Politics & Government - 18 July 2007

2007-07-18 05:54:14 · 7 answers · asked by TIM S 2 in Immigration

It can only exist until a majority of voters discovers that they can vote themselves largess out of the public treasury."

I think we're already there...........

2007-07-18 05:50:38 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

That's ridiculous. Dolfie was actually a very good public speaker.

And Bush doesn't have a silly little toothbrush mustache.

2007-07-18 05:50:32 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

1.Allowing ANY candidate that is on the ballot in at least 40 states ( or enough to theorhetically be elected by the Electoral College) to participate in all debates for President. That way, you have more than two, or three people discussing their vision for America
2. Allowing every candidate in the debate the EXACT same time allotted to answer questions. In a debate with 5 or 6 candidates, one would need to clearly define their positions more, and attack the other people less.
3. Having a candidate's microphone turned OFF after their time has expired on a given question. That way, you don't have 15 or 20 seconds of the candidate and commentator talking over each other.
I find interesting that we don't allow the "other" politcal parties to have much of political voice and we say their candidates are not "electable". How can they be electable when they are not allowed the time as the Dem and Rep.

Any other thoughts and ideas?
Thank You

2007-07-18 05:48:36 · 7 answers · asked by Supercell 5 in Politics

If he were to win, US policy would of course be totally slanted towards Israel ..The Arab/Moslem "world" would of course see this outcome as proof that the US is Jewish dominated and dancing to their tune..In light of all the anti-Jewish terrorist groups in the world, woudn't this make the average American worried for his safety at home & abroad ??..Just the fact that he is running could be detrimental to the US !!

2007-07-18 05:46:35 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

Do you feel the local authorities in Richmond Virginia tried to cover this up? What punishment would be fitting for MICHAEL VICK, aka POS, if convicted of this act of torture? The max the law allows is 6 years and $350,000 btw.

2007-07-18 05:45:12 · 4 answers · asked by Bob 4 in Law Enforcement & Police

I got a speeding ticket about 1 year ago, just had my DMV report pulled, and its not there. While that seems like a good thing, when i got the ticket it was very suspicious, and im wondering if anyone knows WHY a ticket wouldnt be on my record 1 year later. I know they take 2 years to fall off.
There was a major speed trap set up, lots of people from out of town, such as myself, is it possible they just wrote up fake tickets, knowing people from out of town wouldnt fight it due to being from out of town, collected the ticket fees, but never filed them because they werent legitimate to begin with?

2007-07-18 05:44:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans on Wednesday scuttled a Democratic proposal ordering troop withdrawals from Iraq in a showdown that capped an all-night debate on the war.

The 52-47 vote fell short of the 60 votes needed to cut off debate under Senate rules. It was a sound defeat for Democrats who say the U.S. military campaign, in its fifth year and requiring 158,000 troops, cannot tame the sectarian violence in Iraq.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070718/ap_on_go_co/us_iraq


This proves beyond a doubt that the Republicans own this war. Sink or swim fools.

2007-07-18 05:44:27 · 11 answers · asked by Gemini 5 in Politics

If you truly care about your children, would you purposely take them somewhere knowing you face the possability of being separated?
Are the illegals actually using their children for their own benifit?
Do they only care for themselves, and know that American bleeding-hearts will take up their cause if they display their children?

2007-07-18 05:44:21 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

"Osama bin Laden has released another new video. See, that shows how dumb this guy is. He releases it the same week as 'Harry Potter.' ... On this latest tape, bin Laden says, 'a happy man is one who dies for his religion.' Do you ever notice the one who is giving the advice is never the one blowing himself up?"

what you think!

2007-07-18 05:41:56 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/18/education/18abstain.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin

Churches approved by the government are not taxed(indirect support) with state and federal dollars being used for so called faith based "charity" as well as teaching religious doctrine as credible science

2007-07-18 05:41:01 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2007-07-18 05:40:36 · 12 answers · asked by truthisback 3 in Politics

Went to court, and the one person still confessed, but all 3 have to go to trial. What's wrong with this picture? It happened in ALABAMA.

2007-07-18 05:40:03 · 5 answers · asked by sunshine 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

Enlist(or re-enlist whatever the case may be)?

2007-07-18 05:38:10 · 11 answers · asked by Boss H 7 in Politics

i hear from all the liberals that our soldiers are monsters, killing innocent women and children. i know this is not true(on a large scale). they also seem to undermine all the horrific thing the terrorists do to our soldiers and civilians(torture, beheadings, crashing planes into buildings, etc.) and their own ppl. why the **** cant the world just STFU and let us do our job?

2007-07-18 05:38:08 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

Please explain?

2007-07-18 05:35:21 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Lib logic seems to be "well they hate us, they must have a good REASON for it, even if the action itself is wrong."

Well then why do the radical shia hate the radical sunni? The different groups who hate and try to kill us also hate and try to kill each other - - and around the world they hate and try to kill people of other religions on a regular basis - - radical muslims off a few Buddhists in southern Thailand on a weekly basis....

Doesn't that pretty much mean that whatever you think of us, however bad we might be, that's NOT the reason the terrorists are trying to kill us?

2007-07-18 05:34:52 · 19 answers · asked by truthisback 3 in Politics

if my sons balls go over his fence he keeps them in bin bags for months

2007-07-18 05:33:47 · 19 answers · asked by sam.clarkson@btinternet.com 1 in Law & Ethics

2007-07-18 05:33:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

It seems that those who shout the loudest or have the most money are the one who get heard at the expense of the silent majority. I believe that it should be made easy for the silent majority to be heard through an electronic town hall of sorts. Now, this may exist already but I am unaware of it and I am guessing it is small and fragmented. I'm thinking if there was one place where everyone went, both the politicians and the voters, it would give the politicians a clearer picture of what their voters wanted.

As Google is to search engines, we need something equivilent for an electronic town hall. I am thinking one central starting point but it would be district specific where a politician could see the views only of his voters and just not any yahoo (as is this forum). Of course there we be a bunch things to work out, but it could be done.

Is there anything out there now in small form which we could support and help grow?

2007-07-18 05:29:23 · 8 answers · asked by Stuart B 1 in Civic Participation

Nope. Because it is not a religious symbol. Do you agree.

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/07/18/israeli_flag_burned_outside_texas_church/6110/

2007-07-18 05:29:08 · 18 answers · asked by Page 4 in Politics

DO you think it is because people hate democrats and love republicans? Do you think that is good news for either of the two current ruling parties? Or could it be that the vast majority of americans do not have faith in EITHER party?

2007-07-18 05:26:00 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Are you that skeptical or in disbelief? Do you think you have no control over it anyway so lets just let them do what they want? Do you think it doesn't affect you or do you think it's just a myth? Do you even care? People this is real and our government wants it in place by 2010. So this election is the most important election maybe in the history of the US which may be history in itself if this plan goes through.
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=North_American_Union
http://www.wethepeoplefoundation.org/UPDATE/Update2007-02-12.htm
http://animalsclubfreedom.org/the_oppressor.html

For those of you who haven't heard about it here is a good place to start
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Union

2007-07-18 05:25:13 · 15 answers · asked by Enigma 6 in Politics

I have had serious health problems that I discovered to be from aspartame, and chemically it digests into several very harmfull chemicals that cause dozens of health problems. Now I find myself tossing out food/beverages left and right when I see it on the fine print when it's not even boldly listed on the front of the product.

There have been thousands of reports of visions and blindness issues and the chemical side of things shows that this chemical obviously causes more harm than good. Why does the FDA allow this stuff in our food supply?

I knew a man who worked in an aspartame plant and they stored the raw chemical in a guarded safe, mostly due to it's extreme risk and carcinogenic dangers, so how is it OK to water it down with fillers and put it in every diet product known to man?

2007-07-18 05:25:00 · 6 answers · asked by ? 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

If so Could this be part of the Problem ?

2007-07-18 05:24:03 · 11 answers · asked by john 2 in Politics

If a reporter from Fox or CNN or CBS or NBC or any major news network interviewed Bin laden, what do you think would be the laundry list that he would give to justify his hatred for the United States?

I am not interested in your view, but rather what you think (truthfully) Bin Laden himself would say. Perhaps you know what he would say because you have heard or read specific statements that he has made etc.

2007-07-18 05:22:36 · 17 answers · asked by ez f 1 in Politics

To start - I don't do drugs!

If we legalised all drugs and made herion etc free on the NHS (to registered users) would this not:

Dramatically reduce crime rates - burgalary, mugging old ladies for their pension etc?

Free the Cops up to solve other serious crimes? (don't forget most of the burgalary and mugging will be gone)

Give the people in Afganistan etc a legitimate trade!

It would not be a case of - "here little Johnny have a go with this" but an informed choice that people could make. Support would be given to anyone who wants to kick it but they would not be criminalized and forced to rob, cheat and lie for their fix.

Yes! Drugs kill! But so does alcohol and tobacco (we only get to keep them because the Govt. makes a lot of money in taxation)

Deep breath - Think hard.

2007-07-18 05:22:15 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

Wouldn't he tell them what they NEED to hear instead of what they WANT to hear?

He comes on at 6 pm EST - translating into 5 pm CST, 4 pm mountain, 3 pm pacific....

If you're routinely home in time to see that, you're probably not getting ahead - you work part-time or work an 8 hour shift at a repetitive, manual labor position. That's a broad brush, it's not everyone, but it's most people who get home by late afternoon, and it's his audience.

They WANT to hear that they're not getting ahead because of some conspiracy.

But they COULD be getting ahead by taking night courses in finance, accounting, computers, or another marketable skill at the local community college, which CLEARLY THEY HAVE THE TIME TO DO, SINCE THEY'RE HOME WATCHING TV AT 5 PM.

Even if a conspiracy IS why they make $40K doing what they do, it's in their power to make $60K in a few years.

Wouldn't they be better off if Dobbs told them this instead of trying to hawk his misleading book?

2007-07-18 05:20:32 · 7 answers · asked by truthisback 3 in Politics

i do. I think bush is gonna pull this one out of his butt right before the 08 election " WE GOT HIM!!! VOTE REPUBLICAN SO WE CAN FINISH THE JOB!"

2007-07-18 05:20:18 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

How can any of you actually SUPPORT abortion? That is one thing I absolutely do not understand. Obama has now wanting Abortion to be put on Healthcare! So what? Now a person walking into a clinic who is puking can also walk in and get an abortion! I mean, I understand that some of you don't believe the child is "alive" until a certain stage, but does it matter? Doesn't it have the potential for life? Even if you kill something that you don't think is "alive", won't it still be "alive" someday? So isn't it the same thing?
Adoption for newborn babies is not nearly as hard as these people seem to think. And even if that doesn't work out, isn't a miserable life in foster care better than no life? They at least have the chance to decide!

Are there any of you out there who seriously agree with abortion? The only time I think its right is if the mother is in grave danger or if something seriously wrong will be wrong with the baby.

2007-07-18 05:19:45 · 9 answers · asked by K.K. 5 in Law & Ethics