Politics & Government - 10 June 2007

2007-06-10 15:47:17 · 6 answers · asked by Mr IP 2 in Government

And how it all seems to have gone bad for the countries we granted independance to.

Well, seeing as how the US was founded by us (that's us not US), do you see my point?

2007-06-10 15:46:07 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-06-10 15:45:49 · 6 answers · asked by Ray J 2 in Military

Among the conclusions:

• Each execution deters an average of 18 murders, according to a 2003 nationwide study by professors at Emory University. (Other studies have estimated the deterred murders per execution at three, five and 14).

• The Illinois moratorium on executions in 2000 led to 150 additional homicides over four years following, according to a 2006 study by professors at the University of Houston.

• Speeding up executions would strengthen the deterrent effect. For every 2.75 years cut from time spent on death row, one murder would be prevented, according to a 2004 study by an Emory University professor.

In 2005, there were 16,692 cases of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter nationally. There were 60 executions.

2007-06-10 15:42:19 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2007-06-10 15:41:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

If you are in a 401k or some other investment program for retirement, does this make you just as guilty as those you accuse of doing so. Many investment firms put money from retirement funds in oil companies. Do you know where your money is being invested? Are you making money from oil profit also?

2007-06-10 15:41:22 · 11 answers · asked by doctdon 7 in Politics

it is a fact, the death penalty saves up to 14 innocent people per execution...the independant studies are in...now when people argue they do not want to take the chance of executing an innocent person, ask if they want to take the chance of executing 14 innocents..
these studies were also reported by anti death penality scientists..they admitted they were not happy with the results, but the truth needs to be known!

2007-06-10 15:37:47 · 11 answers · asked by jstrmbill 3 in Law & Ethics

And pathetic losers like Giuliani, Romney, McCain, Thompson, et.al. have a snowballs chance in hell of winning in the general election.

Obama 08'!

2007-06-10 15:34:26 · 31 answers · asked by vtboy99 1 in Politics

2007-06-10 15:33:44 · 6 answers · asked by ibid 3 in Politics

I know that the constitution prohibits non-native born Americans from serving as President, but what about vice-president?

2007-06-10 15:33:05 · 9 answers · asked by V-Starion 5 in Elections

Thomas Jefferson portrayed Alexander Hamilton as an elitist in the late 1700's, as George W. Bush had portrayed John Kerry as an elitist.

Of course we ALL know that Jefferson and Bush were the TRUE landed gentry elites, and pandered the ignorant, uneducated voters through "populist politics" in order to underhandedly gain the support of the majority.

2007-06-10 15:25:24 · 11 answers · asked by vtboy99 1 in Politics

Clinton is the Democrats answer to George Bush. If she gets the nomination, we'll have another 8 horrible, destructive years in America. Considering the Republicans have no chance of winning the presidency, the Democratic primary is the one opportunity to defeat Hillary. She is proposing an ASSET TAX on SAVINGS now and wants to escalate the Iraq war to the extent that she has implied that she wants to bring back the draft. Plus, it would be grounds for a potential coup if a woman instituted an all male draft, and a coup would destroy the country. Well, that some of that stuff is a little over the top maybe. She also won't criticize China.
But her complete idiocy and lack of awareness when it comes to solving problems and understanding rivals Bush and the nation cannot sustain another one. How do we beat Clinton?

2007-06-10 15:22:22 · 22 answers · asked by McKevel 2 in Politics

And why aren't other states taking the heroic step that Vermont is taking in order to preserve their freedom from this repressive, fascist regime.

2007-06-10 15:21:24 · 13 answers · asked by vtboy99 1 in Politics

http://www.miamiherald.com/416/story/135301.html

2007-06-10 15:21:10 · 10 answers · asked by DAR 7 in Immigration

2007-06-10 15:19:20 · 9 answers · asked by Lee Edward 1 in Elections

I'm 16 and in this month iwas gonna go to another country but my dad told me that i needed a travel passport
Do I need a travel passport ?
if I go without it can i leave US

2007-06-10 15:17:20 · 8 answers · asked by Irobe 1 in Embassies & Consulates

... and seemingly biased as to what the Black Caucus in our Congress thinks??

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I have no idea why you won't let me post (1) a fact that black leaders
say that jobs go to illegal immigrants and (2) a question as to whether
that will cause the amnesty bill to die.

What is wrong with that?????

"Black Causus is Angry Over Illegal Immigrants! Black Leaders Say
Illegals Steal Jobs from Blacks.?"

2007-06-10 15:14:31 · 12 answers · asked by tip zz 2 in Politics

Some states are trying to get together and establish a National Popular Vote for President. Under this plan, the states would give all of their electoral votes to whoever won the national popular vote, regardless of who won their state. Their goal is to make a truly national election, since every vote counts and you will not have battleground states getting all of the attention.

I am against the plan on a number of levels. First, all it does it move the attention from a few states to a few population centers. Rural areas will get no attention, nor will their issues. Second, it would be possible for a person to win while carrying only a few states. Third, what do you do if the victory is only by a few thousand votes? Recount the entire nation? My final objection is that this plan moves us one step farther away from the Constitution, and we're too far already.

What's YOUR opinion?

2007-06-10 15:13:28 · 9 answers · asked by Chredon 5 in Elections

is being a seabee interesting or what? do you travel often and how is the training?

2007-06-10 15:12:51 · 4 answers · asked by siham a 1 in Military

after bush leaves office?

2007-06-10 15:11:01 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

2007-06-10 15:09:50 · 7 answers · asked by Lee Edward 1 in Elections

silly me, i always thought it had somthing to do with breast surgery or somthing like that. listen to condi rice explain what it means to this dumb dumb senator http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOgMAPvjgHU&mode=related&search=

2007-06-10 15:06:11 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

Just wondering is this pay gonna be a lifetime until a person die or not.

2007-06-10 15:05:31 · 12 answers · asked by tanga_john 1 in Military

2007-06-10 15:04:47 · 10 answers · asked by tip zz 2 in Politics

2007-06-10 15:03:29 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

he has asked me to marry him.i really want to believe his stories about the viet nam war;but he says it was rescue/recovery and there is no verifiable information available to prove the validity of this.Rangers...do what?he says they blew up munitions dumps and 6-men teams rescued a high ranking official dignitary.he never parachuted;hit an officer when he was 18.it was either go to jail or join this operation.it just all sounds so strange to me. i am not familiar with this topic at all...he is a black belt; i know.he has scars on his back that he says is shrapnel...any info. would be appreciated.i must know the whole truth about this man. i love him; but an concerned;as i know there are differences between all military operations.i need info. from from a veteran who has actually "been there".thanx...he was not a 'seal'; i know that.

2007-06-10 15:02:42 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

2007-06-10 15:01:34 · 13 answers · asked by I'm Sparticus 4 in Government

This is an answer a liberal gave to a previous question:


"I hope these terrorists find their way over the the US with their new weaponry."

2007-06-10 14:59:01 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/topstories_story_161144628.html

Inmates Sue After Prisons Ban Religious Books
The removal of the books is occurring nationwide -- part of a long-delayed post-Sept. 11 federal directive designed to prevent radical religious texts, specifically Islamic ones, from falling into the hands of violent inmates.

Three inmates from Otisville filed a lawsuit over the policy, saying their Constitutional rights were violated. They say all religions were affected -- Islamic prayer books, Christian books, and ancient Jewish texts were among those removed.

Feldman said the study was made out of a concern that prisons "had been radicalized by inmates who were practicing or espousing various extreme forms of religion, specifically Islam, which exposed security risks to the prisons and beyond the prisons to the public at large."

2007-06-10 14:57:15 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-06-10 14:54:49 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government