Politics & Government - 11 December 2006

need proof that i was living with my girl friend for i year cos i`m actually in Canada and she is pregnant and need to prove that she were living witn me so that she may come here in canada

2006-12-11 08:50:44 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

"no nation can make itself secure by seeking supremacy over all others."

Isn't it amazing how humankind seems to never listen to past mistakes?

2006-12-11 08:50:19 · 10 answers · asked by BeachBum 7 in Politics

Do you have to know the congressman to get one of these letters?
How do you do it?

2006-12-11 08:49:54 · 4 answers · asked by Tyrone 2 in Other - Politics & Government

2006-12-11 08:49:26 · 12 answers · asked by maria r 1 in Law & Ethics

My coach purse with my IPOD, $300 cellphone and make-up got stolen at school. i got a new phone, but then one of the theif's friend called me. My friend impostered the theif to get a name. is that illegal? (they were also asking for weed, they are minors)

2006-12-11 08:47:56 · 15 answers · asked by m11y. 5 in Law & Ethics

When it comes to voting in N. Ireland we get to pick which bunch of terriorists we like best, that are supposed to work together to form N. Ireland's own parliment, however they spend all they're time arguing and refusing to sit down and actually do some work like looking after the citizens of N. Ireland. So instead we have all our laws and decisions made by the British government and we can't even vote Labour, Consertive or otherwise, kind of unfair don't you think? Why is this?

2006-12-11 08:45:59 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

my friend was supposed to get fingerprints done for his charges against him. he is late with gettting them done. he is on bail. will they arrest him because of it?

2006-12-11 08:45:59 · 12 answers · asked by jungle cheeks 3 in Law Enforcement & Police

2006-12-11 08:44:41 · 9 answers · asked by Cookie 1 in Military

2006-12-11 08:44:11 · 6 answers · asked by Dr.O 5 in Other - Politics & Government

Please tell me how to better this. It has to be another minute longer. Topic: How Does the Patriot Act Vioate the Constitution?


Here it is:



The U.S. Constitution took effect on March 4th, 1789. It was created to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty.” It also set up a system of checks and balances, to make sure that no branch of government became too powerful. The last thing the United States wanted to become was the oppressive government they had only just recently separated themselves from. To further guarantee the freedoms of the American people, a block of twelve amendments was proposed, and ten were ratified. Passed in 1791, these amendments make up the United States Bill of Rights. They insure basic freedoms such as the freedom of speech, press, and religion. Others lay down the basis of search and seizure, privacy, and the due process of law. The constitution( with the addition of twenty-seven amendments) guaranteed the rights of the American people for over 200 years.
But in the morning hours of September eleventh, 2001, terrorists hijacked four planes. One crashed in a field in Pennsylvania, another into the pentagon, and the remaining two into the world trade centers. In response, President Bush declared a war on terrorism, including Al-Qaeda, and Osama Bin-Ladin. In march 2003 the U.S. invaded Iraq, stating that they had weapons of mass destruction, and ties to Al-Qaeda. On December 13th, 2003, Saddam was arrested for mass murder. Recently he has been convicted and sentenced to death by hanging.
In addition to our foreign war, several bills were passed to aid in the war against terrorism. In 2002, Congress passed and the president signed the bill forming the department of homeland security, the largest change in the contemporary U.S. government. The cabinet department’s responsibility is to keep the American people safe from both terrorist attacks and natural disasters. The U.S. also passed the P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act, and invoked the help of the National Security Agency. Since that time, the U.S. has walked a very fine line between protecting our liberties, and disregarding them. The Constitution was established to protect us, and yet acts such as the patriot act are getting around “the supreme law of the land” Please know, this is my opinion, but unfortunately, it isn’t the view of the court system.
The P.A.T.R.I.O.T. act encroaches upon the liberties set down for us in the constitution in many ways, but let’s start sequentially, shall we? The act violates the fourth amendment. The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution reads: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons of things to be seized." The Patriot Act, now passed and the law of the land, has revoked the necessity for probable cause, and now allows the police, just so long as you are suspected of being a terrorist, to enter and search your house — and not even have to tell you about it. Yes, nicknamed sneak and peak, the U.S. Patriot Act allows for delay of a notification of a warrant. A warrant which can now be issued without even probable cause.
The U.S. also violates the fourth amendment using the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance act, which can gather information without a warrant for foreign interest. The FISA can order a wire-tap. We’re now gathering information for ourselves alone, not a foreign country, that is illegal. In addition to the violation of the amendment, it destroys a major aspect of their Constitution, checks and balances. Without judicial oversight in these matters, the scales are thrown way off.
Believe it or not, the act also violates the fifth amendment! It violates the Fifth Amendment by allowing for indefinite incarceration without trial for those deemed by the Attorney General to be threats to national security. The Fifth Amendment guarantees that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law, and the P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act does away with due process. It provides for indefinite incarceration, and delay of a lawyer, if they see one at all! Basically, it allows suspected terrorists to be shipped away to some cell in Guantanamo Bay without even a trial! So obviously, that shatters the sixth amendment as well, which provides for a “speedy and public trial”.
What about the eighth amendment? It states that there should not be any cruel or unusual punishments. I’ll leave this one to you, do you call getting shipped to some dirty cell in Guantanamo without a lawyers consult, a trial, or even a conviction cruel and unusual?
And of course, it is misused. A North Carolina man was charged with creating chemical weapons after he was busted for running a meth lab. Instead of six months in jail, he now faces twelve years. The U.S. also used section 806 to seize 4.5 million dollars from a telemarketing company that scammed the elderly into thinking they had won the Canadian lottery, as long as they paid thousands in back income taxes. The section allows the government to freeze or seize the assets of any group or individual who are funding terrorist organizations. I mean, sure, they were being mean to old people, but a terrorist organization they were not. It was up to the Canadian government to shut them down. We had no right to dismantle the group, let alone seize their assets! And just months after the passing of the act, the justice department was teaching seminars on how to extend the wire-tapping provisions to include non-terrorism cases. It has also been confirmed by the president that the NSA tapped phones without a warrant, or FISA order. Not only did they do this, but President Bush, knew completely about it! To me, that sounds just a tad illegal!
It is comforting to know however some parts of the act have been ruled unconstitutional by the courts. On September 29, 2004, U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero struck down Section 505—which allowed the government to issue "National Security Letters" to obtain sensitive customer records from Internet service providers and other businesses without judicial oversight. The section is very broad in its definition of business records. These include phone records, Internet records, and library records. Not only must the service providers or business owners furbish the government with our private records, but they aren’t allowed to tell us that they gave them away. If they do, they can be charged as an accessory. Not only does this section violate the first and fourth amendment, it throws off the marvelous American system of checks and balances. A judge is supposed to be the only one who can issue a subpoena, but not anymore. This section completely cut out the judicial system. At least the system of checks and balances allowed the courts to overrule this section and declare it unconstitutional.
I call for a return to the U.S. Constitution. While some may say it needs to change with the times, it hardly has in the past 200 years. It keeps our government restrained. If we continue down this path, who knows how long it will be until warrants are abolished all together, or the due process of law is ignored completely. I say that we are walking down that road today, and we must turn around to preserve our liberty. And although the U.S. uses things like the patriot act and the NSA to prevent terrorism, they also encroach upon the freedoms of the American people. The very freedoms they say that they are trying to protect. When looking at some of the obvious breaches of the Constitution, one must wonder; what is the bigger threat to our freedom; the tyranny of foreign governments such as Iraq and North Korea, or the very hypocritical government which utilizes the Constitution, but has no problem getting around it should the need arise.

2006-12-11 08:43:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

2006-12-11 08:43:22 · 6 answers · asked by Ralph 1 in Military

with other states? A. State taxes in texas are relatively high ehile local govt taxes are relatively low. B. State taxes in Texas are relatively low while local govt taxes are relatively high. C. Both state and local taxes are relatively low and D. both state and local taxes in Texas are relatively high.
a.

2006-12-11 08:41:58 · 4 answers · asked by owen o 1 in Government

2006-12-11 08:41:55 · 9 answers · asked by Enigma 6 in Other - Politics & Government

Here we say that people can have only two of three characteristics:

If you're smart and honest, you can't be Chavista
If you're Chavista and Honest, you can't be smart
If you're Smart and Chavista, you can't be honest.
(a Chavista is a supporter of president Chavez)

Don't you think that this is almost universally apliable (sadly)? I can think of one case in particular...

2006-12-11 08:41:21 · 5 answers · asked by carlospvog 3 in Politics

in my job I have access to customer information as in phone #, address, DOB, DL # etc. My friends are police and they will ask me for info to aid in catching these crooks. I dont get anything, not money or favors, just the satisfaction of knowing a dirtbag is off of the street. these are not common people these are murders, robbers, gang bangers, theives and other dirt bags...

what do you think of this? I could get fired for doing this, but I have a family and want to make the world( at least my town) a safer place. If I turn a blind Eye I or anyone could be the next victim.
The info I have supplied has been the break in some very major cases.

2006-12-11 08:40:31 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Civic Participation

2006-12-11 08:39:27 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

The ticket was for possesion of marijuana under 20 grams.

2006-12-11 08:39:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

I have a 6 year autistic child. I am married with quite a few assets. I was told she would qualify for social security but was turned down twice. I was also told they would turn me down but to appeal after the second turndown.

2006-12-11 08:38:24 · 2 answers · asked by DON B 1 in Law & Ethics

I know a girl that I hate and shes from Ireland she was here illegally and she went back to Ireland. Well shes coming back now and she was finger printed before, so do you think she will get in? I know people who have been illegal here and went home after being fingerprinted and got back in.

2006-12-11 08:37:37 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

atleast i think it was diane sawyer...., anyway what did you think when you saw the children of North Korea, they were not allowed to use the internet and the only channels they see are the ones from that country(all 4 channels!!!), they think they have never seen an American movie though they have seen Shrek. Those children are completely brainwashed. What did you think?

2006-12-11 08:37:35 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

What is the name of my Assembly person in Sacramento?

2006-12-11 08:36:57 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

Me and my cousin and some friends got arrested. They let the 3 go so its just me and my cousin. The 2 guns was my cousins but i said it was mine because he his over 18 and im 17. 1 was a starter gun and the other was a 22 revolver with 2 bullets. My cousins record is clean and also mine. I got court on the 19th of december. Me and my cousin have to different court. I think im gonna say the trth that its not mine will my cousin find out when he has his court. I got 4 counts and he got 2 counts.

If my cousin is convicted with a clean record what do you guys think they will give him and hes 24 years old?

I am 17 and what do you think they will give me?

2006-12-11 08:36:51 · 6 answers · asked by junior408 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

What does it mean?

Does it mean driving under the influence?

Confused..

thanks =]

2006-12-11 08:35:26 · 14 answers · asked by Lina 4 in Law & Ethics

2006-12-11 08:35:02 · 8 answers · asked by Timothy B 3 in Other - Politics & Government

2006-12-11 08:34:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Like 2 years back i was in seaside heights nj and i got a tickets for underage drinking i couldn't make it?I'm traveling soon will they give me problems in airport,dont live in jersey either

2006-12-11 08:33:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

content deprived us of a great leader of our country ?

2006-12-11 08:32:52 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

Seriously bet you can't

(and I don't mean for the particular country's rulers)

2006-12-11 08:32:33 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2006-12-11 08:32:16 · 2 answers · asked by edu 1 in Embassies & Consulates

in case he gets shot for illegal entry ? After all, technically he is breaking and entering !!!

2006-12-11 08:31:45 · 16 answers · asked by cavinue 3 in Politics