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During the Operation Storm that pretty much ended the Croatian War of Independence in Croatia's victory, if the Serb leadership had not ordered the population of hundreds of thousands of Croatian Serbs to evacuate the territory being occupied by the Republic of Serbian Krajina and they decided to stay, would they have been harmed by the Croatian Army? Or would the Croatian government have taken significant steps to protect them, since the West were carefully watching and monitoring the situation?
Asking in case Azerbaijan recaptures its occupied territory and the Armenians refuse to flee en masse. Same goes for a scenario in which Georgia successfully reconquers South Ossetia and Abkhazia. StellarHalo ( talk) 01:10, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
Not sure how Croatia is too relevant, but the situation between Armenians and Azerbaijanis was rather bitter even before the fall of the Soviet Union, and I doubt that too many ethnic Armenians would be willing to live under Azerbaijani rule... AnonMoos ( talk) 02:43, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
A hypothetical scenario here that I hope doesn't come to pass that I suppose could equally apply to Joe Biden - I use Trump as the example because he is currently ill with the coronavirus.
President Trump is currently ill with Covid-19. In the event that either he dies before the election is held or the election is held and Trump wins, but subsequently dies, what happens next? Is this an issue for the Republican Party to resolve or is it a matter of broader national concern. In either scenario the outcome of the election is a republican victory (either decided on or near Election Day, or as determined by the courts).
From what I understand if he passes before the election, the Republican National Committee would meet and decide a successor. It could be argued, however, that this isn't a legitimate decision as it hasn't been decided upon by the primary process. In the event of Trump's death after winning, the President-Elect would presumably switch from Trump to Mike Pence, the Vice-President elect. If the electoral college meets, however, and it cannot agree who the legitimate president-elect is - either because it disagrees with the RNC nominee or it is under pressure to nominate somebody similar to Trump from voters - does the issue go to the Supreme Court (the confirmation hearings could well be disrupted by senators increasingly becoming ill and could lead to a deadlocked court) or is it purely an issue for the republican party.
Likewise, should the decision go to Congress, do they only determine the outcome of the election through the House voting, or do they determine who the legitimate winner of the election is.
I guess my question is what happens when it is known which party has won, but not which individual? -- Andrew 12:21, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
Tim Healy said of Edward Carson "although a Unionist, he was never un-Irish" [1]. I need to find the original source of the quotation, thank you. DuncanHill ( talk) 16:29, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
"Although a Unionist," said Mr. Tim Healy to me of him, "he never was un-Irish."[2] Not sure how complete Volume I was at the time of Marjoribanks' death, but the language doesn't look like it was finished by an editor. fiveby( zero) 18:41, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
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Did the lead characters in Sex and the City have an unkind nickname for Natasha, the character played by Bridget Moynahan? Part of my mind thinks it was "the stick insect", but I may be remembering The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (TV series) (which does have a character with that nickname). -- Finlay McWalter··–· Talk 18:02, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I've seen a video about a moving statue in Georgia. Depending on the source, it's called "a man and a woman" or "impossible love". But it seems like there's no Wikipedia article about it. Would anyone be interested in creating one? 1.53.37.115 ( talk) 19:30, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
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During the Operation Storm that pretty much ended the Croatian War of Independence in Croatia's victory, if the Serb leadership had not ordered the population of hundreds of thousands of Croatian Serbs to evacuate the territory being occupied by the Republic of Serbian Krajina and they decided to stay, would they have been harmed by the Croatian Army? Or would the Croatian government have taken significant steps to protect them, since the West were carefully watching and monitoring the situation?
Asking in case Azerbaijan recaptures its occupied territory and the Armenians refuse to flee en masse. Same goes for a scenario in which Georgia successfully reconquers South Ossetia and Abkhazia. StellarHalo ( talk) 01:10, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
Not sure how Croatia is too relevant, but the situation between Armenians and Azerbaijanis was rather bitter even before the fall of the Soviet Union, and I doubt that too many ethnic Armenians would be willing to live under Azerbaijani rule... AnonMoos ( talk) 02:43, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
A hypothetical scenario here that I hope doesn't come to pass that I suppose could equally apply to Joe Biden - I use Trump as the example because he is currently ill with the coronavirus.
President Trump is currently ill with Covid-19. In the event that either he dies before the election is held or the election is held and Trump wins, but subsequently dies, what happens next? Is this an issue for the Republican Party to resolve or is it a matter of broader national concern. In either scenario the outcome of the election is a republican victory (either decided on or near Election Day, or as determined by the courts).
From what I understand if he passes before the election, the Republican National Committee would meet and decide a successor. It could be argued, however, that this isn't a legitimate decision as it hasn't been decided upon by the primary process. In the event of Trump's death after winning, the President-Elect would presumably switch from Trump to Mike Pence, the Vice-President elect. If the electoral college meets, however, and it cannot agree who the legitimate president-elect is - either because it disagrees with the RNC nominee or it is under pressure to nominate somebody similar to Trump from voters - does the issue go to the Supreme Court (the confirmation hearings could well be disrupted by senators increasingly becoming ill and could lead to a deadlocked court) or is it purely an issue for the republican party.
Likewise, should the decision go to Congress, do they only determine the outcome of the election through the House voting, or do they determine who the legitimate winner of the election is.
I guess my question is what happens when it is known which party has won, but not which individual? -- Andrew 12:21, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
Tim Healy said of Edward Carson "although a Unionist, he was never un-Irish" [1]. I need to find the original source of the quotation, thank you. DuncanHill ( talk) 16:29, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
"Although a Unionist," said Mr. Tim Healy to me of him, "he never was un-Irish."[2] Not sure how complete Volume I was at the time of Marjoribanks' death, but the language doesn't look like it was finished by an editor. fiveby( zero) 18:41, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
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Did the lead characters in Sex and the City have an unkind nickname for Natasha, the character played by Bridget Moynahan? Part of my mind thinks it was "the stick insect", but I may be remembering The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (TV series) (which does have a character with that nickname). -- Finlay McWalter··–· Talk 18:02, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I've seen a video about a moving statue in Georgia. Depending on the source, it's called "a man and a woman" or "impossible love". But it seems like there's no Wikipedia article about it. Would anyone be interested in creating one? 1.53.37.115 ( talk) 19:30, 5 October 2020 (UTC)