Politics & Government - 3 December 2007

Democrats say government should stay out of your private business, yet they don't think you know how to spend your own money. They think the american people are serfs who are ripe for exploitation by the government.
Republicans beleive in freedom and fllowing the constitution, yet they think government can stick their nose in your private business either for "moral purposes" or national security. They rarely follow the constitution... especially concerning this terrible war in Iraq.
It seems like all of them ignore Benjamin Franklin.

"Those who give up Liberty for Security deserve Neither" (paraphrasing)

2007-12-03 09:34:55 · 2 answers · asked by Elutherian 4 in Elections

2007-12-03 09:34:44 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

is it against the law in Mass. for someone under 16 to date someone over 16?

2007-12-03 09:34:11 · 2 answers · asked by x-cuppy_cake-x 2 in Law & Ethics

2007-12-03 09:33:37 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

Please Help. Im Doing A Research Paper And I Cannot Find The Causes Of The War. Please Keep It Fairly Basic. Thank You. I Will Vote You Best Answer. So Prove To Me That You Deserve It. Thanks!

2007-12-03 09:30:57 · 16 answers · asked by lmscheerleaderxo 2 in Military

I've been dying to learn this, but cannot find it on any blog or news media. I know he's supposed to be mentally ill, but I'd still like to know his party affiliation, if any.

2007-12-03 09:29:42 · 12 answers · asked by Uncle Pennybags 7 in Politics

2007-12-03 09:29:30 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2007-12-03 09:26:10 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

Exspecially for Reservists. I feel sorry for the young and clueless who sign up thinking that they are going to obtain a great education in a timely manner and not miss 2 more weeks in school. The commercial always make it seem like its a good idea to join to help pay for education. I seem so many young join for this reason and get upset when it comes time to miss school. Misleading advertising or bad decision making skills? what do you think?

2007-12-03 09:25:33 · 13 answers · asked by Bu Tran 6 in Military

I am planning on getting my degree in nursing and would like to join the AF Reserve as a nurse. However, if I am employed in the civilian world will I be able to keep my job?

2007-12-03 09:23:44 · 8 answers · asked by banananutmeg1 1 in Military

An emergency has come up and I have never had a passport but due to a death in the family, I need to travel in 2 days. I am a natural born US citizen, if it matters.

2007-12-03 09:23:28 · 20 answers · asked by raven 2 in Immigration

do they send you off right away to your unit or do you get to spend a couple of days or so with your family or whatever and then leave?

2007-12-03 09:22:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

Senate Bill 1959 to Criminalize Thoughts, Blogs, Books and Free Speech Across America

by Mike Adams

The end of Free Speech in America has arrived at our doorstep. It's a new law called the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, and it is worded in a clever way that could allow the U.S. government to arrest and incarcerate any individual who speaks out against the Bush Administration, the war on Iraq, the Department of Homeland Security or any government agency (including the FDA). The law has already passed the House on a traitorous vote of 405 to 6, and it is now being considered in the Senate where a vote is imminent.

All over the internet, intelligent people who care about freedom are speaking out against this extremely dangerous law: Philip Giraldi at the Huffington Post, Declan McCullagh at CNET's News.com, Kathryn Smith at OpEdNews.com, and of course Alex Jones at PrisonPlanet.com

This bill is the beginning of the end of Free Speech in Ame

2007-12-03 09:21:27 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

Which is the most deadly? Driving you would think so. So howcome you can not drink til your 18?

2007-12-03 09:20:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

And why does the middle of the country worry about our borders more than the states ON the border?

And why do people who live in a town where they've never met a gay guy really care whether gay folks get married?

2007-12-03 09:19:00 · 19 answers · asked by rabble rouser 6 in Politics

2007-12-03 09:17:50 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

i missed my court date due to not getting my mail after moving .i didn't even remember i owed this money to this creditor. went to court to place a "STAY"and order to show cause. i have a court date in 3 weeks and the creditor still put a levy on my home after the court order.. i live in a co-op and the laws of the co-op say ,,they can force me to sell my apartment. what should i do?

2007-12-03 09:14:13 · 3 answers · asked by fitboyfitboyfitboy 3 in Law & Ethics

Instead of raising taxes on it and sueing big tobacco and banning it in all public places?

2007-12-03 09:14:03 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Some engineering and science companies include white women in affirmative action yet there are more white females than white males in college. Also as an engineering undergrad there are 5 white women for 1 black man in most of my classes. So why is it that as a black man I would get equal special treatment to a white woman. I think the first preference should be black and hispanic woman, then black and hispanic males, then white women, then poor whites who are males and females.

2007-12-03 09:13:44 · 9 answers · asked by Brandon 1 in Politics

2007-12-03 09:11:41 · 2 answers · asked by xiaodong L 1 in Law & Ethics

I'm not an American so I dunno about this, afaik, right-wing is Democracy and left-wing is Extremism. It doesn't make sense, you can have a democratic-extremist type (who believes in too much freedom).

Thanks in advance.

2007-12-03 09:10:52 · 10 answers · asked by this is madness!!! 3 in Politics

2007-12-03 09:10:48 · 14 answers · asked by Odioso Superficiale e pedantesco 4 in Politics

Go all out and express your views and opinions; tell us why the candidate you choose will win.

2007-12-03 09:10:36 · 4 answers · asked by Oddball 2 in Elections

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071202/pl_afp/usfinancepoliticshedgefunds

Everyone is taking Hedge Fund (super investment machines) donations but Ron Paul. He is the only one. Hedge Fund Managers are courting the candidates to get them to do what they wish and to not tax them! Ironically the most funded are the Dems, but both parties are taking huge donations and are entertaining them. When in office they will have to repay these exuberant donations one way or another! I guess John McCain sees this as being "outside" lobby restrictions! Hypocrites!

It's these things that go under our noses during the debates!

Happy Holidays!

2007-12-03 09:08:16 · 18 answers · asked by jennifer_weisz 5 in Elections

1. The Wall Street Journal
2. People magazine
3. Sports Illustrated
4. Discover magazine

and why...

2007-12-03 09:04:52 · 13 answers · asked by Not so looney afterall 5 in Politics

It's the political equivalent of playing "I know you are but what am I?" with a 3 year-old.

Here are just a few examples:

D - Bush did not take necessary action to prevent 9/11
R - Well, Clinton didn't either.

D - Bush is a totalitarian nationalist whose favorite word is Veto.
R - Hitlery Klinton is a socialist, but I don't know why, just wait and see... she'll destroy the world!

D - The Patriot Act is unconstitutional.
R - Well.... democrats are terrorists and don't care about "liberty".

2007-12-03 09:02:20 · 23 answers · asked by rabble rouser 6 in Politics

does anyone know how i can find out what medals my grandad got in the first world war,i know he had some because i can see them on an old photo of him,but is there somewhere i can check on the internet,what medals he got. most of his family are dead now so i cant ask them and no one knows where they went or what they were for.i know he was in the manchester regiment and thats about all

2007-12-03 09:02:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

Asia has a great culture and past like Europe.

Why they all want to be Europeans ?

2007-12-03 08:59:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in International Organizations

its killing a living thing how do some poeple not see that?????

2007-12-03 08:58:33 · 24 answers · asked by prolife101 2 in Politics

He drank a bunch of mouthwash last night and got arrested.

2007-12-03 08:56:50 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police