Comments by "Kevin Oliver" (@kevinoliver3083) on "LegalEagle" channel.

  1. There is no British Commonwealth. It became the Commonwealth of Nations in 1949. And the Commonwealth of Nations is not a military alliance.
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  2. Well done for publicly speaking out for (small 'd') democracy. And thanks for explaining the Electoral College. I always thought it was archaic, and vulnerable to corruption and partisanship. Now I am sure of it.
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  3. I'm sure she would like to be pretty.
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  4. Nearly as 'goo as Dick Van Dyke's 'Cockernee' accent in Mary Poppins. Nearly!
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  5. Laws against 1st Cousin marriage were mostly inspired on eugenics. A 19th Century pseudo-science that was seized on by racists and antisemites. So the laws are much grosser than what they prohibit.
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  6. "America respected like police officer"? Maybe a corrupt and excessively violent one.
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  7. I think the German twins were eventually convicted of conspiring to commit the robberies.
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  8. When were the rules against perpetuity coined? 21 years isn't a long time with modern life expectancies.
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  9. In the UK the response to a missing person report will vary according to the person concerned and the circumstances. I once reported my elderly mother missing after two hours: Not only did the county police and fire service turn out to search for her immediately, they called in help from neighbouring forces.
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