Politics & Government - 14 October 2006

In our armed to the teeth (sponsored by the NRA) society?

The 4 Rs; Reading, wRiting, Rithmatic and Restraining

http://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/10/13/defending.the.classroom.ap/index.html

2006-10-14 02:59:22 · 11 answers · asked by Dastardly 6 in Politics

my husband had marijuna it my vechicle and was pulled over. We are no longer together but he borrowed my car. My vechile has now been seized by police. What can I do to get it back.

2006-10-14 02:58:41 · 20 answers · asked by niquew22 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

Decriminalized anyway

2006-10-14 02:58:20 · 22 answers · asked by v í b o r a 3 in Law & Ethics

2006-10-14 02:58:03 · 13 answers · asked by delmy d 3 in Immigration

2006-10-14 02:58:02 · 10 answers · asked by simon 1 in Politics

2006-10-14 02:55:36 · 21 answers · asked by conservativeguyfromnc 2 in Politics

The American Government is "picking & choosing" Which laws to enforce. Here is proof.
Fri Oct 13, 10:21 PM ET




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Contact: U.S. Department of Justice, 202-514-2007; 202-514-1888 (TDD); Web: http://WWW.USDOJ.GOV


WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Justice Department announced today that it filed a lawsuit against the City of Philadelphia, alleging violations of the rights of Hispanic and Spanish-speaking voters under two key provisions of the Voting Rights Act.


"The right to vote is a fundamental guarantee for all American citizens," said Wan J. Kim, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. "In light of the serious problems faced by minority language citizen voters in Philadelphia, we hope that city officials and the Justice Department can reach an agreement quickly to begin essential remedial measures in time for the 2006 federal elections."


The Voting Rights Act requires that certain jurisdictions with a substantial minority-language voter population provide all voting materials and assistance in the minority language as well as in English. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, charges that the city failed to provide Spanish-language assistance at the polls to the majority of its Spanish- speaking voters in recent elections.


The Voting Rights Act also assures voters who need assistance in voting, such as those unable to see or read the ballot, the right to receive that assistance from a person of their choice, other than the voter's employer or union representative. The complaint charges that the city prevented Spanish-speaking voters from receiving assistance from the persons of their choice, even in cases where bilingual assistance was otherwise unavailable.


The Civil Rights Division works to ensure compliance with all of the provisions of the Voting Rights Act with respect to all citizens of all racial groups in all areas of the United States. Since 2002, the Civil Rights Division has filed over three-fourths of all cases to protect the right of voters needing assistance in the history of the Act, and over 60 percent of all minority language cases than in the entire previous history of the Voting Rights Act. As a result of this work and other lawsuits brought, since 2002, the Department has brought a majority of all cases it ever has filed under the substantive provisions of the Voting Rights Act to protect Hispanic and Asian voters, and the first cases ever filed to protect the voting rights of Filipino and Vietnamese voters. During this time period, the Division has filed successful Voting Rights Act lawsuits across the country, with cases in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington.


To file complaints about discriminatory voting practices, including acts of harassment or intimidation, voters may call the Voting Section of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division at 1-800- 253-3931. More information about the Voting Rights Act and other federal voting laws is available on the Department of Justice Web site at http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/voting/index.htm.


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2006-10-14 02:54:32 · 7 answers · asked by RENEGADE. 2 in Immigration

And does the shinny side go in or out?

2006-10-14 02:53:02 · 11 answers · asked by victorschool1 5 in Other - Politics & Government

is it true that a group of folks on this site banned together to have a conservative banned from this site?......isn't that against "freedom of speech?...why did yahoo answers fall to this?

2006-10-14 02:51:56 · 8 answers · asked by bushfan88 5 in Government

One month ago he says "We will not tolerate a nuclear North Korea". Well, North Korea now has a nuclear bomb and "Bush" has to live with it. Nothing he can do about it. Is Bush the real fool?

2006-10-14 02:51:45 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

Are there disadvantages to the way democracy operates in the United Kingdom ?
Or do we live in a perfect democratic location ?

2006-10-14 02:47:54 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2006-10-14 02:47:01 · 2 answers · asked by janett e 1 in Military

If you had the power, how would you stop North Korea from becoming a threat to South Korea and the rest of the world?

2006-10-14 02:46:01 · 25 answers · asked by redcoat7121 4 in Other - Politics & Government

Should the entire country vote on them besides our lazy politicians?

2006-10-14 02:42:53 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2006-10-14 02:42:37 · 7 answers · asked by Villain 6 in Politics

What is George Allen's problem. First, he uses 'MAKAKA" to address a young man. And denies he knew it was a racial slur from North Africa (by the way his mother is from North Africa). Then he brings up the fact that he just found out he is part Jewish, and dosen't sound so happy about it, offending Jewish voters. Why didn't anyone just tell him to Shut Up?

2006-10-14 02:39:41 · 4 answers · asked by Talon 2 in Politics

2006-10-14 02:36:19 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

And the rest, too.

You know who I mean - no ideas, no positions, no leadership - just "We're not Bush". Well, big deal, no one else is either.

Have these morons ever suggested why THEY should be running the country (shudder)?

2006-10-14 02:35:42 · 2 answers · asked by Walter Ridgeley 5 in Other - Politics & Government

Knowledge is stregnth in a changing world.

2006-10-14 02:35:30 · 14 answers · asked by Villain 6 in Politics

My CRP 3505 of 2002 was disposed by A.P.High Court on 13-June-2006 Under Article 227.

2006-10-14 02:33:13 · 3 answers · asked by jesusjp 1 in Law & Ethics

With the new book coming out on Monday,Tempting Faith written by a Republican, outlining the Bush administrations real opinion of the Religous Right. And apparently they are giving false promises, and drumming up fake successes in order to have your loyalty.

2006-10-14 02:26:44 · 6 answers · asked by Talon 2 in Politics

if you already have been sentenced to one life sentence how will getting six more do anything. your already in prison for life. I have heard of people getting six life sentences like Lee Boyd Malvo who was in the DC snipper shootings.

2006-10-14 02:26:30 · 10 answers · asked by x 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

U.K. answers please.

2006-10-14 02:26:00 · 14 answers · asked by sammydog67 1 in Law & Ethics

for lies and incompetence

wouldn't you be kicked out of your job if your predictions were so wrong, you got it so wrong and you did so poorly??

2006-10-14 02:23:56 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

don't they take responsibility for their actions?
9/11 happened on their watch and they ignored the memo received TEN DAYS BEFORE 9/11

2006-10-14 02:22:30 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2006-10-14 02:21:42 · 9 answers · asked by A True Gentleman 5 in Other - Politics & Government

I mean they did deserve it. America was bullying Afghanistan and middle easten countries, so 9/11 was like two smacks towards George Bush and his nation. And now the war in Iraq....I wont be surprised if America gets another beating, and don't expect ME to feel sorry.

2006-10-14 02:21:34 · 43 answers · asked by jewl 32 2 in Politics

Last I remembered "ILLEGAL" didn't become a race.

2006-10-14 02:20:30 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

i heard that it was formed by a king centuries ago so if any of you are a history teacher... ;-)

2006-10-14 02:18:44 · 3 answers · asked by Cutie 1 in Government

Does anyone think that the recent N.Korean nuclear tests are the beginning of a world wide nuclear showdown??. Will it be the start of a new arms race?? Is this the start of WW3?? If not, how should the world act in order to calm fears over this issue??

2006-10-14 02:12:19 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military