Politics & Government - 29 March 2007

And they didn't find out it was you!

2007-03-29 05:44:10 · 10 answers · asked by Katie 1 in Civic Participation

2007-03-29 05:43:45 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

In the state of Minnesota, the legislature is proposing tax increases on income tax, cigarette tax, gasoline tax, car title fees, license renewal fees, basically an increase to every state tax and fee you can think of. I would like to know why all this extra money is necessary. Over the next two years our state is budgeted to spend about $34 billion and bring in about $36 billion in revenue (at current tax levels). This is a $2 billion budget surplus or nearly 5% of total expenditures over the same time period. Why should we be increasing revenue through higher taxes when we already will collect more than enough money to fund the state?

2007-03-29 05:43:39 · 3 answers · asked by msi_cord 7 in Politics

"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." -- The Sunday Times (of London) Feb 25, 2007

2007-03-29 05:43:31 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

For those of you who say you hate Hilary, what are your reasons? I have some of my own reasons for disliking her, but I still think she would make a good president.

I tend to think people just say that they don't like her but don't actually know why.

I need actual reasons, not just "she's dumb"

2007-03-29 05:41:40 · 11 answers · asked by blank 3 in Elections

martin luther king did nothing for white americans.. we dont even celebrate that silly holiday....
another liberal minority appeasement it seems..

should have put up a leprechaun statue instead!!! everyone loves st. patricks day

2007-03-29 05:39:57 · 7 answers · asked by real american for america 1 in Politics

2007-03-29 05:37:36 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

On December 7, 2003, in an interview with John Roberts of CBS News, Senator Clinton expressed her opposition to same-sex marriage while affirming her support for some form of civil unions for gay couples: "I think that the vast majority of Americans find [gay marriage] to be something they can't agree with. But I think most Americans are fair. And if they believe that people in committed relationships want to share their lives and, not only that, have the same rights that I do in my marriage, to decide who I want to inherit my property or visit me in a hospital, I think that most Americans would think that that's fair and that should be done."[34] But when speaking before conservative or faith-based audiences, Senator Clinton says that she personally is against same-sex marriage on moral and historical grounds.

2007-03-29 05:34:38 · 10 answers · asked by pip 7 in Politics

2007-03-29 05:34:35 · 8 answers · asked by samanthakhz 2 in Politics

i saw this on the mtv show juvies and i was wondering what actually happens.

what happens to the driver?
passengers?

does the drivers parents find out if they are over 18?
does the insurance go up?(no accident, just pulled over)

thanks serious answers only... just wondering

2007-03-29 05:33:54 · 13 answers · asked by Optimus 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

2007-03-29 05:33:43 · 1 answers · asked by djkinsaul1 3 in Politics

My cousin was arrested for being an accomplice to theft. He was charged with a felony crime. Instead of bail or staying in county lock up, he was let go on O.R. (own recognizance). He has a trial date for early April for arraignment. At this trial, will he do jail time when sentenced? I ask this because he has already been in front of the judge a second time and the judge said the case was dismissed, or at least that's what my cousin was to believe. If in fact it wasn't dismissed, does any one have any legal advice they could give to pass along that I may share with my cousin?

2007-03-29 05:32:27 · 3 answers · asked by fastash310 1 in Law & Ethics

What act of aggression did Iraq perform to provoke our attack?

2007-03-29 05:32:09 · 19 answers · asked by Bush Invented the Google 6 in Politics

2007-03-29 05:31:39 · 2 answers · asked by val w 1 in Law & Ethics

I recently got a ticket while driving through another state. I was wondering if this will go on my driving record in the state I live in. Anyone know about this?

2007-03-29 05:30:39 · 7 answers · asked by RaeRae 4 in Law Enforcement & Police

I am very proud to be British. Great island, great people.

2007-03-29 05:29:30 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Because he was projected as a real American hero by the media, I suspect that Tillman's mother will be given a pass by the public. I don't think she will be demonized as some "loony leftist liberal." If she is not demonized, would that be a double standard?

2007-03-29 05:26:52 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

yet?
or ever?
do they want it?
are we WASTING OUT TIME and troops?

2007-03-29 05:24:23 · 14 answers · asked by WMD LIEr W 1 in Politics

Fence execs sentenced for illegal hiring By ELLIOT SPAGAT, Associated Press Writer
Wed Mar 28, 8:29 PM ET



Two executives at a company that once helped build a fence to keep illegal immigrants from crossing the Mexican border were sentenced Wednesday to six months of home confinement for hiring undocumented workers.

Mel Kay, founder, chairman and president of Golden State Fence Co., and manager Michael McLaughlin had pleaded guilty in federal court to knowingly hiring illegal aliens. U.S. District Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz ordered each to serve 1,040 hours of community service and spend three years on probation.

Kay, 64, was fined $200,000 as part of a plea agreement, and McLaughlin agreed to pay $100,000.

Federal prosecutors took the rare step of seeking prison time after the men acknowledged hiring at least 10 illegal immigrants in 2004 and 2005. The charges carried a maximum possible penalty of five years in prison.

However, prosecutors were unable to find a previous case in which an employer had been sent to jail for knowingly hiring illegal immigrants.

"Prosecution is long overdue in this area," Moskowitz said. "Honestly, the government's efforts have been at the border, not with the employer. Obviously, the government has signaled a change with this case."

In December, company officials acknowledged knowingly hiring illegal immigrants and agreed the firm would pay a $4.7 million fine, one of the largest for immigration violations.

Moskowitz said he was uneasy with handing down jail time because the company did not deserve to be "the poster child" for unscrupulous employers. All of Kay's workers paid Social Security taxes and received health benefits, vacation and sick time. Many earned more than $50,000 a year.

Golden State saw sales soar from $60 million in 1998 to $150 million in 2004, according to a biography of Kay provided by the company.

Federal authorities said they found no evidence that illegal immigrants were hired in the late 1990s while the company built more than a mile of the 14-mile fence near a border crossing in San Diego.

Government agents raided Golden State Fence's Riverside office last year and found that more than 100 were unauthorized to work — including three the company had been ordered not to employ after a 1999 audit by the government.

Kay apologized before he was sentenced and described how his business suffered after the guilty pleas. Golden State was banned from government work, which accounts for 30 percent of its revenue. The company has laid off about 150 employees, leaving it with about 500 workers.

"I feel I have paid a tremendous price," Kay said. "I've lost a lot of accounts. (Customers) don't want to be guilty by association."

McLaughlin said he was relieved at not having to serve prison time.

The company did work at military bases and other government facilities — an irony that Moskowitz noted as he considered whether to send Kay to prison.

"He'd probably go to one of the camp facilities that he built the fence for," the judge said.

2007-03-29 05:22:36 · 13 answers · asked by NONAME 2 in Immigration

Last November I sold a short story to an online fiction magazine. The story was published in their Fall/ Winter issue. They sent me a contract, which I signed, and sent back to them. I never received the payment that was promised. I emailed them about the status of my payment and they wrote back and never even addressed the fact that I hadn't been paid. They simply said that the magazine was closing down, thanks for my business, et cetera. However, the contract was signed and the story was published in their last issue. Have they or haven't they behaved truthfully and what should I do?

2007-03-29 05:21:10 · 3 answers · asked by Blackadder 2 in Law & Ethics

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070329/ap_on_go_co/us_iraq

The Senate is emboldening the terrorists. The Senate is giving aid and comfort to the enemy.

2007-03-29 05:19:32 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

I read something about shifting sands determining the borders ... anyone know whether there's a credible dispute?

2007-03-29 05:19:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

If i punch a woman in the stomach and it kills her unborn baby, its murder?

2007-03-29 05:18:50 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I used to get caught-up in the bickering, but never really intended to . It happens I guess . But after awhile, I thought about the really important things in life and decided to take a different approach in the interest of harmony and 'good' communications . And this is how I did it .

I'm sail-ing a-way. . .set an open course. . for the virgin sea
I've got to be freeeee. . . free to face the life. . that's ahead of me
On board I'm the captain. . . . . so climb aboard
We'll search for to-morrow. . . . on every shore
And I'll tryyyyy. . oh Lord , I'll tryyyy
To car-ry on
I. . . .. Look to the sea. . . reflections in the waves. . spark my mem-ories
Some hap-py. .some sad . . . . . I think of childhood friends. . .and the dreams we had
We live happily for-ever. . .so the story goes
But somehow we missed - out. .. on the pot of gold
But we'll try. .. best as we can. . . . .. . .. to Car-ry On

Can you distance yourself enough from the hatred and be a good person on your own ?

2007-03-29 05:17:12 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

i don't know who he is he has not identified himself but i do know he is tresspassing and has a weapon drawn

2007-03-29 05:16:04 · 13 answers · asked by nate m 2 in Law & Ethics

2007-03-29 05:14:29 · 21 answers · asked by jutakai 3 in Immigration

I am sure this will really make some people angry but if a person who is supported by the government (us, the ones who work and pay taxes) keeps having children, what is the solution to this problem?......these kids are born almost without a chance of having a good life.......it isn't fair to them and it isn't fair to us.....wouldn't manditory sterilization be a good answer and to the benefit of all, inclluding the ones who keep making the babies?........

2007-03-29 05:14:21 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-03-29 05:14:03 · 3 answers · asked by peralesmaricela@sbcglobal.net 1 in Other - Politics & Government

I know I'm opening a big can of worms here.. but lets keep it civil.

Clinton has been a staunch supporter of the legal right of a woman to end her pregnancy by abortion as determined in the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision of 1973. Clinton believes that the acceptance and availability of birth control and sex education will reduce unwanted pregnancies and the number of abortions.

In a speech on January 24, 2005, to the New York State Family Planning Providers, Senator Clinton outlined her stance on abortion. "When I spoke to the conference on women in Beijing in 1995 — ten years ago this year — I spoke out against any government interfering with the reproductive rights and decisions of women and families. So we have a lot of experience from around the world that is a cautionary tale about what happens when a government substitutes its opinion for an individual's.

2007-03-29 05:12:57 · 24 answers · asked by pip 7 in Politics

2007-03-29 05:11:48 · 7 answers · asked by xn7x 1 in Immigration