Politics & Government - 28 August 2006

Coming to the aid of 2 Mexican American border patrol agents about to go on trial for shooting a illegal drug runner in the butt? This guy is now suing the US government for 5 million dollars while the 2 border agents could get 20 years for doing their job.

2006-08-28 09:33:58 · 10 answers · asked by sassyk 5 in Immigration

EL PASO, Texas — A man accused of having a role in the killings of at least eight women in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, has not been charged with a crime in that country and will remain in the United States until he is deported or an arrest warrant is issued, a U.S. immigration official said Tuesday.
Edgar Alvarez Cruz, a Mexican construction worker, was arrested in Denver last week on an unrelated immigration charge and brought to El Paso in anticipation of being turned over to Mexican authorities.

But until an arrest warrant is issued or an immigration judge orders Cruz to leave the country he will remain in U.S. custody, Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Leticia Zamarripa said.

Cruz is scheduled to appear at a deportation hearing next month.

Mexican prosecutors in the state of Chihuahua, where Juarez is located, said Tuesday that the investigation is ongoing and Cruz and a Mexican man detained in Virginia remain suspects in the unsolved string of killings. Prosecutors declined to comment further, citing the ongoing investigation.

Jose Francisco Granados de la Paz, the man arrested in Virginia, has not been brought to the El Paso jail and Zamarripa said she did not know where he was being held or by whom.

Tony Garza, U.S. ambassador to Mexico, has called Cruz’s arrest "a major break" in the killings of more than 100 young woman in Juarez, across the Rio Grande from El Paso, between 1993 and 2001.

2006-08-28 09:33:31 · 7 answers · asked by Zoe 4 in Immigration

2006-08-28 09:33:26 · 13 answers · asked by Ah Ha 4 in Politics

Are they trying to cover up the DR.Phil special in New Orleans today?

2006-08-28 09:33:08 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2006-08-28 09:30:56 · 23 answers · asked by lakewoodlander 1 in Government

2006-08-28 09:30:21 · 21 answers · asked by Ah Ha 4 in Politics

Border security activists are clashing with pro-amnesty groups
in several cities nationwide. Over the weekend, pro-illegal
alien groups raised a Mexican flag over a U.S. Post Office in
Maywood, California and allegedly beat up a woman protesting
the city’s illegal alien sanctuary policies. Protesters are
also clashing in cities near San Diego and Dallas over
proposals to prohibiting illegal aliens from renting housing

2006-08-28 09:25:57 · 26 answers · asked by Yakuza 7 in Immigration

what tensions existbetween the desire to promote freedom of expression and the desire t0o promote a civil society!?

2006-08-28 09:25:56 · 3 answers · asked by zeboygenious 1 in Other - Politics & Government

I mean don't you think we would all be so much more accomplished if we looked out for our neighbor as much as we looked out for ourselves? I was watching something on t.v. last night with my husband about hurricane Katrina and I was so devastated all over again about it. I just wish that we didn't have to rely on a government that is just as imperfect as we are. I know we all want a perfect world and response team, but if we were just a little more self sufficient ourselves, then don't you think things like this wouldn't be as bad as they are?

It's not right or wrong, it's just my opinion on a thought I had...

2006-08-28 09:25:43 · 13 answers · asked by mother_flower 3 in Other - Politics & Government

What? A Beautiful, educated white women on the correct side of the political spectrum? A writer that sites 32 pages of resources in her writings and composes an index as well. A strong urge to call out the blur of accusations from the liberal party?

And all you have is a unwanted x-presidents wife and Cynthia McKinney... ha ha. OOOOh dont you love your black panthers "ya know wha' Im sayin"?

2006-08-28 09:25:27 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

"I have studied their climate models and know what they can do. The models solve the equations of fluid dynamics and do a very good job of describing the fluid motions of the atmosphere and the oceans. They do a very poor job of describing the clouds, the dust, the chemistry and the biology of fields, farms and forests. They do not begin to describe the real world that we live in."

"There's no doubt that parts of the world are getting warmer, but the warming is not global. The warming happens in places and times where it is cold, in the arctic more than the tropics, in the winter more than the summer, at night more than the daytime."

"I'm saying that the problems are being grossly exaggerated. They take away money and attention from other problems that are much more urgent and important. Poverty, infectious diseases, public education and public health. "

2006-08-28 09:24:24 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2006-08-28 09:23:22 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

why is it when a black person is murdered or missing they dont get coverage in the paper and tv but when a white person is murdered or goes missing like that girl who ran away from her wedding its all up in larry kings as* and cnn's As*

2006-08-28 09:22:59 · 20 answers · asked by new_musk2003 2 in Law & Ethics

I'm getting ready to do a DITY move with the military and I have to estimate how much all of my furniture weighs and I was hoping that someone might know of a website where I can get a list of average weights for pieces of furniture.

2006-08-28 09:22:24 · 8 answers · asked by korr1121 3 in Military

I thought Bill Clinton got a law passed that allowed people to only be on welfare for 2 years. That would stop a lot of those having more children just to keep getting a check. Whatever happened with that? Was it not passed? I know people who have been on longer than that.

2006-08-28 09:21:16 · 7 answers · asked by jboatright57 5 in Government

This is the follow-up to the question below:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aostcl0dwsRox.91ZWf930fsy6IX?qid=20060822193513AA4vmn7

2006-08-28 09:19:40 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

These two folks keep making posts suggesting that global warming is a vast liberal conspiracy. But their own leader, George W. Bush, agrees with Al Gore that global warming is real and is affected by human behavior. Just see the links below - or do a search yourself on "Bush admits global warming" - there's thousands of articles


Are they calling Bush a liar?




http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2023835.stm

http://whyfiles.org/updates/080global_warm/index.html

http://www.monitor.net:16080/monitor/0408a/bushadmitsglobalwarming.html

http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/34/12476

2006-08-28 09:19:19 · 14 answers · asked by Steve 6 in Politics

Ok, I asked this question 10 minutes ago and since I phrase the title wrong (do people never read the additional details?) people just comment on weather it was true or not. That's not the point, the question is what would the fallout be?

Here's the original question:
won't go into a debate on weather or not 9/11 was a US planned attack as those who are against it, are vehemently against such an absurd idea and those who think it might be possible, raise a lot of very good questions.

But all that aside, what would be the result IF 9/11 was a US plot. After Afghanistan, after Iraq, if the truth came out, how will it hurt not just he administration but our country in terms of political influence, economy, retribution, repayment for the war etc? How do you think it will fall out?

2006-08-28 09:18:42 · 21 answers · asked by choyryu 2 in Law & Ethics

2006-08-28 09:18:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2006-08-28 09:17:31 · 22 answers · asked by rustyshackleford001 5 in Politics

When Mr. Blair finishes his time do you think all politicians will just be the same people who go with Bush for the next 100 years or will there be a significant change?

2006-08-28 09:15:55 · 30 answers · asked by jon_jo_plant 2 in Government

and no more serious than giant comet and deadly disease?

"I have studied their climate models and know what they can do. The models solve the equations of fluid dynamics and do a very good job of describing the fluid motions of the atmosphere and the oceans. They do a very poor job of describing the clouds, the dust, the chemistry and the biology of fields, farms and forests. They do not begin to describe the real world that we live in."

"There's no doubt that parts of the world are getting warmer, but the warming is not global. The warming happens in places and times where it is cold, in the arctic more than the tropics, in the winter more than the summer, at night more than the daytime."

"I'm saying that the problems are being grossly exaggerated. They take away money and attention from other problems that are much more urgent and important. Poverty, infectious diseases, public education and public health. "

2006-08-28 09:15:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2006-08-28 09:12:41 · 22 answers · asked by Paula S 1 in Law & Ethics

reducing pollution on the planet?....benefits everyone.

oh,,,,and the scientists who argue against global warming, everyone of them is taking money from the oil companies. do the homework and learn.

do people honestly think at the current rate the US is consuming natural resources that there will never be a backlash from mother nature?

2006-08-28 09:12:27 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Jeffrey Dohmer....or......

Constance Fisher??

2006-08-28 09:10:55 · 7 answers · asked by julean33 2 in Other - Politics & Government

2006-08-28 09:09:32 · 5 answers · asked by ? 4 in Law & Ethics

The only reason why you have illegal immigrants is that you haven't prevented them from coming in- you could if you really wanted to. So, go to that website and watch that screen, and don't complain!
;) Mexicans are a great people, much more pleasant than the United Statesians, in general. And, obviously, it makes economic sense for them to sneak in to USA and clean some toilets and stuff there.
Just like it makes economic sense for prostitutes to migrate from Russia into Eastern Europe or Finland... Is it the hookers' fault? No! It's capitalism! :)
And, as for stealing your jobs- You mean, you are competing with them for those no-education jobs? Why don't you go back to school?
Demand that instead of rebuilding Iraq, why not rebuild Mexico? Or, better yet, skip the war with Iran and use that to promote jobs in Mexico. I'm sure they'd rather be with their friends and families.

2006-08-28 09:08:36 · 22 answers · asked by dane 4 in Immigration

My Political Theory Professor, Christine Barbour, who has co-authored several very prominant and distinguishable American politics textbooks and books, made a statement today that really made me think:
"Most Americans say that they live in one of the greatest democracies in the world. And the one right that they worship the most would be the right to vote. Yet, statistically, in 2000, the voting turnout was barely 50%, and the rate gets lower each year. "

She also said that compared to Europe, we as Americans are not active in politics at all.

So here's my question to you: Do you vote? If not, why not? Continuing, do you agree or disagree with the statement that Professor Barbour made?

For the record, I, like my professor, find it very ironic that so many Americans carry on and on about how the right to vote is so good, "compared to the Middle East". And yet, these same people say that they don't vote, and quickly change the subject.

Nice, non-religious answers, please.

2006-08-28 09:06:47 · 26 answers · asked by salaemwahibb 2 in Civic Participation

2006-08-28 09:06:28 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

Quite often they are seen to be leaping around to strange tv offerings , such as 7/11. Why isn't that stopped?

2006-08-28 09:06:14 · 13 answers · asked by b-b-b-brengun 2 in Politics