Politics & Government - 10 May 2007

How else can we explain corrupt career people staying in Congress forever.

The democrats in the house have on average 13.2 years in office and 68% have been in for over 12 years. In the senate it is worse, 20.8 years in congress and 80% have been in over 12 years.

For the republicans the numbers are only slightly better.
house, 10.8 years average and 43% over 12 years
senate, 16.1 years average and 58% over 12 years

Since the vote has failed to rid congress of corruption we have to take action. Term limits would work but they will not vote themselves out, so we are going to have to do it for them.

http://one-simple-idea.com/#NinePointPlan

2007-05-10 12:38:02 · 13 answers · asked by rmagedon 6 in Other - Politics & Government

Someone was stealing things out of lockers and they did a whole student body search.

2007-05-10 12:30:35 · 8 answers · asked by boodini2@sbcglobal.net 3 in Law & Ethics

2007-05-10 12:30:25 · 5 answers · asked by Stealth 2 in Elections

You purchase an electronic item and it does not fulfill the promises that the company advertised. In addition, this electronic item causes injury to you. Assume that this civil case will be taken all the way to the appellate court.

2007-05-10 12:22:13 · 3 answers · asked by Other 1 in Law & Ethics

Can I move out when I turn 18.
My parents plan on hiring a lawyer before I move out of the house.but I really want to know if i can move out without my parents telling me anything.

2007-05-10 12:20:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

It was several years ago and I don't still have record of my resignation letter. I sent it by email and I guess have since deleted it.

2007-05-10 12:19:12 · 2 answers · asked by Jane 2 in Law & Ethics

My son has to do an article on why shouldnt flee from a police officer, he was not the driver in a vehicle, however was in the vehicle and friends had already had a few beers. They had been looking at a truck's fancy tool box, on the way into the mall, his friend is on probation and had been drinking. SOMEONE YELLED at the boys , thinking they were doing something wrong.They didnt see it was a police officer, and were parked, 60ft away. Scared they'd get caught with alcohol to under 21. they fled. The mall video showed he was on his way into the mall and walked over to see the fancy truck. He was not the driver, but the friend was on probation. Guilty by association, He knows now, has to write a paper to the judge.

2007-05-10 12:17:17 · 4 answers · asked by listeningmom 1 in Law & Ethics

2007-05-10 12:16:00 · 3 answers · asked by joshua F 1 in Military

Is there any way to stop this guy? Why would anyone want to vote for him anyway? Nobody likes him.

2007-05-10 12:14:53 · 10 answers · asked by ev1go 2 in Elections

With more than 60 years having elapsed since the end of World War II, when do you think the next global war will take place, and who will the combatants be on both sides?

2007-05-10 12:14:02 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

Twenty years hard labour?
Life imprisonment?
Something else?
What do you all think?

2007-05-10 12:12:11 · 2 answers · asked by voltairef1 1 in Law & Ethics

Choice #1:
President - Spiderman
Vice President - Spiderman (black suit)
Secretary of Defense - Iron Man
Secretary of State - Superman

Choice #2:
President - Brad Pitt
Vice President - Denzie Washington
Secretary of Defense - Matt Damon
Secretary of State - Halle Berry

2007-05-10 12:11:26 · 5 answers · asked by Stealth 2 in Elections

he and his knee was injured needing surgery this happend june of 06 and he got a lawyer and tey have drug it out and seen their doctors etc stating he needs surgery on top of that he works with the state on a fire crew and has had not been able to work and now his lawyer now says after they ran up bills with people he and there that the policy only covers 15,000.00 and he cant have surgery now leaving him in square a again and now im pissed because i could of got him covered by other insurance and would have had his surgery done and i don't understand how a lawyer has no clue as to what car insurances cover and why straggle my son along to say oops it has taken to long and it would not look good in court so he gives the lame excuss of oh well do what you can your settlement will bw 2 3 thousand out of 15 he loves bsing a firefighter and he beleived in this lawyer is there anything he can do???

2007-05-10 12:11:15 · 3 answers · asked by PAULINA S 2 in Law & Ethics

for instance, if a friend shoots you accidentally and you die, said friend MUST stand trial and usually does a stretch of jail time.
In the same situation, within the armed services, why should they be exempt from the same punishment?

Life lost is still life lost, either way.

2007-05-10 12:04:33 · 7 answers · asked by alvarenga_m 1 in Military

Do they know that their followers are to stupid to know how to obtain a simple photo id. The should have one to cash their welfare checks and get their food stamps

2007-05-10 12:02:00 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

2007-05-10 11:58:03 · 12 answers · asked by Farid 1 in Politics

get along home racist cindy k,I'll never marry you!!!..."

2007-05-10 11:56:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

The seminar is two hours away. Can they make me attend? Do I have any legal recourse if I choose not to go?

2007-05-10 11:55:55 · 3 answers · asked by nascar dudley 1 in Law & Ethics

2007-05-10 11:55:16 · 11 answers · asked by Timothy M 5 in Politics

Kyoto protocol?
What are some of the pros and cons of it? I have to prepare a debate on it. Wont decide till the day of which side im on whether defending it or attacking it. So I need a bunch of the pros and cons of it. So give me a pretty good amount of pros and cons, I would like some legitimate stuff not just a bunch of oppions
Thanks alot guys for everyone helping with this.

2007-05-10 11:50:55 · 6 answers · asked by dacnn82001 2 in Politics

MY friend's fiance is working illegally. They work 6 days a week, 12 hour days (except Sunday when they work 8 hours. They only get a a half-hour lunch break. Isn't it illegal for the boss to do this? How can she start getting payed normally and working normal hours? What should she do? Shoul her fiance hire a lawyer? she is paid less than US $8 dollars an hour. The boss also doesn't let her stay home when she is sick (she has been forced to work when she had the flu). Shouldn't her boss allow her to stay home if she is sick? what should her fiance do?
help!

2007-05-10 11:50:54 · 4 answers · asked by lissy~ 2 in Law & Ethics

2007-05-10 11:49:19 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Imagine there is a big female duck who put two eggs, one in the shore of two rivers, one in the thames river and another in the tigris river.

After few weeks two little ducks were born from those eggs, both ducks look exactly the same, think the same, feel the same, hace the same dreams, are equally hard working and will have the same educational qualifications...

The duck from the Thames river is called Duck A
The duck from the Tigris river is called Duck B

Then their mother does the following:

She provides Duck A with a car, a big house, nice clothes, delicious fish & chips and champagne.

On the other hand she gaves Duck B a piece of rotten bread.

When Duck B ask her mother, why have you given me so little and you gave my brother everything, she says, because even though it's not your fault you are from the Tigris

Do you find this fair?

That's how the world works!!! and that's why people emigrate, it is not their fault to be from a 3rd world country!!!

2007-05-10 11:46:50 · 18 answers · asked by Masiosare 3 in Immigration

Come on, people:

LIBERALS: The conservatives are not fascist corporation CEOs who only care about money and oil. Nor are they all Fundamentalist Christian rednecks living in trailer parks. They are normal people who sincerely believe that the conservative way is best for our country as a whole. They do not have a huge conspiracy about the war in Iraq only being about oil. They actually believe that the war is aiding in the freedom of the Iraqi people.

CONSERVATIVES: Liberals are not tree-hugging hippies, or bookworm professors with no social skills. They honestly believe in global warming, and honestly think the war in Iraq is a bad idea. They believe this because they think it is best for America.

Stop hating and arguing with each other and come up with actual solutions.

Sorry for the rant.

2007-05-10 11:46:04 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

During the civil war, president Lincol suspended the privilege of having a court hearing before being imprisoned, which is also known as _____________


good luck!

2007-05-10 11:43:55 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

I posted this a few hours ago but didn't receive the right kind of answer back.
I got my phone confiscated yesterday at 2:00PM. It was the second offense [It was ringing]. I handed over the phone expecting to receive the phone at the end of the school day. I was informed that I must wait 24 hours and have a parent / guardian pick the phone up.
24 hours later I came hesitent to the office to pick the phone up. I'm an Entraprenuer and currently run my own buisness [Server management] and lost money, and also the phone is an RMA exchange through cingular and need's to be returned Or i will be billed for a new phone [500, treo 750].

Are they allowed to keep the phone under these circumstances?
My parents are currently out of town [seriously] for some family arrangement,[im currently 17, two months shy of 18]. and will be gone for the next 2 more days.

What should i do? Any help / legal refrence's [court cases] would be appriacted. THanks.

2007-05-10 11:42:25 · 5 answers · asked by Luis G 1 in Law & Ethics

What Did The Democrats Say About Iraq's WMD JANUARY 30, 2004 | Document Location: http://www.glennbeck.com/news/01302004.shtml

"Without question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime ... He presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to miscalculation ... And now he is miscalculating America's response to his continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction ... So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real..."
- Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Jan. 23. 2003 | Source

"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force -- if necessary -- to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security."
- Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Oct. 9, 2002 | Source

"One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line."
- President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998 | Source

"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program."
- President Bill Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998 | Source

"We must stop Saddam from ever again jeopardizing the stability and security of his neighbors with weapons of mass destruction."
- Madeline Albright, Feb 1, 1998 | Source

"He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983."
- Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998 | Source

"[W]e urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs."
Letter to President Clinton.
- (D) Senators Carl Levin, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, others, Oct. 9, 1998 | Source

"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process."
- Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998 | Source

"Hussein has ... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies."
- Madeline Albright, Clinton Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999 | Source

"We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and a threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the mandate of the United Nations and is building weapons of mass destruction and th! e means of delivering them."
- Sen. Carl Levin (D, MI), Sept. 19, 2002 | Source

"We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country."
- Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002 | Source

"Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power."
- Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002 | Source

"We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction."
- Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, MA), Sept. 27, 2002 | Source

"The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are confident that Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities. Intelligence reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons..."
- Sen. Robert Byrd (D, WV), Oct. 3, 2002 | Source

"There is unmistakable evidence that Saddam Hussein is working aggressively to develop nuclear weapons and will likely have nuclear weapons within the next five years ... We also should remember we have always underestimated the progress Saddam has made in development of weapons of mass destruction."
- Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D, WV), Oct 10, 2002 | Source

"In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members ... It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons."
- Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY), Oct 10, 2002 | Source

"We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that Saddam Hussein has, and has had for a number of years, a developing capacity for the production and storage of weapons of mass destruction."
- Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL), Dec. 8, 2002 | Source

2007-05-10 11:41:18 · 17 answers · asked by GREAT_AMERICAN 1 in Politics

Hey I don't know much about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act so I was hoping somebody could clear my suspicions up.

I was told that once a movie hits the air, it is public use for people to copy to DVR.. etc..Is it legal to burn a "recorded" movie that was broadcast on LOCAL tv, onto a DVD for personal use?

2007-05-10 11:37:43 · 2 answers · asked by AZRocks12 2 in Law & Ethics

by doing what the latest media sponsored poll indicates?

2007-05-10 11:37:42 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-05-10 11:37:24 · 1 answers · asked by mtch_nelson 1 in Military