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basisword on Feb 22, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Parliament expels Ukraine president, protesters se...

>> I agree that Yanukovich is a criminal, but he is an elected president, elected by the people of the country and is the lawful authority. What is happening now is an upheaval.

Wasn't he also lawfully voted out by his own people?

marcosdumay on Feb 22, 2014 [–]

And so what?

Votes are not a blank check for a person to commit any atrocity and get away with it.

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