Politics & Government - 28 November 2007

The more I read the more I like him

2007-11-28 10:40:06 · 12 answers · asked by Richard L 1 in Politics

i'm not saying make him an "instant" American, but we do issue like 9 million visas a year and a third of those hide out in the country after they expire. The administration could have sent a message and reward something good, maybe give him a visa and then only hand out 8,999,999. If they sent him back and figure it would send a "clear message" they are cracking down on illegals, I would have to laugh. The only message that would convince me they are cracking down is if they stop the flow of poisin to the country, the 'money machine". Hey guys you cannot take it with you. Hope the guy gets a visa, as he wasn't carrying drugs. Just wondering what message they are sending?

2007-11-28 10:39:13 · 11 answers · asked by R J 7 in Immigration

i live in Md & im trying to collect childsupport. first off i had taken my sons dad off support and forgave his arrearages with the agreement that he pay $100 per month support directly to me.He was doing good for awhile with the exceptions of a few missed payments.Unfortunately i didnt no that that was his plan.He was on probabtion for a yr or 2 and his plan was to keep paying child support for only that time . once he got off of probation he moved to mississippi. Since he moved to Mississippi he hasnt paid a dime which has been over 8 months now) so i reapplyed for childsupport, the thing about it is, is that he makes 2,800 per month now and so i requested a modification he recieves 2,415 per month Va benefits and 400 per month from the state of Md( and he doesnt even live here anymore) does anyone no how i can take this deadbeat down? i cant afford an attorney! is there a way i can write a judge or someone and asks that they garnish his va benefits. Is that even possible?

2007-11-28 10:39:13 · 5 answers · asked by n_d_dyer 1 in Law & Ethics

i need to play a part as judge in a play. does the judge have to wear robes or can it be a suit and tie?

2007-11-28 10:38:27 · 1 answers · asked by Max M 1 in Other - Politics & Government

2007-11-28 10:37:43 · 3 answers · asked by marlene o 1 in Law & Ethics

If the cops come to your house and knock to do a "well" check because someone called them that you might be in trouble, are you obligated to open the door? Can they bust the door in if no one answers and the house is quiet?

I'm talking about Texas, btw.

2007-11-28 10:36:39 · 5 answers · asked by Lisbeth 3 in Law Enforcement & Police

end so all of a sudden?

I really believe the war in Iraq is finished. There appear to be sporadic and small attacks only. I don't think the SURGE had anything to do with it, because it was all too simple and quick. One can only suppose that adding more "wood" to the fire makes it burn a little longer, meaning that Al-queda and other fighters would have just been delighted (being them the way they are), to have gone on fighting.

I can only think they would have moved further to the North in hope of getting in on the fight between Kurds and Turkey. But nothing has come out of that.

I truly think the key to it all is there somewhere with the SUNNIS. The US apparently recognized and admitted their strength and future political power or something, and began working on them.

Am I too far off in this?

2007-11-28 10:34:44 · 8 answers · asked by news-n-more-news 2 in Military

He cut taxes, drastically increased military spending, had a hawkish attiude on foreign affairs, and created huge budget deficits in the process.

Just like Reagan.

In addition, he has increased the role of religion in government, created "faith based" gov't funded charities, censored scientists on controversial issues, tried to privatize everything from foreign aid to military forces, opposed stem cell research, the right to die in Oregon, the right to gay marriage in Massachusetts, and the right to medical marijuana in California.

Sounds like a conservative to me.

2007-11-28 10:32:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I just read about the Parents of New York United organization banning books from their school libraries. How is this unconstitutional?

2007-11-28 10:31:44 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

77% of American voters say companies should be allowed to require employees to speak English while on the job. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 14% disagree while 9% are not sure. 82% of White voters believe employers should be allowed to require English on the job. 78% of black voters agree. Other Americans, mostlyly Hispanic, are evenly divided. Just 45% believe English-only requirements should be allowed while 47% disagree. Only 13% of American voters believe that requiring workers to speak English is a form of racism or bigotry, & 79% disagree. The survey also found that 84% of American voters believe that English should be the official language of the United States, & only 11% disagree. 59% believe that election ballots & other official government documents should be printed in English only. 35% disagree and say documents should be printed in both English and Spanish. 87% of voters say it Very Important for people living in the United States to speak English. Another 11% say it is Somewhat Important.

2007-11-28 10:31:34 · 23 answers · asked by James 3 in Immigration

Like in CA?

2007-11-28 10:30:29 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-11-28 10:29:41 · 3 answers · asked by hjkdhjklashfjsdbajfkhjsdlfhjsdal 2 in Civic Participation

I am only 14, but I have been putting alot of thought in doing military, and helping people. I wanna go to college before going into Marines and I was just wondering if I go to college how many years will I have to do? And if What age will I be when I get out of college? What is the cut off to get into the marines? Whats the longest I can stay in and what would be my rank?

2007-11-28 10:29:12 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

2007-11-28 10:27:51 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

.....to include Muslims living in infidel societies, do you think more Muslims living in America would then feel threated by Islamofascism and start speaking out against it?

2007-11-28 10:25:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

This is a very big issue and involves a lot of money and spans several years. It also originates in another state where the case would be handled. The lawyer or lawyers would have to be willing to take a percentage of the outcome of the decision. Do you think this is possible?

2007-11-28 10:23:44 · 5 answers · asked by Hoping 1 in Law & Ethics

I had a recruiter tell me that you can just join ad for EX. if you wana be a psychiatrist. you can be a military psychiatrist you can earn you're psychiatry degree in the army while geting paid to be one..he also said that aplies to a number of tingas such as buisness.which i would like to do and if the army can help me i would definetly join. I have nothing against war its neccasary i know this.. but i think the army has great benifets and stuff i am 17 btw i just DONT want to fight

2007-11-28 10:21:02 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

credit? Or give me the spin on this one.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071128/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

Nearly 6,000 Sunni Arab residents joined a security pact with American forces Wednesday in what U.S. officers described as a critical step in plugging the remaining escape routes for extremists flushed from former strongholds.

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The new alliance — called the single largest single volunteer mobilization since the war began

2007-11-28 10:14:55 · 14 answers · asked by That Guy 5 in Politics

i have attended meeting wth background investigators and they say that if the record is 7 years old and there has been no other situations like repeated criminal behavior than they can still qualify. i am asking anyone with law enforcement background what is the likely hood of being excepted and passing the background investigatin if the records are sealed and it has been 7 years with no other inccidents.

2007-11-28 10:07:32 · 3 answers · asked by wunbadgq4u 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

2007-11-28 09:58:58 · 5 answers · asked by star_reynolds 1 in Government

Who ever thought them up needs to retire to a nursing home, they are totally ugly.

2007-11-28 09:58:58 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

With Howard GONE [yippee!] and pro-republican Turnbully the front-runner for Liberal leadership in opposition, the republican debate is heating up again.

No doubt Mal the Pal would love to be our 1st President. Would you support a model for the republic with a powerful, independently-elected President, similar to the US system?

2007-11-28 09:58:52 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

So is this more depressing news of how we are losing in Iraq according to Democrats, what spin are they going to put on this, are they going to continue to say the Surge is not working ?

2007-11-28 09:57:26 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

Ok, here it is. This guy is emailing me and he is a police officer. I want to ID him somehow. I am not sure how. I have already asked him for his badge number, does he have to provide it to me by law? How else can I ID him? thanks..please, only serious answers.

2007-11-28 09:56:55 · 7 answers · asked by AllDolledUp 3 in Law & Ethics

2007-11-28 09:55:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

Now severing many ties with Colombia because they don't stroke his ego appropriately.

What a baby.

2007-11-28 09:53:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

My step-dad is in the Marines, so I've traveled a lot. One of the places I lived at was MCAS Iwakuni, Japan. I am going to join the Air Force, and I started wondering if it was even the remotest chance that I could be stationed there as Air Force active duty. I'm more curious than anything, because while I do want to get stationed in Japan again, there are a couple AF bases there I could get stationed at if I was so lucky.

2007-11-28 09:52:51 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

My husband and I were just awarded $14K in legal fees from an arbitration board of our county's state bar because our family law attorney was completely inept. She never filed for Discovery from his ex wife but charged us for it, lost subpoenas and never filed them, forgot to tell my husband about a crucial court date so he was fined $ thousands in sanctions, ever provided a statement in 8 months, etc. So the arbitration board ruled overwhelmingly in our favor to get all fees paid to her returned. If she doesn't appeal the decision in 30 days it's binding.

She just sent us a backdated bill with ridiculous made up fees totalling more than the $14K, so we think she's going to appeal and fight us into a legal malpractice lawsuit.

My question is, if we win a malpractice lawsuit against her and then she files bankruptcy, will she be exempt from ever returning any of our money or paying what we win from the lawsuit? Or would this be one of those exempt bills she has to pay??

2007-11-28 09:49:33 · 4 answers · asked by Wintergirl 5 in Law & Ethics

i have about 4 felonies on my record. 1 is 11 years old and the other 3 or almost 7 years old. i know that 2 are for assualt with a deadly weapon, which one was dismissed by the court and the other one was convicted of. another is assualt and i beilieve i was charged with also. lastly the other was criminal terrorist threats and that was dropped with a plea bargan. I am 21 and never got in trouble after that i was 14 years old at the time i was charged and convicted. my records were sealed when i was 19 and i am now trying to become a police officer in the state of california. i am awaiting my live scan and i just wanted to see if anyone knew if those juvenile felonies would still show after being sealed. i had a letter from DOJ show at least one felony banning me from owning a gun prior to having my record sealed.

2007-11-28 09:48:18 · 8 answers · asked by wunbadgq4u 1 in Law & Ethics

Very soon, you will see a great many people wearing
blue every Friday. The reason? Americans who support
our troops used to be called the 'silent majority' We
are no longer silent, and are voicing our love for
God, country and home in record breaking numbers. We
are not organized, boisterous or overbearing.
Many Americans, like you, me and all our friends,
simply want to recognize that the vast majority of
America supports our troops. Our idea of showing
solidarity and support for our troops with dignity and
respect starts this Friday -- and continues each and
every Friday until the troops all come home, sending a
deafening message that ... every red-blooded American
who supports our men and women afar, will wear
something blue.
By word of mouth, press, TV -- let's make the United
States on every Friday a sea of blue much like a
homecoming football game in the bleachers. If every
one of us who loves this country will share this with
acquaintances, coworkers, friends, and family, it will
not be long before the USA is covered in BLUE and it
will let our troops know the once 'silent' majority is
on their side more than ever, certainly more than the
media lets on.
The first thing a soldier says when asked 'What can
we do to make things better for you?' is ...'We need
your support and your prayers.' Let's get the word out
and lead with class and dignity, by example, and wear
something blue every Friday.

2007-11-28 09:48:14 · 7 answers · asked by wider scope 7 in Civic Participation