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Natfanyesterday at 10:45 PM1 replyview on HN

English Common Law hasn't existed for 5,000 years, which is what the American judicial system is based on.

unclear as to where you got this number


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CSMastermindyesterday at 11:17 PM

Not OP but generally states are considered to be a central political organization that maintains a monopoly on violence within a defined area.

The border is the thing that makes the state and have been since states first emerged about 5,000 years ago. If the state cannot preserve its border it is no longer a state.