Politics & Government - 6 June 2007

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/06/08_presidential.html

June 05, 2007 5:15 PM

ABC News' Tahman Bradley Reports: The Spanish-language television network Univision has invited all of the major Republican and Democratic presidential candidates to participate in two separate debates this fall, according to a Univision spokesman. The debates, which would both be held on the University of Miami campus, would be the first Spanish language presidential debates televised on Univision.

So far no candidates have replied to the network's invitation.

2007-06-06 19:10:34 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

There was a pouring support for Ron Paul. After 181 comments, they redirected it to who won the democratic debates. Someone saved the website and instead put it here. CNN and others are blatantly censoring Ron Paul supporters. Is this how Americans and America should be?

See it for youself

http://terrorizethis.org/2007/06/07/cnn-use-underhand-tactics-to-censor-ron-paul-following-the-gop-debate/

I was there last night and posted support for Ron Paul as he was the only candidate that wants our troops out of Iraq.

2007-06-06 18:58:05 · 16 answers · asked by Lisaa 3 in Politics

what would happen if the u.s were attacked while our troops were overseas?

2007-06-06 18:52:22 · 12 answers · asked by jvy20002001us 1 in Military

Hell, if illegals can steal people's ID's and absolutely nothing bad happens to them, and they're rewarded, then why should americans follow the laws?

2007-06-06 18:51:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

I've always wondered why:

-When you pay both parties to have sex with eachother, it's legal.

-When you pay one party to have sex with another party, it's against the law.

Why is that?

I don't (under any circumstances) condone prostitution, I've just always wondered why this is the case.

2007-06-06 18:48:18 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/06/us/politics/06web-toner.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Bill Clinton’s promise to lift the ban on gays in the military provoked one of the most wrenching fights of his first year in office. It roiled his relationships with Congress and the military, consumed huge amounts of political capital, and ultimately ended in an uneasy compromise: “Don’t ask, don’t tell.”

So it was noteworthy and politically telling, 14 years later, when the eight Democratic candidates at a contentious debate in New Hampshire seemed in utter agreement on one thing: It was time to return to that original promise to allow gay men and lesbians to serve openly in the military. It was time to repeal “Don’t ask, don’t tell,” which allows them to serve if they keep quiet about their sexual orientation and do not engage in homosexual acts.

2007-06-06 18:47:39 · 47 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

basically about 6 months ago we had agreed on a small payment plan for my 2800 dollar debt. then i found out one of his associates had harrassed my mom at my old house which really upset me. so i cancelled the agreement a few days before he was supposed to take the payment from my checking account and closed the account.after he got the stop payment the collection agency threatened me saying i wrote a hot check and he was sending the sherriff over to arrest me for writing hot checks and said when i am done with you you will be in jail and not have a dollar left. well i havent heard from them in almost 5 months until today as they sent a supposed middleman to say he was trying to resolve this and that he had record of me writing 6 bad checks because they have been trying to get the same 175 dollar payment each month even though the agreement was off and the account was closed before any of their attepmts went through. basically he said the sherriff was coming to arrest me. what can ido

2007-06-06 18:45:41 · 6 answers · asked by apremont1 2 in Law & Ethics

And what about unwed mothers, shouldn't they get abortions too, since a lot of hose babies will be on WIC and other public assistance? And what about those bi-racial babies, wouldn't it just be better that they were not even born, so that they won't be an embarasement to their families? And how about babies concieved by incest or rape, they have no right to exist any way, and how dare biology make them live? And since there are someimes complications from abortion, shouldn't we write laws, that protect the predomonantly male abortionists from any liability?

2007-06-06 18:38:22 · 16 answers · asked by ProLife Liberal 5 in Law & Ethics

where did the overwhelming culture of american cynicism that permeates everything in this country come from? i suggest the vietnam war and watergate; but i would like to hear from others on this. thanx! jk.

2007-06-06 18:32:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

I've heard that illegal aliens will be able to pay 3 to 5 grand to become citizens. Of course they'll have to jump through some easily avoidable hoops to get to the cashier's cage, but how hard will that be? Wow. Shades of the old Roman Empire when a 'barbarian' could drop off a bag of coins and get a paper declaring him a 'Citzen of Rome'. Of course any illegal who decides not to pay the bribe money simply will laugh at the dumb-*** gringos who came up with such a dumb-*** idea. Meanwhile, we still have no 'fence'. Not even the piddily little 700 mile 'Bush Barrier'. I don't know about you guys, but for me, this entire idea doesn't pass the 'sniff' test. Wadda' 'ya think?

2007-06-06 18:30:43 · 5 answers · asked by Noah H 7 in Politics

All of my items were in bags with the exception of a lawn chair and my sodas that were on the bottom of my cart. I had put the receipt in my pocket and i assume that when i took out my cell phone to answer it, my receipt fell out. I was so nervous & upset that i couldn't remember the cashier or lane that checked me out. I returned back into the store to ask the ladies wear dept. about a particular pair of pants that they had on clerance that i had forgotten to check on, then proceeded to the Garden center area to exit, that is also where i entered, i parked by there. The lady stopped me at the door & asked me for my receipt. It was @ that time that i realized that i didn't think i had it. I asked the lady to walk with me to retrace my steps back to ladies wear so i could look for it. She immediatly called management. They never mentioned that they had anything on any kind of camera or anything mind you. Several members of management showed up & were very rude and called the police.

2007-06-06 18:30:11 · 16 answers · asked by angelbuttx 1 in Law & Ethics

HINT#1 We call'm wussies.
[not a good idea?]

2007-06-06 18:29:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2007-06-06 18:23:38 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

Russia recently threatened to point missles at European targets if the United States built a missle shield in Poland to protect it's self as well as Europe from possible nuclear warheads launch by Iran. Comment?

2007-06-06 18:21:15 · 13 answers · asked by zcfaller 1 in Other - Politics & Government

Ex-POW tells Glamour she still gets hate mail
June 7, 2007
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Former prisoner of war Jessica Lynch still receives hate mail, four years after her capture and long after publicly disputing the military’s exaggerated accounts of her capture and rescue in Iraq.

The former Army private from Palestine, W.Va., was severely injured and 11 other soldiers killed when their convoy was ambushed in Nasiriyah in 2003. Lynch, one of six soldiers captured, was later rescued by American troops from an Iraqi hospital, but the military’s account of the ambush embellished her role to make it sound more heroic.
Lynch, who testified before Congress in April, has received some 30,000 letters from people across the country. While most are from supporters, there are plenty of critics.

“People say, ‘You didn’t do anything in Iraq.’ Sometimes I think I’m the most hated person in America,” she told Glamour magazine for the July issue appearing on newsstands June 12.

2007-06-06 18:16:23 · 16 answers · asked by rare2findd 6 in Politics

I just need a yes or no answer here people. If you don't know, then don't answer.

2007-06-06 18:14:23 · 8 answers · asked by thelovelyfey 2 in Government

3rd degree charge burglary how do i bond them out and please explain how it works with the money. Do we get the money back

2007-06-06 18:14:00 · 5 answers · asked by christina a 1 in Law & Ethics

Could you do that? How would they know?

I mean I could call, say I am Jane Doe...give them my opinion about the bill. Then of course they always ask for your address so the "elected official" can send you a response, so now the person who's address that you used will get this response and know what the senator is really up to.

2007-06-06 18:10:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

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you or someone you know may have written on any given subject?
and if they have, what did your letter accomplish?
or did the issue you address wind up in the
'round' file??

2007-06-06 18:08:26 · 6 answers · asked by rare2findd 6 in Politics

If they are AFRAID of appearing on a TV station, HOW SAFE CAN WE FEEL WITH THEM IN CONTROL OF OUR COUNTRY?

2007-06-06 18:04:26 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I have no clue?

and does anyone have a cite?

(saw the John Edwards question and made me think of this one)

2007-06-06 18:00:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-06-06 17:55:48 · 10 answers · asked by Bret 1 in Politics

I would think the government would have more important social issues to deal with than some athletes taking performance enhancing drugs.

2007-06-06 17:34:19 · 12 answers · asked by vagabond79 2 in Politics

All right, would you vote for woman to be President of the United States!!! Any time soon

2007-06-06 17:34:08 · 7 answers · asked by elchelito1984 3 in Other - Politics & Government

Pretend you stood to win a MILLION DOLLARS on election night if you guessed correctly. (Regardless of who you WANT to win). Who would you pick?

2007-06-06 17:24:04 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

But why shouldn't 2008 be the last time we elect a fixed-term VP? Why shouldn't all candidates for president be asked to explain exactly why the country benefits from an impervious VP and whether they'd support a constitutional amendment to have the VP serve at the pleasure of the president or be subject to a no-confidence vote by 2/3 of the Congress assembled together? This might sound "academic," in the perjorative sense. But we're only a heartbeat away from a Cheney presidency. Think about it.

Most presidential systems get along without a constitutionally entrenched VP who cannot be removed because he loses the confidence of the president, the Congress, or the American people through demonstrated failures in judgment. But if we're stuck with a vice president, why in the world should he/she be impervious to a vote of no confidence by the Congress or, for that matter, dismissal by the president?

Would anyone designing a Constitution suitable for the 21st century maintain the vice presidential system exactly as it is, where a monarchical presidential nominee chooses, more or less arbitrarily, a running mater who may or may not be committed to the candidate's program or even fit to run the country?

2007-06-06 17:23:37 · 8 answers · asked by trevathantim 2 in Government

my friend's brother opens his mail all the time. even to the point of taking his credit card bill, opening it, and not telling him that it came in the mail. is it illegal to do that? and it is WITHOUT my friend's permission. a link to a source would be helpfull so i can show my friend. thanks!

2007-06-06 17:19:34 · 15 answers · asked by Amy A 2 in Law & Ethics

2007-06-06 17:16:50 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

The MSM is shoving Obama, Hillary, Guiliani, McCain, and Romney so far down our throats that I can't even stand to hear about them anymore.

Do you think that others will get this way, too?

I sure hope so...I can't stand any of them.

2007-06-06 17:14:37 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

Almost 2 years ago, when I was 19 years old, I was drugged, raped, and forced to remain in hotel room (naked) for 3 days. The man who raped me turned out to be an ex-con who spent 14 years in prison for attempted murder and has a very long criminal record, NOT consisting of other rapes...that I know of. I live in Washington State, where the rape was committed. The man who raped me removed all DNA evidence from me, or at least that is what I thought at the time. I was a virgin at the time that this occured (and still consider myself one) and became pregnant due to the rape. I had a miscarraige at 7 weeks along. I am very serious about this, and would appreciate SERIOUS help only! I want justice, but understand that it may be impossible. Is there ANYTHING that I can do? I am afraid that he will come after me and kill me...

2007-06-06 17:14:25 · 10 answers · asked by cranberry_spider 2 in Law & Ethics