Politics & Government - 20 December 2007

I am from another country and just moved to the US, I am studying political science. I have noticed that many Republicans tend to be white there are very few minorities in teh party why is this? Also many of there congressman seem to be obeise..I heard that Missippi is the fattest state in the nation and it is a big Republican state? Can some some one help me under stand why the party of lincoln has very few minorities. Is the GOP a white party? Also they have some women but they tend to shut them out of most things.

2007-12-20 10:47:26 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

in MPH?

2007-12-20 10:47:24 · 6 answers · asked by Derek J 1 in Military

When he was actually born in Connecticut?

2007-12-20 10:46:09 · 32 answers · asked by Lindsey G 5 in Politics

i hear all this bull all the time on tv about "Palestinian land" so i decised to read about it.

i found out that it was the british that named the area Palestine during their colonial control.

According to Martin Gilbert(British historian), 50,000 Arabs immigrated to Palestine from the neighboring lands between 1919 and 1939 "attracted by the improving agricultural conditions and growing job opportunities, most of them created by the Jews". i heard that the king of saudi arabia also expelled some political prisioners.

i am still researching.

but whats your Opinion

2007-12-20 10:45:49 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Is there a need to sentance a criminal to death for a crime they may or may not have committed? I don't see how sentancing someone to death for a crime they may or may not have committed can make things better for the victims. I can't see how it could be used as a deterrent for criminals.

On the positive side of things, I suppose it could be argued that it frees up prison cells.

With pressure groups in the western world becoming forever bigger and stronger, it must be nearly over for the death penalty in what remaining states still use it.

2007-12-20 10:44:19 · 22 answers · asked by Philip W 1 in Law & Ethics

2007-12-20 10:43:16 · 33 answers · asked by smooth 2 in Immigration

I am joining the air force and I hear that marriage is very hard in the military. I am getting married soon, but wont be having kids for a couple years. Does anyone have advice for keeping a marriage strong?? How do I maintain stability? Any other advice is appreciated.

2007-12-20 10:42:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

Of course the US isn't using the oil. Thats not the point.
Who controls the oil controls the world.

2007-12-20 10:41:58 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

...than the scientific community has regarding the threat of global warming - will we be able to classify those who choose to ignore global warming as terrorists and invade?

2007-12-20 10:41:01 · 3 answers · asked by Abel Skivver 3 in Politics

Can anyone tell me what taxes ACTUALLY pay for our education, roads, conservation of environment, and protection. Also is there direct evidence of what (or who), exactly, the income tax actually goes to?

2007-12-20 10:38:50 · 12 answers · asked by spirouack 2 in Law & Ethics

2007-12-20 10:38:42 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-12-20 10:36:48 · 7 answers · asked by . 5 in Politics

Weither you are one or the other what are your reasons in a debate.

2007-12-20 10:35:58 · 32 answers · asked by I got 2 points for this answer 4 in Politics

I keep seeing myself in a dusty town, I hear gunfire and explosions, and my son calling "Dad, get me out of here" but I can't find him anywhere. It has been 6 months since I lost my only son while he was doing his tour of duty in iraq. Any other soldier parents in my situation?

2007-12-20 10:30:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

2007-12-20 10:29:44 · 5 answers · asked by Roxie 2 in Government

how did the civil war change from a limited war to a "total war" to abolish slavery

2007-12-20 10:29:43 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

(I've decided I'm too lazy to visit all the websites to make my own charts, so i'll ask you guys. Hope you don't mind)

I know that many say the support bailing out if Iraq, which i want, but I don't want them to cut the soldiers funding to do so. I refuse to support a candidate that would use such a tactic. Can you help me?

2007-12-20 10:27:09 · 11 answers · asked by Princess Ninja 7 in Elections

If parents leave their home to one daughter in the will, and her 3 siblings want to contest the will, what are their chances of being successful, and what are factors in this?

The daughter and her child have lived in the house with her parents for 6 years.

This is in Scotland.

2007-12-20 10:22:46 · 11 answers · asked by somevelvetmorning 1 in Law & Ethics

This is for DUFF

http://www.dinotheorist.com/Viet_Nam.html

I came across these -- over 200 in all -- in a thrift store for two bucks. A little bitty oversight by the proprieters, I would say. The reference dates and handwritten descriptions on the cardboard margins indicate they are from Vietnam and Thailand during the War, apparently taken by a female civilian doing military-related work.

So, does anyone recognize themselves, their friends, or their relatives? I look forward to your replies.

2007-12-20 10:22:22 · 2 answers · asked by Summer-off 2 in Military

1) Which do you think is the best method?
2)Should lethal injection be abolished in the U.S

2007-12-20 10:20:16 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

be jailed for 2 yrs in non existent cells,and presumably those who will make way for these high profile criminals will be murderers and rapists and paedophiles.God can the UK become more ridiculous.

2007-12-20 10:18:48 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

He says, "If you want a president who gets elected because he attacks the other guy, I'm probably not going to be your choice."

Then he says people "want a president who makes his decisions based on what's good for the people he's served, not what's good for his own political future"

and,

"I didn't grow up with a last name or a Rolodex to open a lot of doors. ... I didn't go to an Ivy League school"

and,

"Some people are going to tell you everything and anything based on what they think you want to hear just so you'll vote for them — and that's not leadership."

Whether you agree with his statements or not, whether they're true or not, aren't these "attacks"?

Saying that you're not going to attack someone is all fine and well, if you can hold to it. But if you can't, then just admit that you're wading in.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071220/ap_po/huckabee_woe_is_me;_ylt=Ao1adJyScOoH3nwDlLFgMJcb.3QA

2007-12-20 10:16:49 · 12 answers · asked by Paper Mage 5 in Elections

2007-12-20 10:16:01 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

During WWII what was that turtles name?

2007-12-20 10:14:24 · 4 answers · asked by then she killed my brain 3 in Military

this goes hand in hand with my last question about parent rights to get involved. my boyfriend and i got into another physical fight that left my eye bruised and face swollen, the police were called by my parents and i stayed quiet about the questions they were asking me. 2 of the police officers talked to my parents and then got in their cars and took off real fast, are they going to go arrest my boyfriend even if i didn't give them the information they wanted? one officer stayed behind to talk to me and told me to get help, that that is what i needed, not to be tight mouthed about it. but i want to work it out with him and not have him in trouble. please get back to me as fast as possible so i can help my boyfriend before they arrest him if that is what they are going to do. you can IM me if your off duty also. i really need to help him not get in trouble.

2007-12-20 10:10:26 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

why were jews blamed by hitler in the first place? like why did hitler blame them?

please no ignorance

2007-12-20 10:10:25 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

Do they even know or is it a fashionable hatred?

All I ever see for reasons is her looks.
I never see a good reason.
Of course the pro big business republican crowd hates her socialized medicine ideas.
And those that are in love with the military hate her because she wants to pull them out and some soldiers might lose their soldiering job.


So what are some real reasons?



Again... like I said.. I can't vote either way , I'm just curious.

But your choice will affect the rest of the world in either a positive or negative way.
The world cant handle another republican.

2007-12-20 10:09:44 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

After I turned 18 & got out of foster care, I was looking into filing a lawsuit for the social worker encouraging my foster mom to NOT give me my trust fund money from my biological dad. It was $5,500, & my former foster mom said, "You can't sue the socia worker! She IS the law! How are you gonna sue her?" I needed to sue the social worker & the foster mom. Also, I had about $4,000 in Social Security back pay, & she took that, too. I wasn't able to sue because I didn't have enough money, & I had no proof. How can someone prove theft? I showed them my award letters & they said that's not proof enough. Also, they were very forceful upon me & the social worker MANDATED that I let my foster mom put her name as the head of my bank account, & she said that if I didn't do it, then I wasn't gonna get my checks. Then, I found out all my money was GONE. Her name wasn't on either of my checks but they were on the bank account. I was 18 & old enough to have my OWN acct. I'm 24 now. I didn't know

2007-12-20 10:08:08 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

It's the oldest profession. Making it illegal just sweeps it under the carpet and encourages sex slavery doesn't it?

2007-12-20 10:07:36 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

Which book would you nominate as the thinnest??

2007-12-20 10:07:04 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military