• JasSmith@kbin.social
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    The EU generally operates under the principle of the “spirit of the law,” while in the US, courts typically operate under the principles of the “letter of the law.” The EU will not take kindly to attempts to skirt the spirit of the law, and their penalties have teeth.

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      1 year ago

      So lucky that we have the European Union taking stand against corporations where the US failed miserably to keep them in check since Reagan.

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        Hey, Brazil has been trying to do the same for a while. We just need a while to kick out leeching CIA puppets from positions of power.