Politics & Government - 1 October 2007

We are voting on officers and have been informed 2 week ahead of time on what date we were voting. However, one member was not able to attend rehearsal last Thursday.
Therefore they were unable to cast a ballot for officers. The question was raised to the committee members. Should this member have the opportunity to vote?"

2007-10-01 12:40:27 · 4 answers · asked by who want to know 1 in Elections

why or why not??

2007-10-01 12:36:47 · 19 answers · asked by xclusivexxxbella 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

Like Killing people in high speed chases where the suspect might have a warrant for some simple infraction. Or tasing a woman for not getting out of her car fast enough. It is so odd to me that Law enforcement officers do the very things that the common citizenry is forbidden to do. It's Like the Government using WAR to Bring about PEACE. Am I wrong? If so, Why?

2007-10-01 12:31:47 · 16 answers · asked by wicked6string 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

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2007-10-01 12:30:47 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Back when I had male internet friends, I came across one guy who seemed to be very needy and would rely on females to pay for him to come visit and give him cash. I didn't fully put the pieces together until later, but he was able to convince me to loan him $326 ($300 cash & 26 for the wire), and I wrote up a loan agreement that he would pay me back, and he applied an electronic signature (which he told me was his-it wasn't). He gave me a song & dance that he was going hungry and that he had nothing to eat in his apartment. He was in Florida (good guess), and me in Texas. I have considered contacting the FBI, as I finally figured that this guy scams women all the time for free trips and money. He has a fake internet name, but I found his legal name. Still have his website.
What do you suggest? I've felt guilty that he continues with his scamming...What do you suggest? Doesn't he need to be stopped? Gone on long enough!? 100107 6:30

2007-10-01 12:30:06 · 3 answers · asked by YRofTexas 6 in Law & Ethics

2007-10-01 12:28:44 · 3 answers · asked by Deborah S 1 in Law & Ethics

and would like to go back to the beautiful country. I am still a citizen I have a dual-citizenship with America. Also I would like to take my American citizen boyfriend with me. How do I go about doing this.

2007-10-01 12:27:55 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

He won't talk to Iran's leaders, but he listens to Israel threaten to bomb Iran. He and Cheney are busy trying to figure out how to sell a war against "only the terrorists in Iran". Yeah, right! France and England are also talking about it. The crap gets deeper and deeper and Bush and Cheney are too self-absorbed to imagine the repercussions. Why don't they understand that every action has a consequence?

2007-10-01 12:27:54 · 7 answers · asked by ArRo 6 in Other - Politics & Government

Is racking a pump shotgun really an effective way to encourage an intruder to leave, or does it just serve to give away your location and lose the element of surprise?

2007-10-01 12:25:48 · 13 answers · asked by Incorrectly Political 5 in Law Enforcement & Police

Just a few days (or weeks, im not really sure) ago, irans president was invited by the president of Columbia university to a discusion and i was shocked at how the americans treated him! alot of people disagree and are against him but if you had seen what happened that day was just horrible and a nother blemish on the world views of the us. People called him ugly and some slogans were sencored on public television. they insulted him. But anyways last night there was a program that was a live video tape of the disscusioni was impressed with what he said and i was for 1 agreeing with what he said, ( except 4 the executions ). I wanted to see what you think about him now after we found out that :
1, israel should be wiped off the map was a misunderstood translation
2, he did not deny the existence of the holoucaust and wanted to have more reserch on the history
3, the uranium they are producing is under the 5 % limit which could only be used 4 nuclear power plants
4, what ever you Oppose of him

2007-10-01 12:25:27 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

except for Greece?
What about in Bulgaria with the cyrillian alphabet?

2007-10-01 12:24:47 · 5 answers · asked by Kiddo 2 in International Organizations

ok.. so...
i'm 15 1/2 i don'thave a middle name...
i want one, and i don't have a social security card or license/permit.
so is it okay when you are applying for social security, i put the on the middle name part the name i want?

2007-10-01 12:23:25 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

Rush Apologizes to Troops for
Media Matters for America’s Smear Last Week




RUSH: I want to apologize to all of the members of the United States Military, both in uniform and out, active duty and retired, for Media Matters for America. They will not apologize to you, and they will not apologize to me. I want to apologize to you on behalf of them. As all of you military personnel know, I, since of beginning of time and since the beginning of this program, certainly 19 years ago, have been one of the most ardent, loyal, in-awe supporters of any and all who wear the uniform -- including those who disagree with the mission. I found a couple of them when I was in Afghanistan on a troop visit. I went over to five base visits in Afghanistan, and did Q&A, sometimes for two hours with assembled troops at the various bases. Not all of them were happy with me in terms of my politics and so forth, but I told every damn one of them that I was in awe of them and that I wanted to come speak to them, and I purposely asked to go on this trip, and I'd been asking for a long time. This is the first time I've been granted permission. But I wanted to go on this trip because at the time this was all happening, Afghanistan had sort of cooled off and there wasn't much news coming out of there, but Iraq was roiling, and the news out of Iraq was -- well, you know what it was.

It was bad. "We can't win. We're losing, too many deaths," and all this sort of thing. I wanted to go tell them personally, as an American, how small of a minority those thoughts about them were, that there was love and respect and adoration for all who wear the uniform in this country, active duty or not, but I was specifically referring to people in combat zones of Iraq and Afghanistan. I stood up before them, and I said -- even to the ones who let it be known that they disagreed with me politically, not on the war, but politically -- they all wanted victory, and they all were doing their victory, and they all said they were there to protect their country. This is what they chose to do after 9/11 happened, and I stood before them and I said -- and there are a lot of people, by the way, who were thanking me and all of that. It ran the gamut. I said, "I don't care who you are. I stand before you, and I feel six inches tall. Compared to what you're doing, I'm just, you know, uttering words here. I just wanted to come convey support because you're not getting a whole lot of it in the mainstream media in our country, and the attitudes toward you of the American people are being misrepresented to you in droves."

I said, "When you get back and walk into most airports in this country, you are going to be given standing ovations and applause." Of course, the story coming out of Oakland -- and I guess there's some controversy about it, but -- apparently some Marines getting home, landing at Oakland, were spit on by people in the Oakland airport. Now, I haven't been able to confirm it, but it's on a couple blogs and apparently there are some witnesses that say that they did see it. The bottom line to all this... I've described to you that the visit I took to Washington to Walter Reed Army Hospital and the amputee rehabilitation unit. So many of these men and their wives were thanking me for what I'm doing. That makes me feel six inches tall as well. (In fact, Justice Thomas and I discussed this in the interview coming up that you will hear.) I said, "I'm just uttering words. You guys, look at you." No, no, no. They were upbeat and happy. One guy had lost both arms. He couldn't wait to get married six months down the road. He said, "Look, we all have our roles, man, and you keep doing what you're doing." The bottom line to all this is that last week, with this smear and this phony accusation regarding something I had not said about active duty military personnel, or even those who opposed the war, was that once again the integrity of the US Military was brought into question when the integrity of the sourcing group, Media Matters for America, should have been brought into question.

They're a Hillary Clinton front group. They will continue to be used as an accredited source by the Drive-By Media, despite the fact that they have now been demonstrated to make things up, take things out of context, and embarrass those who report what they say. They will continue to be a source, because this is the '08 playbook that we saw break down last week, and the Democrats may still introduce their resolution in the House castigating me. I don't know. The House doesn't go into session 'til two o'clock. We'll have to wait and see. I don't know if they will do that or not. If they do it, it is just an effort to try to portray themselves as pro-military because they know they have to because they know the impression they have accurately created is that they're not pro-military, from Jack Murtha to Harry Reid claiming defeat, to John Kerry's lifetime of criticism of the soldiers. So they're going to try to deflect the criticism away from their pet organization, MoveOn.org, whose "Betray Us" ad backfired totally on them. It was a Wellstone moment for them, as this will be. But since you will never get an apology from Jack Murtha for mischaracterizing you as murderers, since you'll never get an apology from John Kerry, since you won't get an apology from Media Matters for America or anybody that works there, to all of you in the US Military, I want to apologize to you for them for the, again, firestorm over something that did not happen regarding your valor and your commitment to freedom and democracy last week on this program. I really regret that it happened, and I apologize to you on their behalf since they won't.







Read the Background Material...
House Democrats Prepare to Introduce Resolution Castigating Rush on House Floor?
Video: Will House Dems Castigate ABC News for Report on "Phony Heroes," Jesse Macbeth?
Radio Equalizer: ABC's 'Phony Vets': Same Language, Context As Rush
Newsbusters: The Group Behind Smear Campaigns Against Limbaugh and O’Reilly
Seattle Post Intelligencer: Poster Soldier for Anti-war Movement Was a Fake
RCP: Winter Soldier Syndrome - Michelle Malkin
Hot Air: Jesse Macbeth: I Admit It, I'm a Filthy Liar
AP: 8-month Sentence for Man Who Lied about Iraq Fighting

2007-10-01 12:21:03 · 11 answers · asked by mission_viejo_california 2 in Politics

Let me get this straight, the Democratic controlled Senate, who were elected to end this "Illegal War" voted to continue it so that the "Idiot President" can finish the job.
So much for integrity and effectiveness of the Democratic party. Is it now clear to anyone that they are all the same? That actions speak louder then words?

2007-10-01 12:19:29 · 14 answers · asked by Jim H 3 in Politics

I just need few things clearified:

1. What exactly does cooperative justice mean?
2.When did the issue of retributive vs. cooperative justice arise and why did it come to the attention of the public?

Thanks so much!

2007-10-01 12:19:10 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

Phony Vets Scam more than $1.4 Million and Damage Image of Honorable Veterans
U.S. Attorney Jeffrey C. Sullivan today announced some of the results of “Operation Stolen Valor,” a year long effort to investigate and prosecute those who lie about their military service for financial gain or other reasons. Sullivan and Doug Carver, Special Agent in Charge of the Veteran’s Affairs Office of Inspector General detailed eight prosecutions in the Veteran’s Affairs Northwest Region in 2007.

“As a Vietnam Veteran, and the father of a decorated Army officer currently serving, I feel very keenly the damage done by Jesse Macbeth and these other fakes,” said Jeff Sullivan, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington. “Macbeth’s lies fueled hostility to our servicemen in Iraq and here at home. Those who falsely claim medals for heroism, cheapen the recognition of our true war heroes.”
“The ‘phony war hero phenomenon’ plagues the American landscape and tarnishes the service of thousands of veterans who have served honorably. It strangles VA resources from providing critical care and benefits to deserving veterans returning from war,” said Douglas J. Carver, Special Agent in Charge of the VA Office of Inspector General, Western Field Office. “It all boils downs to this: these phonies submit claims to the VA for compensation and medical benefits they are not entitled to, and it takes away valuable resources from those who are entitled.”
In a dozen cases under investigation in the northwest, the fraud totals more than $1.4 million. Eight of the cases have been publicly filed and are in various stages of being adjudicated:
*Jesse Macbeth, 23, Tacoma, Washington, sentenced today in connection with his fraudulent claims of military service. Macbeth sought medical benefits claiming to suffer from PTSD related to service in Iraq and Afghanistan, in fact, Macbeth was discharged from the Army about a month after he joined. Macbeth never traveled outside the U.S. with the Army. Macbeth duped reporters, claiming to be a decorated Army Ranger who had witnessed war crimes.
*Reggie Buddle, 60, Puyallup, Washington, sentenced July 30, 2007, for Unlawful Wearing of United States Military Medals and Decorations. Buddle posed as a decorated Marine Corps Chaplin presiding over weddings, funerals and baptisms. Buddle was sentenced to 500 hours of community service and two years of probation.

*Larry Lewis Porter, 52, Seattle, Washington, sentenced April 19, 2007, for Mail Fraud in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain disability benefits from Veterans Affairs. Porter was sentenced to 37 months in prison. Porter claimed he suffered PTSD from experiences in the Navy, however investigation revealed the events were fabricated. Loss Amount: $134,000
*Roy J. Scott, 71, of Port Angeles, Washington pleaded guilty August 31, 2007, to Use of an Altered Military Discharge Certificate to obtain VA Compensation and Medical Benefits, and Unlawful Wearing of United States Military Medals and Decorations. Scott claimed he had served in the Marine Corps in Korea, that he was wounded in combat in Korea, and that he had been awarded the Korea Defense Medal, Korea Star Medal, and a Purple Heart (due to alleged gun shot wounds sustained during combat in Korea). Scott claimed to be honorably discharged, when in fact, he never earned those medals, never served in Korea or any foreign country and was Court-Martialed out of the Marine Corps. Loss Amount: $21,960.
*Merrick K. Hersey, 64, of Vancouver, Washington, Hersey was indicted August 1, 2007, for Use and Possession of Forged or Altered Military Discharge Certificate and False Statements. Hersey is a fugitive and is being sought by law enforcement. Hersey applied for benefits claiming he served in 1967-68, was awarded two Purple Hearts (for wounds sustained in active combat) and the Bronze Star (awarded for heroism). Hersey claimed he suffered from PTSD and sought benefits. In fact, Hersey never served in the Marine Corps at all. Loss Amount: $2,688.
*Michael D. Heit, 58, of Harrington, Washington, pleaded guilty yesterday (September 20, 2007) in U.S. District Court in Spokane, Washington to Use and Possession of a Forged or Altered Military Discharge Certificate and False Claims of Military Medals. Heit claimed he was a Vietnam vet who was held as a prisoner of war. He claimed to have been awarded three Purple Heart medals and the Silver Star. None of that is true. Loss Amount: $3,500
*Elvin J. Swisher, 70, of Idaho, is charged with Wearing Unauthorized Military Medals, False Statements, and Theft of Government Funds. Swisher falsely claimed he was wounded in Korea and that he had been awarded the Silver Star, Purple Heart and other medals for valor. Loss Amount: $95,000.
*Carlos Riosvalle, 83, of Portland, Oregon, was sentenced April 9, 2007, in Multnomah County for multiple counts of Theft by Deception. Riosvalle collected benefits claiming to have been “shot down while a pilot in World War II.” In fact Riosvalle never served in the armed forces. Loss Amount: $22,818.
These cases were all investigated by the Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General VA-OIG. The VA Office of the Inspector General operates a HOTLINE for the public to confidentially and safely report crimes like “Stolen Valor” involving VA or its programs. Call 800-488-8244, or fax to 202-565-7936, or e-mail to vaoighotline@va.gov, or write to VA OIG HOTLINE, PO Box 50410, Washington, DC 20091-0410.
The cases filed in the Western District of Washington are being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Ronald J. Friedman. For additional information please contact Emily Langlie, Public Affairs Officer for the United States Attorney’s Office, at (206) 553-4110.

2007-10-01 12:14:15 · 15 answers · asked by mission_viejo_california 2 in Politics

2007-10-01 12:12:50 · 17 answers · asked by sum_one_important 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

Jesus was crucified by conservatives for his liberal Ideas. Forgive your enemies, turn the other cheek, etc etc. Democracy was also a rather liberal concept. Anti-slavery was liberal. Social Security was liberal. Anti-child labor was liberal. The very concept of goodness is liberal. How can conservatives hate liberals?

2007-10-01 12:09:16 · 25 answers · asked by waynesworldstage 2 in Politics

Really? The topic is on the table. Blackwater is a big part of the Bush occupation plan. I don't hear much in the way of condemnation from anyone around here; so I figure either indifference or outright support is the name of the game. Come on, if you support what Blackwater has been up to, step up to the plate and swing.

Declare yourself.

2007-10-01 12:08:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

The only way I can see for us to get back the unity of right after 9/11 is to have an independent impartial investigation of it(9/11)!!Only an impartial investigation will ever put to rest the theories including the governments!

I am looking for honest answers please.

2007-10-01 12:08:08 · 17 answers · asked by honestamerican 7 in Politics

The number of civillian contractors exceeds the number of military in Iraq....doing critical jobs..without them there would have to be a draft...and we know what that would mean to US liberals...Can you say..."which way is Canada"?

2007-10-01 12:07:13 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

i allow her to live with me, i let her eat my food and use my electricity...etc... my car is still impounded. she can take the bus. i need the car at night, the buses don't run at night. she is acting like a spoiled brat and not sharing!!! i need to take my mother to bingo and she likes to hit the town nightspot...my mother has dementia and can not go out alone. should i set an ultimatium...no car no house to live in??? i really hate these teenage years!! thanks all!

2007-10-01 12:06:29 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

it seems like again and again their goal has been nothing but to waste military resources and human lives, try to justify the truly unjustifyable (Iraq) and try to strengthen al Qaida by de-stabilizing the entire Persian Gulf region and giving al Qaida the best recruitment tool they could have ever dreamed (again, Iraq)?

2007-10-01 12:03:36 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

We have been giving Israel several billions of dollar per year for weapons in order to defend themselves from the Arab world.

The Bible says that the land belong to Israelites...what do you think?

2007-10-01 12:03:27 · 6 answers · asked by chris l 1 in Government

what happens if you applied for family members in mexico, as a us resident and then you become a citizen, and you kids all minors and the spouse came to the us, can you change the applications to make the process faster, with out risking to gain a deportation?

2007-10-01 12:02:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

American citizens are losing their rights & freedoms. American citizens are losing their constitution. Some states are giving drivers licenses to illegal aliens. American businesses are giving jobs to illegal aliens. Some Americans want to give In-state college tuition to illegal aliens. Americans have to press 1 for English. America is lowering it's standards to people who don't even have a right to be in our country. America's borders, language, culture, traditions, & constitution is being watered down. America is losing what makes it America, thanks to pandering liberal activists & politicians who want to give illegal aliens what ever the hell they want. If you love America then you have to stand up & fight for it, before it gets to late.

2007-10-01 12:01:54 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Look at the Panama Canal, the war in the Phillipine, and the invasion of the Carribbean Islands. I would say so. What do you think?

2007-10-01 11:59:08 · 3 answers · asked by calvin has another question 1 in Government

I live in a dangerous neighborhood, and I've been mugged twice very recently. I simply can't walk 2 blocks outside of my house without facing such dangers. I'm seriously thinking about carrying a bat with me everywhere I go. Would anyone recommend any other ways I can protect myself in these situations or not get involved at all?

2007-10-01 11:57:56 · 5 answers · asked by Daniel 1 in Law & Ethics

"Simmons: "I think about one-fourth of his campaign contributions came from small donations made over the Internet, even though he collected more than any other Democratic candidate from Wall Street people. So at the end of the day, he's controlled, too. That's my point. He's a mouse, too, like everybody else."
It continues to say "Simmons is more right than he may care to know about Obama. Let's start with his second point - "progressive" Obama's mousy reliance on corporate political cash.
"Obama's reliance on deep-pockets supporters is certainly part of why he opposed an amendment to the Bankruptcy Act that would have capped credit card interest rates at 30 percent."
“The junior Senator from Illinois denounces the corrosive influence of private political cash on U.S. democracy while cozying up to Chicago's notoriously corrupt Big Money Mayor Richard M. Daley (with whom he shares the same high-priced campaign consultant (David Axlerod) and raking in campaign largesse from wealthy world-capitalist interests. His top career sponsors include Goldman Sachs, Exelon (the world's leading nuclear plant operator), the Soros Fund Management, J.P Morgan Chase & Co., leading corporate law and lobbying firms (Kirkland & Ellis and Skadden,”

2007-10-01 11:57:29 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

How can I get revenge on older people who piss me off without breaking the law? I am in highschool in a retirement town and have this problem all the time.

2007-10-01 11:55:54 · 4 answers · asked by shatterpulse 1 in Law & Ethics