Politics & Government - 27 October 2007

Why don't they just stick to the issues? And is it just me, or do you find that Republicans tend to do this more often than Democrats?

2007-10-27 16:30:53 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

Didn't they promise to stop this way of doing things?

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/27/washington/27cong.html?ei=5065&en=439f1f8fa2e28929&ex=1194148800&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 — Shortly after winning a majority last year, Democrats triumphantly declared that they would put Congress back to work, promising an “end to the two-day workweek.” And indeed, the House has clocked more time in Washington this year than in any other session since 1995, when Republicans, newly in control, sought to make a similar point.

But 10 months into the session, with their legislative agenda often in gridlock with the Bush administration and a big election year looming, the Democrats are now planning a lighter schedule when the 110th Congress begins its second year in mid-January.

The House majority leader, Representative Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland, told fellow Democrats this week that the House would not be in session next year on Fridays, except in June...

2007-10-27 16:30:40 · 11 answers · asked by Yak Rider 7 in Politics

I work at a job were I was given FMLA. My understanding is that this was to be 12 weeks of time that I am able to be off and not loose my job. I did not need a set 12 weeks. My husband has cancer. I missed days covered under FMLA. The HR department took off 10 hours of FMLA time each day I missed since my shifts are 10 hours. The 12 "weeks" eventually ran out in less than 8 weeks in actually business days. Does any one have any idea about the law?

2007-10-27 16:27:57 · 4 answers · asked by LucyLou 3 in Law & Ethics

is there anything more secret than the CIA?

2007-10-27 16:22:35 · 13 answers · asked by repplaaayyyy 2 in Government

2007-10-27 16:21:13 · 6 answers · asked by nkevin t 1 in Government

That story simply vanished but the question remains: how a did an active gay male prostitute without any journalistic credentials get a white house press pass?

Secret service records show he visited the White House hundreds of times over two years-sometimes overnight. What really WAS going on?

2007-10-27 16:20:14 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Are they really in that much denial or what?

2007-10-27 16:18:28 · 10 answers · asked by Dude #2369™ 4 in Politics

When the liberals rant and whine about the cold cruel world, why can't they just keep it short?

2007-10-27 16:18:12 · 13 answers · asked by DesignDiva1 5 in Politics

in 30 days or go to jail why wont they do anything else I have friends who owe four hundred and they get put in jail until it is paid.Is there anything I can have done? I am not understanding this. I would like anyones opinion on it or ideas on what I should do.

2007-10-27 16:14:06 · 3 answers · asked by sashaaspen 4 in Law & Ethics

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071027/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/fema_faux_news_conference_17

2007-10-27 16:11:27 · 18 answers · asked by oohhbother 7 in Politics

2007-10-27 16:10:36 · 4 answers · asked by starnight25 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

In this hypothetical situation, let's say I have more than 10K cash in the bank...

2007-10-27 16:09:57 · 6 answers · asked by Red 2 in Law & Ethics

2007-10-27 16:09:49 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

2007-10-27 16:05:20 · 18 answers · asked by Dude #2369™ 4 in Politics

Sorry about the question's vagueness, but there wasn't enough room to type it out. So, here's my question more specifically:

Let's say that two states have different statutes regarding the issue of interagency sharing of sealed criminal records for juveniles who are adjudicated through the JJS. The first state has a statute that allows for sealed records to be shared with law enforcement and prosecutors; and the second state has a statute that forbids sealed records from being shared with law enforcement and prosecutors.

Assuming that the record in question would have been sealed by both states AND assuming that the juvenile is now an adult, can law enforcement/prosecutors in the second state use the sealed juvenile record from the first state without a court order?

2007-10-27 16:02:20 · 4 answers · asked by TrippingJudy 4 in Law Enforcement & Police

MAFRA (Portugal) - RUSSIA'S President Vladimir Putin drew a parallel between United States plans for a missile shield in Europe and the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, widely regarded as the closest the world came to nuclear war.
But the Kremlin leader added on Friday that his personal friendship with US President George W. Bush has helped to prevent the latest US initiative from turning into a new global disaster.

'I would remind you how relations were developing in an analogous situation in the middle of the 1960s,' he told a news conference after the Russia-EU summit in the Portugal.

'Analogous actions by the Soviet Union when it deployed rockets on Cuba provoked the Cuban missile crisis,' Mr Putin added.

'For us, technologically, the situation is very similar. On our borders such threats to our country are being created.'
A decision by the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev to send nuclear missiles to Communist ally Cuba put the world on the brink of nuclear war in 1962

2007-10-27 16:01:23 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Why does our species so often try to resolve disputes with murder?

2007-10-27 15:59:47 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-10-27 15:53:22 · 16 answers · asked by Tierra T 2 in Immigration

I am a liberal in high school, and have just begun to take an interest in politics. I was recently debating a conservative friend of mine (Yes, I have some), and when I said that health care costs are out of control, and too many people are uninsured, and that the government should pay for healthcare so that nobody would go without it, he came back with some pretty difficult points to refute. I would really like to know, how should I come back to these?...

1) The private sector is more efficient than the government, compare countries with planned economies with ours and they come up short.

2) The reason that costs are so high is because doctors don't have to compete for patients, because insurance companies pay for it all, so they can overcharge and most people don't know, except for the unlucky few without insurance.

These are just 2 of his points. Please help me with some refutes to these so I can debate him!

2007-10-27 15:50:07 · 21 answers · asked by John G 1 in Politics

2007-10-27 15:48:12 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

When someone is asked to rise and raise their right hand before God, to swear to uphold and defend their duties. No longer is this a proceedure required by the U.S. Postal Service. Why?

(Wish I knew why)

2007-10-27 15:47:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

2007-10-27 15:46:43 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

She avoids the tough questions, what will she do about social security?
Why would Clinton try to answer this question ? She has no clue how to answer and neither does Obama.

If I was Obama , and I was going to ask Clinton this , or any other question, I'd try to make sure I had an answer in case someone asked me the same thing.....
These two are rediculous!

2007-10-27 15:46:16 · 15 answers · asked by Papillion 2 in Elections

Equality to the very degree that we all are paid equally, regardless of job or rank, we are equal, regardless of race, sex, age, etc and we could elimiate this idea of competition and the idea that people are more important than others because nobody is "better" than another person. We are all just people. Why should we live otherwise? Why should some people struggle to survive while others have money to burn? How is that fair?

2007-10-27 15:45:26 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

My boyfriend is an american army guy stationed in korea and I am a japanese in japan.

He says he wants to marry me but that it is hard for any soldiers to get married to anyone because there are too many divorces and problems,,,and that it used to be very easy though...

and for soldiers to get married, they have to do a lot such as paperwork,classes and other stuff,,

He says army makes it hard,,,??

Is it true? or Is he lying?

2007-10-27 15:44:59 · 19 answers · asked by Aiko 1 in Military

http://www.pyramydair.com/p/beretta-cx4-air-rifle.shtml
I want my kid to play soldier FIRST CLASS. He is 15. We have a big yard. There's no laws that say he can't shoot on our property.
I figure getting him this will not only make him really happy, but stick it in my lib neighbor's noses.
I also like this:
http://www.pyramydair.com/p/beretta-xx-treme.shtml
maybe this too:
http://www.pyramydair.com/p/drozd-bb-gun.shtml
http://www.airgundepot.com/eaa-drozd.html
I want my child to be happiest and my neighbors freaking out, because it is my right to do what I want, within the law.

2007-10-27 15:39:39 · 13 answers · asked by never_vote_democrat 2 in Law & Ethics

Murtha said "they [the Marines] killed innocent people. There’s no question in my mind about what happened here. There was no gunfire. They killed four people in a taxi and then in addition to that, they went into the rooms and killed them." Now the facts are out, and it turns out that the Marines did nothing wrong. Should Murtha apologize for accusing them of murder ?

2007-10-27 15:38:04 · 11 answers · asked by jack_98 3 in Military

who would fight and who would welcome the enemy in fear of losing their own life?
which group would stand and fight, the liberals or the conservatives
which group would welcome the enemy to save their own skin the liberals or the conservatives?
I do know that their are both liberals and conservatives that would fight and that some of both would welcome the enemy.which group is most likely to accept what others force on them

A contact of mine asked this question the other day and the response was, hum lets just say not what I thought it would be
how would you answer it?

2007-10-27 15:37:41 · 22 answers · asked by bblb 2 in Politics

I got this "unregistered vehicle" ticket a few weeks ago... I went to the website, entered all the correct info and told me it could not find my ticket???

Also, the cop put the wrong address in the ticket....

Should I call the court? or should I not pay it ? = P

2007-10-27 15:35:40 · 27 answers · asked by ? 3 in Law & Ethics

I get the impression if they could find another YA section where there was even more arguing going on they would leave here and go there.

2007-10-27 15:34:45 · 19 answers · asked by ? 6 in Politics