Politics & Government - 7 September 2007

The fact that there can be an argument about Bush winnng the election for his first term in office is a slap in the face to the American people. How do we know that our votes really count? Is computerizing the system a step in the right direction? Isn't easier to alter computerized results?

2007-09-07 08:47:49 · 27 answers · asked by iaskwhy2007 2 in Politics

you people stole your land from the natives and killed and raped them in the process.. now what gives you the right to be mad when osama comes to regulate? opinions please

2007-09-07 08:42:23 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

1. What are the problems?
2. What are different ways to fix them?
3. What do you think would be the best way to fix the problems?

2007-09-07 08:40:16 · 26 answers · asked by frozen555 5 in Politics

Two conflicting views in USAToday:

http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2007/09/our-view-on-edu.html#uslPageReturn
EXCERPT FROM ARTICLE:
The 5-year-old No Child Left Behind law is up for renewal this month, and its fate is uncertain despite notable success.

President Bush's signature domestic achievement has brought accountability to school districts that for decades shamefully buried their failures in grossly understated dropout rates and vastly overstated academic achievement. Scores of inner-city schools have improved dramatically.

http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2007/09/opposing-view-1.html#more
EXCERPT FROM ARTICLE:
NCLB has failed. It has failed our schools, it has failed our teachers and it has failed our children.

The Bush administration claims victories, but upon closer scrutiny it becomes clear that the White House is simply dressing up ugly data with fancy political spin. Far from leaving no child behind, President Bush seems to have left reality behind.

2007-09-07 08:38:45 · 8 answers · asked by Still Beautifully Conservative 5 in Politics

Well, the shock and awe that so many neo-cons were so proud of killed over 200,000 innocent Iraqis.... WOMEN, CHILDREN, GRANDMOTHERS, GRANDFATHERS.... and
some were expecting the people to greet us with 'roses and flowers'.... unbelieveable arrogance.

2007-09-07 08:38:11 · 8 answers · asked by Dream Realized 2 in Politics

2007-09-07 08:36:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

Shown here pissing of the Conservatives AND the Jews. Come on Dennis! You should know better!

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/wl/080601mideast/im:/070906/481/5a104055ce164a56b829d813f34e8fc8;_ylt=AoMccMahGjRCFsPepv11q1HlWMcF

2007-09-07 08:35:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I just went over to Y!A "What's New" to read up on this latest "REPORT IT" button situation and why they've created it. There is a lot of decent information over there and I've copied and pasted some of it:

1. Click on the Report It button when you see a question or answer that violates the new Community Guidelines.
2. Once you submit your report, a new behind-the-scenes process begins. This system automatically measures the contributions and reporting history of both the reporter and the person being reported.
3. The new system then determines whether it can remove the reported question or answer directly from the site based on community input or whether further review is needed.
4. Since this is a Beta, Yahoo! Customer Care will continue to assist in reviewing reported questions and answers. They will also continue to address appeals to violations.
We realize the concept of community moderation is potentially scary, so we built the system to rely on the reputations of community members. Reputations will be built up over time and fluctuate based on the accuracy of an individual’s contributions.
Community members who build a record of correctly reporting questions and answers that violate our guidelines will become a trusted reporter and gain influence when they report. On the other hand, misuse of the new system will result in a lowered reputation. A low reputation means that the power to report and remove potential abuse is diminished, and may even risk suspension.
So there you have it. With this new system, the community now has a vital role in building the value and health of Answers. We’ve updated the Community Guidelines with your input, and will continue to refine them. Even the violation appeals process has been cleaned up.
Although there will undoubtedly be bumps in the road, we believe this is an important step in the right direction. We’ll work with you to make improvements and modifications, so post your feedback in the suggestion boards. We remain dedicated, like so many millions of you, to fostering the health and continued growth of Answers.

Thanks,

The Yahoo! Answers Team
This is not all of the information they have listed, so I’ve provided the link:
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/y_answrs_team;_ylt=AkuidMldrZA46rRiY5sum84_zKIX
So based on this information, do you think that this will make a lot of the bad stuff go away? Reporting violations that aren’t violations? Will it cut down on the trolls, or create more?

I’m asking this in politics because we’ve had so many complaints about people getting suspended and receiving violations that aren’t justified.

2007-09-07 08:32:57 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-09-07 08:32:12 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

In his latest tape he seems to be scolding his democrat counterparts for not doing enough to stop the war and bring the troops home

2007-09-07 08:29:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

just wanted to ask ,is there any hope for my dad no one wants to hear us out & my father is being blame for something he didnt do & no one wants to help cause they are afraid what the police would do & i dont no what to do am the oldest out of eight of us & i anit going to let my family down cause i anit going to let the corcoran police scare me away anymore

2007-09-07 08:28:29 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

When will the US Dollar crash? My prediction is 2 months after Hillary takes office. She will "rub the republicans nose in it" by declassifing the amount of money we are printing to fight 2 wars and announce there is no gold left at Fort Knox. Don't worry about me, I'm transfering me and my family's wealth to Thailand. Thailand has gold roofs and they are already growing fuel.

2007-09-07 08:26:42 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-09-07 08:25:24 · 15 answers · asked by Michael W 3 in Military

dont know how to spell it. but what is a website were you can search for "petafiles" in your area?

2007-09-07 08:21:58 · 2 answers · asked by jaime* 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

After she found this out she attempted to work things out because "he" told her he was going to have nothing to do with this girl. She went to a lawyer to file for divorce but because she had "make up sex" afterward, the divorce could not be processed. She is contemplating calling the Col. based on new evidence that has been brought her way. Examples would be pictures of the two of them together, emails that are still being sent. The question I have is...if she goes that route will she lose all money from the military. They have two small girls that she is worried about (ages 4 and almost 1 year). She has not had to work since being with him so obviously she will have to get a job but will the military do anything to help her if he is sent to the brig and dishonorably discharged?

2007-09-07 08:18:24 · 18 answers · asked by americangal1981 2 in Military

About what the Islamo nazis done on 9/11 and previously too?
Now do you support our men and women defending our freedoms or not?

2007-09-07 08:18:02 · 27 answers · asked by toughguy2 7 in Politics

Seems we are also after control of the water in the region . Iraq is central to water distribution through out the middle east .

Seems that pumping sea water into oil wells has a nasty side effect of making the soil sterile above the areas it is pumped into .

SO pumping out the oil is creating a waste land of the middle east .

You can not get oil out of the ground without pumping water in .

So in the near future what would people want . Water for fields and to survive on or profits from oil wells .


We all know the answer to that one right .

Reduce the population and its need for water is the answer .

Every 100,000 people is 10,000,000 more barrels of oil .

The Bush plan is working as he expected it too .

Water pipes lines are being completed all over Iraq to provide the needed water to pump into oil wells .

The people are limited to what they can carry or is trucked in .

You have to admire a bold plan like this one done in the open .

2007-09-07 08:15:37 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

"Garrison began by exposing the contradictions in the Warren Report, which concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald was an unstable pro-Castro Marxist who acted alone in killing President Kennedy. A FAREWELL TO JUSTICE reveals that Oswald was no Marxist and was in fact working with both the FBI and the CIA, as well as with U.S. Customs, and that the attempts to sabotage (Jim) Garrison’s investigation reached the highest levels of the U.S. government."


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2007-09-07 08:12:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

to capture Bin Laden and he is still making videos go figure?

2007-09-07 08:12:42 · 8 answers · asked by JF 3 in Government

I have an Attorney who is neglecting me on my work comp. case and I want to find out what are my rights as a us citizen with a legal case.

2007-09-07 08:11:16 · 5 answers · asked by nfcroachell 1 in Law & Ethics

My husband just left Active Duty (Army), and we're covered by Tricare Prime until late December. However, we can't find any information about whether or not Dental coverage is included in that. Seeing as our only phone recently decided to take a bath in the toilet (courtesy of our 18 month son), we can't just call the stupid number and ask.

Anybody know? Thanks!

2007-09-07 08:11:03 · 2 answers · asked by ? 3 in Military

The technology is out there to devolop cars not to burn gas .Our country was always on the leading edge but known it seems no one cares about the future of our country or our people Im depressed that the future of our country is not going but gone .The noise from all the problems is over whelming and we have no leaders that care deeply about the people of the U.S. We have no capitaol reserves stocks are falling houseing plunging into choas and no one follows immagration laws all illegal aliens should be deported hence the word illegal the federal goverment dosnt even follow the rule of the land ther is a shinking middle class and we gave all our manufacturing to China I see our counrty is doomed . we give all our money to fourign countrys and wont even fix new orleans. Im lost

2007-09-07 08:09:30 · 15 answers · asked by james a 1 in Law & Ethics

2007-09-07 08:08:51 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

I mean think about all the empty houses, all these stores, yes alot of jobs will open but will we have enough people to fill them.we will lose a good percentage of our population. I understand they broke the law but the goverment let them for all these years.why start to fix it now??? I think we have bigger things to worry about then this.

2007-09-07 08:08:29 · 40 answers · asked by THAT1UDONTPLAYWIT 3 in Immigration

2007-09-07 08:07:11 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

punished by community service, Yes are no

2007-09-07 08:02:08 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

2007-09-07 08:01:28 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

turn them over to the local sheriff?
The sheriff could use volunteer jail labor and bus prisoners to their work assignments in the fertile valleys where fruits and vegetables are harvested.

These are the prime areas that draw illegal immigrant workers. If they had to compete against prisoners on work release programs they would go somewhere else rather quickly.
The Sheriff could reduce overcrowding in the jails by transferring inmates to agricultural areas to live in housing similar to Joe Arpaio's jail in Maricopa County, Az.
Shutting off the magnet of farm work would do a lot to slow down the flow of illegal immigration and would help to argue against the need for a guest worker program.

How many problems would this solve or create?

2007-09-07 08:01:09 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

2007-09-07 07:58:04 · 1 answers · asked by michael h 1 in Other - Politics & Government

After all, the fed prints money, federal banks loan that money into the economy relying on a practice called 'fractional reserve banking', which makes it possible for them to loan 5 times the money they have on hand.

The Constitution (the supreme law of the land) puts the creation of money into the hands of Congress, but establishes that every 'dollar' be worth one ounce of silver.

Should we impeach every Congressman who votes for deficit spending?

Should we impeach every President who signs a budget requiring deficit spending?

2007-09-07 07:55:56 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics