Politics & Government - 27 June 2007

"In a conference call with reporters on Wednesday, Chertoff said that enforcing immigration law is resulting in a shortage of produce since many of the workers that are being deported work in produce fields.

“We’re living in a world in which lettuce and fruit is not being picked because we are enforcing the law,” Chertoff said."

Tancredo was outraged by the Secretary’s comments and sent a staffer to Chertoff’s office with the head of lettuce and a fruit basket. A card attached to the basket read: “Much, much more where this comes from.”

“The agriculture industry and the free market has managed to keep producing through floods, droughts and $3 per gallon gas,” Congressman Tancredo, R-Littleton, said. “I doubt very seriously that a nominal increase in labor costs is going to be the end of lettuce as we know it.”

What do you think?

2007-06-27 18:32:02 · 11 answers · asked by DAR 7 in Immigration

2) What should be done with the 12 million illegals in the U.S.?

3) Would you vote for any presidential candidate who supported this deal?

4) Rate President Bush's handling of the border and immigration issues. (1 being GREAT and 5 being HORRIBLE)

5) Who did you vote for in the 2004 election?

2007-06-27 18:32:00 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Everyone's saying pardon scooter libby, even though he was found guilty by a jury of his peers for LYING UNDER OATH...
Its not about what he lied about, its the fact that he lied....

When will repubs be men/woman enough to admit Gonzalez isnt the man that should be the Attorney General.
Its plain as day, simple as black and white.

He either lied, or is so incompetant, either way clearly unfit as attorney general.

Vice president and president scared to release documents that might incriminate them?

If you are truly serving the american people, why would oyu even argue and hide facts.
An innocent man would stand by his actions, and not try to cover up what he did.

Does this show yet again, that republicans who remain faithful are more concerned with being republican first before they are americans???

2007-06-27 18:31:08 · 4 answers · asked by writersbIock2006 5 in Other - Politics & Government

Majority, Plurality and proportional election systems. Which systems is believed for the fairest to small political parties and why ?

2007-06-27 18:30:57 · 1 answers · asked by ML 3 in Elections

2007-06-27 18:30:26 · 38 answers · asked by futureteacher0613 5 in Politics

What tangled webs we weave..

When humans forced to live desperate lives are confronted with injustice that spans generations and ongoing campaigns of lies–the human despair –while the powerful wail that they are the victims of terrorism.

2007-06-27 18:28:48 · 6 answers · asked by Sicilian Godmother 7 in Politics

2007-06-27 18:22:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

2007-06-27 18:21:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

I am 20 years old and the 2008 election is the first one I will be able to vote in..i missed the last one by a year..anyway I just wanted to know who is a strong democratic candidate right now. Do you think Obama has a strong chance? I really don't follow politics closely but I don't agree with the war at all and I do not approve of how Bush handled the war or any other issue quite frankly.

2007-06-27 18:20:59 · 18 answers · asked by C Lo 2 in Elections

Harry Sikanisari has written a book ,not yet published, about how to bring the citizens to help at politics .It is " Give politics a chance".

2007-06-27 18:18:46 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I was wondering if it is a violation of separation of church and state to outlaw gay marriage. Think about it. Why do all the people who vote no to gay marriage bills vote no? Cause they think homosexuality is immoral. What tell them that homosexuality is immoral? The Bible. Should politcians be able to use their religious beliefs to deny American citizens certain rights.

2007-06-27 18:18:34 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

ABC News' Raelyn Johnson Reports: With a dash for cash as the second quarter fundraising deadline closes in this Saturday, personal political attacks may be turning into a fundraising opportunity for the Edwards campaign.

Following the war of words between Elizabeth Edwards and political pundit and author Ann Coulter Tuesday night on MSNBC's "Hardball", the Edwards campaign is turning the controversy into an opportunity to fill their campaign coffers.

In an appearance on Monday's ABC's "Good Morning America," Ann Coulter said, "Oh yeah, I wouldn't insult gays by comparing them to John Edwards. That would be mean, but about the same time -- you know -- Bill Maher was not joking and saying he wished [Vice President] Dick Cheney had been killed in a terrorist attack. So I've learned my lesson. If I'm going to say anything about John Edwards in the future, I'll just wish he has been killed in a terrorist assassination plot."

"This is just a taste of the filth that the right-wing machine is gearing up to throw at us. And now that it's begun, we have a choice: Do we sit back, or do we fight back? I say we fight. Help us raise $100,000 in "Coulter Cash", wrote David Bonior, Edwards campaign manager, in an email to supporters.

The campaign also tried to turn controversy into cash last week after The New York Times ran a story about him using his poverty center for political publicity.

2007-06-27 18:14:38 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Will the Navy let me in if I have genital warts? I don't have the money to get them removed right now.

2007-06-27 18:14:18 · 2 answers · asked by brut44 1 in Military

I just want to know how someone who claims to believe in GOD could speak about others with such contempt and a lack of respect???

And how do other people who would claim to believe in GOD think this acceptable????

2007-06-27 18:14:15 · 12 answers · asked by writersbIock2006 5 in Other - Politics & Government

Should christians be gambling then complainng dems are responsible for all the problems? can you claim to be a Really Lovely Person yet contribute to what you complain about?

2007-06-27 18:14:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

contractors say they hire illegal immigrants so they can sell a house less to Americans. Do you agree with that?

2007-06-27 18:12:37 · 21 answers · asked by creole lady 6 in Immigration

Would probably explain why she is back on TV.

2007-06-27 18:10:51 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-06-27 18:08:32 · 6 answers · asked by undertaker6fd2003 1 in Military

we have the guy who commited the murder as the defendent, right? and is the state or the county the plaintiff?? or is maybe a family member of the deceased??

2007-06-27 18:08:25 · 6 answers · asked by ???RiddleMeThis??? 1 in Government

Plus, I think that woman is out of her God Damn mind.

2007-06-27 18:06:41 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

said it was lame.

http://www.qubetv.tv/videos/detail/182s

2007-06-27 18:01:21 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070627/D8Q1AOKG0.html

Innovative solutions
Respect for the law
Successful arrest and deportation of hundreds of criminal tresspassers.

God Bless the USA!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RssIN3ustUw

2007-06-27 18:00:22 · 13 answers · asked by Jason A 3 in Immigration

Its just now becoming a HOT issue (immigration) because Bush and the Repubs need to draw as much focus as they can away from IRAQ....BUt in Bushes first 6 years, he had Repubs to back him --- if anyone should be mad, it should be republicans for Bush and the entire party not doing something about the immigration issue.

2007-06-27 18:00:18 · 16 answers · asked by writersbIock2006 5 in Immigration

What does a person do when a city has city orinance and they allow their friends, and people with status to get away with not following the law or ordinance. where I live Firebaugh, Ca the Police turn their face the other way even if they know there is a violation, they claim they the P.D. is waiting for some one to make a complaint, even if the violation is obvious. like a car parked in the same place for 5 Mos. on the street, dog of friends walking all over the place, garbage cans stay on curb 3-4 days. someone watering every day. yet everyone else has to #1. remove gabage cans from curb right away on same day.#2. water days odd & even no.of street address#3. dogs must be on leash yet some ones dog is all over town.#4. no car can be on street for days without being moved-or you will get taged. If you make a report first thing they want is your name and address what for so they can let that person know you made the complaint. yes and chances are that person will come after me.

2007-06-27 17:59:10 · 2 answers · asked by whisper 3 in Law & Ethics

You guys claim the issue is not about race, and that it's about law, yet some senators have admited that this a racial issue!??
I'm assuming the members againts the bill are the ones that have an issue with race, so what does that tell you???
Yup you guessed it, reform is needed. BUT these racist can't handle the truth, plain and simple...

Sources:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/washington/28calls.html

2007-06-27 17:54:57 · 15 answers · asked by MDA2009 2 in Immigration

Why or why not?

2007-06-27 17:54:41 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/06/27/tancredo-sends-head-of-lettuce-to-chertoff/

WASHINGTON (CNN) — It’s not every day a presidential hopeful sends Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff a head of lettuce, but that’s what Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colorado, is doing Wednesday to show his disagreement with Chertoff’s recent comments on how failure of passing immigration reform might affect the agricultural industry.

2007-06-27 17:49:44 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

It shouldn't matter. After all, its likely that neither parties candidate will be a supporter of the war.

Now, there is the possibility that the democratic candidate will be one who VOTED for the war. And maybe the Republican too (or not!)

But both will be saying that they will end the conflict ASAP.

So on the issue of the war, will party affiliation matter?

Should it?

2007-06-27 17:46:57 · 17 answers · asked by Zezo Zeze Zadfrack 1 in Politics

2007-06-27 17:45:24 · 12 answers · asked by Fedup Veteran 6 in Immigration

i say we use more hairspray because back in the 80s that caused global cooling

2007-06-27 17:44:46 · 9 answers · asked by evilmonk66 2 in Politics