[Spivak]

Well they technically do, parliamentary sovereignty means that the UK can, "legislate to ban smoking on the streets of Paris." There are no limits to what laws they can write, even ones that are out of their jurisdiction, absurd, or unenforceable.

[markdown]

The U.S. asserts the right to prosecute anyone, anywhere, who provides material support to any group they label as a terrorist organization.

Not only is this enforceable, it has been enforced, and people have been assassinated without charge for this crime.

[15155]

It helps when you spend trillions annually on your military. Might makes right.

[XorNot]

Russia spends a lot less and routinely assassinates foreign critics. India has targeted overseas critics as well.

The size of ones military expenditure does not determine whether a foreign government can kill you, specifically.

[badc0ffee]

The US isn't spending trillions/year on the military, at least not yet. It might crack 1 trillion in the near future.