Politics & Government - 2 May 2007

2007-05-02 23:59:37 · 15 answers · asked by Nadz 3 in Military

I have a masters, a rental property, a small business employing skilled tradesmen and grad students all full-time. I've travelled, I can speak two non-English languages fluently (German and Indonesian), read two others reasonably (French and Javanese).

My grandfathers (both) and all grand-uncles fought for King and country though 1940- to V-day- one was at Dunkirk.

Why should I be slandered for supporting for a party that loves me and my beloved Indigenous British Islander kinsfolk?

2007-05-02 23:59:32 · 28 answers · asked by ? 1 in Immigration

I want to get him this belt buckle but i got one for christmas and it was the wrong one it was a hydro linemen.. can you tell me if this is his the right one?? thanks ( or where i can get one )

http://cgi.ebay.com/LINEMAN-ELECTRICITY-TELEPHONE-TOOLS-PEWTER-BELT-BUCKLE_W0QQitemZ260113651637QQihZ016QQcategoryZ15661QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

2007-05-02 23:38:17 · 1 answers · asked by a b 1 in Military

2007-05-02 23:33:17 · 11 answers · asked by carqueen1 4 in Elections

2007-05-02 23:32:16 · 9 answers · asked by punk101 2 in Military

Are people really that dumb that they will agree with a politician just because they voted that way last time?

2007-05-02 23:31:18 · 8 answers · asked by dandelo84 2 in Politics

Is it accurate to say the final verdict chosen by the jurors that day, was really a result of the botched efforts of the L.A,P.D detectives -in framing a guilty man?

2007-05-02 23:29:31 · 6 answers · asked by cindy 6 in Law & Ethics

I have a friend who has moved to a gurgaon six months back. He wants to marry under the special marriage Act. He does not have a residence proof in Gurgaon (such as a passport, ration card etc). he has a MTNL phone and a gas line in his name. Please help me what a person who has recently moved to new place could provide as a residence proof for a marriage certificate

2007-05-02 23:12:38 · 6 answers · asked by helpme 1 in Law & Ethics

I have been aressted for common assault against my ex girlfriend. I went round her house to speak to her about the harrasment I have been getting from her brothers (I can't prove it's them though but I know it is) When she let me in we talked and then she went mad when I mentioned her brothers. She pushed and kicked me and spat at me. I never touched her once. She has a small scratch on her hand. She also claims I barged in her house (No sign of a break in) I put my arms round her neck and mouth (No marks on her neck/mouth. The police would have told me if that was the case. They told me she had a small scratch and that was it) I have not been charged but bailed until 20.6.07. While the police let the Crown Prosecution decide if I should get charged. I have made a counter allegation against her as she hit pushed me/kicked me and spat at me. There were no witnesses, and I have never been aressted before. She is saying I am harrasing her. I can not prove my innocence. Will I get charged?

2007-05-02 23:00:17 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

Why does Nancy Pelosi always have to grope the President and stare into his eyes like a school girl if she supposedly disagrees with him so much? The minute she gets around him she's like a teenage girl staring across the room at a boy she likes. Pelosi needs to show more dignity, doesn't she?

2007-05-02 22:51:23 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Recently on 4/24/07 I recieved a tax penalty in the mail from 2001. Me and my ex-wife were married between 2000 and 2005 aprox. She failed to pay some taxes on her job because she was paid under the table. I am now remarried and have a daughter. My ex-wife has always been controlling and abusive and always blamed me for everything. Well when I called her the other day to ask her to pay half of the $1044.00 debt she told me you know what you are responsible because you always took care of the bills and then I try to explain to her and she said why do you keep talking so I stopped. Then she just said she will not pay. So I live in another state and to fly over and take her to court would cost $500 at least so that would already be more her half so I would lose the money anyways. Is there anything I can do to not be walked over again I feel so bad about losing this money too. Thanks for all of your help and answers!

2007-05-02 22:49:08 · 3 answers · asked by Matt L 2 in Law & Ethics

Would it be a win or a loss?Would it be worth the risk?

2007-05-02 22:14:30 · 15 answers · asked by stratoframe 5 in Military

has her stance on international sanctions etc hindered the implementation of a democratic government in burma/myanmar?

2007-05-02 21:47:00 · 3 answers · asked by sunshine_mel 7 in Government

2007-05-02 21:46:18 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

2007-05-02 21:46:18 · 1 answers · asked by ankur b 1 in Military

...for those familiar with a LibDem-controlled local authority?
...E.g. services and budget management, in whatever domains are important to you.

2007-05-02 21:43:27 · 12 answers · asked by L 3 in Civic Participation

its the first year i can vote i live in the uk and dont kno who i should vote for in my local elections, any one got any ideas ?

2007-05-02 21:24:28 · 8 answers · asked by hoodiewearer 2 in Elections

I've agreed to allow an associate to move in to my house 2 years ago after many persuassion. Not long after he moved in, I've found out about his "disturbed characters" which was in total opposite from the person I got to know before. He cheated many people (mostly his so called girlfriends), he borrowed stuff and money and never return them, he has many blades n knives that he kept hidden in his room and I also found out that he's a member of a gang. To top that all up, he had never paid a single cent for anything! Not long after, I've decided to ask him to leave but was greeted with an abusive response. He threatened me at one time that he's not going to move out. Disturbed, I decided to move out myself (even though the house is mine), yet he does not want to move out (he's stuff is still in my house). I could take legal action but I'm afraid of the consequences. Should I go to the police? What action will be taken against him?

2007-05-02 21:11:41 · 6 answers · asked by rama rama 1 in Law & Ethics

Is there a GSM/GPRS cellphone network or a blackberry service that works for UK devices? Or is it a case of being reliant still on satellite phones?

(Asking in military as hopefully some of you that has served or are serving would know).

2007-05-02 21:03:51 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

2007-05-02 20:58:15 · 4 answers · asked by lee squarationality 1 in Other - Politics & Government

2007-05-02 20:38:38 · 6 answers · asked by ann 1 in Other - Politics & Government

Folk Singer Joan Baez Banned at Walter Reed
'We Shall Overcome' Star Was to Play for Injured Troops
AP
WASHINGTON (May 3) - Folk singer and anti-war activist Joan Baez says she doesn't know why she was not allowed to perform for recovering soldiers recently at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as she planned.

In a letter to The Washington Post published Wednesday, she said rocker John Mellencamp had asked her to perform with him last Friday and that she accepted his invitation.

"I have always been an advocate for nonviolence and I have stood as firmly against the Iraq war as I did the Vietnam War 40 years ago," she wrote. "I realize now that I might have contributed to a better welcome home for those soldiers fresh from Vietnam. Maybe that's why I didn't hesitate to accept the invitation to sing for those returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. In the end, four days before the concert, I was not 'approved' by the Army to take part. Strange irony."

Baez, 66, told the Post in a telephone interview Tuesday that she was not told why she was left off the program by the Army. "There might have been one, there might have been 50 (soldiers) that thought I was a traitor," she told the paper.

The Post reported that Walter Reed officials did not respond to requests for comment Tuesday, but that in an e-mailed statement published Monday on RollingStone.com, spokesman Steve Sanderson said the medical center received the request for participation by Baez just two days before the concert.

"These additional requirements were not in the agreement/contract and would have required a modification," Sanderson told the magazine's Web site.

Baez's manager, Mark Spector, told the Post that Mellencamp's management invited Baez to perform in March and handled all the arrangements. The Post said Mellencamp's manager, Randy Hoffman, did not return calls requesting comment and that Mellencamp's publicist said the singer was ill Tuesday and unavailable.

But Mellencamp earlier told RollingStone.com: "They didn't give me a reason why she couldn't come. We asked why and they said, 'She can't fit here, period.' "

This wasn't the first time a performer has been banned from the hospital. In 2004, officials denied access to actress Patty Duke, who was scheduled to visit troops as part of Arts Advocacy Day in Washington. USO officials said they didn't have enough time to alert patients that a celebrity was coming, but later that day Michael Jackson was spotted in the same ward that Duke was to visit.

2007-05-02 20:38:16 · 9 answers · asked by marnefirstinfantry 5 in Military

A legal machine gun is very expensive to buy. If you have a class 3 licence and are able to leagally own a fully automatic weapon are you allowed to build your own machine gun??? Like say I bought a new thompson smg from auto ordinance, would I be allowed to convert it to full auto if I had a machine gun licence? Or would I have to buy one that was originally a real fully automatic weapon? A thompson smg that is authentic goes for $15,000-30,000, a new semi auto goes for $1,500.

2007-05-02 20:37:25 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

Violent conviction, term served via house arrest and probation complete in CA. This was 15 years ago, and the person hasn't been in trouble since... she was only 15 years old at the time of the crime.

What can she do to get this off her record?

2007-05-02 20:37:01 · 10 answers · asked by tenayaledeux00 3 in Law Enforcement & Police

Why are we so afraid of the evolution of the United States goverment^ Your fear is natural. Fear has played upon our country since conception. The world and this country is changing are you preparing yourself^

2007-05-02 20:24:11 · 11 answers · asked by vperry6 2 in Elections

2007-05-02 20:23:45 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

2007-05-02 20:19:30 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

2007-05-02 20:17:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

Money to individuals? Money to organizations and programs? Policies? Public memory activities/ceremonies? Public apologies?

2007-05-02 20:09:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2007-05-02 19:55:58 · 6 answers · asked by carolyn n 2 in Immigration