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11 minutes ago, heybruce said:

You are remarkably diligent in ignoring the core of my posts.  TRUMP WAS NOT LEGALLY PROHIBITED FROM TWEETING TO HIS SUPPORTERS.

 

No you are ignoring the core of the issue.  The fact that Trump did not Tweet is not against the law.  

You are presupposing that somehow a Tweet would have stopped the protestors which is pure specualtion on your part.  

Trump could have gone on National TV also.  He also could have machined gunned the protestors.  He did neither.  You charge someone for something they do.  

He did not actively foster the protestors.  And this whole notion of being under attack.  This was not Seattle or Minneapolis with weapons drawn, and buildings on fire.  This entire "protest" and I qualify it as a protest lasted all of 6 hours.  

1 minute ago, heybruce said:

No, if Trump had sent out a timely tweet telling his supporters to leave the Capitol it would not have been used as an excuse to hold hearings.  If it were, the tweet itself could have been used to discredit the hearings.  Too bad Trump never sent out such a tweet.

No and he didn't build a wall, dig a moat, put on a tv commercial or hold a parade. He did not put machine guns on the capital building. 

People are held for what they do, not for what they "could" have done.  And where the H is your guarantee that if he had done as you said, that the protestors would have suddenly gone home.  A presumption of something that is pure conjecture. 

3 minutes ago, candide said:

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.

Well a law professor disagrees with you. 

I was kind of shocked.  I bought a new car last year and placed insurance through Roojai.  This year I got a notice of renewal and of course same coverage though the car is now 1 year old and worth less.  My "discount" for good driving went up to 40% since I have never had a claim.  Last year it was only 30%.  Despite that my premium jumped 15%  Are others seeing the same thing? 

Just now, heybruce said:

Allow me to help your focus a little--the title of this topic is:

Yes he did nothing ( So What) Was a formal insurection declared.  If not, HE WAS LEGALLY PROHIBITED FROM AUTHORIZING TROOPS. 

My posts are right on topic.  He offered troops previously for cival disturances and the Democrat Mayors and Governors rejected it.  

Tell me how is Trump suppose to know this time they 'WANTED" help when his previous offers to provide it, they did not want it. 
 

34 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

And what would have happened if the National Guard would have sided with the protestors ?

You are correct.  However the point still is that this was a "civil unrest" not any different than those that happened in Minneapolis, Seattle and a host of other cities.  Mayor Bowser a Democrat has 3,500 armed policeman 'TRAINED" to deal with law enforcement.  She chose not to dispatch them and somehow escapes criticism.  

The National Guard is a part time military force. Trained in certain weapons but not in law enforcement.  One way or another in order for Trump to "legally" call for federal troops against civilians was for the action to be deemed an insurrection.  Who would delcare it to be an insurrection, and how long after that would it take to have the national guard personnel mobilized.  The entire protest was over in 6 hours.

Having a thousand people, enter the capital building is hardly an insurrection.  It is a civil "unrest"  Now if I was CNN and this was a protest following the George Floyd incident, I would term them "completely peaceful protests" 
 

On 7/1/2022 at 2:22 PM, Jumbo1968 said:

68000 baht at Bangkok Pattaya Hospital, they suggested claiming on my Health Insurance but as it’s a pres existing condition they would not pay for it

39,000 at Jomtien Hospital Pattaya by the same surgeons on staff at Bangkok Hospital. 

On 8/5/2022 at 3:07 AM, heybruce said:

Trump broke his oath of office.  He is unfit for any public office.  Trump is no patriot, and neither are those who support and defend him.

Yep the "left" now judge someone guilty of crime for "something they did not do"  

Lets add to the list. 

Trump did not put up a billboard telling protestors not to attack the capital - guilty.

Trump did not have a motorcade dragging, do not protest signs - guilty

Trump did not put up a wall around the capital building to prevent protestors from entering - guilty

Trump did not dig a moat around the capital building to bar entry to protestors. - guilty

Oh and it has also been reported that one of the staffers "unamed" of course said they personally saw Trump tear out the  Do Not Remove label from one of the Whitehouse matttresses. 

The entire event lasted 6 hours and he is lambasted.  The Washington Police are there to quell civil disturbances and are domiciled in Washington DC.  

The National Guard is a group of part time group not housed on some military base in Washington DC.  Even assuming Trump called them out the minute the disturbance started by the time they were contacted and assembled the 6 hour "INSURRECTION" would have been over.  

On 8/4/2022 at 8:57 PM, Lucky Bones said:

Yep. Take out all the BS.

I did not do an extensive search of agents but one agent quoted me 3,500 baht.  Now this is a extension from a 2 year to a 5 year.  I do all the chasing for the certificate of residence, and health certificate.  The only thing saved is driving to the license bureau and I am not totally sure of that since they would need my picture to put on the license. 

1 hour ago, PJ71 said:

Cert of Res, health test a complete joke.

The certificate of residence is like the 90 day report.  Really nothing but "make work"  keeps the people at the immigration office having something to do to justify their jobs.  Now for the health check, I do think it is important to verify that the driver of a car is healthy enough to pass the mirror test.  That is they put a mirror in front of your mouth and you blow on it.  If it fogs you are healthy enough in Thailand to drive. 

When I went for my initial 2 year license I was put on a waiting list that due to covid was more than 2 months out.  Can you book a time online to go from a 2 year to 5 year license or do you just show up.  I know I need a residence certificate, copies of my passport and visa and copies of my expiring license.  Do I also need a new "health certificate" Some say yes others no.  

Is there anything else, I would need? 

Just now, Bkk Brian said:

ditto as I said irrelevant

And which Governor "invited" the national guard.  Oh I guess you give a pass however to Democrat Mayor Bowser and her 3,500 police.  It was only Trump who could be called upon to save the Republic. 

BS.  If Trump had called in the National Guard these hearings would be about his over reach of power using federal troops to quell a civil disturbance. 

On 7/29/2022 at 2:44 PM, Bkk Brian said:

"The Act does not prevent the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard under state authority from acting in a law enforcement capacity within its home state or in an adjacent state if invited by that state's governor."

It is not irrelevent.  Note it says "invited" by that states governor. Washington DC has no governor. It has a mayor.  

Also it specifically states that the use of federal forces is limited.  The disturbance would have to be declared an insurrection.  That is why the left is hanging on the word insurrection.  As if somehow 1,200 people with only 5 carrying guns represented a threat of insurrection to the USA. 

The fact is, the Mayor of Washington had 3,500 police used to quell civil disturbances and she chose not to engage them.  The Capital under the direction of Pelosi has 2,500 Capital Hill Police.  But somehow only "Trump" could call on federal troops to quell this outbreak that lasted all of 6 hours. 

If there was an insurrection it was in Seattle where the Mayor and Governor allowed a section of the city to be taken under force barricaded and renamed. 

This entire charade is nothing but a dog and pony show the same as the Russian Collusion and Stormy Daniels.  It is intended to keep portraying in the media Trump in a bad light even if the charges proved to be unfounded or untrue, the damage is done. 

Also it is like the magician who tells you to watch that he has nothing up his sleeve getting your attention focused exactly where he wants you while his other actions go unnoticed  

They don't want you focused on the inflation, high gas prices, and the crime rampant in the street.  They want the news media to devote full attention elsewhere. 

 

On 7/24/2022 at 12:47 AM, candide said:

Trump told them to head to the Capitol,

This is verbatim what Trump said.  That is hardly inciting an insurrection.  He did not say if they bring a knife you bring a gun.  He did not say as Maxine Waters did to confront the opposition no matter where they were.  In response to this and her calls to stay in the streets if Derek Chauvin was found not guilty the Democrats came out and said that they support the right to assemble and peacefully protest.  

Show me the videos of the destruction of the capital building, the looting of the neighborhood, the destruction of public property.  

These people had every right to assemble and if anything Trump interfering with that might have been judged to be a violation of their right to assemble. 

Off-topic videos edited out.

10 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Excuse me, are you sure they didn't loot and vandalize? Because the images and videos shown paint a very different reality to yours, just because they didn't also burn the place down does not mean they were not insurrectionists

No and just because they gathered at the capital does not make them insurrectionists.  The constitution guarantees freedom of assembly.  

Further even if they were as you describe.  Trump did not call for them, he was not there leading them, cheering them on.  I suggest you look at videos of Democrats such as Maxine Waters encouraging people to confront opponents wherever they are.  The recent condoning of the attacks on the Supreme Court members is far more insurrectionist.  

 

1 hour ago, HappyExpat57 said:

The former president's sycophants doted on every word he spewed. All he had to do was send a tweet (he wasn't banned for life from Twitter at that time) for them to stop and they would have. You MUST know that, and trying to bring up riots is a diversion/red herring.

Yes I know that the words of Obama were so much more comforting and subduing.  Certainly no call for conflict or violence in these. 

 

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/campaigns/40703-obama-on-gop-if-they-bring-a-knife-to-the-fight-we-bring-a-gun/

2 hours ago, Jumbo1968 said:

I have glaucoma as well as cataracts, the consultant admitted having the cataracts done probably won’t make my vision much better maybe just clearer. It makes me reluctant to spend money when there could be little or no difference to my vision.

You have now asked questions above my pay grade.  I can't speak to glaucoma and cataracts.  Again, the cost for the examination and consultation is nothing.  I would go and see Dr. Methasari and ask his opinion.  I can assure you he would give you an honest answer.  He advised me I didn't need the cataract surgery and could easily wait 5 - 7 years more before my small cataracts became a problem.  I told him they were causing night glare for driving and why should I suffer with that for 5 - 7 more years and get the benefits of better vision when I was 80.  He finally agreed. 

2 hours ago, Jumbo1968 said:

I was quoted a ‘special’ price at BPH of 68000 baht for 1 eye, what was the cost at Jomtien ?

Same doctors, newer facility.  39,000 baht per eye 

I would ask for Dr. Santa Methasari.  He is there on Thursdays only.  No cost for the exam.  There is another Bangkok Hospital doctor on Friday's  I met him twice for post surgery follow up.  I went on Thursday for surgeries met with the other doctor the following day.  He was ok, however I was very pleased with Dr. Methasari.  I checked out his credentials. Graduated top school in Thailand, did internship at Queen Sirikit and he is on staff at Bangkok Hospital as well as Jomtien.  

The price is for single vision without Toric lens.  If you have bad astigmatism you "may" need a toric lens.  I had what I thought was bad astigmatism but the Zeiss machine they used to calculate the power of the lens needed for the cataract surgery indicated that the astigmatism would drop to a negligible level following surgery.  One way or another.  I had one eye slightly under corrected.  I can see distance fine with it but not 20/20 but better than before surgery.  More like 20/50.  My other eye is fully corrected.  Actually a touch better than 20/20 but only by .25 diopters.  Using both eyes, I have 20/20 distance vision and can read without reading glasses.  

I did the same thing with contacts years ago and had no problems.  Your brain will automatically transmit whatever is the clearest image.  So for distance it uses the one fully corrected, for reading it uses the one slightly undercorrected.  Both eyes assist but think of it as the correct eye is the one dominant the other as an assist. 

14 minutes ago, luicks said:

'm looking for an affordable hospital. I'm thinking about Srinagarind Hospital of Khon Kaen University but its rather difficult to get even a ballpark figure about the cost. Any recommendations?

Excellent care first rate facilities, and includes all medicine,  pre-opt, and post op exams.  I am going for my 6 month exam next week.  There are two doctors only there on Thursday and the other on Friday.  Both speak English however I like Dr. Santa Methasari who did my surgery.  Very friendly great English.  The other doctor a little less so.  Jomtien Hospital Pattaya

25 minutes ago, Jumbo1968 said:

I thought Jo then Hospital was the same group as Bangkok Pattaya Hospital ?

Yes it is, however I "think" to promote the hospital it is running promotions and has lower pricing to get people to use the hospital.  Similar to a restaurant group that opens a new location under a different name.  They want to entice people to try it. 

One way or another, I got the same doctor I would have had at Bangkok Hospital and brand new first class facilities at Jomtien.  Very pleased.