [–]

Support of the people is not something our politicians worry about before doing things. Look at SOPA/PIPA. "Better to apologize than ask permission." For people working unelected executive branch positions (police, for example) it would be even more unlikely.

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