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		maniacwhat 24 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Our Agreement with the Department of War Hold on, isn't the government subject to the law anyway? So a contract saying "they can only do x and y when it is legal", is not really any different to a contract without the legal clause. I.e. "they can do x and y".

layer8 24 days ago [–]

I suppose it means they can refuse service on contractual grounds instead of having to sue the government for illegal actions after the fact.

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