Politics & Government - 1 October 2007

I'd like to know your personal perspective.don't look up the statistics.just give an estimate right now out of 10 ratio regarding how many male versus female criminals(hardcore criminals-murderers/etc, not the petty crimes) that you think there are.example 1 out of 10 male so that's 9 out of 10 females,etc and rank according to what you think...and state why you came to that conclusion.why is one gender more prone to committing crimes than the other? thanks.

2007-10-01 10:13:55 · 10 answers · asked by polly-pocket 5 in Law Enforcement & Police

i.e. Keith Olbermann

2007-10-01 10:11:35 · 26 answers · asked by bluestatebobby 1 in Politics

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jane-hamsher/take-rush-limbaugh-off-ar_b_66652.html

2007-10-01 10:08:14 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

And are there any countries where it IS legal?

2007-10-01 10:07:52 · 6 answers · asked by 光 3 in Law & Ethics

Bill interrupted his 1st campaign to go home to preside over the execution of a brain-damaged black man who was so retarded he thought he could actually vote for Clinton AFTER his execution. He signed the most right-wing welfare bill in US history which mandated doing things even Reagan didn’t do! He bombed Iraq on his 1st day in office, and presided over an embargo that caused thousands to die of curable diseases. He invaded Somalia, bombed Chad, Sudan, Yugoslavia and Waco, Texas. The Arkansas AFLCIO said his governorship was the most anti-labor regime in modern US history, refusing to go along with the national AFLCIO endorsement. A farmworker spokeswoman even spoke favorably about Bush One’s record in comparison. He attacked the 2nd and 4th amendments, and spearheaded and then signed the "Anti-terrorism &and Effective Death Penalty Act" which together with Bush’s "Patriot Act" pave the way for a future dictatorship.

2007-10-01 10:07:37 · 14 answers · asked by Dont Call Me Dude 7 in Politics

I live in WV, smoking is legal in bars. The only way I can open a hookah cafe (smoke flavored tobacco in a cafe setting), is if I sell alcohol. Why? If people knowingly go into a business specialized in tobacco.. how is that breaking the law?

Just because 80% of my business doesn't come from alcohol?

2007-10-01 10:06:49 · 4 answers · asked by PlasticTrees 2 in Law & Ethics

September 29, 2007

Following San Francisco's lead, Los Angeles County and city officials are urging people, businesses and government to switch off nonessential lights for one hour next month to save energy.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lightsout29sep29,0,3411449.story

Supposedly turning off all the lights will delay the Earth's doom by limiting the CO2 emitted in the generation of electricity. Breathing also emits CO2. Maybe instead of "Earth Hour" we should try "Earth Minute," where we all save the polar bears by holding our breath?

Beyond the pointless symbolism, the implication is clear. If we want to save the planet, we need to turn out the lights on human civilization and return to the darkness for which liberals seem to long.

For "Earth Hour" I think I'm going to cut every light in the house on and crank up the air condition.

2007-10-01 10:03:22 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

After November 1, 2007, AOL will begin collecting state and local taxes on your AOL subscription fees according to state and local law.

2007-10-01 10:03:12 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

2007-10-01 10:01:46 · 11 answers · asked by 6th Finger 2 in Politics

and I am not a liberal, I eat meat, I hate PETA, I think gay people need to realize that most straight people don't care about their journey of self-discovery/acceptance and keep quiet, and I think women need to cut this feminist crap and start raising/nurturing our children again before we become extinct. so please answer the question with something besides "shutup liberal scum"

2007-10-01 10:01:41 · 15 answers · asked by Micheal M 4 in Politics

It was not lost on Osama Bin Laden that it only took eighteen dead in Somalia for the Great Satan to pull out. It should not be lost on Americans that this is what the Democrats are again demanding we do in Iraq.

You know he is kicking himself for not attacking while a poll reading democrat was in charge. A Democrat would have lobbed a couple of bombs and then gone back to ignoring the terror threat. That cave he is living in is mighty cold and Al Qaida is being slaughtered in Iraq.

2007-10-01 10:00:27 · 14 answers · asked by DANCER 2 in Politics

my friend wants a hand gun for protection she sorta new to guns and needs help finding the best kind for her any ideas would help????

2007-10-01 09:56:09 · 10 answers · asked by beastman the CEO and president of CRAZY 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2007/09/30/group-behind-smear-campaigns-against-limbaugh-o-reilly

he needs to listen to his whole show and stop taking him out of context.

2007-10-01 09:55:10 · 15 answers · asked by Jeremy P 2 in Politics

my grandma waited for 2 hours to get into an appointment and she asked if she was next after many people who came in after her went in first. she then was told there was 3 people in front of her after they brought her to a room. so she left because my grandpa had an appointment an hour later. the office called him to tell him that she left before she could be seen and that she was on her way home.

doesnt this violate the hippa forms that they have you sign?? please give me some advice .. ( she has to see a doctor, she has major surgery comming up in a few weeks.. so she needs to get over her cold.) thanks so much guys.!!

2007-10-01 09:53:51 · 3 answers · asked by snitzell-berrys 1 in Law & Ethics

Why stay in this country if you dislike it?

Instead of trying to change our way of living - why don't you move elsewhere where that country will bend over backwards to accommodate you?

2007-10-01 09:52:54 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

It makes no sense to me. Republicans (not all) during these Bush years are criminals. The war in Iraq was a criminal act by Bush and his clique (a war crime that will take so many years to investigate it will no longer matter when the label comes down), habouring terrorists (Cubans in Florida bombing inside Cuba - attempting to kill Castro) Trained in America by the CIA (criminal)

Getting bin Laden out of the country (criminal)

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/5769

http://www.tompaine.com/articles/2006/08/11/criminal_administration.php

http://download.rbn.com/rstone/rstone/download/photo/na2.pdf

Look at your economy. It suddenly really sucks. The rich are still getting richer and the middle class has stalled. Billons has been lost to arms manufacturers because of the war. Billions is being lost to wall street investers because of the sub-prime fiasco. Manufacturers are moving out of country. Bush has been allowed to increase the dept limit five times.

2007-10-01 09:50:48 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

In America:

You have freedom of speech, but you cant question the govt

You have freedom of speech but you can criticize a General "betray us"

You have freedom, but you cant say the the govt caused 911

You have freedom, but limited.

People should say what they want when they want. Should not they?

2007-10-01 09:50:30 · 5 answers · asked by geeks_gadgets 2 in Politics

It was on a Friday evening 2004. one year earlier i had watched US forces destroy Baghdad in "search for justice". I applauded the troups. I said an eye for an eye. then suddenly reports started coming out that Iraq had nothing to do with it. It was then that i started to doubt the conspiarcy that 19 cavemen did it. On that friday evening, while enjoying my 6 pack rolling rock beer, i joined a chat room. there was a guy posting a message saying that 9-11 was an inside job. it was nuts i thought. This guy was nuts. Then i noticed everyone was getting at him with insults and threats. well i said to myself why is that? this is a democracy and he should be free to argue anyway. he provided links to videos of the collapse of the twin towers. I had seen them before but didnt know they actually fell free fall speed some 8 to 10 seconds. then there was mention of building 7 which i didnt know before. then was sileverstein saying he demolished it.

2007-10-01 09:49:34 · 11 answers · asked by novus ordo seclorum 1 in Politics

Pablo wins the most number of popular votes ( 5,998,005) in only 12 states/districts CA,Fl,IL,NY,TX,OH,PA,GA,NC,MI,VA,DC. While Tracy wins the other 38 states. (Tracey had a popular vote of 5,598,997) Who wins the electoral vote?

You need to know the electoral vote for each state so please help! The first person to answer will get chosen as best answer and i will star on of their q's!

2007-10-01 09:47:05 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

My son was practicing his backward skating after a lesson. Quite accidentally, he ran into an older lady who was standing on the ice, in the middle of the flow of traffic. She tried to sue the rink but the case was thrown out, so she is coming after our family.

The facility has these signs posted for all to see:

1. Skate at your own risk/ This is a skate at your own risk facility
2. Backwards skating is permitted provided the ice isn't crowded.
3. Keep moving. Do not stop on the ice.

Question: Is it just me or does she not have a case here? She's trying to sue us for medical bills and, GET THIS, a helmet that she should have had on anyway!!!

Any input is greatly appreciated! Thanks!

2007-10-01 09:46:40 · 13 answers · asked by starbrite74♥♥ 3 in Law & Ethics

So how do you all feel for the upcoming Amero? To "make the economies of Canada, USA, and Mexico even the Amero will be valued at the following.
1 USD = 1 Amero

(11 pesos = 1 USD) but now
1 PESO = 1 Amero

(0.98 canadian dollars = 1 USD) but now
1 Canadian Dollar = 1 Amero

Quite the artificial method to boost Mexicos economy?

2007-10-01 09:44:02 · 7 answers · asked by vote_usa_first 7 in Government

do we have any major security

2007-10-01 09:40:24 · 27 answers · asked by anGee B. x33 1 in Military

Does poor eyesight disqualify you from certain jobs in the Army although it can be corrected 20/20 with contact lenses?

2007-10-01 09:39:53 · 7 answers · asked by inherunderwear 1 in Military

2007-10-01 09:36:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

short term causes. how did the make the situation worse?

2007-10-01 09:36:27 · 2 answers · asked by sandy 1 in Military

That dumb war criminal!

My college has a program where you can learn socialism at a university in Hanoi. Courses include Ho Chi Minh Though, Socialist Ideaology and the wars to resist American and French aggression. Just because he fought in the imperialist war doesnt me I shouldnt be studying in Vietnam learning socialism although it is almost double my college tuiton!

2007-10-01 09:36:02 · 15 answers · asked by star runner 1 in Politics

2007-10-01 09:33:47 · 8 answers · asked by sarah m 1 in Embassies & Consulates

None of them are going to curb spending or end the war swiftly except a couple of guys that the press hardly even mentions . Why is promoting border security and jobs creation here at home being met with such resistance .

Both of the people running on this platform get no attention and what attention they do is to call them the fringe lunatics who have no clue how to run a nation .

I would say a fiscally responsible congressman who returns his unused budget back to the treasury would qualify as a thrifty spender who would cut the budget .

I would say a man who comes from the people and knows poverty and supports building jobs in America and defending our border as someone to consider .

But all we have is what the media offers and thats the same old tax and spend crop of politicians who have made a career out of elected office pandering and not fulfilling promises .
But thats ok , you go right ahead and support Hillary or Rudy its a free nation .

Kucinich/Paul in 2008

2007-10-01 09:30:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I'm assuming that you're bright and can discern the truth . You probably believe in alot of the Democrat's ideas on how to run this country . Well what would you say if you could find proof as to whether those ideas work or not ? Pretty good idea huh ? Well here's proof . It's kinda long but I'm sure with all of your successful academic achievements that you'll be able to read and re-read this in no time . And I'm quite sure you'll appreciate seeing proof before believing . You know , the whole 'question everything' ideal that you've been taught .
Read this . Give it thought . then tell me Democrats have good ideas . . . or maybe they don't ?BTW , this is about 2 term Democratic Governor Jennifer Granholm of Michigan .

Granholm was reelected due to national politics

Michigan is in a unique situation due to its economy!

Statistics from granholmrecord.com:

51st in growth of home values

Detroit ranks #2 most dangerous city in the US, Flint is #3 most dangerous

Vetoed 4 year limit on welfare (Vermont is the only other state with no limits)

Michigan faces possible $100 million in sanctions if no working welfare workers

Increased Medicare costs from $5.6 billion to $7.2 billion

Detroit ranked behind Cleveland as second poorest major city

Detroit household incomes dropped 18.8% 1999-2005

Failed to work with Delphi then blasted Delphi after it filed for bankrupcy

2700 Electrolux AB employees jobless in Greenville,Mi after Granholm failed to act

Due to Electrolux layoffs, Montcalm County opened its first homless shelter for men

Failed to meet with Honda, losing 1500 jobs, $400 million

Dept of Human Services overpaid $25.5 million for welfare in 2003



Granholm increased taxes by $2 billion

7.1% unemployment rate (37% more than the national average)

Falsely claimed she landed Google-Larry Page, cofounder, is the son of

Michigan State University computer science professor Dr. Carl Victor Page

Vetoed road project Ford Wixom plant, then plant closed

nearly half (44.7%) Detroit children live in poverty, 31.7% adults live in poverty

50th in per capital gross state product growth

ranked 49th best state to do business in

manufacturing jobs lost since 2003-115,700

Foreclosures doubled in two years; RealtyTrac states Detroit, Livonia, Dearborn are

number one in the nation for most foreclosures, 4 times the national average

544 schools failing to meet federal standards

bottom 4 states to improve teacher quality

signed HB5029 allowing hunters to hunt mourning doves for target practice with

the potential for lead hazards in decaying birds

Michigan ranked D for computers in classrooms

6 people released from prison during Granholm tenure due to administrative failures:

Patrick Selepak was released due to an error in parole violation and was one of the 6.

Since 2003, 53,000 more with no health insurance

Michigans graduation rate dropped from 76.2% to 74%

321 Foster Care providers convicted of crimes both sexual and domestic abuse

ranked 10 out of 10 in disaster readiness

failed to eliminate SBT- 80,000 jobs lost

We need volunteers to help in this effort: 25% Michigan voters needed to sign petition in 90 days

to force a special election after a successful recall.

2007-10-01 09:27:21 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-10-01 09:26:01 · 5 answers · asked by dayzed_confoozed_420 1 in Law & Ethics