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avebury

(10,951 posts) Sat Mar 24, 2018, 03:15 PM Mar 2018

Do you think that President Obama use his right as a Nobel Peace Prize winner

to nominate the Parkland kids for the next Peace Prize award? Past winners fall within the group of people who can nominate people/groups for the prize.

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Do you think that President Obama use his right as a Nobel Peace Prize winner (Original Post) avebury Mar 2018 OP

If we get strong gun laws passed in this country within the next couple of years, politicaljunkie41910 Mar 2018 #1

hard to say because guns is a uniquely american problem AlexSFCA Mar 2018 #2

People have gotten it for things having to do with specific countries JI7 Mar 2018 #3

People were recognized for work in Colombia, Pakistan, Myanmar, Northern Ireland, East Timor, etc. dalton99a Mar 2018 #4

politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts)

1. If we get strong gun laws passed in this country within the next couple of years,

Reply to avebury (Original post)

Sat Mar 24, 2018, 03:30 PM

Mar 2018

it will be because of these kids, and they will have earned a Nobel Peace Prize as a result.

AlexSFCA

(6,137 posts)

2. hard to say because guns is a uniquely american problem

Reply to avebury (Original post)

Sat Mar 24, 2018, 03:30 PM

Mar 2018

has nothing to do with the rest of the world

JI7

(89,233 posts)

3. People have gotten it for things having to do with specific countries

Reply to AlexSFCA (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 24, 2018, 03:37 PM

Mar 2018

dalton99a

(81,371 posts)

4. People were recognized for work in Colombia, Pakistan, Myanmar, Northern Ireland, East Timor, etc.