Politics & Government - 16 April 2007

I like consistency, and I don't understand some views that people have regarding abortion and the death sentence. From what I can see, there are three possible logical views.

1. Euthanist. Someone who believes in discarding people who are unproductive to society support both abortion and the death sentence, or at least should by all reason. Also they would toss out our senior citizens.

2. Mercyist. Someone who believes in continual mercy should oppose both the death sentence, since mercy would dictate the protection of all life (except perhaps when someone is actively taking the lives of other people, in which case you are showing mercy to those under attack).

3. Total Justice. This one can get a little hairy depending on your definition of justice, but I can follow how some of them would support the death sentence but oppose abortion.

I don't understand, though, why some people would support abortion and oppose the death penalty, is there a philosophy that justifies this?

2007-04-16 09:23:43 · 9 answers · asked by Tyler K 1 in Politics

then we can have all their crack!

2007-04-16 09:23:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Every Liberal I know has a wealthy, but disfunctional family.

2007-04-16 09:23:18 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

My friend has multiple dogs. They bark. The neighbors call the cops and she gets a $140 ticket. They call again. She gets a $280 ticket. I bought her one of those electronic gagets for $85 to stop barking. What a rip. Did nothing. Dogs still barked. Now she is going to court to 'fight it'.
How would O.J.'s attorney beat this?

2007-04-16 09:22:01 · 15 answers · asked by FL inventor 2 in Law & Ethics

I just saw the movie Bannished which shows descendants of a few of the thousands of black families that where run out of prodomenently white counties as late as the 1920s and forced to abandon their land and it brings up the case of reparations. One family requested the city return the land that was stolen from them, another requested the town pay to remove his deceased great-grandfather's remains from the town that ran out his family to the final resting place of his other relatives. These are reparations! I personally have no need for any reparations, but don't you feel that people who have suffered in the manner deserve something for what generations of their family has been through? I do especially since in 1988 the US gave $20K to Japanese-American descendents whose families were in US "holding" camps (pretty much concentration camps) during WWI and even Germany paid $5 billion to Holocaust descendants. A reparations bill has been vetoed for the past 16 years. What do you think?

2007-04-16 09:18:47 · 19 answers · asked by Foush 5 in Law & Ethics

Did the shooter not terrorised the university, the town and its people? What is the difference of this act versus terrorism going on in Iraq and the rest of the world?

2007-04-16 09:17:34 · 11 answers · asked by furrryyy 5 in Law & Ethics

I just posted a question about an hour ago asking why Liberarals still live here. I clearly stated that I don't mind that they live here inferring they have every right to be here that I do. I made no inferance to them not being allowed to share their viewpoint or dissagree with the government. There are plenty of things I don't agree on.... yes, even with Bush. Yet, like brainwashed little puppets they immediatley start shouting their little talking points as if I was trying to take that away from them. (that would be their party that does stuff like that, i.e. Imus and the "fairness" doctrine). True, you have the right to express your oppinions and try to invoke change. This is just me though, I typically don't tear my country down and give comfort to our enemies in the name of change. I do it at the ballot box and with legitimate debate. Never in wartime, agreed or disagreed, have I ever seen a party try to undermind this country like the Lib/Dems have.

2007-04-16 09:14:28 · 12 answers · asked by Mr. Perfect 5 in Other - Politics & Government

Should the neolibs and neocons be forced to form their own neo parties and let the classic liberals and classic conservatives have their parties back?
Is anybody else tired of all the neoism?

2007-04-16 09:14:13 · 6 answers · asked by Perplexed Bob 5 in Politics

This one's serious actually.

2007-04-16 09:13:27 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

same thing about Imus' remarks? What if G-Dub made similar remarks? My best guess is you hate these guys because they are the only people that come to the aid of blacks. Your thoughts? How does your opinion of Condi change?

2007-04-16 09:12:49 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-04-16 09:11:33 · 11 answers · asked by Redeemed 5 in Law Enforcement & Police

How about we do these other things too?

*Establish the Anti-Offensive Speech Police to fine and/or imprison anyone who says anything offensive to various protected groups.

*Eliminate freedom of religion and make Islam the official religion of the US—you can’t have religious intolerance when we all have the same religion!

*Remove all masculine words from the English language (his, him, Mr., etc.) and discourage any emphasis on gender or sex. Also, change “God the Father” to “God the Parent.”

*Eliminate the right to public assembly; after all, when people are in groups, bad things can happen.

*Eliminate the right to a trial by jury. If someone is innocent, a federally appointed judge should be sufficient.

*Eliminate the right to illegal search and seizure—those who have nothing to hide have nothing to fear.

2007-04-16 09:10:33 · 9 answers · asked by godofsparta 2 in Other - Politics & Government

Explain.

2007-04-16 09:09:24 · 8 answers · asked by Dr. Adriano Nostromo 2 in Government

My brother in law got married 2 months ago; now getting divorced. No children involved. She quit her job and would always complain he wouldnt give her an allowance, then she would say she would pay the gas bill for example then spend it on getting her nails done or something. Anyways not good from the get go. They are not living together now but she came over and was throwing his things around in the house and screaming. My Bro in law left then she called the cops saying he hit her and when the cops got there she had injured herself and is now blaming him for it. she was not injured when he left. Will my brother in law get in trouble or can he file charges on her for lying? And her father is threatening to kill my in law.

2007-04-16 09:08:37 · 7 answers · asked by Just my Luck 3 in Law Enforcement & Police

2007-04-16 09:07:16 · 15 answers · asked by WORD UP G 1 in Politics

2007-04-16 09:06:40 · 14 answers · asked by J 2 in Politics

Same income tax rate for all
Everyone pays same for college
No quotas
Everyone pays same for healthcare
Welfare recipients’ and homeless should help their community in exchange for food and clothes
Everyone pays the same for everything

2007-04-16 09:06:29 · 13 answers · asked by GREAT_AMERICAN 1 in Politics

there was a report on CNN last night where some muslim kids were saying that, of course they have their opinion but we americans have ours too, whose to say whose right or wrong.

2007-04-16 09:05:59 · 9 answers · asked by scauma 2 in Other - Politics & Government

2007-04-16 09:05:45 · 21 answers · asked by Eyota Xin 3 in Politics

Everyone is obviously upset over what happened at VA Tech today, but in listening to the first White House press conference I am worried. I am worried that the left is going to use this to try and pass more ridiculous gun control. We have a Constitutional amendment protecting our rights, but as we have seen the left does not care - about ANY of our rights. Take Imus for example. If Imus can be fired over a joke, imagine what they will try to do now that 32 people are dead.

With great power - the 2nd Amendment, comes great responsibility. We as a society have failed. We failed this young man, thus 32 people had to die. I don't know what his motives were, but I imagine this was not some random thing he decided to do. I am not saying feel sorry for the gunmen only, I feel sorry for all the victims. Like it or not, he himself and whom he killed are all victims. It should never have happened, but banning guns will not solve the problem of WHY.

2007-04-16 09:03:14 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

Naturally the Democrats will want to disarm all of us and leave us at the mercy of the criminals. Does this incident justify this?

2007-04-16 09:01:20 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

From The VT Story? Indicing Fear Is Great Dirty Laundry?

2007-04-16 09:01:07 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2007-04-16 08:58:45 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I think it would be a good thing. Not just because its "cool" or whatever, but its not harmful. It would keep people from doing more dangerous drugs, they wouldnt have to worry about getting caught with weed. But then again, the appeal of pot to some people is the fact that its illegal. So do you think it would do more harm or good to legalize the stuff?

2007-04-16 08:58:21 · 8 answers · asked by mcrlover1309 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

He mistakenly spelled 'Potato' with an 'e' at the end . And if you think about it, the plural does require an 'e' . .Note : Potatoes

Have you 'never' made a spelling error ?

2007-04-16 08:57:10 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Why are you so hellbent on mocking him in front of the "WORLD"???????????????
Aren't "YOU" aware that the world and it's aunty are "LISTENING" and "WATCHING"???????????

2007-04-16 08:56:40 · 27 answers · asked by ~Celtic~Saltire~ 5 in Politics

And by the way when a single gun man with a gun lines up people at a wall then why don't they use their power of being more they one to over power the gunman. Flight 93 went to the ground based on that fact and look at the lives saved. Could not lives have been saved had the people lind up to die had reacted to stop this nut.

2007-04-16 08:55:31 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/16/vtech.shooting/index.html

2007-04-16 08:55:10 · 2 answers · asked by WORD UP G 1 in Law & Ethics

ISLAM is the apex of absolutism and ignorant self righteousness.

The prospect of violent relgious absolutists in this new era of WMD's is beyond bone chilling

Look around the world today and you see mostly islamic conflict...the flashpoints for world war exist all over the Islamically battle torn world.

No amount of peace dialogue between Pakistan and India (nor in Israel or Thailand or Dafur or Phillipines... ) persuades islamists to stop their attack...after all, God's command is non-negotiable , and because it is because of their relgious beliefs (ISLAM) that they fight, the fighting can never be resolved through diplomacy.

Ok, now factor in oil money, the endless and best source of wealth. Islam and oil is like the story about the ignorant hatefilled son of a billionaire who just inherented endless wealth.

Unless oil were to suddenly dry up or be replaced, it appears that the financial fuel for jihad will only rise in proportion to demand for oil.

Now consider islamic breeding rates and the insular nature of their communities in free socities (like nazi version of the Omnish)...

ok...this is depressing...Ill stop here...you fill in the rest...

2007-04-16 08:54:08 · 6 answers · asked by PragmaticMan 1 in Politics

2007-04-16 08:51:17 · 4 answers · asked by Mike 1 in Law & Ethics