Politics & Government - 16 October 2007

2007-10-16 10:41:40 · 4 answers · asked by GargVK 7 in Government

Immigrants' rights activists are suing the Otero County Sheriff's Department over the arrest of nearly 30 undocumented immigrants in Chaparral last month, officials with the groups Border Network for Human Rights and Paso Del Norte Civil Rights Project said.
The groups said they would file the lawsuit in Las Cruces before noon Wednesday.

"This is done on behalf of community members," said Fernando Garcia, executive director of the Border Network for Human Rights. "We hope it brings attention to the kind of enforcement happening in Chaparral."

Garcia wouldn't give more details about the lawsuit but said a press conference would take place Wednesday.

Several human rights groups have been gathering testimony from Chaparral residents in the past few weeks and found that some said that Sheriff's deputies used trickery to get into their houses and ask about their immigration statuses. Immigrants' rights advocates said immigration enforcement should be left to federal agencies.

Officials with the Otero County Sheriff's Department have denied they targeted immigrants during their operation, which was funded by federal money under the program Operation Stonegarden.

http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_7185416

2007-10-16 10:40:24 · 17 answers · asked by ShoeShine 1 in Immigration

My husband is in the army and is currently in Iraq and will be for 8 more months. We have not seen him for 6 months now. Christmas is coming up and i want to find him a military ring that he can wear with pride. I dont have alot of money for one so i was just wondering if anyone could help me. He would need a size 9 and would perferr it t be silver. If anyone could be of some help to me....i would appeciate it. It has been hard on him and would like to give him a gift of love!!!!

2007-10-16 10:39:27 · 8 answers · asked by ladyjwitt 2 in Military

I will be landing in Canada in a couple of months and I have been looking for information regarding importing a car from US to Canada, which has "NOT" been totally paid out.
I bought my car a year ago and I am still paying for it. I don't have the title since it needs to be paid in full before I can get it. I still own about 15 k, and I don't have the money to pay it in full. Any thoughts on this?

M

2007-10-16 10:37:48 · 3 answers · asked by mariellapf 1 in Immigration

ul Christian churches they built throughout the UK were now converted to hindu temples,mosques and the like.

2007-10-16 10:37:33 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

Is it true that people in the UK are pulling their own teeth because their government run health care.. Is running the dentist away and you have to wait mounths to get a simple procedure done... I would really like to hear the truth on this ... The demacrats are tring to implement a government program here in the US.. And the repudlicans are fighting it .. I have ins through my work I also have dental and diability.. I really dont want to pay more taxes for our government to steal..

2007-10-16 10:36:30 · 16 answers · asked by diva102288 4 in Civic Participation

from law school to judgeship.
difference between municipal, court of common pleas, and supreme court judge.
what are the qualifications?

2007-10-16 10:36:03 · 6 answers · asked by ashley k 2 in Law & Ethics

I notified my boss that I am coming late to work. He asked me the reason. Does full time employee have obligation to report the REASON of being late to the employer?

2007-10-16 10:35:15 · 9 answers · asked by Una-king 1 in Law & Ethics

2007-10-16 10:33:56 · 1 answers · asked by pizzabagel 1 in Law & Ethics

My dad gave me money for a snack at the gas station by my house and I was walking there and a cop pulled up next to me and he said you cant be walking around here you need to be with a adult.

I'm small for my age but I'm 12 not a little kid! I said i was just going to get a pop and he stopped the car and got out and told me that I had to get in the police car and he was taking me home. Well I thought maybe he was crazy or not really a cop cuz he was acting weird so I said no to him and he screamed at me that i was resisting a officer and if I didn't want to go to jail get in the car now!

I was scard so I ran home and then the officer told my dad that I needed to be taught to obey the police.

Is that normal?

p.s. seanny I used spell check.

2007-10-16 10:33:24 · 12 answers · asked by Oliver J 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

And how did he win.

2007-10-16 10:32:48 · 8 answers · asked by stp52x 3 in Other - Politics & Government

Offensively or defensively?

On whom?

2007-10-16 10:31:35 · 48 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

Collecting Legal Fees

My Mother passed away in September of 2006. Together my Sister & I were helping our semi independent Brother who has Cerebral Palsy. In February 2007 my sister filed with the court in Los Angeles for Conservatorship of my Brother. In the documents to the court she made false accusations about me the way I have treated my Brother. The Court appointed my Brother a (PVP) Lawyer. In July of 2007 the (PVP) Lawyer issued his report and submitted it to the court. The report was not to my Sisters favor and in fact stated that I should be my Brothers Conservator if one was appointed. I never felt my Brother needed a Conservator.

It was only at that time did my sister agree to sit down with a mediator. In September 2007 all the issues are settled and my Sister and I have a working agreement in relation to taking care of my Brothers health and financial needs.

My Question Is:
Can my Brother & I sue my Sister to pay our legal and court fees. For my brother it has cost him over $12,000 and for me over $30,000.

2007-10-16 10:27:34 · 4 answers · asked by divechimes 1 in Law & Ethics

The State Children’s Health Insurance Program, or S-CHIP, has become the target of political games in Washington. S-CHIP was rightly intended to provide health insurance to kids whose families barely miss qualifying for Medicaid, something everyone agrees is a good idea. However, Washington liberals are attempting to overextend the program, hurting children already on the program and worse yet, hurting children who qualify for S-CHIP but who are not currently enrolled. S-CHIP is for children who need it, not adults and not the middle class.




Created in 1997 by a Republican Congress and President Clinton, S-CHIP was created to help families on the cusp of the Federal poverty line. The program received tremendous bi-partisan support and is a strategic safety-net designed to get children necessary care instead of visits to the emergency room. Through a federal and state partnership, children of families making up to $41,300 receive health insurance, but unfortunately some children are simply not enrolled.

In my state of Louisiana, Governor Kathleen Blanco recently reported that 68,250 children in Louisiana now qualify for S-CHIP but are not enrolled, and current legislation before Congress would not aim to sign up these 68,250 children before thousands more children and adults from wealthier families were added. Nationally, the number of eligible but un-enrolled children tops 500,000. In addition, Governor Blanco admitted her intent to include thousands of illegal immigrants in the program. I want S-CHIP to focus on registering those kids who currently qualify, before overextending the program to those for whom it was not intended. The disparity between those who qualify and those who are enrolled limits the ability of children who need to see primary care physicians. Our governor must do her part to reverse declining S-CHIP enrollment and fix the lack of healthcare that stems from bureaucratic burdens set by her administration. Other governors must do the same.

To those who say the program is too expensive, I say S-CHIP makes fiscal sense. Extending health insurance to children whose parents make just above the poverty line allows them to see a doctor, when an emergency room visit is much more costly and leads to lengthy waiting lines. Also, S-CHIP relieves some of the anxiety faced by many families suffering from a lack of portable healthcare insurance.

The arguments being waged by Washington liberals suggest a lack of coverage exists. As a physician, I support increased funding to cover those children who now qualify for the program. S-CHIP is a critical program for many families, and ensuring that the funds go to children in need is a necessary responsibility. Overextending the coverage is careless and will only hurt those S-CHIP is intended to help. Even with S-CHIP or Medicaid coverage, children still face significant access problems when seeking care. According to another of the Governor’s reports, families often have trouble finding a primary care practitioner. This must be fixed before our children have true, reliable access to healthcare.

Finally, stalling a vote and refusing to debate S-CHIP in Washington is irresponsible politics at its worst. It has been more than a week since the president’s veto, and members on both sides of the aisle agree that a compromise exists. However, the Democratic leadership, directed by Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, refuses to reconsider the legislation in any form. They believe pressuring members to support their overextension is timelier than fighting for 500,000 children across the country who are eligible, but who nonetheless go without needed health insurance.

I support S-CHIP, and I am committed to ensuring it is a successful program that helps the children who need it and the children for whom it is intended. The children of Louisiana and the children of this nation deserve that much and I urge my colleagues in Washington to find a viable compromise. It’s about protecting S-CHIP for the children who truly need it.

2007-10-16 10:26:32 · 5 answers · asked by mission_viejo_california 2 in Politics

to put in Eastern Europe? I don't hear any of them clammoring for it and even if they did, why can't these socialist countries pay for it themselves?

2007-10-16 10:26:30 · 5 answers · asked by Mezmarelda 6 in Other - Politics & Government

What would the "L" stand for in F.L.O.T.U.S. I can think of three nouns how about you...??

2007-10-16 10:26:07 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

i like to work and live in canada i am salvadorean what can i do

2007-10-16 10:25:25 · 5 answers · asked by Francisco M 1 in Immigration

ive been wondering for a long time and cant find the answer

2007-10-16 10:25:21 · 10 answers · asked by guppie_grll2005 1 in Military

What are the things you would change?

2007-10-16 10:22:29 · 2 answers · asked by carboncruncher 2 in Civic Participation

2007-10-16 10:21:40 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

I already know that a liscence is good out of state, but can a minor that lives in Florida visit a location in Virginia legally? This would be an unaccompanied minor going out of state.

2007-10-16 10:20:58 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

The reporters he hold up to praise are Liberals -
JOE GALLOWAY -
http://www.military.com/Opinions/0,,Galloway_070605,00.html
THOM SHANKER
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/23/washington/23history.html?n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/S/Shanker,%20Thom
JOHN BURNS
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/11/world/middleeast/11iraq.html?n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/B/Burns,%20John%20F.

2007-10-16 10:20:54 · 2 answers · asked by oohhbother 7 in Politics

I posted something a week or so ago asking if anyone was an emancipated minor or knew anything in regards to becoming emancipated. Someone posted a response saying that it was easier to become an emancipated minor in montana- I did not have internet access for awhile so by the time I found the answer- I could not email that person----

if you have any information about it being easier to be emancipated in certain ways, or states-- or are the person who answered my question before- please respond.--thankyou

2007-10-16 10:18:53 · 3 answers · asked by invisible_being 2 in Law & Ethics

2007-10-16 10:18:28 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I recently did some prime fishing in the bay at 4 am
when a parade of flshing orbs came out of the ocean
and took off into the night........??

2007-10-16 10:18:00 · 8 answers · asked by Sir Titus of Avalon 1 in Military

With the price of oil climbing should we tell the enviromentalists to go to hell and drill in America??

2007-10-16 10:17:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I have never been to one and its my dates first one too! idk what to expect! hes the youngest so i know he gets to do the cutting the cake part! Im really excited but idk if this dress will work. Its from my Senior Prom

http://www.thebridalshop.com/alyce_designs/images/6884-closeup.jpg

2007-10-16 10:17:18 · 12 answers · asked by Ashley 1 in Military

2007-10-16 10:16:15 · 24 answers · asked by Lane 3 in Elections

I'm an American Jew, and I don't understand why American poiticians, and the American media are so completely unable to criticize the Israeli government about their international and (especially) internal dealings. What's up?

2007-10-16 10:16:13 · 10 answers · asked by mick t 5 in Politics

Looks like someone is looking for new friends.

http://www.gulf-news.com/opinion/columns/world/10160716.html

2007-10-16 10:11:52 · 13 answers · asked by rance42 5 in Politics