Politics & Government - 4 June 2007

A university in my community will only hire heterosexual, born-again Christians, which is certainly their right as a private instituation, but they say in their job postings that they are an Equal Opportunity Employer-- isn't that false by definition?

2007-06-04 09:30:13 · 9 answers · asked by ggsteel2003 1 in Law & Ethics

Regardless our President we should respect him for being our leader. I understand we are a country of freedom, exercising this right is encouraged and everyone should have their opinion on the President but why trash him as if he is an enemy? I just think we should all respect our leader, personally, I am not a huge fan of Bush but respect for being our nations leader.

2007-06-04 09:27:57 · 46 answers · asked by Eric617 1 in Politics

He said it on a You Tube interview. I think someone needs to re-read the constitution. How can anyone vote for someone who does not respect the second amendment? It clearly says "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed".

2007-06-04 09:25:57 · 14 answers · asked by F123 2 in Other - Politics & Government

All the rules the Democrats made the first day in office are worthless when they are sidestepped. The way that pork will be added to spending bills is less open than before. What is everyone else's thoughts?

http://www.startribune.com/587/story/1222407.html

2007-06-04 09:25:45 · 10 answers · asked by msi_cord 7 in Politics

2007-06-04 09:25:27 · 11 answers · asked by dave g 2 in Elections

God....Did you see how uncomfortable he looked and acted ? All the weird facial expressions....including the ones that showed his obviously lying eyes. What a clown. It`s so easy to see right through him, don`t you think ?

2007-06-04 09:23:57 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

not sure exactly what it means, please explain as clearly as you could. thanks.

2007-06-04 09:22:56 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

My fiancee is in the army stationed in korea. He wants me to move other there with him since he'll be there for a while and we can get married. i'm only 18 and i know i'll be sacrificing a lot if i go. will someone please help me on what exactly i need to do like how to get a passport and anything else i need to know or do before i go. we will be living outside the base, i guess. i'm not too sure. and yes, i know we're young but please be a little more supportive. i know it's gonna be hard but i love him and i want to be with him. we are not some young adults who are doing stuff on impulse so pls take this seriously.

2007-06-04 09:22:40 · 19 answers · asked by Loving.You 4 in Military

I am going with the Iraq thing - how about you

2007-06-04 09:22:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070604/ap_on_re_us/vermont_secession

2007-06-04 09:20:20 · 6 answers · asked by ? 6 in Government

Peolpe should look at the country of origin of the product they buy. Almost everything is produced in China. We are financing there military builup and putting the Americam people out of work. The people in this country need to take action.

2007-06-04 09:19:12 · 9 answers · asked by Just Say No 2 in Other - Politics & Government

Deegan McDowell on Your world with neil cavuto says the fact the markets went up after the arrest of the JFK terror suspects is concerning to her. She states that it shows complacency. Granted the Dow has only gone up 8 points. So using her logic every time we arrest terror suspects the markets should have a huge sell off and crash. Granted no one mentioned how inconcivable this attack and same goes for the fort Dix attack.

2007-06-04 09:16:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

58,000...Just like in Vietnam? Look at the striking parallels between the patrotic mantra then, along with the list of reasons why losing in vietnam would mean losing the cold war.
It simply didn't happen.
It's not going to happen this time.
There is no connection between Iraq and 9-11.
Osama moved to Afganistan when the U.S.A. began supporting Islamic militants.
The U.S. provided Saddam with the engineering knowledge to build WMD's in his war against Iran.
The U.S.A. built Iran's first nuclear facility in the 1970's before the revolution.
The Shah of Iran was installed by the CIA after a covert overthrow.
US weapons were found in the hands of Taliban fighters, given to them in the 1980's.

2007-06-04 09:15:46 · 21 answers · asked by Airman S 1 in Military

2007-06-04 09:15:07 · 31 answers · asked by perry c 1 in Military

Would that look very bad on the resume of GW Bush?

I mean, this president lost the WTC towers on his watch, and now Vermont?

Would Bush declare the "Republic of Vermont" as belonging to the Axis of Evil, and promptly invade her?

What would the Vermontians call their money?

I'm just asking. Have fun with this hypothetical situation!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070604/ap_on_re_us/vermont_secession

2007-06-04 09:14:50 · 8 answers · asked by powhound 7 in Government

And she sometimes keeps me up at night with loud music - is she also guilty of a war crime?

2007-06-04 09:14:33 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-06-04 09:14:27 · 14 answers · asked by Son of George Bush 2 in Politics

2007-06-04 09:13:15 · 2 answers · asked by Timothy S 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

I'd say it was a slam-dunk.

2007-06-04 09:13:14 · 7 answers · asked by Dull Jon 6 in Politics

Do you think Nancy Pelosi is embarassed by having put him on the Homeland Security committee?

Oh yeah, the Dems were supposed to be the ETHICAL ones, right?

2007-06-04 09:12:59 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ap9mXliEchh8qzfuDDzcTmDY7BR.?qid=20070604130505AAXO03r

Quite a few people immediately posted links showing this person to be completely wrong in his/her assertion... yet others STILL responded as though what he/she said was 100% true.

Are we THAT blinded by party politics????

2007-06-04 09:11:39 · 7 answers · asked by Bush Invented the Google 6 in Politics

2007-06-04 09:10:35 · 11 answers · asked by mandm 1 in Law & Ethics

Maybe I don't like killing and I think people should all get along and maybe we can come to some understanding if we work it out together. At least that’s what one of my high school teachers taught me. Was she a flaming idiot or what?

2007-06-04 09:09:51 · 12 answers · asked by Dylan B 2 in Politics

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday said the world would witness the destruction of Israel soon, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
DO you think he will to do it?

2007-06-04 09:09:03 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

Please put the candidates in order from best to worst.
This is what I thought:
Richardson
Obama
Edwards
Biden
Dodd
H. Clinton
Gravel
Kucinich

2007-06-04 09:07:45 · 17 answers · asked by NFrancis 4 in Elections

Can't wait to read the Liberal spin on this.

WASHINGTON — Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., was indicted Monday on 16 counts related to a long-running bribery investigation on charges including bribery, racketeering, obstruction of justice and money laundering.

The indictment was handed up in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va. A press conference is scheduled for later Monday in Washington to discuss the case.


The 94-page indictment is more than an inch thick, and Jefferson could face a prison term of 235 years if he was convicted on all charges, and given the maximum sentence — although that is unlikely.

Click here to read Rep. William Jefferson's indictment (.pdf).

Jefferson's high-profile case revolves around allegations that he used his political influence to leverage gain for himself and his family. He is accused of hiding $90,000 in cash in his freezer in 2005 and bribing Nigerian officials.

Also, an FBI raid on his Capitol Hill office last year became a constitutional showdown between Congress and the White House. And two of Jefferson's top aides already have pleaded guilty and been sentenced in the case and agreed to work with investigators.

Jefferson, 63, whose Louisiana district includes New Orleans, has said little about the case publicly but has maintained his innocence. He was re-elected last year despite the looming investigation.

Jefferson, in Louisiana on Monday, could not immediately be reached for comment, although members of his staff in Washington said the congressman has not ruled out making a statement today.

Brett Pfeffer, a former congressional aide, admitted soliciting bribes on Jefferson's behalf and was sentenced to eight years in prison.

Another Jefferson associate, Louisville, Ky., telecommunications executive Vernon Jackson, pleaded guilty to paying between $400,000 and $1 million in bribes to Jefferson in exchange for his assistance securing business deals in Nigeria and other African nations. Jackson was sentenced to more than seven years in prison.

Both Pfeffer and Jackson agreed to cooperate in the case against Jefferson in exchanges for their pleas.

The impact of the case even has roiled presidential politics in Nigeria. According to court records, Jefferson told associates that he needed cash to pay bribes to the country's vice president, Atiku Abubakar.

Abubakar denied the allegations, which figured prominently in that country's presidential elections in April. Abubakar ran for the presidency and finished third.

Court records indicate that Jefferson was videotaped taking a $100,000 cash bribe from an FBI informant. Most of that money later turned up in a freezer in Jefferson's home.

In May 2006, the FBI raided Jefferson's congressional office, the first such raid on a sitting congressman's Capitol office. That move sparked a constitutional debate over whether the executive branch stepped over its boundary.

The legality of the raid is still being argued on appeal. House leaders objected to the search saying it was an unconstitutional intrusion on the lawmaking process. The FBI said the raid was necessary because Jefferson and his legal team had failed to respond to requests for documents.

The charges handed up Monday against Jefferson also include honest services wire fraud, violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and conspiracy.

Although the indictment will no doubt raise political pressures on him to step down, he does not face any official sanctions in Congress as a result of the indictment alone, according to House rules. But should he be convicted, Jefferson could face disciplinary action including being excluded from votes if he receives a prison sentence longer than two years.

2007-06-04 09:05:05 · 24 answers · asked by dez604 5 in Politics

I live in a block of flats, and today we received a letter from the property developer warning us that letterboxes have been tampered with and to be wary of ID theft. I seem to be missing a couple of bank statements, so assuming they could be in the hands of an unscrupulous individual, what could happen and what could I do to stop something bad happening?

2007-06-04 09:04:51 · 7 answers · asked by jonnyjpa 1 in Law & Ethics

The spread of organized crime may well put an end to the leftward shift the continent has seen during the last few years. In Columbia, an international center of narcotics trafficking, voters are expected to reelect right-wing President Alvaro Uribe next weekend -- a proponent of law and order. In Mexico, where the fight against organized crime is dominating the election campaign, conservative candidate Felipe Caldéron has displaced left-wing populist Andrés Manuel López Obrador as the most popular presidential candidate in elections to be held in July.

Even Venezuela's Caudillo Hugo Chavéz, the showcase politician of the Latin American left, will eventually stumble over "the disorder in his own country," predicts US economist Norman Gall, who has lived and taught in Latin America for years. Caracas is now considered the most violent city on the continent.

2007-06-04 08:59:09 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

In case you haven't heard, Vermont wants to secede from the Union.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070604/ap_on_re_us/vermont_secession

Unfortunately, this will never happen because
1. They only have 300 people in their secession group, and
2. The Civil War.

But oh how great it would be! I mean, they LITERALLY elected a socialist to the Senate:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders
Their judges sentence a man to 60 days in prison for raping a 10 year old:
http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=4319605&nav=4QcT/
They NEED to be their own country. It would be perfectly acceptable to me.

And you know what? They would be happy. Since the majority of their citizens are the wealthy elite, they don't have to deal with those annoying poor people like we do. They can keep their abortions legal, keep their child molesters on the streets, whatever they want to do.

All I ask is this: Please take Mass., NY, Conn., etc with you. Take them all, become a separate country, and be happy.

In the meantime, let US (normal people) bring America back to the way it should be, where we can let our children outside without fear of them being kidnapped.
Where I don’t have to teach my son about safe sex when he’s 14 (because he knows that sex before marriage is BAD).
Where killing your unborn baby is illegal, and speaking your mind doesn’t get you fired.
Where we don’t have racist policies like Affirmative Action and UNCF.
Where minorities are encouraged to work for a living, not spend their lives in welfare-assisted poverty.

Are you with me? Do you miss this America? The join with me, and beg:

PLEASE, VERMONT, LEAVE AMERICA!!!

Do you guys agree?

2007-06-04 08:58:14 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070604/ap_on_re_us/vermont_secession

2007-06-04 08:57:01 · 5 answers · asked by Menehune 7 in Government