Politics & Government - 13 March 2007

Do you think that tour lengths should be cut down to 6 months long instead of 1 to 3 years? It just makes sense to me for mental and family reasons.

2007-03-13 17:42:53 · 9 answers · asked by Baby boy due March 16th 2010 3 in Military

My husband and i live in a one bedroom apartment in Flint Michigan. My sister-inlaw was staying at our apartment to use the computer while we were at work. She fell asleep on our bed and was awaken by somebody pounding loudly on the door. She is a very heavy sleeper,but the knocking woke her up. She said someone yelled "Landlord" 2 or 3 times while knocking. She layed on the bed, thinking that the person would go away and instead the person entered the apartment. My sister-inlaw said she heard 2 people walking around the apartment while she was laying there. She was scared to move not knowing who it was. We don't have a phone and her cell phone was in her purse. She said that the people took pictures and left after being there for 10 minutes. There was no prior written concent on needing to enter our apartment left on our door. The landlord didn't call us either. There was no emergency or nothing was broken that needed to be fixed. Is it legal to take any pictures of my personal stuff?

2007-03-13 17:41:53 · 9 answers · asked by mr_and_mrs.x 2 in Law & Ethics

Just to give you a little background, I have a Master's in Political Science and if you view my past answers you will see that I'm pretty patriotic. In a question I asked awhile back an arrant apostrophe appeared when showing the plural and not the possessive. It was pointed out and I was told that meant I was unpatriotic. I just noticed the edited comment while referencing my past question for my most recent answer. I was just wondering if anyone else has received a more halarious insult on Y!A before. If so please share! Please see the link below and reference the third answer:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AoKlIvFLPyRp7f6VDt.xzWAAAAAA?qid=20070226225305AAKGMH0

LMAO... Can't... Stop... Laughing!... LMAO

2007-03-13 17:39:43 · 27 answers · asked by Nationalist 4 in Politics

Why is no one questioning this when these same people were saying that Bush was unfit to lead our country because he ONLY served in the National Guard?

2007-03-13 17:35:51 · 15 answers · asked by saq428 6 in Military

i live in sri lanka. my mother's brother live in australia. i like to study in australia. how can i go there

2007-03-13 17:35:13 · 7 answers · asked by sudarshana a 1 in Immigration

Are you afraid, answer me you friggin cowards

2007-03-13 17:34:42 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2007-03-13 17:34:31 · 8 answers · asked by Prostock 1 in Law & Ethics

My husband is Army Reserve and is being deployed. They didnt tell us where, when, or how long. What is the normal tour length for reserve?

2007-03-13 17:34:11 · 4 answers · asked by Baby boy due March 16th 2010 3 in Military

Could it be that Canada's generous welfare state makes the working class confident that immigrants won't hurt them economically?

While in the U.S., the whole POINT of immigration is to hurt the working class economically?

2007-03-13 17:33:15 · 24 answers · asked by Longhaired Freaky Person 4 in Politics

A passing motorist stops to give first aid to a victim of an automobile accident who later dies of his injuries. Is the motorist liable for damages?

2007-03-13 17:30:47 · 5 answers · asked by sugarspice_everthingnice 2 in Law & Ethics

Here’s the scenario. Childless couple Arthur and Martha Doofus have both written wills. Arthur’s stipulates that if he dies before Martha, then his money goes to her, but if she dies first, his money goes to the Dog Society. Martha’s will says that if she dies first, then her money goes to him, but if he dies first, then the Cat Society benefits.

Tragically, they have a car accident, and both die, apparently instantly. Who gets the money – the Cat or the Dog Society? Now, what about if they linger on for a couple of days? Imagine that one dies two days later, and 5 minutes later the other dies. Would this sort of thing affect the dispersal of the funds. What about if the Dog Society gets wind of this and argues for the doctors not to pull the plug until they have pulled the plug on his wife, so that the money goes to the Dog Society and not the Cat. If the Cat Society got in on the act, then there could be a Mexican standoff, with both sides keeping the respirators going. And so on.

2007-03-13 17:28:21 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

See:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=2c7_1173547096

2007-03-13 17:27:03 · 9 answers · asked by Ferret 5 in Other - Politics & Government

2007-03-13 17:25:08 · 4 answers · asked by adam h 1 in Government

Does anyone know ( or where I can find a answer) in the state of Virginia if you have shared legal rights to a minor child , do you have to know before he/she is prescribed medication ( In this case Ritalin to a 6 year old) ? Do you have to be notified, or consent? Due to possible background health information of the other parent? PLEASE HELP

2007-03-13 17:24:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

General Pace I salute you Sir for you stance on moral values in the military.Pace compares homosexuallity to adultery and it is morally wrong.Recently Congressman Barry Frank stated that if the military was so afraid of homosexuals our enemies could get a group of lesbians to chase us out of Iraq.This scum of a coward who has never fought in a war in his life is the one who should apologize.Yet Gen. Pace is the only one to recieve any muk about all of this.Congressman Frank disgraced our men and woman who fight for us by saying what he did, I guess he forgot.Our fighting Men and Woman don't run from nothing.When did morals make you a coward ?

2007-03-13 17:23:02 · 25 answers · asked by don_steele54 6 in Military

I would like to say that I cant believe how some people could be so evil on the road!

If people take the drivers test and pass it, how come they dont understand rules when driving ? Why is it they dont know how to drive at the speed limit, stop when the light is turning yellow, slow down to make a stop, use your signal light, stay out of the blind spot, know in an intersection with stop signs who's right away it is, learn to give the right away, know to stop when someone gives the right away to the person pulling out of a business, or here comes a self centered person making his/her own lane, and not wating to get to that corner to make that right turn, instead comes flying down not realizing the person on the lane is giving a person coming out of a business the right away to go into the lane. I cant stand people on the freeway whom will not let anyone get into the lane they are in, if a person has to get in.

Camera on car, I will start taking license #s down will report many

2007-03-13 17:22:57 · 7 answers · asked by HOPE 3 in Law & Ethics

What justifies the energy spent to rush around to "debunk" people who are assumed "nuts" with silly theories of no real consequence?

2007-03-13 17:22:37 · 19 answers · asked by mikeygonebad07 1 in Politics

I have noticed that some people can smile, and others it seems are told not to. Do you have the "right" to smile if you want? What if you are dirty and need to clean up? I am not planning on being arrested but have noticed that some people look better than others when it comes to mug-shots. What if you wanted to wear a suit instead of t-shirt? Could a lawyer help you get a better pic or are you booked before you can see your lawyer?

2007-03-13 17:22:22 · 8 answers · asked by Michael W 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

Peanuts for all.
Mr. James Carter was the most depressive EVER.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=james+carter+failure&btnG=Search

2007-03-13 17:22:00 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I just saw some pictures of these spiders and I just wanted to know how often you see Camel Spiders.

2007-03-13 17:21:58 · 4 answers · asked by T78 3 in Military

Its getting late and I haven't asked anything today but this has become more obvious than ever lately on here. Do the so-called conservatives think that being moral and great patriots is to live in a bubble? Wake up. We live in a global community today? Are they just selfish? Conservatives, please entertain me with your insulting responses. And everone else, answer your valued opinions too.

2007-03-13 17:21:53 · 18 answers · asked by Eisbär 7 in Politics

Well my fiance is afraid that when he marry me before he gets his orders back to the states that he have to stay longer in germany. Is that right? I mean can the army make him to stay even we already planned on living in the states? Or is that just a rumor?

2007-03-13 17:21:27 · 7 answers · asked by ? 1 in Military

Can anyone tell me where this exact phrase is in the consitution or any of our founding documents? "Seperation of Church and State"?
If you look at the first amendment it says, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. "
-Now the part about religion. It says, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.." It does NOT say the seperation of church and state. So where does this phrase come from? When our founding fathers wrote this they meant that congress cannot establish a state sponsered church. Like back when our country was founded there was the Church of England which was the offical goverment church in England. Congress wrote the first amendment to stop a state sponsered church, not to completely ban religion from government.

2007-03-13 17:21:21 · 14 answers · asked by flyguy03 3 in Other - Politics & Government

What do you think about 911 being rigged? I know this topic is hot in some minds but please be kind. I have my views and you have yours, but I want to hear them all. This is for a new poll so tell me what you think.

http://www.911wasrigged.com
The 911 REcommission Report

2007-03-13 17:20:53 · 6 answers · asked by sara 2 in Elections

The Army Corps of Engineers, rushing to meet President bush's promise to protect New Orleans by the start of the 2006 hurricane season, installed defective flood-control pumps last year despite warnings from its own expert that the equipment would fail during a storm, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.

The drainage-canal pumps were custom-designed and built under a $26.6 million contract awarded after competitive bidding to Moving Water Industries Corp. of Deerfield Beach, Fla. It was founded in 1926 and supplies flood-control and irrigation pumps all over the world.

MWI is owned by J. David Eller and his sons. Eller was once a business partner of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush in a venture called Bush-El that marketed MWI pumps. And Eller has donated about $128,000 to politicians, the vast majority of it to the Republican Party, since 1996, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

sick of it yet?

2007-03-13 17:17:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

My visa will expire soon. However, my adjustment of status interview throught my parent will happen after my visa expires. Would it cause me to be "out of status". In another words, will I be illegally staying in the U.S.?

2007-03-13 17:17:30 · 3 answers · asked by kkiittnnaamm 1 in Immigration

I mean come on we can't even take care of our own back yard!!!!!!!!

2007-03-13 17:16:51 · 25 answers · asked by david c 2 in Government

I just read an aticle on yahoo about the moderate stances of Rudy G. It gives this quote, "He also emphasizes his support for banning what critics call partial-birth abortion as long as it has an exception when the mother's life is at stake." I know this is a silly question, but I do not know if this means he is going ban this partial-birth abortion exception or if he going to install this partial birth abortion exception. Which one is it

2007-03-13 17:15:57 · 4 answers · asked by battlin_buccos 2 in Politics

2007-03-13 17:15:56 · 6 answers · asked by totalstuff8 2 in Law & Ethics

2007-03-13 17:15:54 · 12 answers · asked by grunt482 2 in Elections