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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

COPUOS operates by consensus, requiring approval of all of its more than 100 member states to move forward on any issue, and thus allowing even a single nation to block action

That's a shitty way to get anything done. Unanimous approval should only be for really big issues. Otherwise just let it be a majority vote.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Countries were felled because of veto powers. It's a stupid approach to most things.