Politics & Government - 10 December 2007

2007-12-10 05:09:24 · 13 answers · asked by sligoman 4 in Elections

Does anyone know of any organizations or law offices that help immigrants? Very often, those who are new in our country are taken advantage of (by their employers, people trying to sell them something, etc.) because they don't know the language or understand the way things work. I think it's awful for people to be cheated like that, and I was wondering if you all knew of any organizations that helped to protect people against con artists, etc. I don't mean organizations looking to legalize or grant amnesty to illegals; I mean to help those law abiding, ignorant, and unsuspecting peoples who came here for a better life, but are being treated horribly because they don't understand their rights.

2007-12-10 05:08:24 · 12 answers · asked by shelbaroonian 2 in Immigration

2007-12-10 05:04:28 · 23 answers · asked by Zardoz 7 in Politics

that he didn't "recall" being made aware of the tapes or their destruction?

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/07/cia.videotapes/

Do you think that's legal parsing of words to avoid any responsibility?

2007-12-10 05:00:20 · 19 answers · asked by Dastardly 6 in Politics

2007-12-10 04:59:57 · 7 answers · asked by babyofthebeast 2 in Law & Ethics

Here's my original post on the percent increase in inflation adjusted GDP over four year terms.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AoHfF5mmChD2IRQlJY7k_t_sy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20071210090542AAV5nsP

Some con came up with his own data, but he did not provide any source. Being someone who relies on facts instead of faith, I went out to look for inflation adjusted GDP per capita. That is inflation adjusted GDP divided by the population at the time.

I then took the percent increase over four year terms and ranked them. This is what I got. The supply siders ranked 8th, 10th, and 15th out of (((18)))) four year terms.

FDR (40') 73.46
FDR (32') 31.26
LBJ (64') 16.77
FDR (36') 15.79
Truman (48') 13.54
JFK (60') 12.86
Clinton (96') 12.51
Reagan (84') 11.87
Carter (76') 8.85
Reagan (80') 8.52
Clinton (92') 8.10
Nixon (68') 7.07
Ford (72') 6.40
IKE (52') 5.58
Bush Jr (00') 4.52
Bush Sr (88') 3.71
IKE (56') 3.10
TRU/FDR (44') -17.26

2007-12-10 04:58:33 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I have been of age for many years ......
Does my vote really count???

2007-12-10 04:56:27 · 41 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

I need someone who truly knows about this topic. The problem started when my mother noticed that she wasn't recieving any mail. She didn't get her netflix, her bills, or family letters. Eventually she called the post office and they told her that someone had sent a forward mail address request for her mailing adress.

Basically her mail is being forwarded to some other address that she never knew about. all her confidential information and bills are out there with someone else. Things she paid for through mail that she should be recieving is going to someone else.

Should they not ask for i.d. or proof of residece when someone is chainging their mailing address. Anyone could have done it or they could have made a huge mistake. This is truly a problem and i want to know if we could possibly actually have a case.

2007-12-10 04:56:18 · 8 answers · asked by Jaya 1 in Law & Ethics

It sickens me that you can have religion and politics mixing. the fact that President Bush said that god would support the war in iraq. The Bush administration is using religion as a political tool to dupe un educated fools into going along with his mad plans. Education and literacy levels are going down across america, an uneducated person is a dosile person.

2007-12-10 04:54:05 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

The CIA claims that they destroyed the interrogation tapes to protect the identity of the interrogators. Is it possible that the Agency does not know how to digitally alter the tapes to accomplish this, a skill that most 12 year olds have? Or do they believe as is fashionable with the rest of the administration that the American people are just simple minded congenital idiots and will accept whatever story they are told. .

2007-12-10 04:51:11 · 9 answers · asked by sSuper critic 2 in Politics

This could be interesting. Let's see where the left and the right really stand on this issue. The left, just like the right, is a heterogeneous group that does not necessarily move in lock-step with regard to all issues. I bet this will end up being more of a male vs. female issue...

2007-12-10 04:50:55 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

What's going on with the War on Christmas?

Have the losers on the left given up on trying to get it out of sight and out of mind?

Really, if there was ever something that we can all do "for the children", isn't this it?

2007-12-10 04:50:19 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

They are smashing on human rights and holding there people hostage. Don't you think it would it help our image to do a few air raids and knock out some government/army posts to send them a message. As an American I think this would help, it would flaunt our strength even though the world may think we are overstretched in Iraq.

2007-12-10 04:50:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

And also tell me how to persrade my parents to let me do it

2007-12-10 04:49:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

2007-12-10 04:49:54 · 8 answers · asked by . 5 in Politics

Huckabee stands by AIDS statement
WASHINGTON - GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee said Sunday he won't run from his statement 15 years ago that AIDS patients should have been isolated.
"I still believe this today," he said in a broadcast interview, that "we were acting more out of political correctness" in responding to the AIDS crisis. "I don't run from it, I don't recant it," he said of his position in 1992. Yet he said he would state his view differently in retrospect.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071209/ap_po/huckabee_3

Thoughts?

2007-12-10 04:49:17 · 25 answers · asked by It's Your World, Change It 6 in Other - Politics & Government

My employment has just been terminated before my 3 month trail was up.
No notice, no holiday pay, only paid up till the date I have worked.
I need to know where I stand and who I can contact to help me?

2007-12-10 04:47:55 · 13 answers · asked by chris2ryder 1 in Law & Ethics

because they could just recyle the coffins, and that would be creepy! do they do this

2007-12-10 04:47:10 · 7 answers · asked by oxoxaliciaxoxo 2 in Military

we cannot afford the place were in and couldnt pay this month. It was due the first and is now the 10th. We got a notice today saying we have 7 days to pay or leave or will will be evicted. We are leaving but cant move into the other place till after xmas. I thought we had 30 days to leave. can we be evicted before then? (alabama)

2007-12-10 04:46:41 · 8 answers · asked by Ashleyakapasada 3 in Law & Ethics

some soldiers use red torches, Aircraft carriers use red flood lights to illuminate the runway at night, and the inside of most bombers and large cargo carrier planes are illuminated with red light during night missions, especially the inside loading zone and tanks use red lighting too. Why the red light colour???

2007-12-10 04:45:02 · 0 answers · asked by Kagiso L 2 in Military

Why is this not an argument for better gun control? And before you answer, please note that "gun control" and "gun ban" are NOT synonymous. Gun CONTROL is a system that keeps guns out of the hands of as many crazy people as possible. It's a screening process, not a revocation of every gun license in the world.

2007-12-10 04:39:56 · 14 answers · asked by Bush Invented the Google 6 in Politics

Isn't that what free trade with China actually equates to.

2007-12-10 04:39:24 · 22 answers · asked by Enigma 6 in Politics

frustrations harmlessly, why did he bury it? Is it a Republican tendency to suppress what doesn't totally support your agenda?

2007-12-10 04:36:44 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

Schools, malls, churches.... what's next?

Is there any possible connection to the easy availability of all kinds of guns?

2007-12-10 04:36:05 · 17 answers · asked by Dastardly 6 in Politics

Michael Vick gets sentenced to 23 months for abusing and killing innocent animals, and this is too much time, yet they don't want soldiers who rape and murder little Iraqi girls to even go to trial?

So much for the sanctity of human life...

2007-12-10 04:35:48 · 16 answers · asked by Bush Invented the Google 6 in Politics

2007-12-10 04:35:17 · 9 answers · asked by Clarance C 2 in Politics

Why is it that black liberal churches can endorse a particular candidate and not have their tax exempt status taken away but when a conservative church even smells like they are endorsing a candidate they are rushed to the IRS harassement?
Why is it that OPRA can go and preach to a congregation solely to endorse Obama and yet my church is threatened with lawsuits and IRS interrogation when we just pass out a piece of literature stating what all the candidates stand for.

2007-12-10 04:33:25 · 3 answers · asked by hotdogg 1 in Politics

If Ron Paul wants drastic changes to the monetary system, might this be one of them if current trends continue? Are we moving to a world monetary system after this one crashes? I am not promoting anyone here. I have just been doing a lot of research on were to put my retirement money, and dollars seems like a really bad idea given the current inflation trends.

2007-12-10 04:32:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

you get caught shoplifting $10 worth of merchandise from a store in the mall. its your first offense ever but you just turned 17.

2007-12-10 04:31:07 · 21 answers · asked by bootyginger 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

My daughter and I were talking about the difference in desert storm and operation iraqi freedom. I told her the the first war was much faster with a minimum of deaths. She then ask how long was the war, and I had a few guesses, but nothing true.
PLEASE ONLY REAL ANSWERS.

2007-12-10 04:30:34 · 2 answers · asked by alokame 2 in Military