Politics & Government - 24 December 2007

How can those unhappy with the Congress unite and network to get some real results. Like form a club and link up somehow to get a united vote? Would need some serious Geek power to set up sites and communicate. But how and who has the juice to pull it off?otewomes e

2007-12-24 16:18:51 · 8 answers · asked by JIM 4 in Elections

I prosecuted a case like this, a woman claimed that she was charged at by a man with a bat. She gets in her car and drives several blocks, where she is stopped by the police. The Court refused to allow the caljic regarding necessity. She was convicted. I would think the best way to handle this is try and get a plea to a wet reckless or even a dry one.

Now, here he is leaving by himself, under the influence, and going......where? To the bus, did he call a cab? Is it unreasonable to believe that he planned to drive? How independent were the witnesses? Were they at the bar. Did they ever know the defendant? And why did the bat wild guys not go after the other three gay men?

2007-12-24 16:17:45 · 4 answers · asked by carol h 1 in Law & Ethics

Since they'll light a little boy on fire, one of their own religion, what wont they do to us? Do you really think these people can be left alone? Do you think they can be reasoned with? All you who blame Bush, is there anything about our effort that can
excuse this in your mind, liberals?

http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/12/24/youssif.surgery/index.html

2007-12-24 16:17:44 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2007-12-24 16:16:28 · 6 answers · asked by LindaAnn 4 in Elections

If so......Laugh at them.

2007-12-24 16:11:12 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

if u have a daughter who was raped and killed by a man and the police catches him and the judge announce him the death penalty and ask u that u may have the right to save the crimnal from death penalty what would u do will u save the crimnal

2007-12-24 16:08:39 · 41 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

my mom was a inhome care provider aka getting paid by the state to take care of my dad she ran off to egypt and didnt tell them and wants me to forge her signature take care of adad and give her the money but i dont want to go to prison but she doesnt want me to talk to them what do i do

2007-12-24 16:05:54 · 10 answers · asked by sherryreaves 1 in Law & Ethics

Before she went to jail, Nevada-Tan had a website. What is the URL? Thank you so much, I'm a big fan!

2007-12-24 16:02:58 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

If so, why?

I'm curious because this is the sentiment of one of my trusted politico relatives.

2007-12-24 15:56:55 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

The only troops that I've heard about stationed there are troops from the UK, Australia, and Japan.

2007-12-24 15:55:23 · 4 answers · asked by Gremlin 3 in Military

2007-12-24 15:53:04 · 9 answers · asked by kobacker59 6 in Civic Participation

Just curious, what is it called when you run from the police...?

2007-12-24 15:49:28 · 23 answers · asked by Diablo 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

The Espionage Act of 1917 was a United States federal law passed shortly after entering World War I, on June 15, 1917, which made it a crime for a person to convey information with intent to interfere with the operation or success of the armed forces of the United States or to promote the success of its enemies. It was punishable by a maximum $USD 10,000 fine (almost $170,000 in today's dollars) and 20 years in prison. The legislation was passed at the urging of President Woodrow Wilson, who feared any widespread dissent in time of war, thinking that it constituted a real threat to an American victory.

2007-12-24 15:48:42 · 12 answers · asked by Enigma 6 in Politics

I received reckless driving in the state of Virginia in the city of Chesapeake. Im 17 years old and this would be my first traffic ticket anywhere. I used to live in New York and I moved here but I still retain my New York license. What are the realistic charges that would be held against me?

2007-12-24 15:48:23 · 6 answers · asked by Help 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

Coulter says, "God says, 'Earth is yours. Take it. Rape it. It's yours'"

The Pope bemoaned an “ill-treated world” in his Christmas Mass

Do Republicans really support destroying our own planet as quickly as possible? Oh, she was just joking, hahahaha

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/25/world/europe/25pope.html?hp

The Coulter quote is on the inside cover of one of her books, just Google it

2007-12-24 15:48:14 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

She called me with the one phone call she got today and told me that she had been arrested for shoplifting baby formula tonight at our local walmart. She is begging me bail her out but if I did, when could she post bail because it is Christmas Eve?

2007-12-24 15:44:31 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

I mean, that if people want to have children, they should get a license. They should go to parenting classes and when they pass, they can have children.

2007-12-24 15:37:23 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

Ratings for Congress are never broken down between the Democrats and teh Republicans, consequently we really vannot use them to judge the entire Congress. Is the rating so negative for the inability of the Democrats to get their program into law or for the Republicans for blocking it? Is the Congressional rating a false hope that the Republican's cling to in tehri desperation when confronting the disaster they face in 2008.

2007-12-24 15:35:11 · 13 answers · asked by sSuper critic 2 in Elections

a black president?...or a woman president?

PLEASE DON"T ARGUE ANYTHING OR SAY ANYTHING!!!


JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION!!!

2007-12-24 15:33:27 · 18 answers · asked by stinaballerina 2 in Elections

2007-12-24 15:31:25 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

...to the company that I work for--should I expect the company to allow me to "finish the job?" Or should I be out of a job and worry about impending jail time?

2007-12-24 15:31:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

celebrity/celebrities

2007-12-24 15:29:57 · 11 answers · asked by sweet_pea_55a 2 in Elections

he thinks he doesn't make mistakes...and I think he's just a fault finder coz I observed that i am the center of his attention

2007-12-24 15:28:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

yesterday, the local volunteer fire department had their monthly fund-raising breakfast. We met up with our neighbor and went there for breakfast. Over breakfast we talked about SICKO.

A guy sitting at the other end of the table started with the standard republic kook-aid rhetoric. "Can't pick your own doctor....bureacrats managing your health...socialized medicine...doctors would get out of medicine...yadda yadda yadda"

I started asking him a few questions - his answers are in bold

Who pays for your health insurance now? "employer, with an employee co-pay"

If for what ever reason you no longer have a job, would the employer continue to provide health insurance? "no"

What would you do, could you afford health insurance for yourself and family? "uhh..uhhh..."

Any medical problems that would be considered pre-existing? High blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes? "Yeah, but.."

Assuming you could afford an individual plan - you would be denied coverage because of those pre-existing conditions. In a Universal healthcare type coverage - you would still have health coverage. Now about picking your own doctor - let's say you want Dr. Jones, but Dr. Jones is not within your current healthplan's network - can you still go to Dr. Jones without paying 'out of network' fees or needing a referral or pre-approval? "no"

then you really can't pick your own doctor can you? With Universal healthcare, all doctors are included. Now, let's say you have a particular medical problem, your doctor wants to send you to a specialist or for a special test - either you or your doctor has to contact the insurance company for pre-approval and it could be denied because either they won't cover the cost of the test or because the particular specialist is not 'in-network'. So you still can't PICK YOUR OWN DOCTOR.

he snorts the quality of healthcare will go down - me: the united states is ranked 37th in the world, just above Slovania in terms of healthcare services for it's citizens.

there won't be any doctors, they'll stop practicing because they can't make any money - me: well, let me ask you this do you want to be treated by a doctor whose motivation for being a doctor is to make money, or to provide the best he/she can in keeping you healthy? right now, they get bonuses from insurance companies by NOT recommending certain treatments/drugs/procedures - or on the flipside get bonuses from drug companies by prescribing stuff you don't need. Don't know about you, but when I see a doctor I would want to see one that is concerned about the health of his/her patients, not one that is concerned about the health of his/her bank account.

I don't want some bureaucrat making my medical decisions me: who makes them now? some bureaucrat at the insurance company - they decide which doctors you can or cannot see, which procedures you can or cannot have, which medications you can or cannot have, which medical conditions they will cover or not cover. these bureaucrats at the insurance companies get bonuses and promotions by DENYING YOU SERVICES or COVERAGE, and they come out and tell you their first responsibility and obligation is to the STOCKHOLDERS. Our healthcare system is based on concern for profits, not people.

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I may not have changed his mind, but I did see alot of people around us nodding their heads. I did tell the guy to go rent/buy SICKO, watch it, do some research on his own and then make up his own mind.

As we were leaving, one woman came up to us, asked for the name of the movie again, said she wanted to watch it, then told us how her husband lost his job a could of years back and they had no health insurance until he found another job, she was scared out of her wits that during the interim time that she, her husband or kids would need medical attention and how would they pay for it.

2007-12-24 15:28:03 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

My bf and I are both in AFROTC. He will be commissioning this year and I will commission the year after. I was wondering if by some off chance I actually get my choice for bases if someone could help me out in knowing which base he might be likely to go to. His career field will be in space and missiles and mine will be in engineering. What bases do you suggest I put down for my wish list? Thanks for your help.

2007-12-24 15:21:16 · 3 answers · asked by annberlin 4 in Military

Here is a bunch of different polls of Congressional Democrats approval ratings:
http://www.pollingreport.com/cong_dem.htm

And here are the polls of Republicans:
http://www.pollingreport.com/cong_rep.htm

Republicans love to talk about the low approval of the new Democratic controlled Congress without mentioning that they are polling lower and it is their obstruction by breaking the 2 year filibuster record in just 1 year that is preventing the Democrats from getting anything done. What do you think about the lower approval ratings for the Republicans?

2007-12-24 15:19:32 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Home owners assoc also not helping. Running out of options.

2007-12-24 15:17:06 · 8 answers · asked by turbomedic 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

i was applying for financial aid and they said i have to register for the Selective service. so i decided not to but what exactly is it and how does it work?
thanks

2007-12-24 15:10:10 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

if you have a warrant out for your arrest and you are found in a different state and they arrest you and take you to jail, what happens? will you stay in that jail or will they make you go to the jail in the town the crime was commited? and how long can you be in jail for (least to most)?

2007-12-24 15:08:52 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

Tell me what makes you speacial. what is different in you from everyone else? For example. I always state my true opionion even if i know all people around me will ridicule me for it.

2007-12-24 15:07:24 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military