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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Borders mean something, don't they?
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I'm not sure they do.
Should a US citizen be permitted to commit treason freely abroad? Smuggle drugs, as long as they stay outside the territorial limits?
Should US citizens have been permitted to trade with Germany during WWII, as long as they did it off shore?
I don't know of a constitutional provision that limits the ability of the government to act to its territory, and think when we are beyond our territory it is a question of whether international law restricts the ability of the government to act. I don't think it does unless the US agrees to a restriction (e.g., by signing a treaty).
