Politics & Government - 25 February 2007

is it or is it not true that the President of the United States has supreme control over the United States Marine Corps? i don't remember where from but i remember that the Corps only takes orders directly from the president. is this true?

2007-02-25 09:48:15 · 8 answers · asked by chewbaccafuzzball 2 in Military

I was thinking about creating an artificial spouse for a final project once I get into a 4 year for my senior project, personally I feel it would benefit those like me to whom which there are no mates for (asexuals) but have the basic (annoying) yearn for companionship.

I was seriously curious, say I actually get this done, and a full working prototype, they give married people tax deductions so would I get one if I built my spouse? What if I built my kids as well?

Yes, this is an ACTUAL question, I want ACTUAL answers, anything less with be reported.

2007-02-25 09:47:58 · 3 answers · asked by D 4 in Law & Ethics

personally i would like to see many of our freedoms taken away as punishment. i would like to see public hang ings come back in to style. perhaps rounding up gangs and lighting them up would get a message accrost.

i look at my country and i see it desolving and becomming worse every day.

you think after 9/11 we would have learn some thing but nope we have not. you would think with all the crap in the country we would do some thing but nope we dont. perhaps one day the military will give up and take the country over because the civilans are not doing a very good job.

what do you think?

2007-02-25 09:46:48 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

I was pulled over for a ticket.

Rolling stop.

Officer wrote on citation I was going approx. 10 miles per hour, which is way off the mark, so I want to contest the ticket.

Also, he never ran me through the system. He didn't ask for my registration or Insurance.

He TOLD me he didn't run me even after I begged him to because for over 10 years I've had a perfect driving record.

He said he had to give me the ticket because his riding buddy wouldn't let him let me off.

I plan on contesting based on the speed, and the fact that I've been living here for 15 years, the stop was about a 1/2 mile from my home, I've been proactive in getting parrots set up, and petitions signed to get speed bumps put in to get people to slow down.

CALIFORNIA LAW APPLIES.

So, does anyone have any experience with this type of thing?

Advice?

2007-02-25 09:45:05 · 12 answers · asked by paddlinglikecrazy 3 in Law Enforcement & Police

2007-02-25 09:42:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

The bigger picture is; How do we preserve the SOVEREIGNTY of this country,because withOUT borders, a country is NOT a country at all!!!!

Mexico should NOT be our problem,and yet there are MILLIONS of their ILLEGALS living here and taking jobs from legal citizens of every nationality!!! Our hospitals are CLOSING because of unpaidmedical bills run up by ILLEGALS!!!! And, i am not "picking on mexico", it just happens that the MAJORITY of illegals are from mexico!!! THAT is a FACT!!
El SAlvador should NOT be our problem, and yet the MS-13 COWARDS are from El Salvador!! They are here in the U.S. MURDERING Americans!!!
Guatamala should NOT be our problem!!! Or any other country!!!! WHERE is it written in stone, that the U.S. (meaning the TAXPAYERS) has to fix everyone ELSE'S problems?!!! And, i am NOT talking about the trojan horse gift from France!!!

We NEED borders for a REASON! It defines the property lines of two countrys, the same way a fence devides two houses!!

2007-02-25 09:41:52 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

Do you think that the U.S could ever operate as a non-volinteer military? Everyone would be required to join when they become 18 years old. They have to serve at least 4 or 5 years in the military. Could that ever workd in the U.S? Would our military be stronger and more powerful for that decision? Also, do you think that the political players in washington would be more hesitant about going to war because they would most likely have at least one close family member serving in the military? What do you think? Iam NOT talking about a draft, but a permanent policy of be serving at least one contract in the armed forces when you turn 18...

2007-02-25 09:38:58 · 15 answers · asked by SonicCube123 2 in Military

either since,she is denying my visitation rights,but i dont know what legal rights i can presue with my limited resources to resolve this can anyone help ??? I love my son even more than she loves him,i think i know about where they are but what is the legal way to settle this so at least i can get parental rights to visit my son.I pray daily that i will find them please help if you know what actions i need to take,thanks.I still love my wife and do not wish any vengenace for her.I just wish she would understand i just want whats best for our son.I work construction work and my boss says he will give me some time off durning rainy season to look for them and i have save about $1500.00 and think i can but i need to know that i'm not getting in trouble breaking any laws.

2007-02-25 09:38:50 · 4 answers · asked by scrhamilton 1 in Law & Ethics

2007-02-25 09:38:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

2007-02-25 09:34:16 · 11 answers · asked by brett s 1 in Law & Ethics

personally i would like to see many of our freedoms taken away as munishment. i would like to see public hangings come back in to style. perhaps rounding up gangs and lighting them on fire would get a message accrost.

i look at my country and i see it desolving and becomming worse every day.

you think after 9/11 we would have learn some thing but nope we have not. you would think with all the rape and crap we would do some thing but nope we dont. perhaps one day the military will give up and take the country over because the dumbass civilans are not doing a very good job.

what do you think?

2007-02-25 09:32:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

2007-02-25 09:31:38 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

The Sunday Times February 25, 2007

US generals ‘will quit’ if Bush orders Iran attack

SOME of America’s most senior military commanders are prepared to resign if the White House orders a military strike against Iran, according to highly placed defence and intelligence sources.

Tension in the Gulf region has raised fears that an attack on Iran is becoming increasingly likely before President George Bush leaves office. The Sunday Times has learnt that up to five generals and admirals are willing to resign rather than approve what they consider would be a reckless attack.

“There are four or five generals and admirals we know of who would resign if Bush ordered an attack on Iran,” a source with close ties to British...Michael Smith and Sarah Baxter, Washington
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article1434540.ece

2007-02-25 09:31:34 · 14 answers · asked by ToYou,Too! 5 in Other - Politics & Government

Again, let me quote Jesus from the Beatitudes:

"Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth."

"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy."

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God."

"Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."

"But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also."


HOW DO YOU CALL YOURSELF A CHRISTIAN, BUT DO THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT JESUS ADVOCATES???

Come on Cons, you need to "man up" and face the implications of this. Why are you all so afraid to respond to this question?

2007-02-25 09:31:20 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YjI4NTc0YWMzNTA3ZjRmYmJiMDRjNmI5MGEwZTFhM2E=

This is a link to an article that calls his movie SCIENCE FICTION instead of a documentary.

2007-02-25 09:29:42 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

i have a cousin who is interested and jewish.

2007-02-25 09:27:07 · 8 answers · asked by rich_oldman 1 in Military

I think the Republicans are afraid of him, he does have many of Bush's good qualities he sticks with what he believes even when its very politically uncool (he was against the war when everyone else was for it; Bush persists with his failed Iraq policies) Fox attacks him daily and lies about him thats how they do things when threatened. What do you guys think about him? Honest thoughtful responses please.

2007-02-25 09:26:19 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

hunting trip in texas?

2007-02-25 09:26:08 · 6 answers · asked by Dark Horse 1 in Politics

Why can't we move past this?

I got punished as a kid for things my brother did but I let go. I don't live in the past. I didn't make my Mom & Dad apologize around every turn.

Would they RATHER be in Africa with the poverty and disease? Slavery is and was very bad but...THEY ARE IN AMERICA now. There is a silver lining for today's black people.

I never owned a slave and no one today was ever a slave. Time to put this behind us and move forward.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Meeting on the grounds of the former Confederate Capitol, the Virginia General Assembly voted unanimously Saturday to express "profound regret" for the state's role in slavery.

Sponsors of the resolution say they know of no other state that has apologized for slavery, although Missouri lawmakers are considering such a measure. The resolution does not carry the weight of law but sends an important symbolic message, supporters said.

The DRUDGE REPORT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Meeting on the grounds of the former Confederate Capitol, the Virginia General Assembly voted unanimously Saturday to express "profound regret" for the state's role in slavery.

Sponsors of the resolution say they know of no other state that has apologized for slavery, although Missouri lawmakers are considering such a measure. The resolution does not carry the weight of law but sends an important symbolic message, supporters said.

"This session will be remembered for a lot of things, but 20 years hence I suspect one of those things will be the fact that we came together and passed this resolution," said Delegate A. Donald McEachin, a Democrat who sponsored it in the House of Delegates.

2007-02-25 09:24:56 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

i sent a check to my brother in texas and he said when he received it, the check was torn into pieces, why?

2007-02-25 09:24:45 · 5 answers · asked by Drew 1 in Other - Politics & Government

Has ww-3 already manifested itself?

2007-02-25 09:24:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-02-25 09:23:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

just wondering how you would define it...

2007-02-25 09:23:14 · 6 answers · asked by howaytheladlee 4 in Law & Ethics

With the help of controlled demolition of course.

2007-02-25 09:22:37 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-02-25 09:21:54 · 4 answers · asked by Joyce O 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

For me Paranoia, Sociopathy, Pyscho, War Mongering... LOSE EVERYTIME.

2007-02-25 09:21:33 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

We were under surprise attack from terrorists.
They were hitting big symbolic American targets.
No doubt, the President would be the biggest target.
He sat where he was, at a school filled with American children, live on TV for all including terrorists to see, for 1/2 an hour.

2007-02-25 09:19:50 · 12 answers · asked by justagirl33552 4 in Other - Politics & Government

I am NOT trying to support Gore in any way, I just had a completely objective thought today.
Given that:
* Gore was part of the Clinton administration and understood the threat of Al Qaeda (Clinton's people told Bush's transition team many times that Al Qaeda was the biggest threat)
* Bush and team waited 10 months to actually get around to discussing Al Qaeda.

Isn't it at least "plausible" that a Gore administration might have caught the plan for 9/11 and prevented it?

Again, I'm not saying Clinton was perfect with Al Qaeda, just a simple objective question.

2007-02-25 09:19:09 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

First of all, I’m not defending Iran. I wouldn’t have voted for Ahmadinejad & think he’s bad for Iran. Please stick to the point raised here & don’t attack me personally

In 2005, Iran held its annual “World against Zionism” conference. President Ahmadinejad’s speech quoted Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khomeini from several previous conferences.

This statement was translated by western media as a threat to “wipe Israel off the map”. It’s been quoted as this ever since.

Iran immediately rejected this & publicly stated there is no desire to harm Israel.

Since then, several experts in Farsi & University Professors have translated the Ahmadinejad quote to actually be:

"the regime occupying Jerusalem must vanish from the page of time"

This is a rejection of the political ideology of Zionism, not a threat to Israel or Jews

So why still quote this? Using it makes any real argument against Iran look like propaganda

Some proof:

http://tinyurl.com/ybb7e4
http://tinyurl.com/o238s

2007-02-25 09:18:25 · 29 answers · asked by Cracker 4 in Other - Politics & Government

Just listen to what that Lib Jesus had to say in the Beatitudes:

"Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth."

"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy."

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God."

"Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."

"But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also."


How do you war supporters square this? If Jesus were here to post on this board, would you hurl insults & epithets at him? Would you tell him that he "supports the terrorists" because he so clearly advocates peace?

Seriously, how does someone that calls themself a Christian choose things that fly so squarely in the face of what Jesus said?

2007-02-25 09:18:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics