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from the ain't-gonna-have-none-of-that-anti-talk dept.
China has barred two pro-independence politicians from taking seats in Hong Kong's legislature:
China's parliament passed a ruling on Monday that effectively bars two Hong Kong pro-independence politicians from taking office, Beijing's most direct intervention in the territory's legal and political system since 1997 handover. The National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing ruled that lawmakers must swear allegiance to Hong Kong as part of China and that candidates would be disqualified if they changed the wording of their oath of office or if they failed to take it in a sincere and solemn manner.
The prospect of the ruling had sparked protests in the former British colony on Sunday. Foreign diplomats were watching closely, stressing the importance of the rule of the law to the city's international reputation. While the controversial decision effectively bars the two pro-independence Hong Kong politicians from being sworn in, a court in the Chinese-ruled city must still rule on the case, taking Beijing's decision into consideration.
Also at NYT and Washington Post.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Phoenix666 on Monday November 07 2016, @09:47PM
Good grief, really? She is a compulsive liar. She couldn't even say she had pneumonia when she had pneumonia (if indeed she had pneumonia and not something more serious). She just lied about it. Then there's her position on the TPP. She said publicly that she opposes the TPP, because Americans don't want it. But then in emails to Podesta she said she did, and only said she didn't because she feels the need to have a "public" opinion and a "private" opinion, which is something that anyone who's not a politician would call a lie. There are two substantiated examples in the last two months, but if we really dig into her lies we'll be here for another 30 years enumerating them.
Donald Trump is a jerk, but that doesn't exonerate Hillary in the slightest. Saying she's clean and honest is pissing on our heads and telling us it's raining. Go ahead and vote for such a piece of dreck as Hillary Clinton, AC, but don't take the rest of SN for fools, and don't pretend you actually believe what you're writing, or you are a fool.
Washington DC delenda est.