Politics & Government - 10 November 2007

We are unable to rationally discuss major issues (e.g. Health Care, Global Warming, Outsourcing, Tax Policies, Immigration, etc.) without labelling the opponents as "Socialists", "Fascists", "Radical Right", "Ungodly", etc.
Labels avoid discussion. When did we loose the ability to rationally discuss issues? We need to work together as a society without the rhetoric and anger that currently exists. Republicans do support business, believing that is good for America. Democrats do support social change, believing that is good for America. We need to avoid labels-anger-character assisination and work together to solve our problems, not fragment ourselves into angry camps that are unable to try to solve the problems that confront us. Who agrees?

2007-11-10 22:20:28 · 8 answers · asked by k_l_parrish 3 in Politics

'district'

So does it refer to the district AND the police station?

2007-11-10 22:18:19 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

I trust her and believe she would have the good of the people as her main priority.

2007-11-10 22:17:53 · 10 answers · asked by LindaAnn 4 in Elections

Tell me why?

2007-11-10 22:16:00 · 6 answers · asked by Elliott J 4 in Politics

what are the requirements to join the us army? and it is possible if i am from Romania?

2007-11-10 22:11:31 · 13 answers · asked by Alex 1 in Military

2007-11-10 22:09:56 · 5 answers · asked by pollbee 4 in Law & Ethics

So the scenario was that my friend had an expired drivers license so he asked me to drive his sister's car, which I felt uncomfortable doing in the first place, and on top of that his friends were carrying illegal stuff on them. Me being the good friend that I am took matters into my hands and drove to the concert we were going to. When we finally parked thinking we were at the right spot, we all drank our beers and found out we were in the wrong area. We got back in the car and I drove more, I backed into a pole and dented my friend's sister's car pretty bad. She doesn't even know it..yet, until tommorow. I'm really broke and I know I probabbly shouldnt have drove but I felt bad. I know it's my fault for not saying anything, but should I be totally at fault and have to pay for all the damages? I am broke, I didn't want to drive in the first place, and I drank when I got back in the car and my friend knew. I need advice, and I can't afford to pay for a bumper right now. Help!

2007-11-10 22:08:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

I am serious, and am just curious as to how many people actually think the government has their best interest at heart and I would like reasons why you do or don't trust them.

2007-11-10 22:07:41 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limousine_liberal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champagne_socialist

2007-11-10 22:06:13 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

i am 21, live in texas and have no felonies on my adult record, but i have 1 on my juvinile record. can i still get a concealed handgun license?

2007-11-10 22:02:29 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

Like some strange comedy(Man of the year starring Robin William) MY favorite late night host, Steven Colbert is "running for president" funny?...Yes, Intriuging?....yes but does he actually have even a snowballs chance in Helllo fellow Americans of getting elected? What does this say for American politics? do we take them seriously?

2007-11-10 21:47:52 · 7 answers · asked by maryin2wallace 1 in Elections

I HAVE NO CRIMINAL HISTORY AND IT WAS DUE TO AN ERROR ON MY DD 214 WHICH I GAVE A WRITTEN EXPLANATION FOR IT AND 2 PPL THEY COULD CALL 2 VERIFY IT, THEY NEVER DID NOR DID THEY SAY THEY HAD MY EXPLANATION FOR IT BECAUSE THE FIRST APPLICATION WAS LOST THEN I FAXED A SECOND ONE AND THAT HAD THE EXPLANATION ON THAT ONE. BUT WHEN THEY INTERVEIWED ME BY PHONE SOMEHOW THEY HAD MY 1RST APPLICATION AND WENT OFF THAT ONE., SO STUFF WAS MISSING THAT THE SECOND APP HAD. DOESNT SEEM FAIR. HELP ME! I NEED TO HAVE THEM REVEIW WHAT HAPPENED, CAN I APPEAL IT?? I HAVE NO CRIMINAL HISTORY OR ANYTHING... DOESNT SEEM LIKE THEY COULD MAKE A FAIR DECISION WHEN THEY WERE LACKING THE FACTS.. WHO CAN I CALL TO TELL MY CONCERN AND DO I HAVE RIGHTS OF ANY IF I FEEL IT WAS BIASED??

2007-11-10 21:37:36 · 3 answers · asked by JARHEAD 1 in Law & Ethics

It's odd to me that people would vote for a candidate who has faith in a deity. Though it is not a neccesity to run for office. And it is also true that goverment and religion are not meant to mesh. This is the land of the free, and having to have a religious candidate would most definately want to implement religious "ideas" and make them "goverment" rules, and restrict freedom rules that oppose their religion ideas, such as gay marriage, abortion, "real" sex education, just to name a few.
It has also accured to me to point out that it was Bush and other War Pigs that agreed to go to war knowing so that it was a violation of their faith of man killing man.
I am an atheist, and I do believe an atheist is the perfect candidate which would make this country to what it really should be. I free country.
So my question is this. Why do you have to have president who has faith in GOD? It has been proven so many times a religious person is most likely to deceive you, and have jagged morals.

2007-11-10 21:27:48 · 13 answers · asked by aftershock 2 in Elections

I was driving to school and saw a bunch of conservatives on the street jubilating like the Palestinians on 9/11.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/09/bay.spill.ap/index.html

2007-11-10 21:15:59 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

How many are wounded, apparently if you can still walk but have lost an eye, or say a hand you are not concidered seriously wounded by the MOD http://www.guardian.co.uk/military/story...

fivetoze do you have an opinion or not

2007-11-10 21:04:23 · 3 answers · asked by nkcliff 3 in Military

i would like to know the legal side of these scenarios. if a person rejects a blood transfusion, knowing he/she will die then,isnt it suicide somehow?

and if parents wont let their kids have a blood transfusion,knowing the child will die without it,isnt that manslaughter?

2007-11-10 20:59:22 · 18 answers · asked by kc 4 in Law & Ethics

Philippines is filled with poor people. They can oly access entertaiment by buying pirated DVDs and VCDs. However the government is quite active in catching the vendors of these items. For me, it's like the government saying "You poor people have no right watching movies, movies are for the rich only (at least middle class)." I just want to know your ideas.

2007-11-10 20:57:32 · 6 answers · asked by eStaRapapax 4 in Law & Ethics

Okay, so I'm going in this coming year....2008 I will be in the U.S armed services..... and my mother says my grandpa would be proud if I was in the Navy... but I'd like to know is it completely boring being on a boat? In the middle of the ocean???... I've always been interested in all the military branches and I have no choice-favorite... I have though about AirForce, Marines, Navy and the Army!!! and I don't know too much about what to expect from each..... I get calls from the Army recruiters the most, I used to get calls from the Marines, until I stopped answering because they would call me everyday and I'm not ready to give them an answer.. Any help or idea on what to expect from each would be cool if anyone can help me out here.... if not I guess I can go talk top the recruiters..... but I'd rather see someones perspective who has actually been in the praticular branch and can tell me what to expect.....

2007-11-10 20:56:23 · 15 answers · asked by Grunt 1 in Military

Sun Nov 11, 12:11 AM ET

SANTIAGO, Chile - The king of Spain told Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to "shut up" Saturday during a heated exchange that soured the end of a summit of leaders from Latin America, Spain and Portugal.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071111/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/chile_summit_spat


I applaud the King of Spain - it's about time that someone besides the US stood up to the socialist despot in Venezuela

2007-11-10 20:53:20 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

i was just wondering if there is a job in the police force that i could do part time, thats not sitting at the desk...i.e. something that gets me involved with the action.

i'm not looking for being paid a lot, i just want a bit of variation to my life.

2007-11-10 20:50:53 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

At a rememberance Service John Howard mentioned Loyalty of the soldiers killed recently and how the election was a form of freedom that these Soldiers died for, All in the one breath. How thick is that little mans skin? I would guess about the same thickness as his crome dome. God he has a cheek.

2007-11-10 20:43:14 · 14 answers · asked by Dick E knee 3 in Elections

2007-11-10 20:36:30 · 4 answers · asked by ateeq77 1 in Law & Ethics

2007-11-10 20:35:36 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Can anyone out there tell me if it is possible to copyright the content and approach of walking tours?

This has become a concern since one of the big bus b**** practically admitted he was going to steal the premise of the walks and upmarket them (`slick them up a bit`)

I`ve been trying for yonks to tie in with one of the big bus companies and slick up the walks a bit, whilst keeping a lot of the information and educational values.

How do I stop the sharks from pinching not only the idea but the approach/information/selection and presentation of information?

The walks` DVD has an ISBN. But the walks themselves unique as they are are very, very vulnerable to theft.

Do anyone know about this? Any copyright lawyers out there willing to take this onf or me?

2007-11-10 20:35:09 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

Okay, so I live in Ohio, just got my conceal & carry license a few months back. I don't yet have a weapon. The problem is, since getting it, I'm terrified of getting pulled over just for the thought that they might THINK I'm armed. I just got a new law book in the mail, and it sounds like I'm not supposed to volunteer that I have my license now? Do they know BEFORE they pull me over that I hold the license?

2007-11-10 20:19:16 · 4 answers · asked by mom of 2 3 in Law Enforcement & Police

For short FYROM (UN provisional reference, UN Resolutions #817 of April 7 and #845 of June 18 of 1993).

Krste Petkov Misirkov (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krste_Misirkov ) was a philologist and publicist, mostly known for his work "On the Macedonian Matters". His writings are central to the issue of the existence, or not, of a Macedonian nation distinct from the Bulgarian nation. Here are just a couple of quotes of his book:

“Some will ask why I speak of breaking away from the Bulgarians when in the past we have even called ourselves Bulgarians.”

“And, anyway, what sort of new Macedonian nation can this be when we and our fathers and grandfathers and great-grandfathers have always been called Bulgarians?”
("On the Macedonian Matters", Sofia 1903)

Why citizens of FYROM deny their Bulgarian origin while at the same time they try to convince the world that they are Macedonians, therefore Greeks?

2007-11-10 20:18:17 · 8 answers · asked by Wicked Apathy 3 in Other - Politics & Government

Other countries already banned toxic toys made of lead and toxic plastics a long time ago. Why is our country so slow to protect our own children? How smart are we to blame Chinese toy makers when we are the ones who import those toys home to give it to our children? It's not like there is a gun to our head to import those toys. We have toy maker companies right here in the US. Are we stupid? lazy? or greedy? Hopefully it is none of the above.

2007-11-10 20:14:40 · 9 answers · asked by lilloroo 2 in Other - Politics & Government

I Recently Got Convicted Of Driving Under The Influence Of Alcohol, Therefore My Driver License Is Suspended Until November 18 Of 2008. I Went To The Department Of Motor Vehicles To Apply For A Restricted License So I Can Go To Skool. Now It Takes Me 3 Hours To Go To Skool On The Bus :-(. The Lady Told Me That Im Not Able To Get One Because Im 19 Years Old And They Have A Zero-Tolerance Policy On Alcohol For People Under 21 Years Old. Is There Any Other Way For Me To Get A Restricted License???

2007-11-10 20:13:04 · 7 answers · asked by SnowMan 1 in Law & Ethics

My sister is executor of my deceased mother's estate. She, my brother and I have inherited my mother's half of the house (co-owned with my aunt who continues to live there) and my mother's effects. My sister is refusing to allow me to help go through my mother's belongings and will not even allow me to enter the house. My brother, sister and cousins went through all the belongings today but refused to allow me entrance. My brother has told me that they feel that since my sister has children, she is entitled to any family heirlooms. She also plans to take my mother's car home with her. I have not been given a copy of the will or any concrete information. Do I have a right to enter the house and make sure they aren't taking things? Can I force a sale of the house? What are my rights?

Thanks very much.

2007-11-10 20:12:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

Do you really think it has gotten to the point that war is good for business and business is good?

2007-11-10 20:11:40 · 17 answers · asked by Red 2 in Military