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Any flights that bypass US airspace from Canada to visit Mexico? (piefed.ca)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/boycottus@lemmy.ca
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Imagine if ICE ordered your plane to land and they arrest all the passengers and flight attendants to bring into their torture facilities.

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[–] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

And I ask the same about ordering planes down. They can if they want to. Laws are now what the gop says they are. So why can't they take down a plane ? Because of a law ?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Because laws governing the United States actions within the States are very different than international law.

    There are actually mechanisms, enforcement, oversight and so on. ICE taking control of the FAA would at least be a lengthy court battle first. It's why Trump hasn't been able to fire Lisa Cook, why Kilmar was brought back etc.

    There is no similar restraint on American military actions outside of America.

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