Politics & Government - 14 June 2007

Lots of people on this site are very passionate about the immigration issue, so I figured I'd pose a question and see just what it is that you would prefer:

1. Nothing gets done in congress and the immigration situation continues as it has been for years with illegal immigrants crossing our borders and their population steadily increasing.

2. The senate bill passes, legalizing those already here but at the same time shutting down the border and effectively stopping the influx of illegal immigrants.

The fact is that one of these two will happen, and before you respond saying that in option 2 they'll never shut the border down, there's a proposed ammendment to have the funding available the second the bill is signed, so if it passes the enforcement will happen. Nevertheless, which option would you rather have? Give your reason.

2007-06-14 09:11:54 · 24 answers · asked by BBaller 2 in Immigration

do you think we should say the pledge of allegiance? Are the word "under god" offending you tell me what you think about this?

2007-06-14 09:11:28 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2007-06-14 09:10:08 · 19 answers · asked by Chi Guy 5 in Politics

They are saying now that Scooter Libby will have to report to prison in about eight weeks, unless he is pardoned.

Will President Bush pardon him?

I think he will. But he will wait for a moment in the next eight weeks where he can do it while there is some other big news story to overshawdow it. You often see things like this done. Decisions, firings, things like that happen either on holidays or during other big news stories to distract viewers from the situation.

So, I see Libby getting pardoned at some point.

What do you think?

2007-06-14 09:09:45 · 9 answers · asked by Zezo Zeze Zadfrack 1 in Politics

Hi,
I'm 17 and am thinking of joining the military after I graduate (next year), but am not sure which branch..

I want to go into linguistics.. such as a CTI etc. I haven't taken the DLAB yet, but assume that I pass. All the branches offer positions in linguistics so I'm not sure which branch I should join. Here is my cons/pros for each branch..

MarineCorps - might be too radical, seems more
brawny than brainy, too tough/exciting, meaningful,prestigious, and adventurous, travel?

AirForce - Seems whimpy, heard they wont guarantee
a job prior to joining (you must pick like four?)/Brains over
Brawn, travel?

Navy - Travel? dont know much about the navy compared to the other branches..

Army - brawn over brains/travel? meaningful don't know much about this branch either.

I would greatly apreciate additions/details to my pros/cons list, personal experiences, opinions, comments, and just about any information... especially concerning linguistics

thanks : )

2007-06-14 09:06:40 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

Up till now there have been no suicide bombings in USA but if we were to attack Iran the use of public transportation might not be so safe anymore.The Hezbolah sleepers will awaken

2007-06-14 09:05:46 · 9 answers · asked by samuel c 1 in Politics

Has it really come down to this? last nights news abc,nbc... (propaganda) on iraq, showed taliban fighters blowing up a mosque in Baghdad and comiting other acts of mayhem, on this day when no US forces where confirmed dead by the DOD, and no HUMMVE'S were mangled , the brainwashers had no sad news to report from the front lines...would it have been to much to do a god damm story on the positive things that occur each and every day in the middle east?? instead they focused on Bush's disapearing watch.... Mr. Bush should be commended for his efforts ,not ridiculed,,the time to get off the bashing band wagon is now......Semper Fi Bush 08

2007-06-14 09:05:20 · 13 answers · asked by LAVADOG 5 in Other - Politics & Government

yesterday,a 22 yrs old childmolester executed in tehran/iran.he raped 27 boys-all around 12-and then killed them.(can u belive?a 22 yrs old guy killing 27 boys?)they hanged him 3 times.i think he deserved it.but here we releaze these scums after few years,they come back to society...

2007-06-14 09:02:44 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

i'm going to college to hopefully become a doctor. if i get accepted into medical school is it possible for me to get shipped out? i'm a sophomore in college. i would like to go to the army for med. school

2007-06-14 09:00:57 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

2007-06-14 09:00:41 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

Can such extreme partisanship do anything but harm?

2007-06-14 09:00:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

Im just curious why is it that people blame the government for everything..it seems like no matter what they do people will criticize them. This is not in support of labour or tony blair or anything im just wondering what people think... Surely no matter what decision a governemnt makes it is up to the individual in the end to implement it. Or are the government always the big bad evil guys?!

2007-06-14 08:54:16 · 32 answers · asked by steph l 2 in Government

2007-06-14 08:52:32 · 41 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

What did enlisted recruits have to go through during boot camp at these times in history? Was it shorter because of the war? What did it consist of?

2007-06-14 08:52:03 · 7 answers · asked by captinbrak 2 in Military

2007-06-14 08:51:48 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

I don't remember a president saying "Nyah! Ya can't make me!" as often as this one has. He should actually be looking at our elected representatives and senators as the latest litmus test of majority American voter attitude. He's fatally confused as to who "us" and "them" are here. He's still in 2000, fighting Al Gore. He needs a refresher course in reality. The overwhelming majority want him to change direction. Why can't he get this?

2007-06-14 08:50:38 · 6 answers · asked by Mr. Vincent Van Jessup 6 in Politics

and it's for their son, AND the vehicle is paid in full, can he pay liability only? Can she FORCE him to continue full coverage if she owe's nothing on the vehicle? The insurance is going to be $240 a month!

2007-06-14 08:49:15 · 6 answers · asked by bina64davis 6 in Law & Ethics

This is not a 'bashing' question. What is it that the Dems are doing (or not doing) that is causing you to show your disapproval of them?

2007-06-14 08:49:03 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-06-14 08:48:05 · 5 answers · asked by Gene M 1 in Other - Politics & Government

2007-06-14 08:47:44 · 15 answers · asked by Chi Guy 5 in Politics

This has been bugging me for a long time.

I came across a 360 page of someone
who's also into tickling women.

Problem is,
the first few posts of his blog
included details
of what is clearly abuse.

It may not be sexual to him,
but it is pretty much considered sexual abuse.

He talked about how he got
into tickling as a kid...
but the problem is,
it included stories
one of which is about when he
was a camp counsellor,
he and his friends tied up
a teenage girl in the woods and tickled
her for quite sometime.

Now maybe it's true,
and maybe it isn't.

He says it is.
And if so, it's sexual abuse.

I can't imagine how traumatised she must've been.

Anyway, how do I go about reporting
him to the relevant authorities?
I'm from a different country,
so I'm not familiar with the procedure
when it comes to his country.

Any help would be much appreciated.

This is the address of his page :
http://360.yahoo.com/profile-Lk8QbekieqLGqe77eiMnc69epjoj

Read the first few posts on his blog.

2007-06-14 08:42:52 · 5 answers · asked by TimeForTickling 1 in Law & Ethics

i know some people who came here from mexico they are not legal but they have been here for about 12 years go to school know english and are going to college. and wants to be a teacher here do you think its fair if her and her family become legal or not and why or why not they all pay taxes and pay their bills

2007-06-14 08:40:07 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

What justifies presidential suspension of habeas Corpus?
Does suspension of Habeas potentially give the executive power to curtail exposure of criminal activity originating in the executive branch?
Does suspension of Habeas Corpus potentially give the executive unprecedented power to stifle public opposition to executive policy?
Is that potential acceptable in light of the principles the United States of America is founded upon?
If such powers which are absolute (and eventually history shows absolute power corrupts absolutely) is it not an imperative of the first order that such powers should be revoked yesterday and such powers should have never been evoked in the first place?
Is the legislative majority failing and failing miserably , almost criminally, in correcting this potentially insidious power?
If so, why so ?
The executive assures the public that this power is only used against "terrorists" and "of course " would never be used for any other reason against American citizens but in the final analysis the ability to fix a problem by simply making an individual disappear is a power we must not allow and by all rational the revocation of suspension of Habeas Corpus should have been the number one priority of the legislature in cleaning our own house before continuing on to promote democracy on foreign soil..
Yet it stands and it stands because our governance allows it to stand and the public fails to demand and demand emphatically that it stand no longer.
In failing to correct this abysmal problem we are giving license to absolute corruption of the principles of democracy and freedom.

2007-06-14 08:36:30 · 8 answers · asked by Daniel O 3 in Government

Seems like there is a ton of "preferential" justice being passed around if you are famous.

Scooter Libby has not been given a pardon, but it is in the air.

Regardless of political affiliation, what is your opinion on Libby's crime and the possibility of him being pardoned?

Would you and I be given as flimsy of a sentence as he has for pugery?

2007-06-14 08:35:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

2007-06-14 08:33:36 · 9 answers · asked by MD 4 in Elections

http://www.pollingreport.com/congress.htm

2007-06-14 08:33:34 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

All these questions along the lines of "how can people support abortion and be against the death penalty/Iraq Wart/etc.?" are really annoying and miss the pro-choice point entirely.

The pro-choice point of view is that a fetus is not a person. A fetus lives off the resources of the mother and is more like a parasite than a person. Once it reaches approximately the 3rd trimester, the fetus could potentially live outside the womb and seems to develop a "consciousness", therefore most people agree that 3rd trimester abortions should be illegal.

Equating fetuses with people doesn't apply to this argument. Why is it so hard for pro-lifers to understand that pro-choicers don't consider fetuses to be people?

2007-06-14 08:29:22 · 21 answers · asked by Dana1981 7 in Law & Ethics

When they believe that candidate is the best choice, just beacuse they feel like they are "wasting their vote"? If everyone who believes in a third-party candidate would vote for them instead of picking the lesser of two evils out of the mainstream candidates, perhaps it wouldn't be "wasting your vote."

2007-06-14 08:29:17 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

So they can compete with Rush and Hannity? Damnit liberals! If we don't learn to hate your fellow Americans more, you will never be able to compete with these talk radio icons. C'mon, I know it is hard to hate fellow Americans, but talk to your conservative neighbors and get some ideas."Spread the Hate and we'll win in' 08."

2007-06-14 08:27:53 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Can you imagine them being happy to go through life without ever having the gastronomic delights of a Big Mac-I can't!!!-they are soooooooo ungrateful for our friendship-I think we should pull all our troops out and leave them to eating less than 4000 calories per day-betcha all agree with me?

2007-06-14 08:26:09 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Civic Participation