When he said:
""I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country...corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed. I feel at this moment more anxiety for the safety of my country than ever before, even in the midst of war."
-President Abraham Lincoln
2007-07-31 08:14:57 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics
If we took everyone that owned or ran a business and banished them to an island, would the American economy stay afloat?
2007-07-31 08:12:52 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics
What does the Constitution say on this matter. Can Pres. Bush remain in office if he chooses to since we will be at war with Iraq when his term comes to an end?
2007-07-31 08:11:16 · 18 answers · asked by David W 1 in Military
2007-07-31 08:10:53 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics
While House Minority Leader, Nancy Pelosi said that "impreachment is not on the table." Her justification at the time was that it would give Republicans a reason to rally around Bush and Cheney. Recently, as House Leader, she repeated that impeachment is not an option (see http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20070731/cm_thenation/15218930 for details). Should the Democrats reverse this position and go for impeachment? Why or why not?
2007-07-31 08:09:40 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government
if not why?
2007-07-31 08:08:39 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military
to some POS that refused to study in school or popped out 3 kids before she got out of high school or are just too lazy and dumb to do anything for themselves?
Why am I penalized for doing what was right and responsible?
Why do you socialist promote irresponsibility, laziness, and apathy?
2007-07-31 08:05:30 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government
a few of my friends we have took a trip to las vegas this weekend one of my friends believe aliens exist i do to..but COMEON!!!! WHAT IS THE GOVERNMENT HIDING!!!!!! this is very very weird! this area 51 crap i had to see for myself so we took at least goddamn 4 hour drive in the nevad desert & got no where but mysteriously as we drive i notice there is this HEAVY ARMORED A** VAN! from a distance weird a **** it's literally following all of our movements at first i thought they was after our ***!!!! which they were because as soon as we got close this so-called area 51..there are tons of f*cking signs that basically all say the same thing "Photograpy is Prohibited" so me being a smart *** like usally don't give a F*uck! because you only have little time on this earth! so make use of it i decided to pull out my sony cybershop! & take a little step closer..LOL! & someone shot at my damn feet! & we were arrested..! before i die i will find what the hells inside of that facility! U.F.O's?
2007-07-31 08:04:31 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military
2007-07-31 08:03:46 · 20 answers · asked by ztim21 2 in Politics
It is almost unanimous among experts that there is improvement in Iraq.
The troop surge may indeed me working.
No, things are not perfect, but they are getting better every day.
Should we still be thinking about withdrawing our forces at this point?
2007-07-31 08:01:14 · 12 answers · asked by Zezo Zeze Zadfrack 1 in Politics
We are finding ourselves lagging behind the rest of the world. And, our government has us stalled in the sands of Iraq which is sucking our resources and treasury. Has America lost it's edge when it comes to being the forerunners of innovation, problem solving and progress in the world. Are we stuck in the crude fossilized age of the 1950's technologies and mentality because of our overwhelming dependence on corporate American interests and oil interests which are counterproductive to advancing new energy solutions? Is it too late for America?
http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/jul2007/gb20070725_703410.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_global+business
http://www.worldwatch.org/node/41
2007-07-31 07:59:09 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics
Do any of you have a family member or someone you love who has been denied medical treatment for a life threatening illness or injury? How about grandparents or elderly parents who are having trouble making ends meet? Don't you think that some form of universal health insurance might help make someone's life a little less stressful so that they won't have to worry about whether they should buy their medication or food at the end of the month?
Honest answers only, please. Trolls, please skip to the next question, thanks.
2007-07-31 07:59:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics
To the list of political elites who don't want immigration laws enforced, add the name of Portland's mayor. After officers of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency arrested 165 people at three different offices of the American Staffing Resources company, Mayor Tom Potter denounced the raid. Besides catching illegal aliens, ICE apprehended three of the staffing company's managers, charging them with knowingly hiring illegals and supplying them with false documentation. ASR supplies workers to the Fresh Del Monte fruit and vegetable company. ICE said up to as many as 90 of those arrested had fake or forged Social Security cards. Instead of expressing sympathy with those whose Social Security numbers had been stolen, Mayor Potter issued a statement displaying his anger at law enforcement. "I am angered by this morning's arrest by federal officers of approximately 150 Portland residents who were working at a local produce company... [T]o go after local workers who are here to support their families...is bad policy," he said.
2007-07-31 07:58:57 · 13 answers · asked by Troy M 1 in Immigration
my sister is 16, her a her bestfriend got into a huge fight, her bestfriend told her she no longer wanted to be friends with her, because she is pregnant(please dont say anything bad about that is was an accident)they were friends for 11 years,so naturally my sister was crushed.she she went on myspace.com, but logged into her friends( the friend gave her the password) she changed the password and wrote some things in there,but everything was true,nothing was made up. so they talked over the computer today, but said sorry, and my sister agreed to give the password to her,my sister took all the bad stuff out of her myspace accont over a week ago. but her friends parents are saying what my sister did is identity theft and slander, and want her friend to take her to court for what happened. but her friend does not want to. my question is, how is that identity theft if her friend gave her the password?and how is it slander if she said nothing false? how long would they have to take
2007-07-31 07:57:48 · 29 answers · asked by mommy2408 5 in Law & Ethics
Just curious - is there any kind of public record about this kind of information? How much they have in their bank accounts, what they filed in 2006/2005/2004...?
2007-07-31 07:57:15 · 9 answers · asked by spphat 2 in Government
when the families of 9/11 victims filed a lawsuit against it?
An alumni of the same firm, Robert Jordan, currently serves as US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and was previously George W Bush's personal lawyer.
Bush's buddies CHOSE to be the adversary of the families of 9/11 victims.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3067906
2007-07-31 07:55:27 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/iraq/2003812827_websaudi30.html?syndication=rss
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070729/sp_wl_afp/iraqfblasia2007irq_070729094115
2007-07-31 07:54:40 · 8 answers · asked by Dangerous 2 in Politics
Who is the enemy now? We have people dying here and Bush is like I wonder how many billions Maliki wants this month before he goes on vacation. It just doesn't make sense to me.
2007-07-31 07:54:30 · 5 answers · asked by bbbbriggs04 3 in Politics
which crimes might be considered mala in se (wrong in itself) or mala prohibita (wrong only because it is prohibited by law). Include a rationale for your decisions.
2007-07-31 07:53:15 · 6 answers · asked by hmmmmmmm101 1 in Law Enforcement & Police
I want to turn myself in because I got a letter saying I had a warrent out for my arrest, but I don't want to go to jail. I didn't even know when the court date was or anything.
2007-07-31 07:50:53 · 6 answers · asked by Matt H 1 in Law Enforcement & Police
Why is this double standard allowed to exist?
2007-07-31 07:50:02 · 17 answers · asked by Ted Kennedy 2 in Other - Politics & Government
I think of a college of a place that charges tuition, has tests, and provide diplomas to graduates. So, why is the Electoral College a college then?
2007-07-31 07:47:52 · 1 answers · asked by Timmbbo 1 in Elections
When I turned in my notice at my last job they told me that they would pay me for my vaction time. I received a check for the last 80 hrs plus the vaction time they told me I was to receive. A year and a half later I got a bill from them saying that they didnt owe me the vaction time and it was paid to me in error. That I need to mail them a check for the overpayment in the amount of like $518.00.
I was told i was going to receive the money, They paid me a check that someone authorized saying I was owed the money, now they want it back. Is this legal?
2007-07-31 07:47:17 · 11 answers · asked by tropical27 2 in Law & Ethics
2007-07-31 07:46:40 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics
Today I was picking up a friend from somewhere and i parked in a pretty tight spot. As I was backing out I noticed it was going to be a bit of a tight squeeze but i managed to get out. I had no idea anything was wrong, but when i got home i noticed a few scratches on the front corner of my vehicle that weren't there earlier that day. I think I may have hit the car and not noticed so I drove back but the car was gone. What should I do about this? The car I hit was old and it was already scratched up.
2007-07-31 07:44:19 · 13 answers · asked by Sally J 1 in Law & Ethics
the frequency of asthmatic attacks declined on average by 60% and their likelihood of being hospitalized declined more than 70%, when the children are enrolled in the State Children's Health Insurance program.(schip).When democrats, with the support from many republicans are trying to expand this scheme to cover uninsured children, bush says he would veto that proposal.
2007-07-31 07:43:53 · 8 answers · asked by geyamala 7 in Politics
You know, like Clinton's encouraging America's youth to have BJs?
2007-07-31 07:41:10 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government
Andres Chao, the Mexican consul in Little Rock spoke at a rally for illegal aliens in Tennessee and told listeners that while he could not officially endorse or oppose laws in the U.S., he did hope that local enforcement of immigration law was found unconstitutional. "In response to a question about new laws in Tennessee and other states meant to crack down on illegal immigration, Chao said he can only go so far in his advocacy. 'As a diplomat, I have a limit,' he said. But he said the civil leaders gathered in the room could do more and expressed hope that many such laws would be found unconstitutional," the Commercial Appeal writes.
"Recall that in 2003, Arkansas governor Mick Huckabee asked Vicente Fox to build their new consulate in Little Rock. He even temporarily housed them in a state agency office at a rental rate of $1 per year".
2007-07-31 07:40:54 · 3 answers · asked by Troy M 1 in Immigration
Did you hear her ask Tony Snow today if the selling of arms to Saudi Arabia is Bush's way of finacially advancing the Carlyle Group and the companies of the military industrial complex!?!?!?!
His reply was the regurgitation of the status quo..."We're helping our allies defend themselves." Or something along those usual lines!
Long live Helen Thomas! One of the only journalists who even bothers to ask the real questions!
The woman's been a WH press corp member since JFK!!!
Hopefully she has some protege's who will follow in her footsteps!
2007-07-31 07:38:48 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics
I work for a small business, at the highest his revenue was around $1 mil. Well, there are some things done here in this office that I do not agree with, but are the way he's done it for years. When his employees have to pay him back, for gas, work phone, or whatever to get them more money I equal it out to their hourly pay and subtract hours from their weeks work. And quite often the company credit cards are used for golf clubs, club memberships, and trips. And if it is not a "company" card, the company pays it anyway. My company buys their groceries and gas and liquor and dinner's out. Which, yes, it does bother me that I get turned down for a raise b/c the company doesn't have enough money right now, but it will, he promises, for the 2nd time. We had to lay some of our guys off this past winter and they went on unemployment. But when we had even little work to do, I paid them, per his request, for "tools"/"admin help" to stay on unempl. Would I be held responsible if he got audited?
2007-07-31 07:38:30 · 5 answers · asked by barefootbabee 1 in Law & Ethics
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