Politics & Government - 2 July 2007

2007-07-02 16:23:05 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

there was this lady who a member of free recylicing than she have some clothes to offer and she didn't live far from me so i decide to call her since she was in phone book and didn't get email back so i was on checking from there she put a complaint to owner of website. was rude of her to complaint agasint me since i only make one harmless call?

2007-07-02 16:21:47 · 4 answers · asked by wendy b 2 in Law & Ethics

i turn 16 next week, and my drivers ed teacher told me that i needed my social security card to get my license, and that i cant just give them my number(btw i live in illinois just in case the rules are diff in other states)..but i have NO idea where my card is, do u HAVE to have it when u go in to get ur license? or was he just tellin me that to be safe, n if u do..how long does it take to get a new one, or can the SS office give u like a temporary one to take in

2007-07-02 16:21:00 · 7 answers · asked by Janie 2 in Law & Ethics

How long has this been going on since 9/11 you cant find the master killer that started all of this ,so let what is left our soliders come back home and try to live out the rest of their lives with their families and loved ones that they had to leave behind in the first place. what do you think?

2007-07-02 16:17:22 · 13 answers · asked by MARIE ANITONETTE 1 in Military

Besides letters, is there anything you can send your loved ones when they are in basic for the navy?

2007-07-02 16:17:13 · 7 answers · asked by Pregnant w/ our first ARMY BRAT 4 in Military

walking thru a residential area? I'm not sure what the law is here in my hometown , I'll call the cops tomorrow to find out for sure, but I do not own a car, and I sometimes walk a mile to the convenience store for a beer and drink it while walking home. Note: not on any commercial property, only when walking back home in residential areas. I do not see why it should be - after all, I am NOT driving, clearly, and am drinking only ONE beer while WALKING.......

2007-07-02 16:17:11 · 13 answers · asked by Herbert Windt 2 in Law & Ethics

2007-07-02 16:16:39 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

By JP Briggs II, Ph.D., and Thomas D. Williams
President Bush has become dangerously steeped in ideas of Armageddon, the Apocalypse, an imminent war with Satanic forces in the Middle East, and an urgency to construct an American theocracy to fulfill God's end-of-days plan, according to close observers.

Historians and investigative journalists following the "end-time Christian" movement have grown alarmed at the impact it may be having on Bush's Middle East policies, including the current war in Iraq, the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, strife in Lebanon and attempts to find a cause for war against Iran.

Many people are aware that Bush is "the most aggressively religious president in American History," as eminent historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. described him, (Schlesinger, "War and the Presidency," 143).

Army Lt. General William "Jerry" Boykin made headlines in 2003 when he said he believed America was engaged in a holy war as a "Christian nation" battling Satan. Adversaries can be defeated, he said, "only if we come against them in the name of Jesus." Despite his highly publicized rhetoric, Boykin remains Bush's deputy undersecretary of defense for intelligence.

2007-07-02 16:15:20 · 24 answers · asked by Habitus 4 in Politics

im on probation I had a fight with my cousin after the fight all my family told me to go home so i went home five days later i had a warent i turned my self in and got a lawyer im charged with second degree assiult thier were pleanty of witness to say she stared it so before i go to court what next...........

2007-07-02 16:14:43 · 8 answers · asked by CJ 2 in Law & Ethics

My friend and I are having a debate. She says that since she just turned 18 and her mom is disabled, she is considered a dependant and should get 600+ dollars from social security each month. She says this is because she goes to high school full time and still lives with her mom. I thought, however, three things consituted a dependant:
1-Being under the age of 18
2-Being retired and living with a family member
3-Being disabled and living with a family member.

When she lays out her situation, it is:
-She lives with her mom, who is disabled
-She is 18
-She is fully capable of getting a job
-She goes to High School full time

So is she considered a depenant under her mother by social security?

2007-07-02 16:14:18 · 6 answers · asked by joyful_lament 1 in Law & Ethics

The judicial system convicted Libby of a crime and sentenced him to jail time. Bush then made the judicial branch's decision moot.

Clinton went through with his entire sentence - the full impeachment process. He didn't just say, "well, I'm the president, and I'm declaring this over, because it's excessive".

Why do conservatives pretend these are identical situations? Do they just not know any better?

2007-07-02 16:05:31 · 23 answers · asked by Dana1981 7 in Politics

My friend is 16 and his family is moving to Alabama probably around summer of 2008. Is there any law (in Michigan) that will let him stay here if he can? He does want to stay.

2007-07-02 16:03:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

I didn't and I'm glad it was defeated.We still got a lot of work to do though.Bush is a good singer though.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXnO_FxmHes

2007-07-02 16:02:59 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

Considering the Court's conservative, aka common sense, rulings on recent cases is it time to challenge Roe v Wade?

2007-07-02 16:01:12 · 23 answers · asked by BRICK 3 in Politics

Our President stated that he would go after the person that released the CIA operatives name. What happened
Our spies are now all in more Danger than ever before.
All because the spineless worm we have at the top
Thank you Mr President you have Weakened our Nation Today

2007-07-02 15:59:12 · 37 answers · asked by G O 5 in Politics

please help.

2007-07-02 15:56:25 · 3 answers · asked by superheroicguy 1 in Law & Ethics

2007-07-02 15:52:50 · 9 answers · asked by xsweetheartx93 1 in Military

2007-07-02 15:50:32 · 16 answers · asked by stuck in a house in Texas 1 in Law & Ethics

2007-07-02 15:50:31 · 9 answers · asked by happyfourth 1 in Politics

VP Cheny told him commute was only a way for Libby to get to work. Bush replied I am both a decider and a commuter.

2007-07-02 15:47:54 · 8 answers · asked by wonderingwhy 2 in Politics

as the question reads....personally, i'm independent. however, i favor hilary but if not her, i am really falling in love with ron paul, who just happens to be republican, and i thought that party was fresh out of new ideas!

2007-07-02 15:46:38 · 18 answers · asked by moosekid 2 in Elections

So, the Executive can intervene in the Judiciary and overrule an independent judge's sentence in the US. And if you are on the president's team you can break the law because you will not go to jail, right?


Bush spares Libby from jail term

US President George W Bush has intervened to prevent Lewis Libby, a convicted former vice-presidential aide, from serving a prison term.
President Bush described as "excessive" the 30-month sentence Libby was facing for obstructing an inquiry into the leaking of a CIA agent's name.
Though no longer required to go to jail, Libby is still due to serve a period of probation and pay a fine.
A leading Democratic politician said Mr Bush's decision was "disgraceful".
History will judge the president "harshly" for using his power to benefit his own Vice President's chief of staff, Harry Reid, the leading Democrat in the US Senate, said.
Lewis Libby, also known by his nickname, "Scooter" Libby, was found guilty in March of perjury and obstructing justice in a case connected to Washington's decision to invade Iraq.
His trial saw the White House accused of having illegally made public the identity of a serving CIA agent, Valerie Plame, in an apparent effort to embarrass her husband.


Ms Plame's husband, a former US diplomat, had publicly criticised the basis for the invasion of Iraq.
Libby was found to have lied to investigators about conversations where he mentioned Ms Plame but he was not convicted of having directly leaked her name.
He was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison, two years of probation and a fine of $250,000 (£125,000).
Democratic leader Harry Reid said the conviction was "the one faint glimmer of accountability for White House efforts to manipulate intelligence and silence critics of the Iraq war".
Responding to President Bush's decision to commute Libby's sentence, he said: "Now, even that small bit of justice has been undone."
'Forever damaged'
Hours before President Bush's announcement, an appeals court had told Libby he could no longer delay going to jail.
The judge ruled that Libby could not remain free on bail while his lawyer appealed against the sentence.
President Bush said he had until now refrained from intervening in the case, waiting instead for the appeals process to take its course.
"But with the denial of bail being upheld and incarceration imminent, I believe it is now important to react to that decision," he said.
"I respect the jury's verdict," President Bush said. "But I have concluded that the prison sentence given to Mr Libby is excessive," Mr Bush said.
However, he said, Libby's remaining punishments - the probation period and fine - were "harsh" and would leave his reputation "forever damaged".
The BBC's James Westhead in Washington said the president's decision was a compromise between pardoning Libby outright and allowing his full sentence to stand.

2007-07-02 15:46:18 · 6 answers · asked by zeca do trombone 5 in Law & Ethics

2007-07-02 15:45:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anomalous User # W 2 in Law & Ethics

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,99302,00.html

In 1983, Rich was indicted in federal court of evading more than $48 million in taxes. He was also charged with 51 counts of tax fraud and with running illegal oil deals with Iran during the hostage crisis.

Marc Rich's socialite ex-wife has donated an estimated $1 million to Democratic causes, including $70,000 to Hillary Clinton's successful Senate campaign and $450,000 to the Clinton presidential library fund. She also lobbied heavily for Marc's pardon.

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=295926

Former American fugitive Marc Rich was a middleman for several of Iraq's suspect oil deals in February 2001, just one month after his pardon from President Clinton, according to oil industry shipping records obtained by ABC News.

And a U.S. criminal investigation is looking into whether Rich, as well as several other prominent oil traders, made illegal payments to Iraq in order to obtain the lucrative oil contracts.

2007-07-02 15:43:56 · 21 answers · asked by Yak Rider 7 in Politics

I can't seem to find the New Hampshire "protection from abuse" or Restraining order form online? Can someone please point me to the link. Thank you in advance.

2007-07-02 15:40:08 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

2007-07-02 15:40:01 · 26 answers · asked by Emiline V 2 in Elections

Comparing these two assault rifles, The ever present AK series, and the infamous M16 series.

Comparing the latest model of M-16 with the AK-103 and the 107/108 styles.

Which is the more powerful rifle, which would you choose, and why? Give some good details on your answer.

2007-07-02 15:38:30 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

I need to have a paper with my friends signature on it notarized can i do this?

2007-07-02 15:38:26 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

2007-07-02 15:37:06 · 25 answers · asked by Bud#21 4 in Politics

If you had the undivided attention of George W. Bush, what would you say to him in 25 words or less?

2007-07-02 15:34:37 · 28 answers · asked by Zezo Zeze Zadfrack 1 in Politics