Comment on Mexican President Threatens to Sue Google Over 'Gulf of America' Label on Maps.

• knightly@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Then why are you here trying to tell people that one asshole with an opinion is the government?

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  • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    You can argue with strangers on the Internet as much as you like, but the fact is, the US president can and has changed the name of multiple geographic features, and arguing with me won’t change that.

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    • knightly@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Oh, you’ve been caught being dumb and your story is changing.

      First it was “the government”, now it’s “the president”.

      That’s not how America works, lol. Naming things is a legislative responsibility. Trump can sign as many executive orders as he wants, but it isn’t official without an act of congress and a chance for the judiciary to object.

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      • catloaf@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Yes, and Congress delegated that authority in 1947 via Public Law 242, creating the US Board on Geographic Names, under the Secretary of the Interior, part of the executive branch. The President has the authority to direct the Secretary.

        You can speak as confidently as you like, but you’re still wrong. Feel free to learn: www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names

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      • merde@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        potus is the “head of government”. Would you prefer him to write your head of government?

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      • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        The president is part of the government, they’re not two separate entities.

        And once again, there is nothing to be gained by arguing with me about this.

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• FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Clearly, since you think an executive order is a law.

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