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Because one of the main reasons Hungary is partly free is Orban's own conduct, in particular by restricting media and judiciary' s independence. No such conduct by Zelinski.

That's one reason why he doesn't allow free media and judiciary, and also why the EU is not keen to fund Hungary.

Considering the high number of Hungarian people who left the country to work abroad, this is rich! ????

It's not "me" personally, It's articles 252 and 253, which are quoted in the article. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/252 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/253 As about your law professor's statement, I cannot reply as I don't know the full statement in context. It's only a short quote, and truncated texts or statements have been regularly used by the right-wing to mislead people. I.e. for claiming that Pelosi called Trump a racist because of the Chinese travel ban. P.s. As far as I understand, this law professor was not commenting the Capitol events.

You would be more convincing if your posts were not full of fake news. For example Pelosi's husband did not buy chip shares before the company may receive subsidies, he sold them (at loss).

I already replied to you about it. According to articles 252 and 253, there is no need to have an insurrection declared for the President to call the N.G.

And pizzagate, don't forget pizzagate! ???? A further point is that the issue not only that most believers are right-wing, It's also that these conspiracy theories have been endorsed and willingly diffused by right-wing politicians, including a former president, congress members, WH aides, etc....

Who is "they"? What is your evidence that these people sided with protestors by opening gates for them?

Come on! Have you ever heard of something similar to the pizzagate, diffused by the left? Or the Big Lie? It's only on the right-wing that that it's happening.

How many Capitol staff "sided" with the protestors? How did they do it? Attack the other defenders?

To ensure a separation of powers, the U.S. Federal Government is made up of three branches: legislative, executive and judicial. To ensure the government is effective and citizens’ rights are protected, each branch has its own powers and responsibilities, including working with the other branches. https://www.house.gov/the-house-explained/branches-of-government#:~:text=The legislative branch is made,controls taxing and spending policies.

This is section 251 of the insurrection act. There are other sections: "Section 252 permits deploy­ment in order to “enforce the laws” of the United States or to “suppress rebel­lion” whenever “unlaw­ful obstruc­tions, combin­a­tions, or assemblages, or rebel­lion” make it “imprac­tic­able” to enforce federal law in that state by the “ordin­ary course of judi­cial proceed­ings.” Section 253 has two parts. The first allows the pres­id­ent to use the milit­ary in a state to suppress “any insur­rec­tion, domestic viol­ence, unlaw­ful combin­a­tion, or conspir­acy” that “so hinders the execu­tion of the laws” that any portion of the state’s inhab­it­ants are deprived of a consti­tu­tional right and state author­it­ies are unable or unwill­ing to protect that right. Pres­id­ents Dwight D. Eisen­hower and John F. Kennedy relied on this provi­sion to deploy troops to deseg­reg­ate schools in the South after the Supreme Court’s land­mark decision in Brown v. Board of Educa­tion. The second part of Section 253 permits the pres­id­ent to deploy troops to suppress “any insur­rec­tion, domestic viol­ence, unlaw­ful combin­a­tion, or conspir­acy” in a state that “opposes or obstructs the execu­tion of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws." https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/insurrection-act-explained The truth is that Trump did not want to call the N.G., not that he wasn't allowed to.

Ahem! Remind me who was the Commander in Chief?

Alex Jones, Roger Stone, and why the Jan. 6 committee getting their 'intimate messages' is more than just a joke on Twitter "But given both Jones and Stone's outsize roles in the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, getting the candid exchanges between the two election-fraud-conspiracy theorists is a huge development as the House Select Committee continues its work. The text messages could provide coveted evidence about Jones and Stone's roles in the attack on the Capitol." https://www.businessinsider.com/why-alex-jones-intimate-text-messages-to-roger-stone-matter-2022-8?r=US&IR=T

I must admit he's good at suckering his fans to fungi him.

That's the paradox! Increasing job numbers is a bad news! I guess 528,000 people would desagree. Luckily, oil price is decreasing....

China will invade Taiwan only when it is ready, and also when circumstances are favourable. There is no way China may be "baited" by Pelosi's visit. It is a non-event.

Wow! It seems to be strong stuff! Isn't the effect a bit too violent?

Thank you for your reply. I agree with you. 60/70% Sativa would be the most appropriate. Then It's a matter of choosing between the different strains! ????

Really? He sold Nvidia shares at loss, before a bill will be discussed at the House, about subsidizing the semi-conductor industry in order to trigger the development of a domestic supply chain. This bill is likely to increase the value of semi-conductor firms such as Nvidia. It looks like he actually sold them in order to avoid a conflict of interest. I can imagine how the MAGA folks would have reacted if Nancy had subsidized a firm while his husband was holding shares of it.

Thanks for this nice story, I also remember the old days when I was smoking Thai weed, "fil rouge", etc... At the end, strong stuff started coming from Holland, but I got older and lost connections with Rasta people, which were my usual supply chain. I am going back to Thailand next week, so eager to test new strains. I will try the cheaper Thai options, but I am not sure It's actually much cheaper. The premium stuff I bought in Spain was so strong, that I only needed to use a little bit. Three times more expensive but likely three times stronger. I guess it also depends if you are a social smoker who likes to share big joints with friends or not.

Well, you yourself admitted than Trump didn't achieve much. It's not just my guy/other guy, It's a true issue. China is playing the long-term strategic card. They have been slowly and consistently acting in the same directions years after years, 5-year plan after 5-year plan... Only a response at the same strategic horizon can be effective against them. Short-term and highly visible decisions such as tariffs are useless. Pelosi's initiative is highly visible and may have a short-term impact, but is also useless on long-term. It's too early to assess whether Biden's initiatives will be successful or not, but he surely addresses the right strategic issues: trade and development, military, and industrial.

Well, at least, Pelosi, etc... got elected (ok, It's not necessary a proof of being competent). I don't think having dynasties dominating politics is a good thing, whoever is concerned. The problem is more how to legally do it, I.e. I am not sure it would be allowed by the U.S. constitution.

So Trump employing his family, without any particular qualification, was bad. Good to know! ????

Biden did nothing? He's trying to revive the TPP, scratched by Trump, has created a military alliance against China, and also revived the Quad. As mentioned by another poster, he also launched a plan to secure strategic supply chains, I.e. in semi-conductors. Biden is acting at the strategic level, not just on short-term like Trump! Trumps tariffs have been predicted to be useless and have been useless. They had no impact on trade deficit with China. He did a few good things, though, such as banning Huawei from infrastructure deals.