Politics & Government - 25 June 2007

I think so but tell me what you think.

And those of you who support amnesty and inviting 100,000,000 more, can you tell me why this is good and who will benefit from it besides the illegals who broke the law and the rich owners of corporate companies who benefit from cheap slave labor?

This is the end of America and it is not funny anymore!

2007-06-25 07:05:45 · 19 answers · asked by scottanthonydavis 4 in Immigration

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As BUSH's credibility drops below zero, does the idea of a 9/11 inside job gain credibility??

I mean as far as the govt knowing about it and letting it happen. Leave your popular mechanics arguments out of this.

2007-06-25 07:02:29 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

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if you get a associate degree in Criminal Justice can you get a job overseas?

2007-06-25 07:01:18 · 4 answers · asked by Kevin O 3 in Law Enforcement & Police

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What do you think of my proposal to decress the prison population?

The prisons being as full as they are says just one thing, no one is bothered to much about going to prison. I believe the reason for this is that prisons are far to soft. Why prisoners should be allowed to watch tv, play dvds, have pool tables or table tennis and such like is beyond me. If we were to make prison time hard, then people would think twice about putting themselves in a situation where they might end up there. As far as I'm concerned prison should be somewhere you dread going to. So get rid of all the luxuries and get the inmates grafting on something.

2007-06-25 07:00:11 · 22 answers · asked by StevieD 3 in Law Enforcement & Police

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being an economic conservative i support the immigration bill's GW program. why don't social conservatives....

understand that without cheap labor our economy will collapse. i'm a business owner and i KNOW what i'm talking about.

2007-06-25 06:59:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

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What is so horrible about conspiracy theorists? They are entertaining and sometimes RIGHT.?

I don't see what people's big problem is or why it would bother you so much. Vegaswoman in particular (shes a real genius HAHAHA NOT)

2007-06-25 06:58:16 · 16 answers · asked by Beauty&Brains 4 in Politics

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how did god make us.?

2007-06-25 06:57:49 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

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Do they engage in sociopathic right wing verbal abuse HERE because no-one puts up with it in person anymore?

Like this one did right here:
http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AnRrsmLJpJiKguivKSWM6ILgPhV.?qid=20070625104945AAI75Ya

2007-06-25 06:56:51 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

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What rights do American citizens have that are cherished by you?

2007-06-25 06:53:12 · 16 answers · asked by Eyota Zen 3 in Politics

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Is this American or Canadian English?

What's cookin'?

2007-06-25 06:53:08 · 10 answers · asked by cidyah 7 in Immigration

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Is this indicative of the depth of the problem with employers of non-legals?

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2007/06/18/daily7.html?from_rss=1
Federal prosecutors indicted four Kansas City-area roofing companies along with nine owners and employees, alleging that they had participated in a scheme to bring illegal aliens into the United States, use them in their labor force and launder more than $6 million to pay them.
Authorities recently arrested six of the nine individuals named in the indictment and took an additional 34 illegal aliens into custody on administrative charges.
The scheme started when Hernandez-Bautista was arrested March 28, 2001, along with 22 other illegal aliens, by immigration authorities while they were working on jobs for Mid-Continent Specialists.
All of those arrested were deported to Mexico, except Hernandez-Bautista. He posted a $3,000 bond and changed his status to a lawful permanent resident. The indictment alleges, Evans and his company paid $11,000 to Hernandez-Bautista to smuggle the deported workers back.

2007-06-25 06:47:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

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Which news channel is the least unbiased if that is possible?

I laugh when people say Fox News is unbiased when they have lied numerous times and it is owned by right-winger Rupert Murdoch and one of the most famous anchors on that channel is Bill O'Reilly, who loves to have people who's ideas he doesn't not like to come on the show only to have their thoughts slammed in their face by his ranting. CNN is a little too far left for my tastes. MSNBC is still a little left, but they are probably the most neutral considering a favorite on the channel is conservative Pat Buchannan and they have let-wingers on there to debate with the right-wingers on most political issues.

2007-06-25 06:46:17 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

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Which Lie are you likely to fall for ?

I will still respect you in the Morning.
It wont happen again.
We will enforce the Borders first.

2007-06-25 06:39:04 · 21 answers · asked by Dr Doom 4 in Immigration

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If the election were held today, would you vote for Hillary Clinton or Fred Thompson?

2007-06-25 06:37:05 · 44 answers · asked by nosillenhoj 4 in Elections

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Would a panel of 5 judges be preferable when deciding cases involving state wide referendums?

That is, instead of a single judge. My position on this issue is that it is unconstitutional for a single judge to make rulings on cases nullifying the votes of millions of people in a state-wide refererendum. I consider this in unconstitutional and is a form of tyranny. I realize that sometimes a single judge has to make a ruling initially, and then the case can work its way up. However, there have been federal judges such as Mariana Pfaelzer ( a Jimmy Carter appointed judge) from California who nullified Proposition 187 which passed in 1994 receiving five million votes. Pfaelzer struck down this proposition making it permanently inoperative. I believe that a single judge should not be able to block such a proposition with the stroke of a pen.
I appreciate any opinions you may have on this subject. Please include in your answer your reasons for agreeing or disaggreeing with my opinion. Thanks!

2007-06-25 06:34:36 · 4 answers · asked by p f 2 in Government

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Do you Americans trust the system?

Are you an American Citizen? Do you trust your own government? To always do what is correct and truthfull? To ensure that your rights as a fellow citizen are always well protected? And that in times of hardship and times of need that your American government will always be there for you to make sure you don't starve on the streets?

I'll start by saying that I used to have faith in government. But up until recently I've lost all faith in government and I really don't like bureacracy.

I want to know, if you do have faith in government. Then why?

2007-06-25 06:33:43 · 15 answers · asked by ev1go 2 in Government

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Does the media have a left-wing bias?

"... identified 143 journalists who made political contributions from 2004 through the start of the 2008 campaign, according to the public records of the Federal Election Commission. Most of the newsroom checkbooks leaned to the left: 125 journalists gave to Democrats and liberal causes. Only 16 gave to Republicans. Two gave to both parties."

Based on this sample provided by MSNBC, it seems that journalists are overwhelmingly liberal. (This fact was already clear to me based on my exposure to students of the Journalism school while I was getting my graduate degree)

Do you believe that journalists are able to overcome their personal (and mostly left leaning) biases and report balanced news?
Or, do you think that personal beliefs influence their writing and reporting, resulting in a leftward biased media?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19113485

2007-06-25 06:30:21 · 33 answers · asked by Time to Shrug, Atlas 6 in Politics

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How hard is it to believe that Judge Pearson (Pants Lawsuit) may be making a calculated PR statement?

The real point in this dialog should not be that Pearson is a pant-hugging maniac, but that previous to court, lawsuits should have a common-sense review process.

Pearson surely knew that the Chungs (the owners of the cleaners who supposedly lost Pearson's pants), would end up getting millions from the media, from good-hearted-people sending them money and from the forthcoming book rights. (It's a rags-to-riches story that made headlines.) The Chung's Custom Cleaners will be the most popular cleaners in Washington. And then, counter lawsuits have just begun.

As fun as it is to scapegoat him, Pearson isn't the whole problem, he's just one example. Whether it was intentional or not, he's successfully focused our attention on frivolous lawsuits. Although I would love to hate him too, I applaud the new dialog he started.

2007-06-25 06:29:37 · 9 answers · asked by CHARLES T 3 in Law & Ethics

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So how does it feel?

to be wrongfully accused of being something your not? I just posted a question "What Is Liberalism...Really", which I fully admit was not nice and certainly doesn't represent most of the people on this forum. My apologies for that. I did it to prove a point. That point being, that we all get offended and we all shouldn't be stereotyped. As a conservative, I've been called a racist, a cold-hearted person, and a list of things a mile long. Am I not supposed to be offended at times also?

Again, my apologies for being childish and lashing out.

2007-06-25 06:27:54 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

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Is ebay in violation of artist/author intellectual property and copyrights regarding ebay's "Content License"?

See: ebay user agreement, heading "Content License"
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/user-agreement.html

Under copyright law terms "Fair and reasonable use" aren't the rights ebay is asking for covered already? Is ebay asking for rights beyond "Fair use"?

What I would like to know is: If an artist or author of a creative work lists that work on ebay, does ebay's "Content License" mean that he or she loses their rights to list the exact same item with the same description and pictures on any different (non ebay) selling site, auction, classifieds site or even the artist/author own web page? i.e. If an artist/author list item descriptions with pictures on ebay that are of unique works and being the work is the intellectual property of the artist/author and as the listing member/seller, will he or she forfit the right to publicize their work "in any media known now or in the future"? Can ebay sell or give away the rights to the description and pictures?

2007-06-25 06:27:14 · 1 answers · asked by V P 1 in Law & Ethics

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How can blue states keep illegal immigrant red staters out?

We need immigration reform to keep cons from ruining my beautiful blue state. Can we change the laws to make it harder for undesirables to move in?

2007-06-25 06:25:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

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What did American Revolutionary leaders retain from their english heritage?

2007-06-25 06:25:34 · 11 answers · asked by Jamie T 1 in Politics

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Should states make their own laws on immigration enforcement or wait a little longer for federal legislation?

2007-06-25 06:19:12 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

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Please tell me what I so desperately want to hear!?

Seems like most every "question" asked by cons these days is simply a comment that requires validation by other cons.

You really have no interest in what any lib or Dem says.

You're here because you want other cons to tell you how wonderful your ideas are. No?

Tell me this doesn't make up 3/4 of the "questions" by cons these last few weeks.

Not that this place was ever high brow, but it's really in the toilet lately.

2007-06-25 06:18:51 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

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If Bush was "stupid" enough to do Iraq, could he be dumb enough for 911?

2007-06-25 06:17:30 · 20 answers · asked by bruce b 3 in Military