Politics & Government - 2 February 2007

I know it is thousands of years away.

2007-02-02 09:37:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

If you like him say yes and why. and if you hate im no and why.

2007-02-02 09:37:06 · 25 answers · asked by Marcia D 1 in Politics

Govt. of India desides to give more reservations nearly 25 % to minorities. Our hounarable PM has spoken near by few days, ' Minorites should be posted in our mejority resorces.... What is going on for vote bank? Once we have devide our nation by religions and casts. PM should think about pakistanies and bangladeshes in all govt services too.......

2007-02-02 09:36:32 · 7 answers · asked by jigneshpatel234 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

2007-02-02 09:35:07 · 11 answers · asked by Tom J 1 in Politics

If an employee is in a car accident on their way to work, and there are medical bills, is that a basis for a workmans comp. claim?

2007-02-02 09:34:32 · 12 answers · asked by donnam4863 2 in Law & Ethics

You be complaning no matter what and this goes for the antiwar crowd to wouldnt you want your president to protect you if he does go and Iraq was helping terrorist is a fact they where giving safe haven to Osama bin ladin and other terrorist as well.

2007-02-02 09:33:59 · 12 answers · asked by Jeremy P 2 in Politics

2007-02-02 09:33:25 · 21 answers · asked by Yvanfm 1 in Law & Ethics

war plan no 1283746743
stay the corpse
failure again plan

2007-02-02 09:32:29 · 7 answers · asked by WMD LIEr W 1 in Politics

dramatic climate change has occured throughout earth's history with zero human input!

2007-02-02 09:32:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

does anybody know if bush ever used hooked on phonics?

2007-02-02 09:32:19 · 43 answers · asked by fox mulder 4 in Politics

Love is all that is important here.
ANYTHING and EVERYTHING should be able to marry.
Gays, fish. goats, two men and a woman. two women and a man - love is al you need... love is all you need...(chorus) refrain

2007-02-02 09:31:21 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-02-02 09:28:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

please fools tell us

2007-02-02 09:28:48 · 10 answers · asked by WMD LIEr W 1 in Politics

Arm yourself against this tyrant.

2007-02-02 09:25:46 · 12 answers · asked by Feelsgood 2 in Politics

Pre-War Statements of every major Democrat based on Clinton's CIA reports (1998 to 2003)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNgaVtVaiJE

2007-02-02 09:25:20 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Some lawmaker from NY wants to ban the "N"-word (it's a sad measure of today's society that one can't even spell a word out for fear of reprisal - but that's why I put it the way I did).

What do you think of this? Will it fix the underlying problems that generate prejudice? Is censorship and banning free speech the right way to change people?

This is a scary step, and I'm looking for other opinions.

2007-02-02 09:24:38 · 30 answers · asked by piperjoe68 3 in Law & Ethics

My Ex girlfriend has came knocking on my parents door while I was at basketball practice and told my folks that she is 6 months pregnant and I am the father. What if my present GF hears about this? I was not real serious about her and it was just a Muh Dik thing. Now what do I do?

2007-02-02 09:23:55 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

I was going down a road thinking that the speed limit was 35 mph but when i saw the speed limit a slowed down to 33mph and that is what the electronic speed sign said I was going when it flashed blue and red. Do these signs take pictures of my license plate and send you tickets?

2007-02-02 09:23:28 · 9 answers · asked by nice_guy9590 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

I am serious. Do not bother with silly answers here. The problem is not just with the president. We as a people have to learn to speak up. For a pollster, on the phone you can easily say, certainly the war in Iraq is going badly and we should not be there. But if we really want to change political directions now, we have to speak loudly. We need to make an effort. The recent Peace rally in D.C. was rather poorly attended in my mind for a greater than 60% disapproval of the war. It was not covered to any great extent by the media either. Also all we saw from the media was the same old protestors. Jane, Jesse etc. We need NEW perspective, new ideas, a new vocie. and we need it to be loud. The vocie of many.

2007-02-02 09:23:20 · 12 answers · asked by gofmaine 1 in Politics

2007-02-02 09:23:19 · 12 answers · asked by sal420s 1 in Government

Dear Friends,



This week, Congress passed a spending bill that includes significant funding cuts for global and national military repositioning, and military training and reconstruction projects in Afghanistan and Iraq. I voted against this bill and want to share some of my concerns about it with you.



First, the bill cuts $3.1 billion for military realignments that are already taking place both nationally and globally. For example, we have 14,000 troops and their 4,000 children currently being transferred from Germany to Fort Bliss. These funding cuts put into question whether there will be enough money for these military personnel to have the training facilities they need, whether they will have the same health care access and whether there will be adequate schools to send their children.



All four members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff recently wrote a letter to Members of Congress saying "disruptions in resources will cause delays and desynchronize these moves. This, in turn, can disrupt our force deployment schedules, which ultimately degrades readiness while increasing the burden on service members and their families."



In addition to these cuts to the military realignment plan, the spending bill cuts funding in half for Afghanistan where Coalition forces are still trying to quell insurgent Taliban fighters and ramp up construction of roads, power and rural reconstruction. It also only includes $40 million for Iraq reconstruction compared to the President's budget request of $709 million.



The Democratic Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, who decided to take out this money, promises the money will be there later. However, I don't think a wink and a nod is good enough for our troops and their families.



I will be working to make sure these funds are reinstated quickly, and will keep you informed on developments regarding this issue.





Sincerely,

Kay Granger

2007-02-02 09:22:31 · 14 answers · asked by just the facts 5 in Military

By all accounts, Mossad is the best... they know more than the CIA or MI-5, and are utterly ingenious in their intelligence/data gathering methods. Mossad assassins are second to none... and at least Israel is open that the Mossad does assassinate--enemies of Israel often do warrant this.
It's great that while the CIA has always tried to act like Mossad's better, like its big brother, demanding that it give up all its information--Mossad does not. It won't be bullied.
Second to none. It gives me such a thrill knowing that terrorist leaders in the Middle East must live in constant fear of the Mossad, knowing that at any time they will be assassinated.

2007-02-02 09:22:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

reported it to the police I would be charged with racism for reporting muslims as I am white. In the UK muslims are granted immunity from prosecution under the laws of p.c.
Who should I tell?

2007-02-02 09:20:59 · 9 answers · asked by Vic 1 in Law & Ethics

2007-02-02 09:20:00 · 15 answers · asked by Murphy 3 in Other - Politics & Government

Fox, which regularly trounces CNN in viewership, has a shot of Cooper from behind posing for a team of paparazzi who are frantically snapping his picture. "Meet the Paris Hilton of Television News," the ad crows

It then accuses the silver-maned talking head of being a "media darling" who's the product of "endless hype," but is really all "style over substance."

http://newsbusters.org/node/10568

2007-02-02 09:19:56 · 7 answers · asked by Feelsgood 2 in Politics

In my opinion, a farmer is a businessman like any other. I understand he has to face the possibility of harsh weather, low yields, price fluctuations, etc...but every industry has variables as well.

If I buy a 7-11 franchise, and don't sell quite as many Slurpees as I had originally thought I would, the feds are highly unlikely to send me a check. Why should farmers be treated any differently?

Save your breath about protecting the source of our food, as the overwhelming majority of food sold in the US is produced by agricultural corporations, not Ma and Pa Farmer. While I'm sure that CEO will bemoan the loss of his subsidy, the fact remains he's not likely to quit producing corn.

2007-02-02 09:19:11 · 3 answers · asked by Rick N 5 in Politics

2007-02-02 09:18:43 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

was not founded on religion.

Patrick Henry was the firebrand of the Revolution. Every school child knows his words: ``Give me liberty or give me death.'' But I will wager that you will not find in any current textbooks the circumstances in which he uttered these words: They were in a church in Richmond, Virginia, St. John's Church in Richmond Virginia March 23, 1775, and this is what he said: ``An appeal to arms and the God of Hosts is all that is left us. But we shall not fight our battle alone.
There is a just God that presides over the destinies of nations. The battle, sir, is not to the strong. Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God. I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death.''
Did your children ever bring home to you this full quote from Patrick Henry?
Was Patrick Henry a Christian? The following year, 1776, he wrote this: ``It cannot be emphasized too clearly and too often that this great Nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians,'' or in today's vernacular, Judeo Christians, ``not on religion, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ. For that reason alone, peoples of other faiths have been afforded'' ..... ``freedom of worship here.''
Benjamin Franklin was said to be a deist; that is, he believed there was a God who created the Earth but then he just let the Earth and its inhabitants determine their destiny by how they related themselves to laws that he had established. Let me read to you something that Benjamin Franklin said. This was in 1787. We had a deadlocked convention.
It wasn't certain that after 11 years, we were going to be able to write a Constitution that would protect all of the rights, big States and little States and people, that we wanted to protect. And this is what he said: ``In the days of our conquest with Great Britain when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayer in this room for divine protection. Our prayers, sir, were heard, and they were graciously answered. All of us who were engaged in the struggle must have observed frequent instances of superintending providence in our favor. To that kind providence we owe this happy opportunity to establish our Nation. And have we now forgotten that powerful friend? Do we imagine we no longer need his assistance?''
And then I love this quote: ``I have lived, sir, a long time.'' I believe he was 81 years old, the oldest member of the Constitutional Convention, revered Governor of Pennsylvania. ``I have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, it is probable that a new nation cannot rise without his aid. We have been assured, sir, in the sacred writings that except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that built it. I therefore beg leave to move that henceforth prayers imploring the assistance of heaven and its blessings on our deliberations be held in this assembly every morning before we proceed to any business.''
That established a precedent that congress honored this morning when they opened this day and this Congress with prayer. They have a chaplain; so does the Senate. There is a chaplain of every religious persuasion, or many, including Muslims, who serve our military. As a matter of fact the only place today we cannot offer a prayer is in our schools. I have often asked myself the rationality of this.
Thomas Jefferson was also said to be a deist. Let me read what he says and see if you believe he was a deist: ``I am a real Christian, that is to say a disciple of the doctrines of Jesus. I have little doubt that our whole country will soon be rallied to the unity of our creator and, I hope, to the pure doctrine of Jesus also.''
On slavery Jefferson wrote: ``Almighty God has created men's minds free. Commerce between master and slave is despotism. I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever.''
George Washington, the founder our country, a deeply religious person. We think of him often as commander of the Army. This is his quote: ``It is impossible to govern the world without God and the Bible.'' Boy, are we trying to do that? ``Of all the dispositions and habits that lead to political prosperity, our religion and morality are the indispensable supporters. Let us with caution indulge the supposition,'' that is, the idea, ``that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason and experience both forbid us to expect our national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.''
And in his prayer book, George Washington wrote this: ``Oh, eternal and everlasting God, direct my thoughts, words, and work. Wash away my sins in the emaculate blood of the lamb and purge my heart by the Holy Spirit. Daily, frame me more and more in the likeness of they son, Jesus Christ, that living in thy fear, and dying in thy favor, I may in thy appointed time obtain the resurrection of the justified unto eternal life. Bless, O Lord, the whole race of mankind and let the world be filled with the knowledge of thee and thy son, Jesus Christ.''
John Adams, our second President and President of the American Bible Society, this is what he said: ``We have no government armed with the power capable of contending with human passions, unbridled by morality and true religion.'' I wonder if maybe this can be a factor in our problems in Iraq. ``Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.'' This by the second President of the United States.
John Jay, our first Supreme Court Justice, said ``Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers, and it is the duty as well as the privilege and interest of our Christian Nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers.'' This from John Jay, the first Supreme Court Justice.
John Quincy Adams, also, like his father, President of the American Bible Society. As a matter of fact, I think it was he who said that he valued the presidency of the American Bible Society more than he valued the presidency of the United States. This is what he said: ``The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: It connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity. From the day of the Declaration, the day'' the Founding Fathers ``were bound by the Laws of God, which they all acknowledged as their rules of conduct.''
And later Calvin Coolidge, ``Silent Cal.'' An interesting story is told of him. He was a man of few words. It was hard to get him to talk. He was sitting at dinner with a lady who said, ``I have a wager that I will get you to say three words tonight.'' And the only words he uttered that whole evening were ``You lose.''
Calvin Coolidge said this: ``America seeks no empires built on blood and forces. She cherishes no purpose save to merit the favor of Almighty God.'' He later wrote: ``The foundations of our society and our government rest so much on the teachings of the Bible that it would be difficult to support them if faith in these teaching would cease to be practically universal in our country.''
President Coolidge, they have ceased to be practically universal in our country. What now?
I think you see from these quotes from just a few of our Founding Fathers, and there are dozens of others I could have brought, that certainly our Founding Fathers were deeply religious people. They were not deists and athiests.

2007-02-02 09:17:22 · 13 answers · asked by CaptainObvious 7 in Politics

this is a serious, in depth question. maybe this isnt an issue of liberal vs. conservative. chritians have always turned their back on science, refusing to believe many of the discoveries of our past. (i.e. how the earth was created, when it was created, evolution, stuff like that) is global warming the new chapter in the book on religous denial? if people admit to global warming, it would mean that man does have some impact on their lives, and that not everything is God's plan.

2007-02-02 09:17:02 · 8 answers · asked by 2010 CWS Champs! 3 in Politics

there are 2 questions i need to ask....

1. as a qualified experienced carpenter what work is available to me in france say on the west coast and can i work legally.

2.i need to find schooling for my 12 yr old.......do the french schools have to find him a place or is it a matter of if they want to they will...feel free to add anything else as this is a general question on moving to work live in france

2007-02-02 09:16:40 · 4 answers · asked by cosmic 2 in Immigration