Politics & Government - 26 August 2007

Let's take liberty and capitalism out of it, is the system of "rule by the people" a particualrly good thing? Would it be better to have a well run autocracy?

2007-08-26 00:51:46 · 17 answers · asked by carabatzis_2000 3 in Government

2007-08-26 00:50:32 · 9 answers · asked by loriekulit 2 in Immigration

How can American pilots, flying state of the art, supersonic aircraft and deploying million dollar "smart bombs", still manage to kill their comrades and allies, with friendly fire?
Smart bombs, once locked on, will destroy their targets. The blame has to fall on the human who locks it on. Why do these "accidents" continue to happen? Can't they learn?

2007-08-26 00:48:27 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

I want to do business with american government and possibly try to open up a US bank account.
I have dual citizenship with australia, can I apply for a social security number/ drivers lisence or any bank accounts?
My Birth Cert. is for Houston texas.
Does this mean I can also vote in US even though I am living in Australia? I am confused.

2007-08-26 00:47:07 · 6 answers · asked by Keyan 3 in Law & Ethics

2007-08-26 00:35:25 · 15 answers · asked by CAPTAIN BEAR 6 in Law & Ethics

20 or 30 years yet and the energy needed to extract 1 petroleum gallon will cost more than 1 petroleum gallon. It will be the beginning of the end of the petroleum age. Not too far: the most of us will see that day! Other energy sources are now still completely insufficient to replace petroleum and our technical devices are mostly not ready for conversion. What will it happen to the people living on earth? To global market and production based on the low cost of energy and transports? To the indispensable technological supports to human life? Will it be a sort of apocalypse with wars and massacres for the last petroleum drops? Before the petroleum use only 1 billion people lived on earth, now we are 6 billions: what will it happen to the exceeding 5 billions?

2007-08-26 00:26:42 · 8 answers · asked by etcetera 7 in Other - Politics & Government

I think that it is a disgrace that we the english are being presided over by an unelected despot.We should have had a referendum! or had the abillity to elect a new party. BUT NO! that slimey, grasping,ratching, manipulative cur got into office...LOOK WHAT HE'S DONE TO OUR ECONOMY! quick fix job, yeah spend lots of money! don't worry about dept....

He can B*gg*r off back to scotland and rule and independant scotland.but i doubt that scotland wants him either...

2007-08-26 00:25:45 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

The U.S. government is developing a new generation of nuclear bombs and there is no information at all in the media about this program. Is this a sign of increased censorship, or just another symptom of how lazy and apathetic reporters have become?

2007-08-26 00:16:36 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

hopefully permanently? have no interest in the slightest

I was thinking about saying something like " I look forward to helping the cause of the master white race"

Additional Details

2007-08-26 00:08:33 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

Troops in Iraq - Americans largely favor a reduction to the number of troops in Iraq.
Global Warming - Americans are roughly split as to whether or not humans are the cause of global warming.
Immigration - Americans are split on legal immigration; largely opposed to illegal immigration wanting tough regulations against businesses (89%) and are against amnesty by 20% over those that favor amnesty.
Abortion - Americans are pro-choice.
Guns - Americans want gun laws to be more strict at a 5:1 rate over those that want it less strict.
Health Care - Americans want universal health care by about a 2:1 margin.
Minimum Wage - Americans are overwhelmingly in support of an increase to the minimum wage.
Civil Unions - Americans are strongly against equal rights to gay marriages.
Stem Cell Research - Americans loosely favor stem cell research.
Taxes - Americans want lower taxes.

Source(s)
http://www.usaelectionpolls.com/2008/articles/ideal-candidate.html

2007-08-26 00:03:38 · 18 answers · asked by . 5 in Politics