Politics & Government - 23 July 2007

Recently, a Colorado Rockies minor league coach died after being struck in the head by a line drive as he stood in the first-base coach's box during a game in North Little Rock, Ark. While we understand this to be an accident, I was just curious to poll the commnities' ideas...does this 'accident' justify his widow to 'sue' someone (Individual who threw the ball? Team? Coach Union?) Do you think they will compensate her for the loss of the husband and father? The general finance he contributed to the home and the welfare of his children and their futures?

We have become a world of sue-happy people and there are times when it is totally necessary. In viewing this as an "accident", do you think the dog-lawyers will busrt out of the pound to persue this woman to sue someone for her loss?

Warning: There is no malace or intent in this question. No accusation is being made, no offense intended towards any individual, group or other consortium. Serious responses with thought.

2007-07-23 09:37:28 · 18 answers · asked by THE SINGER 7 in Law & Ethics

2007-07-23 09:36:56 · 16 answers · asked by jasper 3 in Politics

they dont have the money we do, nor the weaponry, nor the technology, and presumably no the brain power......so why is it that so many years after the war on terror was declared that they seem to be getting stronger and more and more dangerous? Why are worldwide incidences of terror attacks growing exponentially?

2007-07-23 09:36:43 · 21 answers · asked by ron j 1 in Politics

2007-07-23 09:36:43 · 3 answers · asked by kcin757 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

Do you personally care about the constitution? As an individual and as an American citizen, do you give a crap? It doesn't seem like most of us do.

2007-07-23 09:34:59 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Civic Participation

Pro-life?
Pro-choice?
Pro-Abortion?
Are those all options?
Can you explain them to me?

2007-07-23 09:32:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

my ex and i were married in 93 in 98 we were givivg a divorce with child support and community property pending a child custudy evalution in 98 since we finish the evalution in 98 my ex dismiss her attorney and my attorney tried going to court but my ex never showed so it was suppose to be reschuled but the years passed with nothing ever happening so my question is we have a house valued at 160000 but i never made any payments since being ordered out of the house by the court in 98 and my ex contiued to make pymts. does this mean half the house is still belongs to me or does my ex get back the amount paid on the house from 98 until today and than the remaining money is split between the two of us.

2007-07-23 09:30:16 · 2 answers · asked by benny h 1 in Law & Ethics

If you are in the Air force, do you always go overseas? how often, and for how long? once you join do they like to keep you in the States, or send you overseas first?

2007-07-23 09:29:35 · 10 answers · asked by l 2 in Military

read the last paragraphhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070723/wl_mideast_afp/iranwomenfashion_070723175421

2007-07-23 09:29:26 · 18 answers · asked by and socialism 4 in Politics

or are you a rich conservative republican mamas boy who actually likes this current corrupt government?

2007-07-23 09:28:23 · 15 answers · asked by dan the man 2 in Government

pakistan is harboring al qaeda, lashker e toiba and other militants with a sole aim to destabilise india ,afghanistan .why the us fails to declare it a rogue country?

2007-07-23 09:27:23 · 19 answers · asked by geyamala 7 in Politics

Are his positions so weak and dishonest that they can't withstand debate?

2007-07-23 09:27:17 · 14 answers · asked by captain_koyk 5 in Politics

I know from personal experience that weath doesnt necesarily equate to intelligience and vice versa. So, doesnt it stand to reason that many government positions are being wasted on the mentally unfortunate?

2007-07-23 09:25:46 · 10 answers · asked by ronedon 3 in Politics

You dump an avalanche of facts on them and they dismiss it as propaganda. To them, even though human causation of global warming remains unproven, you're anti-science if you don't jump on the bandwagon; even though revenue is skyrocketing, the tax cuts were a bad idea; even though the BLS data is clear that everyone has benefited from the strong economy over the last five and twenty five years, they insist not only that "only the rich benefited" but that somehow that came at someone else's expense - - - as if, if my boss came in to my office and gave me a $5K raise, that's 1.6 thousandths of a cent less for everyone else. No amount of Econ 101 can convince them that it isn't a zero sum game, that even if only the already-rich HAD benefited (despite all the data to the contrary), THAT would not be a "bad" thing because it wouldn't have come at anyone's expense.

If the sky needs to be green for a Lib's conclusion to be right, the Lib will insist that the sky is green.

2007-07-23 09:25:33 · 19 answers · asked by truthisback 3 in Politics

Please answer the question and give your reasoning, and if you could I would appreciate it if you indicate whether you tend to vote more Democratic or more Republican.

Thank you

2007-07-23 09:24:32 · 6 answers · asked by ron j 1 in Politics

I will be getting a fair hearing. I have been here 7 yrs. with no problems at all.

2007-07-23 09:23:59 · 8 answers · asked by misltt 1 in Law & Ethics

2007-07-23 09:23:41 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

Im in Ft myers florida and it 2.94 . People say Bush only went to war for the oil . If thats true why are we paying so much for the crap ?

2007-07-23 09:21:14 · 23 answers · asked by Jay 2 in Government

Do you know which candidate you agree with most? Or do you just think you know? Do you care or do you just vote for who makes you feel good?

Here are the candidates, positions taken from their records according to http://www.ontheissues.org/default.htm
Candidate Socialist Free Market
Huckabee 20 80
Brownback 40 80
Cox 40 80
Hunter 30 70
Giuliani 40 70
Tancredo 40 70
Paul 60 70
Romney 20 60
Thompson 40 60
McCain 40 60
Richardson 60 40
Biden 50 30
Clinton 60 30
Dodd 70 30
Edwards 70 20
Kucinich 60 20
Gravel 100 20
Obama 80 10

take the test,
http://www.dehp.net/candidate/

Find out if the person you want is the one that matches the real you.

2007-07-23 09:19:30 · 21 answers · asked by rmagedon 6 in Politics

I have noticed that there are some conservatives on here who get ticked off when any non-American posters criticize Bush or his policies. Indeed, some of the conservatives here argue that non-American posters have no business criticizing Bush, since they're not from the US. Why is it, then, that these very same conservatives feel that they themselves have the right to criticize leaders of other countries, such as Chávez or Castro, for example? It's really a double standard. Not only that, but if anything, the non-Americans have more of a right to criticize Bush than the Americans have to criticize the other leaders, since as the leader of the free world, Bush is more likely to have more influence in global affairs than leaders like Castro or Chávez.

2007-07-23 09:18:40 · 34 answers · asked by tangerine 7 in Politics

I'm having difficulty finding a (local?) goverment official or website to give an anonymous tip to.

2007-07-23 09:18:23 · 11 answers · asked by joshandmelsmom 1 in Other - Politics & Government

i dont mean like beat up people but go arresting evil doers with the citizen arrest thing i always hear in movies

2007-07-23 09:14:57 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

2007-07-23 09:14:03 · 4 answers · asked by abhijit d 1 in Law & Ethics

im planning to join the USAF and need some tips since i don't know much...currently im 15 and want to know to excerise better ....what do they make you do in bootcamp?
like how much running, push ups, sit ups and all that
i want to get ready before i join
one more thing i want to be a pilot...so i need a little information on how to become a pilot in the USAF (i want to be a pilot of fighter jets)

I can run without stopping 1.5 miles, 40 push ups, and around 200 sit ups....
Thanks!

2007-07-23 09:13:48 · 13 answers · asked by aman 3 in Military

I would like to start a business investigating possible cheating spouses in California but I do not have the required 2 year experience to obtain a license. Can I still do this type of work as long as I don't call myself a licensed PI?

2007-07-23 09:13:25 · 6 answers · asked by bryan c 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

I do not understand why bush continues to vetoe stem cell research. All of the embryo's that are planned to be used are already discarded. We can either research into the embryos and possibly save lives, or we can let the already discarded embryos rot.

Stem cell research can help REAL people... discarded embryos are not living etc.

It seems to me that republicans act pro life, but are against research that could save lives. How strange.

2007-07-23 09:13:19 · 18 answers · asked by mr.toadey 2 in Other - Politics & Government

I can't

2007-07-23 09:13:09 · 24 answers · asked by Dirk von Pelvis 1 in Other - Politics & Government

or can I appoint someone to do it for me?

2007-07-23 09:10:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

2007-07-23 09:09:09 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

What are the laws?

2007-07-23 09:08:49 · 15 answers · asked by Simple boo 2 in Law Enforcement & Police