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We The People Buy Trump a Birthday Present: Trump planning military parade through DC for 79th birthday

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I wonder if any of the other branches of the service will get tens of millions of taxpayer dollars spent on their anniversaries.
If they get good sponsors like Coinbase and Palantyr...

Hey, when is the 5th anniversary of the Space Force? And is the Coast Guard the red-headed stepchild, the Tiffany of the group?
 
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You are right. With the tanks and soldiers marching (out of step) for a puny audience of 20,000, the title "military dictator" would be more appropriate.
Or how about "tinpot dictator"?
 
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What a remarkably nonsensical question. Really, why would you think that you had to ask it? The fact is that everyone has a right to due process. It's a system that protects you. But that means that you have to support it for everyone else. You don't get to pick and choose. Seriously. You don't get to do that.
You didn't answer the question.....not that I am surprised. It is typical of your responses.
No, it isn't. You get convicted for whatever crime it is that you commit and serve the time.
You are right: 8 U.S. Code § 1325 - Improper entry by alien
So simply deporting them instead of prosecuting them is actually an act of kindness. Bravo to the US. Good that too many of them are too stupid to understand that and run, commit crimes, etc. That way they can serve REAL time......
Maybe a couple of guys assault your wife. One guy is a US citizen and he gets sent away for ten years. Justice served! But the other guy is an illegal immigrant. So what does he get? A free trip home? Oh, as long as he does it peacefully. Maybe you can go to the airport and wave goodbye.
See above.....
The problem being discussed is due process. That should never be a problem for anyone. It's in that thing you nave. They wrote it a long time ago. You know...the...constitution. That's it. The constitution.
Actually immigration law came much later.....
 
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They have the authority to turn someone around trying to enter.
And yes, my posts are fine.
There is a reason they they call it "encounters" rather than and using your logic "entries".
As long as they are on US soil. I think Canada would object to Border Patrol being on the Canadian side giving orders.....but you can always ask them.
 
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You didn't answer the question.....not that I am surprised. It is typical of your responses.
I try to avoid answering idiotic questions. One that asks if I'm aware of the fact that some illegal immigrants commit crimes falls into that category.
You are right: 8 U.S. Code § 1325 - Improper entry by alien
So simply deporting them instead of prosecuting them is actually an act of kindness.
I wasn't talking about the penalty for arriving illegally. As you know. Go back to the example. Would you be happy with one of the guys who assaulted your wife simply getting a free ride home? I'll class that as a hypothetical so you don't have to do any contortions in order to avoid answering it. I think we all know the answer.

So how do you get that guy punished for what he did? How does your wife get the justice she deserves? Well, you don't ship the thug off at a moments notice. You charge him with the offence. You allow him legal representation. You get a court of law to determine his guits. And he gets the same sentence as his partner in crime who just happens to be a US citizen. Remember what that was called? Yeah, that's right: Due process.
Actually immigration law came much later.....
As if you are trying to suggest that any immigration law therefore trumps due process? Don't be so nonsensical. And while you're here, get someone to tell the supposed legal expert who goes by the title of Attorney General that prejudging a case by stating on camera that she knows what he did and that the system will find him guilty is just something his defence lawyer will use to help his client. She even accused him of accessory to murder - an offence for which he has not even been charged! No, I'll correct that. She didn't accuse him of it. She baldly stated that he had done it.

The incompetence of this administration will be debated for very many years. How future generations will come to terms with how you simply not just allowed it, but encouraged and praised it will, I think, remain a mystery.
 
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Yes, that mirrors my experience. After boot camp, I never marched again in my 4 year term. However, I would have expected "ordinary troop" units would drill prior to a highly visible parade in D.C. Even better, next time, leave them at their duty stations.
I suspect they did a little practice, but not enough to suffice for two or three miles in sweltering humidity at the position of attention.

That takes not only practice but also endurance training to work back up to it. It's a different set of muscles from even rucking.
 
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Don’t focus on the presentation. Add up the money. If you track the things they’ve undertaken since he returned and look at the prospective earnings you’ll see their angle. Everything he does is for the furtherance of his family. He won’t be around to enjoy most of it but they’re well fixed.

The New York City gallery exhibiting HUNTER BIDEN’s work this fall has estimated his paintings are worth between $75,000 to $500,000.

We are not artists. We are pretty bad at it, actually, so we wanted to ask some experts if Biden’s work is actually worth that amount — and if it’s any good. West Wing Playbook spoke to four art critics and academics, some of whom said Hunter’s work, itself, isn’t half-bad. But as to our first question, it was a resounding, “no.”

Despite the Biden White House’s attempts to protect against undue influence, they say the reason for the five- to six-figure estimates is clearly Hunter Biden’s last name.


UHHHHH, you were say'n?
 
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I try to avoid answering idiotic questions. One that asks if I'm aware of the fact that some illegal immigrants commit crimes falls into that category.
Oh, well good to know. From you writing some of us here are sure you are aware of much of anything at all.
I wasn't talking about the penalty for arriving illegally.
Oh, I thought that is what this whole conversation was about not some what if/hypothetical contortion exercise on your part. Try sticking to the subject for a change.
As if you are trying to suggest that any immigration law therefore trumps due process?
No, you are the one who pointed out that immigration was dealt with in the US Constitution. I was simply correcting your error by pointing out that laws affecting immigration came much later.
Just curious, do you have a reading comprehension issue? If so, I can dumb down my responses for you....if it would help.
 
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Oh, I thought that is what this whole conversation was about not some what if/hypothetical contortion exercise on your part. Try sticking to the subject for a change.
The conversation was about due process. I thought that was crystal clear. I gave you a hypothetical in the hope that you'd understand the point being made. I guess it didn't help.
No, you are the one who pointed out that immigration was dealt with in the US Constitution.
No, I said that due process is dealt with in the constiution. I literally told you so in post 127. So go check the fifth and the fourteenth amendment.
If so, I can dumb down my responses for you....if it would help.
They are dumbed down sufficiently in any case, so no need to make any extra effort on my behalf.
 
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The New York City gallery exhibiting HUNTER BIDEN’s work this fall has estimated his paintings are worth between $75,000 to $500,000.

We are not artists. We are pretty bad at it, actually, so we wanted to ask some experts if Biden’s work is actually worth that amount — and if it’s any good. West Wing Playbook spoke to four art critics and academics, some of whom said Hunter’s work, itself, isn’t half-bad. But as to our first question, it was a resounding, “no.”

Despite the Biden White House’s attempts to protect against undue influence, they say the reason for the five- to six-figure estimates is clearly Hunter Biden’s last name.


UHHHHH, you were say'n?
Frankly, I don't see a problem here. It's not like Hunter Biden's father is in charge of the federal agency that regulates art or something.

-- A2SG, hey, if someone wants to pay that kind of money for a Hunter Biden painting, well, there's an old proverb about fools and their money....
 
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Despite the Biden White House’s attempts to protect against undue influence, they say the reason for the five- to six-figure estimates is clearly Hunter Biden’s last name.

UHHHHH, you were say'n?

Did you notice the part you overlooked in the portion you shared?

The New York City gallery exhibiting HUNTER BIDEN’s work this fall

That isn’t blanket support from yours truly if you’re wondering. But the timing can’t be ignored in your argument. Biden is no longer in the White House and there’s always a financial boost when they leave. But Trump is actively profiting from the presidency and using the insight to fund entities connected to his family.

Citing one example in deference to those attributed to Trump doesn’t minimize his behavior. Is it necessary to mention World Liberty Financial, the meme coins he released for himself and Melania, the Executive Branch private membership club with a $500K fee “pitched as a private hangout for donors and business moguls to rub shoulders with top Trump officials”; numerous foreign deals including Trump Gaza which he posted on his social media account; merchandise a plenty including Trump 2028 hats and that’s just a snippet.

If he exercised more discretion we wouldn’t know most of it. But he tells on himself all the time.

~bella

 
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I guess it didn't help.
Hypotheticals never make a point except for the lack of a substantial argument.
As if you are trying to suggest that any immigration law therefore trumps due process?
Where did that come from? You were the one who claimed immigration law was based on the Constitution; I simply pointed out it followed out much later than 1789.
 
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Frankly, I don't see a problem here. It's not like Hunter Biden's father is in charge of the federal agency that regulates art or something.

The above sentence says it all.....
The
 
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The New York City gallery exhibiting HUNTER BIDEN’s work this fall
Except he was selling his 'art' while Biden was still in office.

 
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Except he was selling his 'art' while Biden was still in office.

Selling art is just about literally the least conflicted thing a son of a president could possibly do.

Pretty much any other venture, or position working for some other business, could be construed as more corrupt.
 
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Selling art is just about literally the least conflicted thing a son of a president could possibly do.

Pretty much any other venture, or position working for some other business, could be construed as more corrupt.
Such as mobile phone service? Bibles? Boots and sneakers?

Oh wait, that's not just Junior, but Senior as well. How corrupt is that?
 
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Hypotheticals never make a point except for the lack of a substantial argument.
I constantly find that hypotheticals are rejected because there's a desire not to give the obvious answer. Needless to say, the person refusing to answer (you in this case) doesn't realise that the refusal itself tells us just as much as the answer would have.
Where did that come from? You were the one who claimed immigration law was based on the Constitution; I simply pointed out it followed out much later than 1789.
It's due process that is embeded in the constitution. Can you hear that grinding noise? It's your president shredding that very document.
 
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Such as mobile phone service? Bibles? Boots and sneakers?

Oh wait, that's not just Junior, but Senior as well. How corrupt is that?

Don't forget the DC club that Junior founded around the time his father took office, that costs $500K to join.
 
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