Politics & Government - 21 August 2007

I got a parking ticket but how does anyone know if the wind blew it off my car?

2007-08-21 04:40:41 · 15 answers · asked by nurseglp@sbcglobal.net 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

2007-08-21 04:37:49 · 3 answers · asked by aelm 1 in Government

Since then it's been a corporate smorgasbord, tax cuts and breaks, off shore accounts, federal bail outs etc.. Nobody helps out or bails out the poor, the mentally disturbed, the chemically dependant, the broken criminals. How much longer will it take before America takes care of Americans, all Americans, not just the nice wealthy ones? Who will lead? Who would you follow?

2007-08-21 04:36:50 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

I received this e-mail today.

At a lecture the other day they were playing old news videos of Lt. Col. Oliver North testifying at the Iran-Contra hearings during the Regan Adm. He was being drilled by a senator (Al Gore) about why he spent $60,000 on a security system. Col North said his family was threatened by a terrorist (Osama Bin Ladin, the most evil person alive) & he did not think that amount excessive. Sen. Gore could not even pronounce the name at that time. Neither could others there. He asked what Col North would do, & he said an assassin team should eliminate him & his men. The senator disagreed with this approach. No more was shown of the clip.

Also – Terrorist pilot Mohammed Atta blew up a bus in Israel in 1986. He was captured, tried & imprisoned. As part of the Oslo Agreement with the Palestinians in 1993, Israel had to agree to release so-called political prisoners.

2007-08-21 04:35:36 · 8 answers · asked by lilith663 6 in Law & Ethics

I think they should be afforded no protection under the law either. If you are found to be an illegal you have no rights and all crimes committed against you are null and void.

2007-08-21 04:33:41 · 14 answers · asked by Michael C 2 in Immigration

Has this ever been done prior to the Iraq war?
Is this even legal? (I thought NG was for domestic deployment only, like for homeland defense and in event of natural disasters.)

2007-08-21 04:33:40 · 5 answers · asked by Lawn Jockey 4 in Military

I am not trying to be ugly, nor am I anti-immigration. I am truly wanting to understand.

I have been doing some genealogy, and 100 years ago almost every immigrant from any other country learned english within a few years of coming? What is different now? Why don't they learn english?

2007-08-21 04:32:04 · 37 answers · asked by Free To Be Me 6 in Immigration

A federal court case involving Internet wiretapping has revealed the Bush administration at its worst.

I don't say this lightly. Senior attorneys from the U.S. Department of Justice showed up before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals last week and argued that the president should be able to violate federal law--and that judges can't do anything about it.


Excerpt from a Justice Department 'state secrets' brief
Their argument rests on something called the "state secret" privilege, which traditionally has been used to pull the plug on lawsuits that could, for instance, disclose national-security secrets such as a crashed military plane's true mission.

But now President Bush and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales have expanded it to throw out a lawsuit (PDF) saying that AT&T illegally opened its network to the National Security Agency. Their arguments rest on the principle that even if the president is breaking the law, he can get away with it as long as he invokes national security. Courts would be demoted to a clerical role of noting that the "state secrets" privilege has been invoked and dismissing the case post-haste.

This would, if taken to its logical conclusion, allow the president to get away with murder.

Here, of course, we're talking about the Bush administration trying to derail a civil lawsuit against AT&T filed to right a wrong--there's no criminal prosecution--but the principle is the same. (Note that 50 USC 1809 makes it a federal felony to engage "in electronic surveillance under color of law, except as authorized by statute.")

No wonder the judges were skeptical. "The bottom line here is that once the executive declares that certain activity is a state secret, that's the end of it?" Judge Harry Pregerson asked. "No cases, no litigation, absolute immunity? The king can do no wrong?"

These are the kind of questions that journalists should be asking as well, and that's what I'm planning to do through this new blog here on CNET News.com. It's an independent, nonpartisan effort to report on the intersection of technology, law and policy in the areas that affect our lives and liberty.

And because I said it would be nonpartisan, I should acknowledge that the Department of Justice during the Clinton and Carter presidencies invoked the state secret privilege as well. And it's true that perhaps a Gore or Kerry presidency would have veered in the same expansive direction as Bush has. But that lies in the realm of speculation; the reality today is that we have the worrying prospect of a president who would place himself above the law.

http://news.com.com/8301-13578_3-9763099-38.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

2007-08-21 04:31:40 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

I'm Active Army, Wife is Active Air-Force. The Military says they can't help us get stationed together. Three hours is the closest they can get us. Re-Enlistment says there are no slots for me. There are plenty of Army soldiers with my same job on her base. Talked to IG, EO, 1sgt, CO, Re-enlistment. Time is running out on contract and I'm ready to re-sign another contract. What else can I do?

2007-08-21 04:31:16 · 14 answers · asked by Spc. Jones 1 in Military

What is the United States official justification for owning WMD when they police nations developing them? This might be a naive question but why is this glaring double standard not highlighted more by nations such as Iran and pakistan?

2007-08-21 04:26:36 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-08-21 04:25:55 · 21 answers · asked by Steve 6 in Politics

I have been told that famous people go to golf club jail something more like a Motel.

2007-08-21 04:18:19 · 13 answers · asked by Working Man 6 in Law Enforcement & Police

I just find out that someone that I use to love very much is in the Army. That's all I know. How can I find out at least his e-mail.. is there a way like a yello pages for soldiers??

2007-08-21 04:13:51 · 3 answers · asked by arimayeliz f 3 in Military

Oh yeah, it doesn't because the human authors didn't know about those places.

2007-08-21 04:12:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

What is the age in which you are able to obtain a driver's permit and/or license??

2007-08-21 04:05:39 · 5 answers · asked by Tiff [{Majorette}] 2 in Law & Ethics

Heard yesterday where Senator Joe Biden (D. Deleware) 38 year old son's national gaurd unit has been activated for service in Iraq. Senator Biden released a statement, "I don't like seeing my son have to go, but I definately don't want to see my grandson have to go." I'm a conservative and have the upmost respect for anyone in the service.

Have the democrats come around to realize that we have to win this war against Islamic facism no matter the cost?

2007-08-21 04:02:32 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I have a 2-1 Electrical Engineering degree and may move there, i work as an Account Manager in Sales in the UK?
I have a flat in Canada in Montreal but it's French i don't speak French so i am not sure if i want to live there really as i may not find work?
I will retain my flat there though for vacations.
My Wife is Canadian i was married there, does that mean i can work there also.
Can i work in the USA legally?

2007-08-21 04:01:15 · 11 answers · asked by VWBeetleBus 2 in Immigration

Do we really need that headache? Will it create another friction point like Israel?

2007-08-21 04:00:18 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

but want to tell everyone else they cannot practice their religion in school except if they are Muslim?

2007-08-21 03:59:31 · 20 answers · asked by Michael H 5 in Politics

Why do you feel you have the right to gain anything from this country if you hate it so much? That makes you a hypocrite.

Yes or No?

2007-08-21 03:59:04 · 31 answers · asked by Mom of 2 5 in Politics

Slavery, misogyny, imperialism, animal abuse, etc.

2007-08-21 03:58:59 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Many citizens of the USA are rightly alarmed at legislation passed into law i.e. the patriot act, the military commision act etc.. After listening to Alex jones, they fear the worst, that another false flag terroist attack, will lead to a declaration of marshal law, internment camps etc etc. I disagree, I don't think that the powers that be in the USA would get away with such dratic action, I don't think they would even risk it, I don't think they are that stupid!

Did anyone see the movie Sicko? A British politician (Tony Benn) was interviewed about our National health care system, and he was asked by moore, what would happen if the government tryed to do away with it? His reponse startled me, "there would be a revolution" he said with no hesitation. I don't see any signs here of a revolution, but it just goes to show the people have the real power, and given the right provacation, they are unstoppable. I say this also applies to the USA
What say you?

2007-08-21 03:55:33 · 14 answers · asked by . 5 in Politics

I have this friend who apparently had completely lost it when Bush won. He was a 4.0gpa poli-sci student, involved the the government with a good job. Since then, he cannot hold a job, sits around all day and acts completely bonkers. He says he had a mental breakdown because of the election. I was gone for years so I wasn't around. No one can seem to tell me what the heck happened. Does anyone else know anyone like this & if so, why the hell did that happen??

2007-08-21 03:54:57 · 11 answers · asked by noonenowhere23 3 in Politics

financially speaking, wouldn't the United States be better off prioritizing criminals for deportation instead of those who illegally receive benefits?

2007-08-21 03:54:10 · 5 answers · asked by CHARITY G 7 in Immigration

Recently my husband's debit card was stolen by a carpet installer in our home. He went on a spending spree, and nearly cleaned out our bank account. Luckily, a red flag came up on our account and stopped the spending.

Anyway, we have identified him from the security footage of two different stores. We are waiting to hear back from the police about if charges will be filed against him. Our bank put the money back into our account yesterday, but we don't really feel like that makes everything better.

We are not sue happy types of people, but it just seems like we should get something from the carpet company for hiring people like this that we trust to come into home. To top it all off, when this first happened, the company was really rude to me and acted like I was lying, and their carpet installers would never steal anything.

So my question is this- can I sue the carpet company? I just really want a partial or full refund for services...and an apology would be nice too!

2007-08-21 03:53:39 · 7 answers · asked by rebecca f 3 in Law & Ethics

It's the statistical effect of importing millions of poor people.

And please don't reply that either Samuelson or Newsweek are conservative sources - they're not.

An economist that is political but centrist, in a firmly left-of-center newsmagazine, analyzing the same stats I've been giving you for months, and coming to the same conclusion.

It doesn't get any clearer than this.

Immigrants, legal and illegal, are generally very poor, and they come here and have babies. In addition to the dramatic increase in illegal immigrations from poor countries over the last five and twenty five years, the trend in legal immigration is toward immigration from poorer countries.

When you import that many people at the bottom, it affects the bottom, the average and the median.

Samuelson also gets into changes in household size and the effect on the median. I'm a household. My ex-wife is a household. We made more together than each of us does separately. Etc....

2007-08-21 03:49:53 · 10 answers · asked by truthisback 3 in Politics

I don't want a bunch of PETA bandwagoneers on my case for this one, just read the question and think about it!! Please.
Our laws are pretty messed up. We have a referee looking at up to 25 years for game fixing. Fixing a freaking basketball game/games!! A GAME. When murderers, Child molesters, repeat drunk drivers, theaves, robbers, etc. get a lot less than that?
Yes, I'm going to mention Michael Vick! He is looking at up to 5 years. He will serve time in prison whether it be 1 year or 3 years, for conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce in aid of unlawful activities and conspiracy to sponsor a dog in an animal fighting venture. Huh? Are you freaking serious!? Let's not talk about the "illegal acts" our own government is doing as we speak! Give me a break, when is our judicial system really going to start working?
The system has never nor will it ever be fair. Politicians, Judges and our Lawmakers live by two sets of rules. The dividing line is measured in dollars.

2007-08-21 03:48:35 · 5 answers · asked by tonydgr8 5 in Law Enforcement & Police

The Army cannot sustain the current level of troops (about 170,000 now) in Iraq past the spring of 2008, even Generals Patraeus and Casey say this. What do war supporters think we should do? Convicted felons are already getting waivers to allow them in the Army because the Army is so desparate for bodies. How much more should we expect from our troops? 18 months tours are now being talked about!

2007-08-21 03:45:24 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I have an agreement with someone that we agreed to get notorized as a formal agreement. I drafted the agreement, he approved it via email and I went and signed two originals in front of a notary. I mailed it to him via certified mail. He is supposed to sign the two originals in front of a notary and mail one back to me. It has been several weeks, and despite my followups via phone and email, he has yet to mail me my original back with signature. Part of the agreement will come to pass in about a week. Am I liable to follow that agreement? He says he "lost" it, which I'm sure is just a bogus lie.
Does the fact that I never received my original back with signature play in my favor or is the fact that I signed it at all and it exists enough to bind me to it?

2007-08-21 03:43:46 · 3 answers · asked by Lunar Sarah 4 in Law & Ethics

I interviewed with 1 other co-worker to a competiting company, i made it, he didnt. So word got out, at the same time, i took a 30 day leave of absence, my current employer called over to my future employer, (possibly planting bad seeds), inquiring to see if i was employed by them. They were hoping to see if i was working at a job while on a leave of absence, thus grounds for termination! I wasn't but am worried if my chances have been hurt at my future employer. Do i have grounds to make a complaint to anyone is my question about an overzealous manager?

2007-08-21 03:42:31 · 3 answers · asked by azhardav 1 in Law & Ethics