Comment on Mexican President Threatens to Sue Google Over 'Gulf of America' Label on Maps.
knightly@pawb.social 1 month agothe government of the USA has changed the name
When did they do that?
Or are you one of those people who would agree if Trump said “I am the state”?
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 month ago
It was changed by executive order, which the president has the authority to do. Google doesn’t get to go “nuh-uh” and keep it the same.
knightly@pawb.social 1 month ago
I was unaware that the executive branch encompassed the entirety of the government. Please, do elaborate.
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 month ago
If you want to know more about how the US government works, I’m not the person to educate you.
knightly@pawb.social 1 month ago
Then why are you here trying to tell people that one asshole with an opinion is the government?
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Clearly, since you think an executive order is a law.
Breve@pawb.social 1 month ago
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Because Google is a US company, and not in a position to tell the US government to take a walk, that’s why.
Stovetop@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I mean, they are to an extent. The laws of the US are ostensibly supposed to allow citizens to call things whatever they want. If the government wants to throw a hissy fit and say the constitution is meaningless after all, let them do it. At least then we could give up all of the pretense that they are supposed to care about what it says.
Breve@pawb.social 1 month ago
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Executive orders are not laws. You do know that, right?