Section 508 of the Foreign Assistance Act was invoked by some commentators with regard to the coup in Egypt. However, this section has been repealed in 1973. This is what is mentioned in FAA, updated in 2002 (see http://transition.usaid.gov/policy/ads/faa.pdf) concerning Section 508:
So can a section of an act that has been repealed still have some effect that would obligate the Obama administration to suspend assistance to Egypt, if they would have labelled the overthrow of Morsi a "military coup"?
Besides, if this section has been repealed for good, and has never been reinstated, what is the legal basis of the US government decisions for condemning coups and suspending US assistance in case of coups?
These kinds of enactments and strategies are seen in variety of departments, issues, and in number of countries. Generally, a legal-base exists regarding a subject matter, but mostly, is not practiced, unless it is used ocasionally as an excuse, to prevent some practices from happening, or to prevent somebody from gaining and moving up... A wide range of these strategies has been practiced for business, politics, and socio-cultural dominances, since human developed his basic civilizations.
Can you be more specific! Do you know if Section 508 of the Foreign Assistance Act was repealed or not?
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