Politics & Government - 7 September 2007

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Do you think this is to the extreme?

Is the ACLU, hurting for money?

Why, did they need 24 lawyers, to fight one city?

Why, Is the ACLU trying to, bankrupt a city?

2007-09-07 11:02:59 · 8 answers · asked by Seahorse 2 in Immigration

Why isn't adultery illegal if the marriage was a monogous one? Legally speaking, marriage is a legally binding contract so if one were to go outside the marriage, isn't that in voilation of the monogomous contract?
Or have I misunderstood this? Is monogamy implied, not stated?

I've heard that adultery is illegal in some states but its not enforced unless someone chooses to press that charge against their spouse. (That charge being divorce.)

So, and feel free to correct my thinking, but if a marriage contract states (I'm assuming its not implied) that the marriage be monogomous, then it is illegal to commit adultery, thus the contract is termintated upon proof of the adulterous act.

Why is it a choice to enforce this law, legally speaking? I understand that from a moral point of view one spouse may forgive the other and continue the marriage, but I'm wondering what is the reasoning behind marriage contracts regarding adultery here.

Thanks.

2007-09-07 11:02:07 · 24 answers · asked by ima.bubble 3 in Law & Ethics

I think they should, maybe not the entire $30 million, but there lives were ruined and reputation tarnished, so they do have a legitimate case. All for the sorry D.A. Nifong to cash in on some votes. I think Nifong should be forced to pay the settlement, and if he can't pay, then he sits in a jail cell until he's able. Maybe he'll think twice before ruining peoples lives to help win the next election.

2007-09-07 11:01:01 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

TIs claim that there are 1000s of people in the U.S. and around the world who are targeted by technology which monitors, tracks, and disrupts their daily lives 24/7, remotely. I have personally seen and heard both their physical evidence and their recorded evidence in support of their claims. Most people in the general public simply write these TIs off as nut cases. I don't think that they are. I think there is something to what they say is occurring. Even if they are mentally unstable, don't we as a society have some kind of moral obligation to seriously research this matter and find out "exactly" what is going on with all these folks. Very nearly all of them, world wide, suffer the same effects and symptoms. If its just mental illness and delusional, how can that be? Can the mental health community come up with some kind of case history that could support the mental illiness hypotheses. Are, is it just safer to simply ignore these people? Maybe there's a cover-up after all.

2007-09-07 11:00:49 · 5 answers · asked by Bob D1 7 in Law & Ethics

i dont get how people can like george bush 2 of my family members lost there lives because of the war he ****** started.
for those who like him need to tell me what he does good. if you dont like him tell me.

2007-09-07 10:56:39 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

Blacks have fought hard for their civil rights and now see many of the things they fought for being usurped by a sizeable number of Hispanics, who have sneaked, swam or otherwise crossed the borders into the U.S. and can be counted among the “illegal” immigrants.
Our political leaders have given them a “wink and a nod” when it comes to immigration rather than reforming the immigration policy.
Concessions are made in that employers have found a way to line their pockets—offer Hispanics economic crumbs in the form of lower wages than African Americans and others would accept for the same jobs.
The US gives another wink and a nod when the “illegal immigrants” demonstrate in the streets of Los Angeles and other cities against deportation or being required to go through the immigration process.
Blacks were forced here, stripped of their language and culture, and ridiculed for the way they spoke the new foreign language—English—Hispanics don’t have to learn (press 1 for English).

2007-09-07 10:56:26 · 22 answers · asked by Terry H 3 in Immigration

I was involved in a debate about this with two friends during my lunch period today and easily spent 50 minutes on it.

I'd just like to hear what people think about it.

But first, I'd like to establish a few things:

1. Marijuana cannot kill you (unless you smoke a ridiculously large amount of it)

2. Being high is more or less like being drunk

3. No blatant ridiculous propagandic accusations, that means both sides too.

2007-09-07 10:54:30 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

was invading Iraq and Afganestan part of a bigger plan to surrounder Iran and invade them? we can't even handle what we already have on our plate and choking too! we will only strengthen Hezbollah if we attack Iran specially if UN doesn't support it. Hezbollah is not that popular Iran and it is just a matter of time for them to be overthrown by Iranian people. they just don't see a good alternative yet.

2007-09-07 10:52:43 · 19 answers · asked by macmanf4j 4 in Military

If a person can get double homicide counts for killing a pregnant woman (California's Peterson law), this would designate that a fetus regardless of age is human. So how will this play out with RoeVWade ruling about a woman's right of medical privacy with respect to aborting her unborn. Privacy doesn't apply under probable cause and manslaughter.

2007-09-07 10:49:27 · 6 answers · asked by emp 6 in Law & Ethics

2007-09-07 10:46:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

that could lead on a pullout of american troops or significant draw down?

or perhaps its not a feeling....maybe its just common knowledge and I am just not in on it.

2007-09-07 10:46:26 · 2 answers · asked by ez f 1 in Politics

I just got done reading an article about car vs Semi accidents in Ohio. It said that in 71 percent of those accidents, the driver of the car is at fault. They also said most of those accidents resulted in fatalities. As a result of this, the state of Ohio has begun a public awareness program to let people know they should give big trucks plenty of room. Especially when the driver of the car needs to get over in front of the Semi. It also states Ohio has even begun ticketing people for cutting off 18 wheelers and not giving the trucks enough room. My question for you is this: Is the government deoing anything like this in your area? And if so, what part of the country are you in?

2007-09-07 10:46:24 · 5 answers · asked by HULK RULES!! 7 in Law Enforcement & Police

Driving through the FastLane tollbooth I got ticketed ($290) by a Highway Patrolman who jumped out of an UNMARKED vehicle. On the ticket he checked off “Radar” as well as “Estimated” as the means for determining my speed as being 44 mph.
I have driven in the state for 24 years without ever getting a speeding ticket and I don’t believe I was driving that fast at all.
Also, I did not see any radar gun and wonder why he would check off that the speed was ”Estimated” if in fact he had used a radar gun?
Please advise. Thank you.

2007-09-07 10:44:12 · 12 answers · asked by dariusbd 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

hi there, i work at costco two days a week. Ive been working there for over a year now as a cashier. I am one of the best cashiers the store has got. However today i got two letter for a meeting. One letter was for a meeting on sunday for my excessive latenesses (3days in a month) and the other meeting is on monday for absenteeism. I had three lates in one month each late day after the other due to my vehcile having problems and the other was due to an road traffic accident. I rung in and notified my work place for all three lates that month and telling them the reason regarding why i was late. Do i have an arggument with my work place that i could throw at them ? plus the abseentism bit is where i have had 6 illneses in one year. However the recent three ilnesses are due to me being on an antiobiotic called roaccutane which gave me bad side affects, ie back ache, headahces and so on. where do i stand with my work ? what kind argument can i put against them, plus could they sack me ?

2007-09-07 10:41:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

In Australia for the APEC (Asia-Pacific) conference he referred to it as the OPEC (oil) conference in Austria (the other side of the world). An embarrassment for the USA and demeaning for the Australians. Is this the man who is leading a war? Does he ever get it right? Is he your idea of a Statesman?

2007-09-07 10:39:02 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

if you get arrested for possesion of weed, in the state of new jersey, and your 15 years old, and only been in trouble with the cops a few times before.. but for smaller things...
what are the charges??


um thnx

2007-09-07 10:37:50 · 2 answers · asked by ilovehimx3 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

Question Details:people that had experience do you feel different? was it worthy the contract, why...plz I'm thinking of joininng the marines, I talked to a recrutier but i'm not sure what they say is just crap, I thinking of fist getting some credits in college and then join if is possible but my parents don't think is a good idea...some say that they change your way of thinking, is this with any good?

2007-09-07 10:37:02 · 15 answers · asked by El_amore 2 in Military

hi there, i work at costco two days a week. Ive been working there for over a year now as a cashier. I am one of the best cashiers the store has got. However today i got two letter for a meeting. One letter was for a meeting on sunday for my excessive latenesses (3days in a month) and the other meeting is on monday for absenteeism. I had three lates in one month each late day after the other due to my vehcile having problems and the other was due to an road traffic accident. I rung in and notified my work place for all three lates that month and telling them the reason regarding why i was late. Do i have an arggument with my work place that i could throw at them ? plus the abseentism bit is where i have had 6 illneses in one year. However the recent three ilnesses are due to me being on an antiobiotic called roaccutane which gave me bad side affects, ie back ache, headahces and so on. where do i stand with my work ? what kind argument can i put against them, plus could they sack me ?

2007-09-07 10:36:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

In the last year, I've been unreasonably turned down for two loans
and denied the priveledge of converting foreign money for
appropriate US currency. This benefits the Nation in what way?

2007-09-07 10:36:13 · 5 answers · asked by Answernian 3 in Politics

dyed beard, Americans converting to Islam...

2007-09-07 10:31:19 · 2 answers · asked by ? 6 in Politics

Do all Liberals secretly want everyone to just hand their paycheck over to the government, because the government is much more capable of making their decisions for them than they are?

2007-09-07 10:29:24 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-09-07 10:27:07 · 25 answers · asked by ? 1 in Politics

and I can't -- it's not freakin fair!! He is the father of my beautiful granddaugher - her mom applied for Medicaid and didn't have his SS # -- JUST full name and date of birth and he came up deceased!!! He IS a drug addict and I haven't talked to him in about a year - had to use tough love -- no other choice.....HOW CAN I FIND OUT IF IT'S HIM OR SOMEONE ELSE????? I don't know where he was living -- he could have been on the street somewhere but he moved up north. Can anyone help please? He's 27....

2007-09-07 10:27:02 · 4 answers · asked by butterfliesRfree 7 in Government

well my fiance just finished with his training (ait etc). and he got his orders, but since we arent married Im not on them right now. Im just wondering we are getting married when in about 10days so in order to get added to his orders what exactly do we have to do. Also I have a daughter from a previous relationship..how does all that work out?

2007-09-07 10:25:40 · 6 answers · asked by jitterbugs wifey 1 in Military

Gordon praises Dame Thatcher and now a Tory doner has changed sides.

What game is old Gordon playing, its certainly not a socialist one!

2007-09-07 10:24:46 · 7 answers · asked by trish 5 in Politics

When a person is convicted of what is usually a heinous or multiple heinous crimes, the sentence of "Two lifetimes in jail" or "A lifetime in jail plus 6 years" is sometimes imposed. What is the meaning of such a punishment? Is it simply a way of saying "you'll never get out"?

2007-09-07 10:24:41 · 17 answers · asked by Kyle W 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

what are the consequences of missing court.

first offense
second offense
third and more offences

i have a friend who may be in some trouble(lives in nj0

2007-09-07 10:23:54 · 6 answers · asked by jeff c 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

Like I didn't know you could run for senator in just any state.

2007-09-07 10:22:31 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Hello, will give you story, then question/s.. Last night, around 3am, went to an all night garage for cigarettes, there was a group of 'neds' hanging around, maybe about 12/15 of them. I was minding my own business and just leaving when one walked over and punched me square in the face, after taunting me to fight back for while, he soon returned to his pals, police appeared soon and got hold of him, he was aged maybe 21-23, he was charged with assault and taken away, I gave statement to police and was checked out in an ambulance. Had a very bloodied nose which is agony but don't think broken, have a huge cut on upper lip and sore front tooth. Anyway, what is likely to happen to him? Will I find out? And, do I have the right to any criminal damages?( If yes, how do I go about this?) Thanks...

2007-09-07 10:22:11 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

2007-09-07 10:20:53 · 3 answers · asked by stacy h 2 in Law & Ethics