Politics & Government - 11 May 2007

Have no fear, Hillary is here.

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton Wednesday demanded a probe into recent maintenance closures of several US refineries, and questioned whether oil firms were guilty of price gouging.
"Consumers simply cannot continue to absorb the crippling cost of these rising gas prices," Clinton said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/uscongressoilclinton

2007-05-11 16:28:21 · 15 answers · asked by citizenjanecitizenjane2 4 in Politics

2007-05-11 16:26:08 · 7 answers · asked by Shifter 3 in Politics

Just so you know my first name is Andris. I think it is unique enough (not to sound narcissistic).

2007-05-11 16:23:23 · 11 answers · asked by andris 2 in Law & Ethics

This was said by a barge suprintendent at the Off-Shore Platform. How should you response to this question if you are former colony citizen.What about if you are British.

2007-05-11 16:21:13 · 11 answers · asked by tiahkoh 2 in Military

You are a member of a jury. The jury is hearing a child molestation case in which the defendant is accused of a series of molestations in his neighborhood. You have been advised by the judge not to discuss the case with anyone outside the courtroom and especially not to anyone on either side of the case. Going down in the elevator after the fourth day of the trial, you overhear the prosecutor talking to one of the police officers witnesses. They are discussing the fact that the man has a previous arrest for child molestation but that it has not been allowed in by the judge as being to prejudicial to the jury. You were pretty sure the guy was guilty before, but now you definitely believe he is guilty. You also know that if you tell the judge what you have heard, it will probably resuilt in a mistrial. What would you do?

2007-05-11 16:20:10 · 19 answers · asked by Cpl Ryea, Leland 2 in Law & Ethics

I was to go to court for something I didn't know about, I appeared was taken to jail, booked and released, without ever been talked to by police, and never had miranda rights read to me.

2007-05-11 16:19:48 · 12 answers · asked by Windy 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

All I can figure out is that it somehow involves the radical religious right and entails:

Outlawing abortion
Outlawing Gay Relations
Trying to Change the Constitution to Exclude Groups
Pre-emptive War

Am I missing anything? Anyway, is this what the Republicans on here are dreaming of?

2007-05-11 16:13:15 · 15 answers · asked by Gemini 5 in Politics

I believe that Jimmy Carter said it best..."Being a former president is much more rewarding than being the acting president...these days people wave at me with all their fingers." Honestly, I'm flabbergasted by the amount of energy we're wasting complaining like spoiled children who can't see the forest for the trees about our President. I suppose it's in his job description, to be the figure-head for all of our frustrations, but it is getting SO OLD these days. I feel that it's all that John Stewart covers on "The Daily Show" these days. Bush Bush Bush and more Bush...every day, all day. In my mind we have a serious problem in this country if ANY acting President had as much ACTUAL power and influence as we perceive George Bush to have. THE MAN IS NOT A KING THAT CAN DO WHATEVER HE WANTS. WE DON'T HAVE "INFALLIBLE, DO-ANYTHING EMPERORS" IN THIS COUNTRY. Hell, I don't like the guy because he's a dang hill-billie, not because I perceive him to be the base root of ALL our problems..

2007-05-11 16:11:29 · 12 answers · asked by jeffreyconrathmiller 2 in Politics

2007-05-11 16:03:39 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

2007-05-11 15:58:55 · 12 answers · asked by andy r 3 in Politics

2007-05-11 15:58:34 · 9 answers · asked by brainRN 1 in Military

Should the driving age be lowered to 15 in the U.S?
I am debating over this topic.. and I am supposed to ask people...
Please leave reasons why you support your answer...

2007-05-11 15:48:37 · 15 answers · asked by kflippen03 1 in Law & Ethics

2007-05-11 15:36:35 · 10 answers · asked by Gypsy Gal 6 in Other - Politics & Government

I was working as young man for one of the best cartoonist magazine in Iran, the as members of the editorials one day my boss call me and told me you nice man honest but don't be so much honest in Iran, in politics is can be harm your life here in Iran now I am here, in Canada we can not complain about any things here not include about w hater or black cat. so funny 3000 american die in Iraq to bring democracy for Iraqi , who's going to bring democracy for us? 10.00,000 + report we can have on internet about Iran and human right but nothings about USA or Canada? because we are never make mistake we are God here, no one are better us? lets heated the Moslem's and rest of the world?

2007-05-11 15:34:51 · 5 answers · asked by stop canada. 1 in Civic Participation

2007-05-11 15:18:34 · 17 answers · asked by latina8182000 1 in Military

2007-05-11 15:11:22 · 12 answers · asked by Donald R 1 in Politics

or did he fluke his way in with the help of ross perot ?
perot split the republican vote in half , giving clinton the majority.

2007-05-11 15:09:58 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

2007-05-11 15:07:57 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

2007-05-11 15:04:18 · 19 answers · asked by Gypsy Gal 6 in Other - Politics & Government

....and I don't mean "conservative", but also fiscally and socially authoritarian?

Is it just a full fledged out and out Fascist you want?

Because that is the extreme of the authoritarian right, you know.

2007-05-11 15:00:42 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-05-11 14:59:34 · 7 answers · asked by Jim 7 in Government

2007-05-11 14:57:29 · 6 answers · asked by marina d 2 in Other - Politics & Government

Greg Palast: I know because I have Karl Rove's emails. No kidding. He and his team aren't the sharpest knives in the drawer. They sent copies of their plans to GeorgeWBush.ORG instead of GeorgeWBush.COM addresses -- and, heh heh, they ended up in my in-box. Who says this job ain't fun?

Dollars & Sense: Bush fired eight prosecutors. You were behind the scenes on that story long before it broke in the US. What are they still withholding from us?

Palast: Look, it's all about VOTES. You'll see that the prosecutor that Karl Rove insisted in putting in place is a slithery character named Tim Griffin. He's the guy I busted as the spider-mind behind the "caging lists" which purged thousands of Black voters. The prosecutors fired, as you'll see in Armed Madhouse, David Iglesias in New Mexico, who refused to bring phony cases of fraud against legitimate voters. It's a matter of economics: the Republican party is systematically knocking out lower-income voters

2007-05-11 14:54:13 · 4 answers · asked by Reba K 6 in Politics

Nationalism obviously unites people... but it does divide us from the bigger picture. When you label things "Patriotic" does this really limit peoples perspectives? I personally think we should be proud of what WE have accomplished as INDIVIDUALS, while acknowledging respect of where we hail from. I think Nationalism all too often blinds us. What's your view?

2007-05-11 14:52:54 · 9 answers · asked by MattH 6 in Politics

2007-05-11 14:50:15 · 13 answers · asked by somber 3 in Politics

film about the health care industry, "Sicko"?

The neocons are playing right into Michael Moore's hand!

2007-05-11 14:47:16 · 6 answers · asked by Donald R 1 in Politics

hello, i'm in law school and i am working on a tough question for my assignment. It's about murders and killings..i was a little confused so I just needed opinions..here's the question i'm stuck on:

*A guy enters a party very drunk with a gun in his hand and fires 2 shots in the air. One of the security guards name steve attacks him, trying to get the weapon out of his hand. The drunk guy hits steve with the gun..The other security guard name Paul comes and sees what's going on. In defense of Steve, Paul tries to shoot the drunk guy...but misses... and hits steve instead---killing him instintly..Paul got so enraged he shot the drunk guy 5 times---also killing him instintly . a 14 year old girl standing close by was shot in the arm by a stray bullet

-Is the drunk guy's death first degree murder, second degree murder, manslaughter or self defense?

does paul get charged with killing steve and injuring the young girl?

2007-05-11 14:46:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

Out of the republicans, democrats or indepdents who do you think is best and why? Is there one major thing you know they will do once in office that will change how America is today? What is that?

2007-05-11 14:44:38 · 34 answers · asked by newlitgenre 2 in Elections

(state of Florida)My parents have been divorced since 1996 and the house was in both of their names but when they divorced the house was given to my mother by court, they still lived together on and off. My mother now wants to sell the house but my father is against it and says that half of it belongs to him. he claims he spoke to a lawyer and that he said that legally even though they are divorced if they have lived together for the past seven years that half does go to him. I just want to know if this is true and if so the Debt that was acumilated over the years on credit cards (Under mothers credit) due to him being in jail and with unemployment through out the years be his responsibility Too?? He left her with all the payments would he have to pay half if hes going to fight for the house???

2007-05-11 14:43:49 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

2007-05-11 14:37:59 · 6 answers · asked by ShadowCat 6 in Immigration