Politics & Government - 17 November 2007

My son was arrested and now has a felony assault charge over a simple stupid arguement between he and the mother of his child.

When they were still living together (Keep in mind they were teenagers- she 17 he 19) they got into an arguement because he stayed out and she thought he was cheating on her.

She started slapping at him and he shoved her backwards to get her to leave him alone and she fell onto the coffee table, but bit her own lip on the way down. When the cops came (neighbors called because they heard her crying and thought he was beating her) they saw her lip bleeding and just assumed he punched her in the mouth and wouldn't believe her when she said he just shoved her. Then they called in counselors that brainwashed her into believeing he was abusing her and got her to testify against him in court.

So now his life is ruined because some cop didn't listen to the full story and her brain is warped because counselors jumped in where they needed not to be.

2007-11-17 23:59:04 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

How do all these people think their roads, hospitals, schools, police, army are financed?

2007-11-17 23:58:33 · 6 answers · asked by NLBNLB 6 in Other - Politics & Government

I have heard many people from the UK and Ireland state that there is a huge problem with illegal immigration. Which country has the biggest problem and which country is it easiest to stay in illegally? (Please take the size of the country into consideration before expressing an opinion.)

1. USA
2. UK
3. Ireland
4. Scotland.

2007-11-17 23:58:24 · 11 answers · asked by Henpecked 4 in Immigration

I am 35 years old. I'm in good shape and I have a college degree. I am conversant in a second language. Would I qualify for an age waiver so I can obtain an 18x contract and try out for SF? By the time I finished Basic and AIT, I'd be close to 36.

2007-11-17 23:53:41 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

an elected body for the people to serve in the peoples best interest,Not as they seem to think.Elected by the people to serve them selves in the best interests of them selves.

2007-11-17 23:52:09 · 3 answers · asked by groves353 1 in Government

seem to suggest (some not all) that the owner's of homes affected by these disasters should have known better and were foolish to live in that area. Are the people who live in "border towns" subject to the same logic? It would be a reasonable assumption that illegal immigrants would migrate to the closest U.S. city or town? Thanks. This is a debate about logic . . . not immigration or natural disasters.

2007-11-17 23:51:59 · 2 answers · asked by CHARITY G 7 in Other - Politics & Government

and most lib avatars have frowns and smerks?

2007-11-17 23:44:06 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I mean does he actually beleive he can win or is he just trying to hi-light some issue that he supports? He's doing so badly in the polls why hasn't he dropped out? And who in God's name is giving to his campaign? Do Americans actually take him seriously of is he just some form of light enterainment?

2007-11-17 23:42:27 · 5 answers · asked by tynker 2 in Elections

What do you think that really goes on around there?

2007-11-17 23:41:28 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

2007-11-17 23:36:59 · 4 answers · asked by osho sai 2 in Civic Participation

Senate Armed services oversight committees are made up of senators and House armed services oversight committees are made up of congressmen. Do these oversight committtees receive briefings on classified projects? Like the U2 spy place, SR-71 blackbird, the stealth program for F-117 and the spy projects? Or do only the president and the secretary of defense know about them?

2007-11-17 23:35:08 · 5 answers · asked by warlord 1 in Military

one veteran was told that while his body had shrapnel or metal fragments throughout, it was not service connected.

that is ludicrous. and the response time is still slow for these claimants.

but, we are winning. too bad that the tools we used to achieve this "victory" wear out.

2007-11-17 23:32:50 · 4 answers · asked by tomjohn2 4 in Other - Politics & Government

Is it because they want a return to the "good old days" under Jimmy Carter?

Keynesian economics tells us that money is based on the perception of market value. The more stable a government is the more the money is worth. By electing a Democratic Congress the people of the United States created an antagonistic and unstable government.

Money is a liquid asset and until 1933 money was based on the value of Gold. In '33 we went to a semi-Keynesian economic system where the government backed the money, but, the money supply was based on the amount of Gold the US government has.

In '70 we went to a pure Keynesian economic system where the amount of money is totally dependent on the stability of the government.

Governmental stability = money stability.

Withdrawal from Vietnam in 1975 = dropping dollar since the world perception was bad US government.

Withdrawal from Iraq = dropping dollar since the world perception would be bad US government.

2007-11-17 23:28:11 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-11-17 23:27:47 · 21 answers · asked by vinny_says_relax 7 in Politics

What is the % of deaths for Marines?

2007-11-17 23:24:57 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

2007-11-17 23:24:49 · 1 answers · asked by strawberry sarah 1 in Law & Ethics

2007-11-17 23:15:15 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

If he will ever be brought up on war crimes. My question to you is this: Are we ready for the "proven" liars who used to be in the white house to return?I suppose that when the world came crashing down around us on September 11 one of the real benefits such tragedy left us with was that there was no need to be reminded any longer of the unseemly deceit, acts of marital infidelity, the brutal use of absolute power to bully the press, and worst of all having our leaders point their fingers at us and boldly tell us untrue things - merely to save their own hide. If Hillary Clinton becomes president - get ready for everything we hated about our government to come springing back to life. The now thrice confessed to manipulation of questions by the Clinton camp as it related to campaign rallies, or even supposedly non-partisan debates took us back to the reports of the same type when the "charming Clinton" was the candidate.

2007-11-17 23:15:01 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

With all the information available and the exposure global warming has received ... is there a good case that those who vote Liberal are voting against the environment and the human race? Are Liberal Voters committing a crime against Humanity?

See this accusation of extreme negligence against Howard from the Greens:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/18/2094068.htm

Australian Conservation Foundation executive director Don Henry says the IPCC report shows Australia needs to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 80 to 95 per within 50 years... if Australian authorities take drastic action now, some of the predicted devastation could be avoided. "We require a cut of our emissions between 80-95 per cent by 2050 and somewhere between 20-40 per cent by 2020," he said.

"So we can't muck around - we've got to get going. I just make this point: the science is now in; it's terrifying. Australians desire to act - we desire action; all we require now is political will"

2007-11-17 23:13:37 · 9 answers · asked by Shazzbot 6 in Elections

The headscarf is used in UK schools and UK government offices but banned in Turkish schools and Turkish government offices. Is secular Turkey ahead of the UK?

http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=69824

2007-11-17 23:08:28 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

If you can't afford routine furnace maintenance (which we all know is very cheap) and a carbon monoxide detector, would you really want everything that comes from your furnace to stay in your house? Sometimes, drafts are a life saver.

Your thoughts?

2007-11-17 23:08:25 · 6 answers · asked by I'/\/\AZILLA2 3 in Politics

2007-11-17 23:06:41 · 6 answers · asked by alphabetsoup2 5 in Politics

2007-11-17 23:02:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Embassies & Consulates

i was the driver and a buddy in the vehicle was ticket for having the bottle and so was i for being he driver with a open container in the car

2007-11-17 22:45:42 · 7 answers · asked by xxhak2000 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

Was he just an inocent businessman doing business with Germany and got caught up in ww2? Was he persicuted for his dealings with Germany?

Please backup your views with verifyable and reliable sources.

2007-11-17 22:45:22 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Could Arnie Swazenegger make it all the way to the Whitehouse?I know foreigners cant become the President but laws can be changed what do you think of Arnies chances if he nominated?

2007-11-17 22:36:31 · 7 answers · asked by Maybe 2 in Politics

Be Honest.

2007-11-17 22:33:23 · 13 answers · asked by Siren 2 in Politics

2007-11-17 22:28:36 · 34 answers · asked by ? 2 in Immigration

2007-11-17 22:17:51 · 19 answers · asked by Choco 3 in Politics

was murdered,and made to look like a accident,if oj was guilty for murder surely this man is too

2007-11-17 22:08:35 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics