Politics & Government - 29 August 2007

i live in the state of florida and filed my intent to relocate with my children,which was objected to on the last possible day.my lease was up on my home,i had a job lined and and children were set to start school,so i left the state anyhow. the father has never payed child support,does not have a valid drivers license,or a job,has had to have1 restraining order against him from me already,is 35 and still lives at home with his mother and g/f who is on felony drug probabtion and has lost custody of all 5 of her children.when i went back to florida for the court hearing on the return of the minor children,the judge did not want to hear anything regarding the situation on my move,nor about the delinquency and unresponsible issues the father has.instead he automaticall ordered me to give the father custody till a hearing can be set,or move back,which neither is an option for me.is there anything i can do to get this ruling changed,or get a temp order till the hearing. i was given1 week

2007-08-29 10:51:40 · 2 answers · asked by callipygos611 1 in Law & Ethics

I'm struggling with money right now and I was kinda putting it off but I just wanted to know what's the worse that can happen?

2007-08-29 10:51:21 · 14 answers · asked by Nancy P 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

Current U.S. Senator states "The two questions that the congress will not ask . . . is why did 9/11 happen on George Bush's watch when he had clear warnings that it was going to happen? Why did they allow it to happen?"
Current Republican Congressman states that "we see the [9/11] investigations that have been done so far as more or less cover-up and no real explanation of what went on"
Current Democratic Congressman hints that we aren't being told the truth about 9/11
Former U.S. Republican Congressman and senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, and who served six years as the Chairman of the Military Research and Development Subcommittee, has shown that the U.S. tracked hijackers before 9/11, is open to hearing information about explosives in the Twin Towers, and is open to the possibility that 9/11 was an inside job
Former Democratic Senator states that he supports a new 9/11 investigation and that we don't know the truth about 9/11
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense under President Ronald Reagan said that the official story of 9/11 is "the dog that doesn't hunt" (if you suspect he is a closet liberal, take a look at his bio)
Former director of the U.S. "Star Wars" space defense program in both Republican and Democratic administrations, who was a senior air force colonel who flew 101 combat missions, and who is a Catholic Archbishop stated that 9/11 was an inside job (he also said "If our government had merely done nothing, and allowed normal procedures to happen on that morning of 9/11, the twin towers would still be standing, and thousands of dead Americans would still be alive. [T]hat is treason")
Former U.S. Army Air Defense Officer and NORAD Tac Director, decorated with the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star and the Soldiers Medal stated that "there is no way that an aircraft . . . would not be intercepted when they deviate from their flight plan, turn off their transponders, or stop communication with Air Traffic Control ... Attempts to obscure facts by calling them a 'conspiracy Theory' does not change the truth. It seems, 'Something is rotten in the State.'"
Former 20-year Marine Corps infantry and intelligence officer, the second-ranking civilian in U.S. Marine Corps Intelligence, and former CIA clandestine services case officer stated that "9/11 was at a minimum allowed to happen as a pretext for war", and it was probably an inside job (see Customer Review dated October 7, 2006).
Former high-ranking Reagan official and very influential conservative doubts the official story about 9/11
Former Two-Star general questions the attack on the Pentagon
Former Air Force Colonel and key Pentagon official finds various aspects of 9/11 suspicious
Former President of the U.S. Air Force Accident Investigation Board, who also served as Pentagon Weapons Requirement Officer and as a member of the Pentagon's Quadrennial Defense Review, and who was awarded Distinguish Flying Crosses for Heroism, four Air Medals, four Meritorious Service Medals, and nine Aerial Achievement Medals, is a member of a group which doubts the government's version of 9/11
Current U.S. Congresswoman, former senior CIA analyst, former Deputy Secretary for Intelligence and Warning under Nixon, Ford, and Carter, former US Ambassador and Chief of Mission to Iraq, former Deputy Director to the White House Task Force on Terrorism, and former US Department of State Foreign Service Officer (as well as a who's who of liberals and independents) jointly call for a new investigation into 9/11
Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg said that some of the claims concerning government involvement in 9/11 are credible, that "very serious questions have been raised about what they [U.S. government officials] knew beforehand and how much involvement there might have been", that engineering 9/11 would not be humanly or psychologically beyond the scope of the current administration, and that there's enough evidence to justify a new, "hard-hitting" investigation into 9/11 with subpoenas and testimony taken under oath

Former FBI translator, who the Department of Justice's Inspector General and several senators have called extremely credible (free subscription required), said "If they were to do real investigations we would see several significant high level criminal prosecutions in this country. And that is something that they are not going to let out. And, believe me; they will do everything to cover this up". She also is leaning towards the conclusion that 9/11 was an inside job
A 28-year career CIA official says 9/11 was an inside job
A retired 27-year CIA analyst who prepared and presented Presidential Daily Briefs and served as a high-level analyst for several presidents stated that there are indications that Cheney ordered a stand down of the military on 9/11
Former FBI agent says "The FBI, rather than trying to prevent a terrorist attack, was merely gathering intelligence so they would know who to arrest when a terrorist attack occurred."
Former air traffic controller, who knows the flight corridor which the two planes which hit the Twin Towers flew "like the back of my hand" and who handled two actual hijackings says that 9/11 could not have occurred as the government says, and that planes can be tracked on radar even when their transponders are turned off (also, listen to this interview)
Former 6-year Inspector General, U.S. Department of Transportation and former Professor of Aviation, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering and Aviation says "the [9/11] commission is clearly not talking to everybody or not telling us everything .... Huge discrepancies persist in basic facts .... when we heard the carriers and governments alike saying, “Oh, no one could have foreseen this. No one knew that this was coming. No one knew that there was any risk like this in the world,” is absolutely false....
The Group Director on matters of national security in the U.S. Government Accountability Office said that President Bush did not respond to unprecedented warnings of the 9/11 disaster and conducted a massive cover-up instead of accepting responsibility
Former ambassador to Iraq is not satisfied with the official story
Numerous high-level legal scholars question the official version of 9/11. As do numerous military leaders.
And many officials from allied governments have also questioned 9/11:
Statement by former President of Italy
Statements by former German Defense Minister and current member of British Parliament
Statement by former Canadian Minister of Defense

Statements of two former MI5 (British intelligence) agents (19 minutes into video)

Statement of a high-ranking general and the former chief of NATO regarding bombs in the Twin Towers (in Danish)

Statement by the commander-in-chief of the Russian Air Force; and see also statement of former chief of staff of the Russian armed forces

2007-08-29 10:51:10 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

They are showing toilets on T.V. while they discuss Larry Craig's prospects for re-election. Is his career really in the toilet? How humilitating it must be for Larry Craig to have his good name dragged through the toilet stalls for political purposes.
Some joke that G.O.P. stands for, Gay Old Pedophiles.

2007-08-29 10:50:42 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

I know it's happened before, or at least similarly. He just recalls his entire army_because unbelieavably it is an army!!_and regroups, re-stocks in weapons, etc. and then starts again. But is the US government admitting to the real existance of this army?

Why not go completely after them, instead of wasting precious time with supposed members of Al Queda? Doesn't anyone see this in government itself? This seems to be a game to al-Sadr. And apparently the US doesn't consider him dangerous enough?!

2007-08-29 10:49:37 · 7 answers · asked by mybusiness2 1 in Military

I have heard conflicting stories. I would like some honest serious answers.

2007-08-29 10:48:45 · 15 answers · asked by Ethan M 5 in Politics

i have already known two people who have lied about being in the military. i think it a disgrace. how do you feel about people who lie about this kind of thing?

2007-08-29 10:48:41 · 17 answers · asked by truth seeker 5 in Military

does anyone know.. if your license is supsended in on state (pennsylvania) can you get one in another state? I heard some states don't follow the same laws...

2007-08-29 10:48:38 · 3 answers · asked by jleigh70 5 in Law Enforcement & Police

2007-08-29 10:48:01 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Clitnon was impeached for doing something that everyone gets, and it didn't hurt a single soul. But Bush can kill hundreds of Americans for no reason, say global warming doesn't exist, hike up gas prices because hes a greedy person, and stay in the office? It doesn't make sense, the republicans only wanted him in office so they could use him as a puppet!

2007-08-29 10:47:16 · 10 answers · asked by Schnabzzz 2 in Politics

2007-08-29 10:46:53 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

this dude was canvassing on the street, and i registered to vote, to help him out, but i have no intention to actually vote.

2007-08-29 10:45:21 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

The most efficient one, in my humble opinion is to send our brave and blatant Rumsfeld and Dick to Iraq. WHY?

Remember Rumsfeld convinced you he knew exactly where those WMDs are located?? Isn't it what this war is all about?

While Cheney smartly denounced that Iraqis will welcome him as a liberator thus will emerge with hugs, kisses and flowers?

These two heroes, I believe will get the job done effectively!

Please share your thoughts!

2007-08-29 10:45:07 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

ok i have been living her for almost 2months. we moved in in the middle of july, and we were supposed to get the first month free, but the manager said that we had to pay for the 2 weeks on the 1st of august. We were like what? i mean we had just moved here from las vegas and barely started our jobs, we were kind of out of money. No one got paid until the 15th of augs. we some how got the money together, but it was like a week late. Anyway the manager made up these rules about our kids not allowed to play outside, without an adult. we ignored it and got a lease violation. Today the kids came home from school and my sister was outside getting them from the bus. they were still out side and she went to go check the mail, the kids still in sight. Some one called the office and said that the kids threw a rock and broke a window. my sister went to the office and was like hey i have been out here with them and they didnt do it. there was also an issue with the company vehicle

2007-08-29 10:43:27 · 14 answers · asked by Audrey 2 in Law & Ethics

....the Larry Craig story about every 20-30 minutes. Is this another example of Fox's right-wing bias?

2007-08-29 10:41:31 · 18 answers · asked by America_Akbar 2 in Politics

He has been active in the past but hes not the most athletic guy plus I know they are really mean in boot camp.
What am I supposed to say in the letters besides i miss yous and i love yous
and also how can i cope with him gone, while im still here with all my friends.
and if anyone was a marine or is can you tell me how boot camp is?
Thanks

2007-08-29 10:40:54 · 23 answers · asked by steph 2 in Military

How does that work?

2007-08-29 10:40:41 · 20 answers · asked by Maynard_Watts 1 in Politics

Come on! How stupid do you think we are? This toe tapping perv got convicted months ago! Why do you think we are hearing about it now? Simple, because Hillary is about to go down in flames. This new fund raising scandel could break her. This guy is a wanted felon in the state of CA. A simply $25 background check uncovered that. Hillary has been taking millions of dollars from this guy for years and she never did a simple background check? Come on! Now we find out he's been funnuling money through other names as well. The question is where exactly is all this money coming from. Guess what? All roads point to China! She's going down!

2007-08-29 10:40:39 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

Regular military personnel get their pay begining the month after they retire. Reserves however; must wait until they reach age 60 and 1/2. I think its unfair since its the reserves doing most of the fighting and dying in most wars and engagements we have on foriegn soil.

2007-08-29 10:39:24 · 4 answers · asked by aswkingfish 5 in Military

First, I am not talking about illegal immigraton so please don't comment on that.

Currently in our country we don't have a big industrial working class that works on farms and factories. That is why we are outsourcing all of the jobs to China. If we put a working class in the USA then we could take jobs back and then it would help our economy because they are spending money here instead of other countries (therefore stimulating our economy). It would obviously be good for the immigrants also, because they get jobs. It would help prevent Communist China from becoming the next superpower also.

2007-08-29 10:38:18 · 21 answers · asked by NFrancis 4 in Immigration

We can all agree that Homosexual marriages and Unemployment are grave theats to American society, but it's hard to tell which one is worse. What do you think?

2007-08-29 10:34:27 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Even Hastert said the FBI was wrong. Jefferson did nothing wrong, and he certainly didnt have sex with a prostitute (Vitters) or diddle underage Capitol Hill paiges (Foley), or snort meth off of a male hookers testes (Haggart), OR try to pick up a stranger man in a publica bathroom (Craig).

Any questions?


btw, here's the link to unconstitutional Jefferson raid.

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/hastert-tells-president-bush-fbi-raid-was-unconstitutional-2006-05-24.html

2007-08-29 10:33:23 · 2 answers · asked by Maynard_Watts 1 in Politics

In south korea, all males must do 2 years of military service (of course those with money or political influence find a way out of it). My question is: Do you think the same should be applied to the United States? Why or why not? Also, if you think it should, should it be applied to females as well? Again, why or why not?

*By the way, my personal opinion is YES. It would teach alot of these immature "boys" and "girls" (like the paris's and the lindsay's) responsibility and discipline, not to mention we need all the help we can get. All these deployments are wearing us out!!!

*Proud_to_be..... don't answer this question, I don't want to hear it, and I don't think anyone else does either.

2007-08-29 10:32:13 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

Like Republican Senator Craig:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070827/pl_afp/uscongresssenatecrime_070827231816

Will our youth now be encouraged to sexually harrass male pages and commit sex acts with other men in public restrooms (e.g., like Clinton setting such an unspeakable example for our youth)?

2007-08-29 10:27:37 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

http://henwood.blogspace.com/?p=5552

2007-08-29 10:24:57 · 5 answers · asked by ballerb j 1 in Other - Politics & Government

There have been a little over 3700 U.S. troops killed in Iraq and another 27,500 or so wounded.
According to figures released in June 2007 by the military, the estimated insurgency strength is 70,000. There have been roughly 55,000 insurgents killed in Iraq by U.S. forces. There are no figures on wounded insurgents, but if the ratio is the same as U.S. forces there must have been over 400,000 insurgents wounded.
Something isn't right about these numbers. How could a force of only 70,000 insurgents give 160,000 of the finest equiped soldiers such a hard time? Where are these wounded insurgents getting medical treatment?
Any force that can still be present on the battlefield after suffering 55,000 killed, must be larger than 70,000 men. As Hamlet might say, something is rotten in Iraq. What is up with these numbers?

2007-08-29 10:23:09 · 18 answers · asked by Overt Operative 6 in Politics

Idaho Sen. Larry Craig's arrest stemming from lewd conduct in a Minneapolis airport bathroom.
Some people say a police sting is set up to catch people on purpose.
To me they wouldn’t be catching people if they weren’t doing it!
I would say a sting is unfair entrapment if the police officer (plainclothes) initiated contact and did things to encourage continued contact by the subject. However if the police officer did not initiate or encourage continued contact. I think the officer was doing his/her job for a reported problem. I don’t think that would be leading anyone on!
Isn’t it better for a police officer to arrest someone doing that (as long as they did not initiate or lead the other person on. Or maybe some people would prefer instead of a police officer, a 10 or 12 year old boy in the next stall!
I can’t imagine any parent (unless they were a child molester themselves) wanting that. Or anyone (except a child molester) wanting that to be the case.
I have read some that talked about foot tapping and like that. I am sure the officer could tell the difference in whether it was accidental or on purpose. From what I have read it wasn’t just foot tapping or brushing a foot in the next stall, there were several very convincing actions for the police officer to come to the conclusion.
All I can say to that police officer, “Thank-you very much for trying to make our public bathrooms safer for OUR CHILDREN! Thank-You Very Much!!!
Maybe the Idaho Senator (Larry Craig) isn’t gay, however some people that say they are STRAIGHT like to be ‘serviced’ by gay people. In a public bathroom is very low for someone that ‘services’ or ‘gets serviced’! Like I read one post... GET A ROOM, and there are many other ways to connect (besides public restrooms, parks, etc.)
That’s the way I feel!!!

2007-08-29 10:22:29 · 25 answers · asked by care4ub0y 2 in Law & Ethics

2007-08-29 10:22:05 · 4 answers · asked by april9mia 2 in Law & Ethics

and how this keepings ungodly sums of tax payer money coming into their pockets and away from things that benefit american taxpayers, such as education, health care, roads, bridges, border patrol etc...

2007-08-29 10:20:22 · 6 answers · asked by ballerb j 1 in Other - Politics & Government

if not give me some reasons why not
they'll drive wheter they have a licence or not
so not having a license makes them criminals? sounds messed up

2007-08-29 10:19:10 · 34 answers · asked by ? 1 in Immigration