Politics & Government - 21 January 2007

2007-01-21 09:32:42 · 4 answers · asked by alexis c 1 in Law & Ethics

2007-01-21 09:32:38 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I am 14, I have a passport, I am an American citizen, (by birth), I have been once before, I am going primarily to England, but my father, who hasn't spoken with me in 2 years, or paid child support in 2 months, will try to stop me, he won't let my step dad adopt, and frankly I hate the bastard, he's a crack head, so can I go without his permission, or do i have to have it, or what can I do to go? I have a kick @ss attorney, he can't afford one, so money isn't the issue.

2007-01-21 09:31:53 · 3 answers · asked by Chey 3 in Law & Ethics

One of the girls I take care of is in the fourth grade. Recently, she started playing a game on the Internet - one of those games where you can talk to other players. She told me that she's gotten 10 of her classmates to play, too, so that they can all converse with each other and "help each other out." Then she told me she had a "boyfriend" on the game. I asked if she meant one of her classmates, and she said "no," that it was a guy in the game. This girl is very innocent, so I explained to her the dangers of sharing information with "strangers" on the Internet, especially guys who claim to be a boyfriend. I asked if he'd asked her for personal info, and she said he had. Thinking she was being funny, she told him she was from France. Should she not even be playing this game? What about her friends that are playing this game? I am not her parent, just a caretaker... but I am very concerned about the safety of this little girl and her 10 classmates. Any advice would be welcomed.

2007-01-21 09:30:49 · 6 answers · asked by scruffycat 7 in Law Enforcement & Police

how can a american join the royal air force from england???and what do i have to do to join the royal air force from england

2007-01-21 09:28:46 · 6 answers · asked by henry a 1 in Military

I am currently in the Mock Trial team, and am trying to find some example opening statements to see what they sound like, their purpose, and overall the theme they portray. I need actual opening statements, not outlines or any such material.

Thanks.

2007-01-21 09:26:09 · 4 answers · asked by John 2 in Law & Ethics

2007-01-21 09:24:50 · 22 answers · asked by rsltompkins 3 in Politics

2007-01-21 09:24:27 · 4 answers · asked by xxjimmyxx90 1 in Elections

2007-01-21 09:22:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Even in NATIONWIDE polls, both McCain and Guiliani are each 15-20% points, AT A MINIMUM, ahead of every potential Democratic candidate. Do Liberals understand that it means that they have NO CHANCE WHATSOEVER of winning the Electoral College if they can't even come close in a NATIONWIDE poll?

How will Liberals feel when they have only been in the White House for 12 of the last 48 years after McCain or Guiliani serves two terms?

Did you notice the lack of response by Libs to my question regarding whether they are delusional about Hillary Clinton having a snowball's chance in hell? She can't even satisfy one man in bed, so how does she expect to garner support among real American men?

2007-01-21 09:22:22 · 18 answers · asked by rex_razor69 2 in Politics

LOL
I have a GREAT LIFE and a super family! I like MYSELF and do not HATE people!

On the other hand - liberals ARE all they accuse US of being and I truly believe that. They ALWAYS accuse people of doing what they are doing to get the focus off themselves and put you in defense mode. They are good at it but we are on to them...

Liberals - we Conservatives are HAPPY and OPTIMISTIC so don't worry about us. Worry about your own warped ideology and your lack of morals getting you or your kids into trouble some day!

2007-01-21 09:20:59 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

is it elliot spitzer?

2007-01-21 09:20:05 · 3 answers · asked by Mr.Naassir 2 in Civic Participation

I was just wondering.

2007-01-21 09:19:41 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

my question is that is the S1 supposed to be a Master Sargent or a 2 LT. and also do i need an officer cord. also what else does the S1 need.....(is there any S1 out there)

2007-01-21 09:19:30 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

The world would have understood and respected us had we blown up every cave over there to find Osama. But invading a country that never attacked us is unforgivable. We have stirred up a hornet's nest that was under control by an evil dictator. I didn't like Hussein, but he had things under control. Now there is nothing but chaos, loss of American lives, and much of the world views America as an evil bully. I think most of us heard the erroneous statement by Bush concerning Iraq, "They attacked us." NO THEY DIDN'T!!!

2007-01-21 09:18:56 · 11 answers · asked by ? 5 in Politics

Is this a HUGE defeat for Americ and is it the beginning of the end of the USA?

2007-01-21 09:18:46 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

My grandmother passed away and I was not given the opportunity to view the will. How can I get a copy of it to be sure that I have received what is rightfully mine? She passed in 2001, in Dallas, TX

2007-01-21 09:17:48 · 4 answers · asked by ~too confused to think~ 2 in Law & Ethics

I would like to live permanently in canada but work for an american company.

2007-01-21 09:17:25 · 6 answers · asked by stachek22 1 in Immigration

I have been arrested for ABH. I got into a fight when 2 bouncers tried to eject me from a club without warning. I was standing not saying or doing anything (but was drunk) while a friend was arguing talking to the manager about entry to the club. They grabbed me from behind and the side by the arms and neck. I bit their hands as we struggled trying to get them to let go, the wounds were quite deep (I am told they needed stitches). If I am charged I am going to argue self defence and go to the Crown Court (there is an independent witness who corroborates that I was standing still and not saying anything and who has given a statement saying that the bouncers acted way over ). However I am worried if the case goes against me what the likely sentence might be. A friend of mine who is a barrister thinks that community service would be most likely abut I am aware that the entry point for ABH sentencing is custody. I have 1 previous police caution for common assault that happened 3.5 years ag

2007-01-21 09:16:10 · 11 answers · asked by Unsure 1 in Law & Ethics

2007-01-21 09:14:36 · 9 answers · asked by zubeyde 3 in Other - Politics & Government

Movies make it look like every marine gets trained until their a black belt. But I want to know for real what kind of hand-to-hand training the standard Marine gets. Do they basically learn how to box and kick? Is it more then that? Do they learn ground fighting? What?

2007-01-21 09:09:59 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

I am looking for legal advice in Ontario Canada. Maybe a website or a free consultation. I was struck by a pick up truck when I was crossing the street.

2007-01-21 09:09:58 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

in today's Washington Post, former President Jimmy Carter defended his book, ``Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.''

President Carter wrote, `` ..... most critics have not seriously disputed or even mentioned the facts ..... ''

But after reading the book, I have become a critic and today will only correct the facts that he purports in his book. Regarding our policy towards Israel, there is little room for mistakes, let alone outright misstatements of fact.

For that reason, I want to present to the House eight factual inaccuracies found in President Carter's book.

Error number one, on page 62, President Carter quotes Yasser Arafat as telling him, ``The Palestinian Liberation Organization has never advocated the annihilation of Israel.'' No evidence is provided, and the book does not contain a single footnote.

Fact check, article 22 of the PLO's charter states, ``The liberation of Palestine will destroy the Zionist and imperialist presence.'' Yasser Arafat supported this charter, and he directly lied to President Carter.

Error number two, on page 57 President Carter writes, ``The 1947 armistice demarcation lines became the borders of the new nation of Israel, and were accepted by Israel and the United States, and recognized officially by the United Nations.''

Fact, the 1949 armistice lines were never accepted as the official borders of Israel, United States or the United Nations. The error reflects a very poor attention to detail in the book.

Error number three, on page number 127, President Carter writes that there was ``a surprising exodus of Christians from the Holy Land.''

Fact, Israel is one of the only Middle Eastern nations where the Christian community has grown in the last half century. But Christian communities and other faith communities like Baha'is have dropped in size in many Muslim nations.

Error number four, on page 152 President Carter writes, ``It was later claimed that the Palestinians rejected a `generous offer' put forward by Prime Minister Barak with Israel only keeping 5 percent of the West Bank. The fact is no such offers were made.''

Fact, according to President Clinton's lead negotiator, Ambassador Dennis Ross, Prime Minister Barak accepted President Clinton's proposal, offering to withdraw from 97 percent of the West Bank, to dismantle isolated settlements, and to accept the Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital. Arafat rejected this proposal, and a quick call between President Carter and President Clinton would have corrected this error.

Error number five, on page number 148 President Carter presents two maps he claims were considered at Camp David, one of them labeled ``Israel's interpretation of Clinton's proposal.''

Fact, there were no maps at Camp David. The map President Carter labeled as Israel's interpretation is a copy of a map that was created later by Dennis Ross for his book, ``The Missing Peace.'' Ambassador Ross's map is a representation of an offer agreed to by Prime Minister Barak and rejected by Arafat. President Carter violated Ambassador Ross's copyright of the map.

Error six, on page 197 President Carter writes, ``Confessions extracted through torture are admissible in Israeli courts.''

Fact, the Israeli Supreme Court banned the use of torture in interrogations in a decision handed down by the court on September 6, 1999, by Supreme Court President Barak.

Error number seven, on page 188 President Carter writes, ``Kadima had been expected to gain 43 seats based on its pledge of a unilateral expansion of the `great wall.' ''

Fact, Israel's Kadima Party ran on Prime Minister Sharon's platform of disengagement, a pledge to dismantle settlements and unilaterally withdraw from territory.

Error number eight, on page 215 President Carter writes that the one option for Israel is ``withdrawal from the 1967 border as specified in U.N. Resolution 242.''

Fact. The U.N. Security Council Resolution 242 does not define a border.

Madam Speaker, these errors, in fact, diminish the credibility of President Carter's book. President Carter is entitled to his own opinions, but not to his own facts. The errors I present here are only a sampling of the other errors included in his book.

Now, in the twilight of his career, with many at the Carter Center resigning from their posts, President Carter should recall the book and hire competent assistants to assure that his future work does not reflect such poor scholarship.

I want to thank, especially, Dr. Mitchell Bard and the Committee for Accuracy in the Middle East Reporting in America for helping compile this list of errors.

2007-01-21 09:07:31 · 8 answers · asked by CaptainObvious 7 in Politics

for the stunning rescue carried out in Afghanistan by Apache helicopters carrying volunteers strapped to the outside of the aircraft?

2007-01-21 09:06:58 · 24 answers · asked by Beau Brummell 6 in Military

I'm not talking about Y!A specifically, but on some of the forums I go to like battleforums and narutofan liberals are like 99%.

2007-01-21 09:03:42 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

If it's if not one it's the other and both cream of all the monies of the planet between them. Our enjoyment of life is affected by those bastards every day.**** the lot of them they are the scum of life and they rob us of everything that we hold dear.

2007-01-21 09:00:56 · 4 answers · asked by hogasnog 2 in Law & Ethics

I believe that in Health Care is a basic right in an advanced society. I have no grand plan to pay for it..but I would be willing to pay my fair share.. Some people I know say..why do we have to pay for a family with 5 kids? or for people who abuse drugs? I also know of middle class families who could not afford heath insurance and were driven into bankruptsy.. This is not right.. What are your feelings?

2007-01-21 08:59:57 · 12 answers · asked by corporatetrade 2 in Other - Politics & Government

2007-01-21 08:59:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

"The Congress shall have Power To... declare War..."
Article , Section 8, Paragraph 10 of the constitution of the United States of America

2007-01-21 08:59:23 · 9 answers · asked by cash_flo_now 2 in Government

listen, i know that barak obama is an intelligent governor, and he does know what needs to be done, and he brings hope to the people. aside from this, people think that he could be the next president. my question is : what did barak obama accomplish (aside from giving spectacular speeches and being black) that made him so renoun, and why should he be the next president of the united states if he decides to run?

2007-01-21 08:59:16 · 15 answers · asked by secret151990 2 in Politics