Politics & Government - 22 March 2007

i was told that if you make a plea agreement, for no probation..that if you serve 85% of the time, then you have no conditional release or any type of probation. my friend made that deal and now he is being told that it is considered early release and he has to serve the rest of the time in the original judgement on condidtioal release...7-7 curfew..urine tests, etc?
who can i contact to find that out? his lawyer says that he has to see his case worker...i think the lawyer should take care of this

2007-03-22 06:05:23 · 2 answers · asked by m m 2 in Law & Ethics

He is severely addicted to cocaine and is a danger to himself and others. He has gotten into car accidents many times and fled and has threatened to kill my entire family and then himself on more than one occasion. He is delusional and thinks that gremlins sent from the devil live with him and tell him to do bad things. He will not get help, although he has tried in the past but never successfully. He is too far gone now.
Does anyone know of anyway that the family can force him into rehab? He needs help or he's going to die. I feel he is of great threat to others around him and I don't want anyone else to get hurt. Any advise will be greatly appreciated.

2007-03-22 06:05:01 · 9 answers · asked by sandy g 1 in Law & Ethics

I know I can keep my maiden name on my passport if I want (I just reserve plane tickets in that name), and I know how to change it to my married name. I am wondering if it is possible for me to have my maiden name on my passport WITH the married name, but NOT hyphenated. Do I use my maiden name as my middle name on the form (First Maiden Married) or do I just deal with it and change it to First Middle Married? I like my maiden name, even though it is long and not first-name-like as is the case of my current middle name. If I change my PP to First Maiden Married, can I still keep my real middle name, and apply as: First Middle Maiden Married?

Also, am I obliged to change my SS card name (the number stays the same though) before I change my passport?

If I keep my passport in my maiden name until expiration in 2010, will I have problems if I try to go through US and French customs at the same time as my EU national husband? Can I go through the EU line with him on my US passport?

2007-03-22 06:04:33 · 3 answers · asked by klompendancer 2 in Immigration

She is the tipical hipocrite conservative,they say one thing but do the other....

2007-03-22 06:04:28 · 18 answers · asked by lavidasigue40 3 in Politics

2007-03-22 06:03:23 · 12 answers · asked by walter_nahbexie 2 in Law & Ethics

2007-03-22 06:03:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

I believe that when half of us don't bother to vote, it's obvious who it is that really isn't filling their role in this representative Democracy. Just think what it would do to the politicians if 90% of us took enough interest in what they do to get up and vote. I think it would scare the hell out of them and we would begin to see a government that is much more responsive to the wants and needs of the people.
I'm not saying that I'm prepared to commit to voting for Barrack Obama. But I have been very impressed so far.
I like to see a politician that apparently isn't afraid to attempt to get more people involved in the political process.

2007-03-22 06:02:38 · 15 answers · asked by LittleLamb 2 in Other - Politics & Government

2007-03-22 06:02:21 · 11 answers · asked by bushco43 1 in Politics

all you have to do is have a baby,,,

how many illegals do you know that don't have children,,that are over 35,,,hmm

you can get welfare without a social security card also,,they have state programns in Califrornia and Texas

2007-03-22 06:02:14 · 10 answers · asked by No Bs 1 in Immigration

American and international heroes. This practice has almost stopped in the last two or three generations. I am not talking about the monuments on the mall, but the statutues to lessor known heroes that were enshrined with pride. Have we grown up as a people, or, are we to cynical a people to admire others, instead, of ourselves? What say you?

2007-03-22 06:00:01 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I keep reading comments like "do you believe in" It's like someone asking if I believe in the Atlantic Ocean.

Then you have to be prepared to defend your position like they are trying to convert you to the Church of Global Not Warming.

When in actuality I could care less if the earth is 1 degree warmer. Call me when the Santa's house melts

2007-03-22 05:59:30 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-03-22 05:58:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

Is it illegal in the U.S. to talk on cell phones while driving??? or is it just in certain states?? or is it not illegal at all???

2007-03-22 05:58:27 · 16 answers · asked by ishootiscore04 2 in Law & Ethics

2007-03-22 05:57:29 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

I viewed a home with my realtor last night and as anybody in the market for homes know, the owners leave while the realtor shows you the home. Anyway, I was looking at a very nice house and noticed a crock-pot filled with beef stew on the counter.

I went to view this home right after work so did not have time for my supper. While the realtor was going through his checkpoint of the home I grabbed a fork and helped myself to a fair portion of the beef stew directly from the crock-pot (I did not want to dirty any dishes).

I placed a bid on the home and from what I understand by far the highest. However, I got a call from my realtor stating the owners refused my bid because they knew I ate some of the beef stew in the crock-pot. Realtor stated they were "disgusted" I ate the food.

My question - is this legal? Can they NOT sell me the house just because of this?

2007-03-22 05:56:18 · 43 answers · asked by Rick Martel 1 in Law & Ethics

Let's avoid the posts about Republicans being happy about Edwards wife having cancer. It sounds a little too much like the dumb azz posts I read about liberals wishing Cheney was dead. Neither is true and it makes the person asking look ridiculous.

2007-03-22 05:55:58 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Lets see just how mean she REALLY is. I hope that Coulter will show some humanity. Eventhough I doubt it.

2007-03-22 05:55:46 · 22 answers · asked by Count Acumen 5 in Politics

How come Congress does not protect the rest of the people of the United States the same way that they are protecting these attorneys who were fired for not doing their jobs?

Congress is spending millions on this firing issue. Why can't Congress work to protect jobs for the rest of the people in the United States the same way?

2007-03-22 05:55:16 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2007-03-22 05:55:12 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

give some factual examples of what you think is wrong with america...and if you can...some solutions to same....remember, facts count more than emotional "wants" or "should be's"....im especially interested to hear some points on partisan politics, and if you are so narrow minded as not to include both sides, or sound like you were indoctrinated in a madrassa or communist school, then please dont bother to waste time doing this.....

2007-03-22 05:54:54 · 11 answers · asked by badjanssen 5 in Politics

one book only please; all schools- public and private

myself: 1984

2007-03-22 05:53:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

His wife has had a recurance of cancer.

2007-03-22 05:52:54 · 11 answers · asked by ? 7 in Elections

Honestly I don't think it's terrorism, Global Warming, or China.

I think it's the level of disinformation that we have allowed to saturate our society. The internet can be a wonderful tool, but it is such a distructive force when it convinces innocent people of forgeries and lies.

2007-03-22 05:52:08 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-03-22 05:52:05 · 3 answers · asked by ? 4 in Civic Participation

I'm lookin @ being an 11B but I'd like to try for the enlisted to west point gig. does anyone know how that works?

2007-03-22 05:51:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

1) Is the legal system effective and impartial?

2) Is the government heavily involved in the economy?

2007-03-22 05:51:05 · 3 answers · asked by ? 2 in Government

2007-03-22 05:50:17 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

Once the most beloved country in the world, the US is now the most hated. The American swagger ... America, he declared, was the last best hope of earth. ... Now they have assured themselves that somehow someway terrorist for 100 generations will seek to destroy them and possibly will suceed in the very near future, the economy is in freefall and they deny global warming. God does not bless America Any longer?

2007-03-22 05:50:08 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

2007-03-22 05:50:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

The world is moving at a much faster pace than the lawmakers may have anticipated. A lot of the legislation we have regarding internet practices is insufficient. People can gamble online, they can harass others, they can commit fraud, they can pose as someone else, they can do so many things and noone really cares because "it's just the internet." Is it wrong for me to believe that any activity that occurs within the jurisdiction of any country should be dealt with equally and accordingly, whether it is online, or otherwise? And should there not be greater restrictions on the content that we are able to access from other countries? Theoretically, foreign websites are not subject to the United States' Freedom of Speech (or any other Constitutional rights). Also, I think it is unfair that a large number of websites relinquish any kind of accountability for misconduct that occurs on their sites by making people agree to their terms of use.

2007-03-22 05:50:00 · 6 answers · asked by gouramiperson 1 in Law & Ethics