Politics & Government - 31 July 2007

Democracy isn't built overnight.

Especially in a region of the world like Iraq that has never known freedom, it takes time to build a stable government, and bring together all the hostile factions.

Germany had the Nazi "werewolf" movement. There were several years of assassinations, sabotage, etc. And we still have troops in Germany.
And Germany didn't have an insurgency externally generated, by a group like Al Qaida, or neighboring states like Iran and Syria.

We also have troops in Bosnia, Kosovo and elsewhere.

Criticizing elements of the Iraq occupation I can understand, pressuring for more effectiveness, reducing waste, and revising toward a workable plan for success, THAT I can understand.

But those who talk about abandoning Iraq, and just leaving its citizens to be slaughtered, and leaving Iraq to become a hub of terrorism, that I can't understand.

2007-07-31 06:38:40 · 12 answers · asked by Stiffler 5 in Military

2007-07-31 06:35:49 · 8 answers · asked by eryder09 1 in Other - Politics & Government

Can anyone tell us, if we can reclaim bank charges, even though we are no longer with that particulair bank, for the last two years.

2007-07-31 06:33:29 · 4 answers · asked by TONY B 1 in Law & Ethics

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2007-07-31 06:32:48 · 5 answers · asked by Fred S 1 in Law & Ethics

but it also has had a negative effect on new entrants into the construction industry, such as minorities.
a. The Taft-Hartley Act
b. The Davis-Bacon Act
c. The Omnibus Rehabilitation Act
d. The Equal Employment Opportunity Act
e. None of these
2.The facts of a case are established by:
a. the judge
b. the attorney appointed by the judge
c. the jury
d. the parties to the case
e. all of the above
3.Common law and statutory law that define and establish legal rights and regulate behavior is:
a. procedural law
b. moral law
c. substantive law
d. stare decisis
e. none of the above
4.Among other things, the Fourteenth Amendment protects the due process rights of citizens and:
a. protects freedom of speech
b. protects the citizens right to bear arms
c. provides for equal protection
d. protects freedom of religion
e. provides no other protection

2007-07-31 06:32:44 · 2 answers · asked by austin 1 in Law & Ethics

my husband and I hired an attorney to help him adopt my son from a previous relationship. it's an uncontested adoption. we went in and spoke to her about the adoption and she told us how much it would cost and we paid her up front. then a couple weeks later she started sending us bills for her services. my husband called to talk to her about it and she claimed that he and I had signed a fee agreement (which we did NOT) that she would hang onto the money we gave her up front and that we would pay for services as we went along. then I called her to tell her we had not signed a fee agreement and she WENT OFF on me and hung up on me . now we're not sure what to do. she's still failed to provide a copy of this so called "fee agreement", which of course she can't do because we didnt' sign one and now we're not sure what to do. we don't have the money to hire another attorney and she's still failed to provide us with a court date for the adoption. any advise on our next move?

2007-07-31 06:31:46 · 6 answers · asked by reeree 2 in Law & Ethics

2007-07-31 06:29:53 · 1 answers · asked by cruz'n 1 in Law & Ethics

a hispanic police officer said to girl he punched all you n------ words need to go bback to the east side hes not in jail he punch girl and choked her why?

2007-07-31 06:29:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

and they dont have no other way to get thro what do they do??

2007-07-31 06:26:26 · 8 answers · asked by la_una_y_la_unica 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

We've got one at almost every major intersection here in Albuquerque, and it's becoming a nuisance. Is there a way to fight tickets from these cameras by claiming entrapment? Or is there another argument that the ticket is not valid?

I'm not a driver, just curious... My mom has started slowing down at every intersection in town, just in case. It's kind of scary, knowing that the city is watching you...

2007-07-31 06:25:29 · 12 answers · asked by vegas 4 in Law & Ethics

A friend of mines daughter is having an affair with a 30 year old guy. The problem is that she's only 15!!!! She wants to have his baby, but he just wants her for...we you can only imagine why a 30 year old guy would want a 15 year old for. We have already call the police and they said there's NOTHING they can do??!! We are in Hartford Conneticut and we just cant seem to be doing anything.

2007-07-31 06:24:56 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

2007-07-31 06:24:25 · 12 answers · asked by ♥Me♥ 1 in Military

I have views different from theirs so they block me. This is intolerance and censorship. Does this happen to other conservatives? Are they afraid of hearing the other side? I only block people who use obscenity or who harass me.

2007-07-31 06:22:23 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

"One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line."
--President Bill Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998

"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program."
--President Bill Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998

"People can quarrel with whether we should have more troops in Afghanistan or internationalize Iraq or whatever, but it is incontestable that on the day I left office, there were unaccounted for stocks of biological and chemical weapons."

-Bill Clinton on "Larry King Live" 07/23/2003

http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/07/23/clinton.iraq.sotu/

Who else is in on the big 'LIE'?

2007-07-31 06:22:20 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Thats what one Democrat appears to be saying...

Monday, July 30, 2007; 6:26 PM

House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said Monday that a strongly positive report on progress on Iraq by Army Gen. David Petraeus likely would split Democrats in the House and impede his party's efforts to press for a timetable to end the war.

Many Democrats have anticipated that, at best, Petraeus and U.S. ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker would present a mixed analysis of the success of the current troop surge strategy, given continued violence in Baghdad. But of late there have been signs that the commander of U.S. forces might be preparing something more generally positive. Clyburn said that would be "a real big problem for us."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/30/AR2007073001380_pf.html


Hmm, so “good news for the country" = a “problem”?
Exactly who's side are the Democrats on anyhow?

2007-07-31 06:19:10 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

The U.S. military said Tuesday that a Marine was killed in fighting west of the capital, pushing the American death toll for July to at least 73, the lowest in eight months.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070731/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

2007-07-31 06:18:26 · 21 answers · asked by boricua_lilly 3 in Politics

2007-07-31 06:17:40 · 7 answers · asked by Frank 6 in Politics

I have a mate that is hoping to go into care work. She was charged with an offense but it was thrown out of court. She was aquited of all charges. IT was a case of mistaken identity. She wants to know whether her police check will show anything? She was told by the court that her character would be unblemished.

2007-07-31 06:17:27 · 12 answers · asked by laplandfan 7 in Law Enforcement & Police

2007-07-31 06:16:55 · 14 answers · asked by El Duderino 4 in Politics

2007-07-31 06:13:52 · 8 answers · asked by BabyBluIsHereToChatWithU 2 in Military

my college roomate who is over 18, 19 probably was having sex with a 15 year old girl. he is a nice kid doing something really stupid. i dont want to get involved and dont live with him anymore. i also have no proof except i could hear them having sex like every freakin day! i dont want to get involved, but since it is such a serious matter im wondering am i legally liable? i would feel terrible reporting it even though it is a serious crime because the kid is just being an idiot but he isnt a young girl hunter or pedophile or rapist or anything like that, he is a hard working pre med student who thinks he is in love. but i would feel even worse behind bars.. so in california what are the chances i could get in serious trouble for this?

2007-07-31 06:12:15 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

I look for "I support the troops" decal on vehicles and when I stop at stop lights (Within shouting distance) "OR" when I stop at a Restaurant I politely ask them to send their 19 and 21 year old children to the war and support the war and help make Mr Bush look good. The response? All the supporters look as if they are eating a tart lemon. Why don't they want to help Mr Bush?

2007-07-31 06:11:10 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

2007-07-31 06:11:05 · 10 answers · asked by Soda 4 in Other - Politics & Government

I think they are and to combat it I'm removing ALL contacts from my profile.Nothing personal against anyone just trying to protect my friends in it.

Is it only in immigration or is it in other forums too?

2007-07-31 06:10:05 · 17 answers · asked by Dog Tricks 4 in Immigration

If you have signed the opt-out form with the school for your child not to be contacted, how else are they obtaining our phone number, my Child's name, and specifics of what grade they are currently in (this I mention, as when caller ID came up US Goverment, they asked for what could be both Father/Son), I asked can you give me a middle inital, and he said the one whom well be a Senior this year. (This after I ask whom is calling, with the caller ID, and tried to pass themself off as a friend, it's Jonathan, didn't admit with whom, till I told them, um.....came up US Goverment on my end, Jonathan, then he states, the military). After I told him, I signed the Opt-Out Form (from beginning of Jr. Year), and ask to take my phone number off the list of my 16 yr old son. How else are they obtaining contact information, if not from the school?

Please don't think I'm not patriotic, support my country, I have a nephew deployed now in Ramadi, fighting day and night. I want the calls stopped.

2007-07-31 06:09:51 · 4 answers · asked by Sleepy 2 in Military

2007-07-31 06:08:44 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

that whoever has the most money wins the case???
Isn't it usually the mother that gets custody no matter what the childs gender and no matter how much money, as long as she can properly care for the child????

2007-07-31 06:06:19 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

I'm tired of this last ditch smear by Republicans that Democrats "want" America to "lose" anything, except of course for the partisan politics by Republicans that is costing our troops their lives?

Can Republicans win in 2008 when they are running on denying a war fiasco they created, with their eyes wide open and their minds shut,no less? Probably not.

2007-07-31 06:05:57 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

1) He cares for the elderly
2) He has a good health care strategy; eliminate all humans therefor eliminate all disease!
3) He has a tactic for ending the war in Iraq; enslave all humanity regardless of what country or government they have.
4) He is benevolent
5) He is a loving husband to his autistic wife
6) We need a man with big balls to lead our country
7) He is intelligent
8) His strategy for Social Security Reform is simple; kill all the old people
9) He has a wonderful nuclear arms develpment plan
10) He will lead us into a new future, combined with the past, but concerning the present.

What do you guys think?

2007-07-31 06:04:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

Taxation Statistics > Statistics > Contribution by middle 40% (Latest available) by country
Rank Countries
Amount (top to bottom)

#1 Denmark:
37.2%
#2 Germany:
36.5%
#3 Netherlands:
36.1%
#4 Norway:
36.1%
#5 Sweden:
35.8%
#6 Finland:
33.4%
#7 Canada:
33.4%
#8 Belgium:
32.6%
#9 United Kingdom:
32%
#10 Australia:
31.1%
#11 Italy:
31%
#12 Ireland:
30.3%
#13 United States:
28.4%
#14 France:
23.5%



DEFINITION: Proportion of taxes paid by the broad income group - middle class 40% . Taxes include all direct income taxes, including employee social security contributions. Income groups were built on the basis of final disposable adjusted income.

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/tax_con_by_mid_40-taxation-contribution-by-middle-40

2007-07-31 06:03:57 · 17 answers · asked by mission_viejo_california 2 in Politics