Politics & Government - 26 October 2007

I just heard there are many volunteer firefighters that went from Mexico to the USA to help fight the bad fires you're having in CA..... of course they weren't asked for any documents to enter the country, yet Americans could think that there could be some people among them that might try to use this as a way to enter the USA. Why don't you expel these "illegal" people as well??? Only cuz they're helping you now and you feel that the rest of the immigrants aren't?? So when you do need mexican work force it's ok to cross the border without papers and without being suspicious about them, but when you don't want them it's ok to expel or even kill them? You should be fair.... you want no mexicans over there? Then send our firefighters back and get the fires extinguished on your own.....

Don't mean to be rude to the Americans who aren't immigrant-haters, but I've seen so many ppl bad mouthing mexicans here that I just thought I'd make this question....

2007-10-26 14:41:25 · 29 answers · asked by Lprod 6 in Immigration

Besides being on a different team, maybe it's cause they know she will get us back on the right track and NO MORE WARS! What do you think? (Vote Hilary in '08)

2007-10-26 14:40:49 · 18 answers · asked by Fireman T 6 in Other - Politics & Government

I was in a car accident over 3 months ago and the car I was driving was a friends. I know I'm at fault and I know have to pay for the damages but 3 MONTHS later he just now contacting me for money to his car. He's saying I owe him 5000$ when his insurance company (he only has liability) says I have to pay what the car is worth. I know I still need to pay for it, but it's getting to the point that he just wants the money not to fix the car but because his car has been hit twice since the accident and a lot more problems are arising after the accident which I KNOW had nothing to do with my accident. I just don't know what to do, I know I should pay but I just need some laws on car accidents.

2007-10-26 14:40:27 · 8 answers · asked by Britne W 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

Well, considering how dumb the supporters of the Awful 7 (Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Giuliani, Romney, Thompson, McCain) are, that's a pretty amazing feat. I'd probably go with the Romney supporters because it is plain obvious that he has flip-flopped on nearly every issue and nobody knows what he actually believes. However, I'm not taking anything away from the rest of the Awful 7's supporters. As a group, the supporters of these candidates are taking ignorance and stupidity to a whole new level.

2007-10-26 14:39:48 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

I keep reading articles on how she is abusive to animals("Socks" the White House cat). And how she assualted her husband. She speaks against domestic abuse YET she does it! Here is ONE of the links that talks about her abuse of Bill BEFORE he cheated!!!!
http://nzmera.orcon.net.nz/hillaryc.html

Is she abusive or not? The evidence suggests she is! However what do you think? Try to have substance in your response! NO need to call me names like a immature brat if you don't like my question!

2007-10-26 14:39:13 · 9 answers · asked by Boomer 3 in Elections

Let's look at some of the typical knee jerk reactions from liberals, shall we:
1. We need to raise taxes.
2. It helps the elderly and the poor.
3. Republicans help greedy corporations.
4. It's Bush's fault.
5. We need to expand funding for social programs.
6. The program failed because we didn't allocate enough funding for it.

And my personal favorites and most often used.
7. It's for the children (even though 9 out of 10 times it's clearly not, need I say SCHIP)
8. Everything republicans do benefits the rich and hurts the poor (tax cuts, the flat or fair tax, privatizing social security, vouchers for school choice, etc.).

The sad thing is, how many people buy this garbage from the left. Feel free to chime in with some more examples.

2007-10-26 14:35:45 · 16 answers · asked by Adolf Schmichael 5 in Politics

My husband is in the military. If someone breaks into my house and I use a gun to defend myself or my children, can I be charged with a crime?

2007-10-26 14:35:35 · 3 answers · asked by ronvetgirl 2 in Law & Ethics

I can honestly say that I couldn't care less about whatever happend on the infamous 9/11 2001 in New York or wherever... So what if some 2-3000 people dies in a "terrorism attack" ? That's nothing... The same number of people die on the streets of New York dayli, from crime, starvation, lack of medical help due to lack off money.. Why should I care about the people who died in the 9/11 attack? If I hear about people that is born with AIDS? And other serious problems...

I've even heard people refere to the 9/11 blowup as the "worlds best performance art happening in history"...

What do you think? Reply:

2007-10-26 14:33:54 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-10-26 14:25:13 · 4 answers · asked by munzon24 1 in Military

agree or disagree

2007-10-26 14:21:54 · 33 answers · asked by Jedi Master Titus Pullo (USA) 5 in Immigration

Say a private in basic is suppose to get paid " 1301.40 $ "
Is this including " allowance " ? and wont that mean the person will get like $ 650 the 2 days he gets paid? So i am assuming i am doing something wrong, please explain the pay.. or process. thanks

2007-10-26 14:21:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

Get more educated than the illegal immigrants, so the job you have can't be taken by them.

2007-10-26 14:18:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

im in california and i got a ticket for turning right on a red light when there was a sign saying not to turn right on red lights.

the section for this is section 22101(d) and says it will cost $146.

i got a letter in the mail today saying it will cost $246, why? was this a mistake?

2007-10-26 14:18:22 · 7 answers · asked by JOE DIRT 5 in Law Enforcement & Police

2007-10-26 14:17:37 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

When he leaves the white house?

2007-10-26 14:15:34 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Are you starting to get it now?

You can add to the list if you want to.

2007-10-26 14:14:00 · 22 answers · asked by Enigma 6 in Politics

I know you Paratroopers are airborne, but do you guys ever get helicopter training in division, or do you HAVE to go to air assault school for that?

And when I say air assault, I mean fast roping, not just hopping off the helo.

Also, does 82nd, 173rd or 101st learn to conduct raids and hostage rescue etc... like Marine MEU's do?

2007-10-26 14:13:44 · 2 answers · asked by The_Bourbonator 2 in Military

Don't they want the truth?

2007-10-26 14:12:52 · 7 answers · asked by Zardoz 7 in Politics

When the Community guidelines and moderation deletes an answer to a question, I was told by other individual's on this forum, sometimes they will give an explanation, other times they ignore you as if they are SS Chief Heinrich Himmler strutting around a concentration camp in Nazi, Germany, loathing everyone's right to have an existence on this media forum? How can this be considered a forum with any credibility, when discriminatory practices prevail without recourse to truth or justice?

2007-10-26 14:10:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

A letter to the editor questioned whether the fact that people from Louisiana still live in FEMA trailers and the fact that already debris is being moved and rebuilding has started in California has ANY thing to do with the color of skin, the amount of personal worth and the voter registration of the victims. Your thoughts?

2007-10-26 14:09:47 · 15 answers · asked by momatad 4 in Politics

i wonder if she will because she is bill clintons wife and i m just not sure.

2007-10-26 14:09:08 · 15 answers · asked by Dusty. (: 2 in Elections

I got terminated from my job because I ran out of Sick Hours and PTO Hours. I called in because I have a medical condition, and when I came back to work, my manager suspended me for a week without giving me a chance to explain why I was sick. After my suspension, I was told to come back to work because I had to meet my manager and HR.When I got there, right in front of me was my termination letter.

Before signing the termination paper, I told them about my medical condition which is on their records because I had surgery done on it during my 1st year of employment and this is a recurring medical condition. I had proof of medical records from my doctor, but they REFUSED to see it because they said it was already "TOO LATE" for anything to happen. They had to continue with the termination. They didn't even give me a chance to explain and show proof that I was sick.

Do you guys think this is discrimnation based on disability, and should I take legal action for wrongful termination?

2007-10-26 14:08:31 · 8 answers · asked by teenisav 1 in Law & Ethics

Regarding the fires near San Diego.

2007-10-26 14:06:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

WI used to pay for hormonal therapy for inmates until the Republicans cut that from the budget.
NOW, three men are suing for cruel and unusual punishment because the State of Wisconsin won't pay for their sex change operation. THREE PRISON INMATES!

2007-10-26 14:04:54 · 56 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

due to racist and sexist affirmative action type policies?
I thought that society has agreed that racism and sexism is wrong?
Your thoughts? Perhaps something to make me feel better about personally being a victim of racism and sexism.

2007-10-26 14:03:03 · 8 answers · asked by needliberty 2 in Law & Ethics

The USA was the first to harness the power of the atom for, first weapons use and then energy production.
Kind of like being the only guy on the block with a .44 magnum.
and not only that, we used it, needlessly! Japan had tried to broker a surrender, but the US war machine wanted to scare the USSR and others with this show of might and Japan was a reasonable target for such a purpose.
Anyway, I know that if I had a bully with a .44 on my street, I would want to be able protect myself with an equal level of menace (I do not pretend otherwise)
If the USA, Russia, France, India, England and China, have 'the bomb', why stop other countries from developing it? these countries are in no means intrinsically better or nicer or less apt to use it (remember we did, as soon as we had it)
Isn't this just additional motivation for smaller countries to actually WANT "the bomb"?
Don't they have a right to be scared of the existing superpowers?

2007-10-26 14:00:32 · 13 answers · asked by athorgarak 4 in Other - Politics & Government

Do you think it will end soon, or do you think this will continue into the next decade? I am personally afraid for all the lives that will be lost before this war is done! And will history look back on this war 40 years from now has a successful war, or one that failed to instill the democracy in Iraq?

2007-10-26 13:59:30 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

This is a big debate in constitutional law. Some people, like Justice Scalia, think that the Constitution should be interpreted in accordance with the original intent of the drafters. Others, such as the late Justice Marshall, have been explicit that the Constitution's meaning changed as society's notions of justice and fairness change. Who has the better of the argument here?

Consider: The Framers of the 14th Amendment, which Brown v. Board of Education was based on, though separate but equal was perfectly fine, but the Court in that case nevertheless abolished separate but equal and demanded integration in spite of the original intent of the drafters of the 14th Amendment.

On the other hand, some argue that the living constitution theory gives judges nearly untrammeled discretion in determining the meaning of the Constitution. People who disagree with the right of homosexuals to engage in sodomy (Lawrence v. Texas) say the Framers did not intend to protect that conduct.

2007-10-26 13:55:56 · 8 answers · asked by John Tiggity 2 in Law & Ethics

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/technology/technology.html?in_article_id=489653&in_page_id=1965

The human race will one day split into two separate species, an attractive, intelligent ruling elite and an underclass of dim-witted, ugly goblin-like creatures, according to a top scientist.

100,000 years into the future, sexual selection could mean that two distinct breeds of human will have developed.

The alarming prediction comes from evolutionary theorist Oliver Curry from the London School of Economics, who says that the human race will have reached its physical peak by the year 3000.

2007-10-26 13:53:47 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Will the Democrats blame Bush again for stealing the election?

2007-10-26 13:53:37 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections