Politics & Government - 15 October 2007

2007-10-15 06:05:13 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

I'm very curious as to why some or many folks cease going to church service sometime in their lives.
In my case, an avid catholic church goer, I got real turned off when our priests started delving into politics on a regular basis! Every sunday they preached about abortion and were actually suggesting in 2004 who we should vote for president depending on who was anti choice. Our forefathers clearly intended for our churches to stay away from making govt. policy and in return they could aquire land for their churches without paying land taxes. Look at the huge churches being built today in prime real estate property and they are preaching politics from the pulpit and making policy right alongside our public figures! We should discontinue giving them tax breaks on land. Maybe paying back taxes on those huge pieces of land!! That would make them think twice about meddling into politics and contributing to the anti-choice candidates. That's why I decided to quit attending services.

2007-10-15 06:04:59 · 9 answers · asked by liberalthinktank 3 in Law & Ethics

2007-10-15 06:04:45 · 1 answers · asked by T T 1 in Law & Ethics

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070928/ts_nm/security_eavesdropping_kidnap_dc_3


Our more simply stated will US soldiers that the liberals so support die because the Democrats are censuring the Ottoman Empire VS. say saving life people today?

2007-10-15 06:02:46 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Im confused .? I thought at sixteen you were classed as a non dependant and treated like an adult and child benefit stopped because you can leave school and get full time employment, so theres no need for benefits. Now the taxcredit system is here its 19-20.The law says your are an adult when your 18 . So why are the government still paying tax credits etc for young people to work full time and do 12hrs college (which is classed as fultime education) Do u think the benefits system has gone wrong by classing adults as children ?

2007-10-15 06:02:08 · 6 answers · asked by trixy 1 in Other - Politics & Government

citizenship?

2007-10-15 05:56:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Embassies & Consulates

It makes me wonder...

2007-10-15 05:54:47 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

When I mentionned that the word terrorist and soldiers are just matter of opinion most people are eager to mention that soldiers fight with honor unlike terrorist who are the scum of the earth killing innocent civilians...

What do you think any WW ll victims would say about this?
Would they say that German soldier had honor and weren't killing innocent? (choke)

And what would German soldiers have called french and british fighters? Soldiers or insurgent?

Soldiers and terrorists are terms define by propaganda only...

There is no honor in killing people...

2007-10-15 05:53:10 · 18 answers · asked by gumtrunk 2 in Military

2007-10-15 05:52:40 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2007-10-15 05:52:08 · 9 answers · asked by realitycheck 3 in Politics

tell me what she did or is going to do. why is she where she is?

2007-10-15 05:51:44 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Say you can't have both, although that would be ideal.

If you were considering breaking the law, would you be more likely to commit the crime if you KNEW you were going to get caught, but the punishment wouldn't be that severe (interpret for yourself)?

Or would you be more likely to commit the crime if there was a chance you would get away with it, but any punishment WOULD be extremely severe (interpret for yourself)?

Think back to disobeying your parents as a teenager if that helps.

2007-10-15 05:49:53 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

2007-10-15 05:49:17 · 31 answers · asked by Liberal City 6 in Politics

I've made some proposals this morning. Some of the criticisms of these proposals have been cost.

President Bush asked for $192 billion for Iraq.

Don't you think we could afford machines for voting that would lead to a more accurrate count?


Don't you think we can afford 1000 person precincts to be staffed with qualified workers?

Don't you think we can staff a secretary of state office (or local office) with forms that are in English that ask for name address city state zip and date of birth and machines for biometrics for the voter (which would not be an implanted "chip") but would be a thumbprint scan perhaps.

$192 billion for the Iraq, can't we afford the voting machines of Democracy for a fair system?

2007-10-15 05:49:09 · 4 answers · asked by Spartacus 3 in Politics

Money
Media and
Marketing?

2007-10-15 05:48:52 · 7 answers · asked by dicedrock 2 in Other - Politics & Government

My neighbor across the street is a war supporter but states he doesn't want his 21 year old son to go in the military and fight. He says "I support the war as long as others fight and die".

2007-10-15 05:48:09 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

I am not entirely happy with my job as an aerospace engineer in the space launch industry. I am married, make 64K and think it is still not enough to support my wife and I. Is it possible to join the military on the side and make a little extra money while I work fulltime here at my job. I don't think my boss would let me take time off for boot camp...

2007-10-15 05:46:54 · 5 answers · asked by Dr S 4 in Military

From the federal government (both democratic AND republican parties) down to the local community groups I see waste is rampant! I'm too buisy working to pay my taxes to get into government and make a change. How can we let them know we don't want to continue paying so much for waste?

2007-10-15 05:46:30 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Civic Participation

2007-10-15 05:43:23 · 12 answers · asked by historyproject 1 in Law & Ethics

to have formally held a position in the Tobacco Industry? How can anyone who has a vested interest in the Tobacco Industry be in a position of voting for or against any/all legislation concerning this industry? Thanks.

God's Speed and Grace,
Nancy

2007-10-15 05:42:19 · 6 answers · asked by Nancy E 2 in Government

2007-10-15 05:41:45 · 31 answers · asked by realitycheck 3 in Politics

or standing around her mom looking out of place?

2007-10-15 05:41:43 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

President George Bush is rejecting bills from the Democratic controlled Congress that total about $956 billion in domestic spending ( he only wants to spend about $933 billion), while at the same time asking for even more money for the war in Iraq. That war as already cost $450 billion.
Bush deficits have hit record highs for any President. But yet he complains that the extra $23 billion that the Democrats want for domestic purposes would raise taxes.
Which leads to a VERY interesting question. How will the United States pay for all the spending that the Bush administration as done if we don't do it by taxes ? Apparently Bush is implying that only the Democrats actually have to pay for what they spend through taxes. But his administration can spend and NOT pay.
Does this sound like fiscal responsibility to you ?!

2007-10-15 05:41:31 · 14 answers · asked by ? 6 in Politics

2007-10-15 05:40:42 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I propose that every vote for President is put into a machine that records the vote electronically. There would be a paper output that the voter would then have and after the voter approves the vote would drop a paper copy into a "box".

At the end of the day the precinct workers would have the electronic talley and be able to count the paper ballots to verify.

So in a 1000 person precinct where 505 people voted for Rudy and 495 people vote for Hillary, the paper would be divided in to two piles and the Rudy pile would be verified by the precinct workers.

The electronic vote could be transmitted to a state office, and the precinct could call in the verified total for a match.

We'd know who won the Presidency by 10pm Pacific time day of election.

2007-10-15 05:39:54 · 10 answers · asked by Spartacus 3 in Politics

i reckon that if these thugs could be sent to a zero-tolerance academy, they would be fit to go back to society. maybe don't allow them to use weapons, but everything else the same.

2007-10-15 05:39:40 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

War has been declared on Christians, Jews, non-Muslims and secularists worldwide by Islamic extremists...simply because we are infidels according to their belief. As Islamic fundamentalism spreads its tentacles worldwide, it is crucial for the people of the Western world to understand the danger, know what to expect, and know what to do about it.

Threats and realities of forced conversions to Islam, beheadings, torture and murder are quickly becoming commonplace. They’re rarely mentioned in the news and when they are, it’s with a disclaimer…the word “insurgent” has replaced the truth of “terrorists.”
http://www.americancongressfortruth.org/

2007-10-15 05:33:05 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

to conduct the search and did not call the police to conduct the search.

One could argue that it is the responsibilty of the principal to provide and orderly and safe envoirnment. Although students have a right to privacy this expectation can be diminished in certain cirumstances. If the teacher has reasonable beliefs that drugs may be found on a student it is not in the schools best interest to request a warrant beforehand.

On the other hand, it is argued that if the search was conducted by police it would of been unreasonable because they did not have a warrant, therefore the evidence should be excluded. The court should decided whether they search should be conducted not a teacher since they are not fully versed with the practices of law and cannot insure and objective search. Schools have a duty to foster consititutional rights, and there is no compelling evidence that schools require a lower standard.

If a person was convicted because of this should an appeal be allowed?

2007-10-15 05:32:46 · 10 answers · asked by Coper 1 in Politics

to conduct the search and did not call the police to conduct the search.

One could argue that it is the responsibilty of the principal to provide and orderly and safe envoirnment. Although students have a right to privacy this expectation can be diminished in certain cirumstances. If the teacher has reasonable beliefs that drugs may be found on a student it is not in the schools best interest to request a warrant beforehand.

On the other hand, it is argued that if the search was conducted by police it would of been unreasonable because they did not have a warrant, therefore the evidence should be excluded. The court should decided whether they search should be conducted not a teacher since they are not fully versed with the practices of law and cannot insure and objective search. Schools have a duty to foster consititutional rights, and there is no compelling evidence that schools require a lower standard.

If a person was convicted because of this should an appeal be allowed?

2007-10-15 05:30:52 · 14 answers · asked by Coper 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

2007-10-15 05:30:46 · 3 answers · asked by Spartacus 3 in Politics