Politics & Government - 5 October 2007

Lets say someone sues you and you end up losing and you are ordered to pay an amount of money.

1A) Does the court pay the plaintiff then get the money from the defendant?

1B) Or does the defendant just pay the plaintiff?

2) What happens if you don't pay?

2007-10-05 09:43:50 · 5 answers · asked by EPD23 4 in Law & Ethics

hey cons......show you have a brain and state you agree with this statement

2007-10-05 09:43:45 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

i entered a lease purchase agreement but the property was stolen. i want to pay off the lease but not at those prices. now they are threatening criminal charges. is thsi lega?

2007-10-05 09:41:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

2007-10-05 09:39:00 · 12 answers · asked by ? 3 in Other - Politics & Government

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/10/05/gi-to-her-family-ask-many-questions-if-i-die/

2007-10-05 09:39:00 · 8 answers · asked by captain_koyk 5 in Politics

Why would someone spend 20 years in the army, and only rise to a staff sargent. When a 22 year old kid goes through basic training after R.O.T.C. and out ranks the sargent as an officer?

2007-10-05 09:38:44 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

i'm in current affairs and we were disscussing weither or not you have to stand for the pledge or not. I know you dont have to say it cause you might have different beliefs but do you have to stand up? also if you found information on the internet can you send me the link? thanks a billion

2007-10-05 09:38:31 · 15 answers · asked by I'm the love you left behind 1 in Other - Politics & Government

I will provide no links, Liberals won't look at them or will say they are from untrustworthy source. You know how to use google, help yourself.
Detroit Michigan school system for the year 2005-2006 according to the Detroit Free Press, ARMED police officers will start patrolling the school. In the above school year, the school system reported 39,318 discipline referals, and filed 5,500 crime reports and this is NOT including truancy or property damage! 5,500 little Liberals and they had a graduation rate of a whopping 21.7%. In other words, between only 1 in 4 to 1 in 5 students graduate!
If Liberals call themselves Progressives, then where is the progress? It would be measured in negative number growing in reverse from the time that Conservatives ran Detroit and the Public school system.
What is WRONG with this picture? Throwing more money at these broken school systems will not solve the problem. It will take a LOT of tough love, the kind only given by Conservatives!

2007-10-05 09:38:11 · 13 answers · asked by plezurgui 6 in Politics

If you are 18 and just graduated from highschool, and are applying to college, can you be drafted?

2007-10-05 09:37:44 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

Does Rush Limbaugh consider them to be "phony families"?

2007-10-05 09:36:21 · 9 answers · asked by truth seeker 7 in Politics

2007-10-05 09:35:30 · 8 answers · asked by LaToya H 1 in Elections

I'm a European,we don't have to register,we just vote when it's an election or not depending on the country(most have a right to vote but some still have a legal obligation to vote).
Where do you register?Is it the government?And if you register with a political affiliation doesn't that mean the government has records on all its citizens who choose to vote political leanings?Is that really a good idea?
I'm looking for the facts about registration and an opinion,thanks

2007-10-05 09:34:55 · 12 answers · asked by justgoodfolk 7 in Politics

The biggest HIPOCRITS in America are the women that believe in abortion but yet say "it takes two to make a baby".
(Legally it is NOT a baby, until SHE says its a baby!...and that's a LEGAL FACT)

The biggest losers in America is the man in there life, or the childrens FATHERS.

The saddest thing in America is the courts because they uphold the DOUBLE standard and Screw the father by giving mothers the children, house and child support for "their" SOLE DECISON!

Women rights? Where are the FATHERS RIGHTS?
NO ONE should be forced to pay for the SOLE CHOICE/DECISON OF ANOTHER....(in any matter)

"if you have the SOLE DECISION, you should have the SOLE FINANCIAL responsiblity, along the the other RESPONSIBILITIES OF THAT "SOLE" CHOICE or DECISION or CHANGE THE LAW!

How RIDICULOUSLY UNFAIR.

Mothers get the children 88% of the time, with 12% of them going to others......"some" are fathers.

Change the law and be more FAIR to fathers and THEIR children.

2007-10-05 09:34:17 · 1 answers · asked by schmidt50401 3 in Government

2007-10-05 09:33:10 · 13 answers · asked by EW 3 in Government

There is a saying: Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
It seems to me that we could have avoided World War Two, the Holocaust, and all that destruction, if someone would have had the balls to launch a pre-emptive strike on Hitler in ’37 or ’38 while he was still pretty weak. Instead, we had Europeans with their “negotiations” and “diplomacy”, with Neville Chamberlain saying “Peace in our time”.

So why does everyone now despise Bush for doing that very thing? People howl and moan about “pre-emptive” war? Let’s not forget that Saddam used WMD’s on his own people and on the Iranians. And for you college kids, don’t forget that in the 80’s the Israelis bombed a nuclear plant in Iraq because Saddam WAS trying to develop a nuke. (I hope they bomb the Iranian plant next.)

2007-10-05 09:31:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

2007-10-05 09:30:35 · 20 answers · asked by thestoneadge2002 1 in Law & Ethics

There is a saying: Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
It seems to me that we could have avoided World War Two, the Holocaust, and all that destruction, if someone would have had the balls to launch a pre-emptive strike on Hitler in ’37 or ’38 while he was still pretty weak. Instead, we had Europeans with their “negotiations” and “diplomacy”, with Neville Chamberlain saying “Peace in our time”.

So why does everyone now despise Bush for doing that very thing? People howl and moan about “pre-emptive” war? Let’s not forget that Saddam used WMD’s on his own people and on the Iranians. And for you college kids, don’t forget that in the 80’s the Israelis bombed a nuclear plant in Iraq because Saddam WAS trying to develop a nuke. (I hope they bomb the Iranian plant next.)

2007-10-05 09:30:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-10-05 09:30:09 · 18 answers · asked by stayyoung 3 in Politics

i won the US green card lottory 2006, and got the US entry visa that would valid till 26th March 2007.
I cant go and settle down in such a short time as I have to complet my post graduate exam which is already 80% complted. But I can go to US for couple of weeks before the last date and come back.
Does anyone know the procedure of after entering US?
What the shortest time that I can get done the paper work of DV lottery at US immigration and come back to my home country to complete the MBA?
Within how long I have to apply for PR?

2007-10-05 09:29:42 · 4 answers · asked by Bandula A 1 in Immigration

I used to be a very avid supporter of him. I still share his fundamental beliefs about conservatism and patriotism. Like him, I am a conservative first and a Republican second.

However, I've stopped listening to his radio show. I've noticed that his comments toward liberal or other callers who disagree with him have become pretty scathing. Also, while important, the dialogue of his shows doesn't ALWAYS have to involve defending Rudy's and Mitt's record and citing ills against Hillary and Obama. Surely he could highlight more positives within the current conservative movement.

I've also stopped watching his TV show H&C. His "interrupt the liberal guests until they can't say anything" interview method can sometimes become just outright rude.

Please, give me polite but honest answers. It's not like I'm becoming a lib at all here, but Hannity is disappointing me more and more.

(As a side note, supposedly Hannity's wife has filed to divorce him. That's a shame.)

2007-10-05 09:29:30 · 6 answers · asked by BlanketyBlank 1 in Politics

Everywhere you turn traditional Christian values are under attack. Why is it that these values are attacked for not being "tolerant" when, by the very nature of the attack is itself intolerant?
Its a double standard these days. Its like when Darth Vader said "Join us or die".
That seems to be the attitude among liberal theologians, politicans, media spin doctors & talking heads, college professors, the ACLU, race activist, and a host of others!
If you agree with them then youre doing your part as a contributing citizen but if you try to hold yourself to a higher standard that rejects the very sin nature that liberalism promotes then youre just a bigot and a hypocrite. They go STRAIGHT to the name calling the second you disagree. They say they are the ones who are being tolerant when in fact they are the ones being the bigots and hypocrites. Actions speak louder than words dont you think?

2007-10-05 09:29:21 · 27 answers · asked by Kyle M 2 in Politics

Let's say someone murdered their spouse. What happens after that person hires a defense attorney. What's the entire process... in detail please. I really need this info. for research.

Thank you!

2007-10-05 09:28:19 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

...for their faith.

Congressman Tom Tancredo, one of 42 voting “present,” in a press release after the vote cited the resolution as "an example of the degree to which political correctness has captured the political and media elite" in America. He further stated: “I am not opposed to commending any religion for their faith. The problem is that any attempt to do so for Jews or Christians is immediately condemned as ’breaching’ the non-existent line between Church and State by the same elite.”

Your thoughts?

2007-10-05 09:28:11 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-10-05 09:27:29 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

U.S. Operatives Killed Detainees During Interrogations in Afghanistan and Iraq (10/24/2005)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: media@aclu.org

CIA, Navy Seals and Military Intelligence Personnel Implicated

NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union today made public an analysis of new and previously released autopsy and death reports of detainees held in U.S. facilities in Iraq and Afghanistan, many of whom died while being interrogated. The documents show that detainees were hooded, gagged, strangled, beaten with blunt objects, subjected to sleep deprivation and to hot and cold environmental conditions.

""There is no question that U.S. interrogations have resulted in deaths,"" said Anthony D. Romero, Executive Director of the ACLU. ""High-ranking officials who knew about the torture and sat on their hands and those who created and endorsed these policies must be held accountable. America must stop putting its head in the sand and deal with the torture scandal that has rocked our military.""

The documents released today include 44 autopsies and death reports as well as a summary of autopsy reports of individuals apprehended in Iraq and Afghanistan. The documents show that detainees died during or after interrogations by Navy Seals, Military Intelligence and ""OGA"" (Other Governmental Agency) -- a term, according to the ACLU, that is commonly used to refer to the CIA.

According to the documents, 21 of the 44 deaths were homicides. Eight of the homicides appear to have resulted from abusive techniques used on detainees, in some instances, by the CIA, Navy Seals and Military Intelligence personnel. The autopsy reports list deaths by ""strangulation,"" ""asphyxiation"" and ""blunt force injuries."" An overwhelming majority of the so-called ""natural deaths"" were attributed to ""Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease.""

2007-10-05 09:26:43 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

what is the republican party's philosphy regrading the role of government in American life?

2007-10-05 09:25:25 · 10 answers · asked by Vidya R 1 in Politics

Look at this comparison. In 50 years of aggregate democratic controlled congresses, the debt went up 4.2 trillion dollars. In only 14 years of Republican controlled congresses, the debt went up nearly 5 trillion dollars.

With presidents, under Democratic presidents, the debt went up 2.4 trillion dollars and under Republican presidents, the debt has gone up 6.7 trillion dollars.

Republicans are the party of fiscal conservatism? What is left to prove that, at a minimum, both sides spend but its the conservatives that appear to be lying about it and say its just the Dems? Why is this still a mantra of the republican party?

2007-10-05 09:25:13 · 12 answers · asked by Tom C 3 in Politics

I have no problem with legal immigration. If someone wants to come into the country LEGALLY, pay their taxes, and become a productive member of society I say welcome. However, I do have a problem with people moving into this country and expecting me to change to accomodate them. The link is for an article in the Chicago Sun-Times about a school that had to take JELLO off it's menu because someone was offended, and now has to change it's traditional holiday celebrations. When does it end?

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/578734%2CCST-NWS-oaklawn28.article

2007-10-05 09:24:00 · 19 answers · asked by hawk.eye9 2 in Immigration

Why is it that so much of our tax dollars go into removing drunk drivers from out streets yet, anyone can go into any bar(atleast where it is permitted) drink a few and walk right out on to the street??? What would you do to correct this inconsistancy???

2007-10-05 09:21:10 · 7 answers · asked by Tx Guy 3 in Law Enforcement & Police

2007-10-05 09:21:05 · 12 answers · asked by jimmymae2000 7 in Elections