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Written by mitch

In March, the International Criminal Court, one of the international judicial institutions, issued an arrest warrant for President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan. The ICC’s jurisdiction extends only to prosecution and the ICC has no enforcement power. Enforcement is up to the individual states that are members of the ICC. Currently, 108 states are signatories, most of Latin America, Europe, and sub-Saharan Africa. The US, China, Russia, India, and most of the Middle East are not signatories; therefore they have no responsibility to carry out any arrest warrant.

President Bashir has recently been gallivanting around the Middle East, showing off that the Islamic states support him. He visited Eritrea, Libya, Egypt, and Qatar, and now he is in Saudi Arabia for Umrah, which is an Islamic pilgrimage. In Qatar, he attended the Arab League summit, the members of which defied the arrest warrant by ICC and threw their support behind President Bashir.

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Written by Dave Chase

Mitch Paine, University of Nebraska

It occurred to me that I should probably introduce the newest writer to Political College Student, Mitch Paine. I wish I could spend all of my time writing posts for this blog but with school, work and clubs, I just do not have the time to post as regularly as I would like. So, I figured what better way to make sure the blog stays active then to bring in another writer!

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Written by Dave Chase

The Senate passed a modified version of the stimulus package that the House passed more than a week ago. The House bill passed with no Republican support and the Senate bill passed with just 3 Republicans voting in favor.

Republicans have been fighting this bill from it’s inception. They claim that only tax cuts not spending can help our economy. They are calling the democrats “reckless” and “irresponsible.” So, here is my question:

What words would you use to describe the Republicans over the past 8 years?

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Written by Dave Chase

Yesterday’s announcement from Circuit City that they will be closing all of their US stores brings the reality of the current financial crisis to a tangible form. All of the 34,000 employees of the country’s second largest electronics retail store will have 30 days to find new jobs before they will receive their last check from the electronics giant.

I cannot say that I am not a little bit excited about the fire sale that is about the occur and the clearance deals to be had. Especially since I am in the market for a new digital camera (I am looking at the canon 40d or 50d). However, the bankruptcy strengthens the need for a real economic stimulus plan that helps out American Citizens not American Corporations.

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Written by Dave Chase

Welcome to PoliticalCollegeStudent.com!

My name is David Chase and I am a political science major at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. This blog will provide political commentary from the perspective of a college student.

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