Etaoin Shrdlu

Yes. "Thoughts and prayers" just means that our representatives in congress have been bought by the gun lobby.

Do an internet search on "currency triangulation". It will explain why another currency may need to be exchanged for US dollars before being converted to Thai baht.

i think he's referring to Anwar Awlaki.

From Google’s AI: “There isn't a specific law that prevents U.S. citizens from being expelled from the country.”

I have searched and can’t find reference to any specific statute preventing a US citizen from being expelled from the US. Can you find one? I haven’t claimed that a US citizen has been deported in the past.

Turn off the pornograph.

That’s a problem, too. Why don’t you start a separate thread on that one? There seem to be a number of reasons why presidential power needs to be constrained.

Are you sure it was about US citizens? I know this is a potential issue for green card holders.

The right to due process is the accused’s right to defend himself in court, not about where he may be incarcerated after conviction. Having prior convictions does not extinguish the right to due process.

Three strikes laws don't mean that you don't have the right to due process. You stated that after three convictions you believe that a person does not deserve due process. You are advocating that for a fourth arrest the accused isn't entitled to defend himself in court.

When I read the Fourteenth Amendment, I don't see any wording that would appear to curtail its applicability based on how many times one is convicted of a crime. I also don't see any wording that states that one must "deserve" the right to due process.

Then why didn’t Karoline Leavitt state it was impossible instead of confirming that Trump was contemplating it? The video is in the link in the OP.

If a country, let's say El Salvador, agreed to take them, what specific law would stop the US government from sending them?

Can you cite a specific law that would prevent a US citizen from being removed from the US? I don't think there is one. Whether it has been done before isn't relevant. Trump is doing many things that haven't been done before and he's openly discussing the possibility of removing US citizens from the US.

Trump is looking for ways to remove US citizens from the US. Watch the video.

Not doing anything wrong according to whom?

For those who thought that being a US citizen would prevent removal from the US: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-trump-simply-floated-idea-of-deporting-u-s-citizens-white-houses-leavitt-says There is presently no law that specifically prevents a US citizen from being removed from the US. If the government can deny due process to lawful permanent residents, then it isn't much of a leap to deny due process to US citizens. Who would have ever thought that his could even be "floated" in the US by the President?

Best check with one of the firms that specialize in helping people obtain PR. They would be able to evaluate your situation and give their opinion on your chances and whether the humanitarian category would be viable.

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I don't think the humanitarian category is a viable route to PR unless there are very exceptional circumstances. You'll need three years of work and paying personal income tax. I think the minimum salary for those married to a Thai is 30,000 baht per month. Your wife's business will need to have a minimum of four Thai employees in order to get a work permit for a foreigner and will have to be registered and pay tax, too. Lots of information available on the interwebs from law firms specializing in helping foreigners obtain PR.

Thai workers compensation law stipulates a death benefit of 70% of a worker's monthly pay capped at 10 years. Even at minimum wage, this would generate over 700,000 baht in death benefit. There is currently no cap on medical expense benefits under Thailand's work comp law. Employers are required to contribute to the Workers Compensation Fund and all Thai citizens and non-Thais with work authorization must be covered. Perhaps Anutin was referring to undocumented workers when he mentioned 29,000 baht death benefit and 4,000 baht medical expenses.

He probably thinks that McDonald Island is where all the Big Macs and Quarter Pounders come from. Billions and billions sold!

Of course he knows, but he's counting on his MAGAs not to know and to buy into his lies.

Trump knows that tariffs are an extremely regressive tax on the middle class and poor, but revenue from tariffs will plug part of the budget deficit so that he can give corporate welfare to big business and tax breaks to billionaires. That's what it is really all about.

My time in Bangkok only goes back to the early 80s, so I guess I missed out on the 70s scene. But yeah, back in the day Super Star, Grand Prix, Safari, Crown Royal, Washington Square and early Nana Plaza. Haven't been out much in recent decades. Getting old, perhaps. I think most of the new haunts frequented by those still here from the 70s are likely to be doctors' offices instead of bars.