Civic Participation

2007-09-21 16:13:59 · 4 answers · asked by granny_sp 4

What event in this country, what savage attack upon your dying liberties, would propell you to revolt? What if the Supreme Court overturned the not guilty verdict of a jury and sent a man to prison for life? Where is the line in the sand?

The founding fathers came to the line in the sand, and they fought back with everything they had. In peace friend, enemies in war, to quote the Declaration of Independence. As I read through it I see that they endured much hardship to say the least but, in the end they raised up arms against the Crown. What is the fanal hardship for you? When would you set down your pen for good?

2007-09-21 16:02:00 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

The government has always and and more recently will admit to huge drastic mistakes that we the people should be questioning yet we do nothing?

Recently there was a situation where NUKES were ACCIDENTALLY mounted on a military plane that was supposed to be carrying missiles headed for modification or to be placed out of commission.

There are strict protocols that are followed by military when handling NUKES so what the hell happpend here? Does the government explain? No. They admit to the mistake and since nothing happend no questions it.

Not to mention one of the officers that was under investigation for possibly being involved in the MISTAKE is now mysteriously DEAD? No cause of death mentioned Ohh and he was just 20 yrs old.

I know not every American knows how the military handles things but when the country is in danger from possible threats we are supposed to know these things.And the military needs to tell us more of what happend than just it was a mistake.

2007-09-21 05:33:27 · 7 answers · asked by Tone Teezy 2

if you give them money all they are going to do is buy alcohol, smokes or crack

if you give them food all they will do is eat it and gain energy to steal, murder and break the law

so why does everyone want to help the poor?

2007-09-20 20:38:32 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Robert Kennedy
- Malcolm X
- Che Guevara
-Harvey Milk
-JFK

also if you have aim or have time to email back and forth very quickly, it would very helpful.

2007-09-20 19:19:12 · 3 answers · asked by .BAM! =]] 2

Nehru family has done more harm to INDIA, rather than good. he was connected with British woman, his daughter also did the same thing. they were so jealous about GUJARAT, that they never allowed any Gujarati to become P.M. Indira and Sonia both are public money-looters. they stole GANDHI last name, just to extract poor Indian people. they did not love their husbands, they love money, power and free world trips for their family members. the scale of justice is manipulated by the money and power hungry politicians. Italian mafia, go back to your Italy. let Indian people run their mother land.

thanks, SANAT, USA.

2007-09-20 18:16:36 · 14 answers · asked by SANAT 5

my school will be hosting a civic awareness initiative, the president is invited and he 'maybe' coming!!!

is there anything i can ask him............ or say to him???

2007-09-20 16:08:29 · 5 answers · asked by karthic 3

Ok The US Gestapo is just about here...In order to board a plane, train or bus, to enter a Federal building, or at any Checkpoint they erect anywhere, you will be required to "Show your papers". By May 2008, the Federal Gov has ordered the State Gov's to comply. They will be able to use GPS to track your whereabouts, your monetary activity, and much more. These "ID" cards are supposed to hold your MEDICAL records as well...What else will they have? Arrest record? School Transcripts? THIS IS A VIOLATION OF YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS!!! DO NOT ACCEPT A NATIONAL ID CARD!!! EVEN IF IT IS YOUR DRIVERS LICENSE!!!
What will you do???

2007-09-20 09:26:36 · 6 answers · asked by Marco S 2

If she does I'm Leaving this country.

She will destroy our country, we will become a socialist nation.

She will destroy education and abolish private institutions, she hates all forms off private enterprise and free market. She hates freedom of speech. She will strip us all down so we can be "Equal"

though some will be more equal then others.

Basically here is her platform

Upper-Mid class college taught citizen who EARNED a good job: Why Hello Mrs.Clinton

Clinton: Oh, So you worked hard and got an education to get a high paying job and support yourself.

Up Right Citizen: Thats right

Clinton: **** YOU, How dare you have a better life just beacuse you worked harder to achive it, you make too much money for yourself, here, You only need about this much to afford what we have to offer you, since you don't need that money well take it

Upright Citizen: But what will you do with my money

Clinton: This money belongs to lazy trailer park white trash and ghetto crack heads who did **** there entire life, they can't earn there own living beacuse "Its too hard..." so its only fair we take the money you earned and give it to people to lazy to work. after all they have so many kids that go to such an awful school

Upright Citizen: really, well theres a nice school just a few miles further from that trailer park and bad neighborhood. you could give them vouchers.that way they could get a better education then at the ranky school they happen to be closest too

Clinton: ARE YOU INSANE!!! Give people a choice in how to raise there children, people are too stupid to handle that!!! its so much work. Im trying to promote Racial Equality...people need help only because of the color of there skin.

If you care about America, Ron Paul 08

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Su3JIS9VbtY
Okay, I don't like white Supremacists either, but let me get this straight, just beacuse something is under the constitution, that dosent mean that the govt needs to do it. and school of the Jihad, IN AMERICA WTF

http://youtube.com/watch?v=FaAkcXynqLA

WTF THERE SHE JUST SAID THAT SHE WILL KEEP TAKING MONEY FROM LOBBYIST!! "Because alot of those Lobbiest represent you" NO THEY DON'T and even if they did, why would you need money from them just to help people!

2007-09-20 08:21:52 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-20 08:13:09 · 14 answers · asked by soulsearcher 5

they're all dangerous in their own ways... so why cant we trust them with all the responiblities they crave? shouldnt they be able to prove themselves responsible enough? and what if the teens parents dont hunt.. but the teen does?!

2007-09-20 08:12:04 · 20 answers · asked by kristina m 1

By deleting the web pages you can continue to cover up important issues.
Does anyone know of this happening?
At the moment the skies in Europe, the U.S, Australia and even New Zealand are being deliberately sprayed with toxic chemicals (google 'chemtrails' if you are not aware of this).
I am therefore curious as to how web pages are protected, because I worry that we might live in a future where the internet is heavily sensored by the powers that be.

2007-09-20 08:11:42 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

the quiz would be hard enough to show that the person had some political understanding but easy enough to not discriminate any ideas for what should be asked on the test

2007-09-20 06:22:44 · 9 answers · asked by mama 1

I'm a little confused about this thing. The original attempted murder charges were ridiculous. As such, they've been dropped, which is good. But what is the protest trying to achieve? Shouldn't the six kids who attacked the single kid, giving him a concussion and multiple severe lacerations be punished in accordance with their actions? I would certainly hope so.

I'm not even going to try to say there aren't many racist overtones in this whole thing, but when it comes down to brass tacks, six black men ganged up and assaulted one white man. That is a significant crime and should be treated as such. I hope that the protest about the other facets of this case don't overshadow that.

2007-09-20 03:33:42 · 7 answers · asked by thegubmint 7

Is this a violation of your civil rights as an American?
Were the police within their rights to use 50,000 volts on an American citizen who did not possess a firearm or a weapon?
Does this activity sound familiar with Ohio State during the 60's?
Does this violate our civil rights as American citizens and restrict free speech in our country?
Would this have happened if there was a Democrat in the White House?
Does this activity fall in line with the far right and Bush lovers in this country?
Has Kerry commented on this activity..I haven't heard his response?
Is this now acceptable behavior to electrocute someone because we disagree with someone?
Does anyone feel like we live in George Orwell's ,"1984" society?
Does that you proud as an American that we can taze someone because we didn't like what someone has to say?
What would our founding fathers if they were alive have to say about the police action against this young man in Florida?

2007-09-20 02:06:12 · 15 answers · asked by Dfirefox 6

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2007-09-19 17:58:15 · 11 answers · asked by Shelli 2

2007-09-19 13:57:58 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-19 12:38:59 · 16 answers · asked by esha26 1

Bill Clinton is visiting a school. In one class, he asks the students if anyone can give him an example of a "tragedy." One little boy stands up and offers that, "If my best friend who lives next door is playing in the street when a car came by and killed him, that would be a tragedy."

"No," Clinton says, "That would be an ACCIDENT."

A girl raises her hand. "If a school bus carrying fifty children drove off a cliff, killing everyone inside...that would be a tragedy."

"I'm afraid not," explains Clinton. "That is what we would call a GREAT LOSS."

The room is silent; none of the other children dare volunteer.

"What?" asks Clinton, "Isn't there anyone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?"

Finally a boy in the back raises his hand. In a timid voice, he says: "If an airplane carrying Bill and Hillary Clinton was blown up by a bomb, *that* would be a tragedy."

"Wonderful!" Clinton beams. "Marvelous! And can you tell me WHY that would be a tragedy?"

"Well," says the boy, "because it wouldn't be an accident, and it certainly would be no great loss!"

2007-09-19 09:38:55 · 8 answers · asked by Graham 5

-- or are we too fat, dumb and happy to bother?


Yes, I think we're at a crisis point. Taking away basic civil liberties is a serious matter, because once taken away, it's almost impossible to get them back. As a rule, they don't get taken away by dramatic strokes, but rather eaten away, eroded. That's what Bush and company (read Cheney) are doing. The difficulty is that a lot of people simply don't care, either because they approve of harsh treatment of people they perceive as enemies, or because they simply use all their energy just getting through the day.

The hope is the peculiar genius of a democratic form of government. Over time it tends to balance itself, to correct wild swings that result from crises and reach a stable point. It remains to be seen whether we can do that under the current stresses. Winston Churchill said that democracy is a very poor form of government --- but it's better than any other form we have been able to come up with.

The people at the controls right now are ideologues, and if they have their way we will end up with some kind of unholy alliance of big business and Christian conservatism. Military-industrial theocracy isn't something I would like to live under. I used to vote Republican. I won't anymore. I didn't leave the GOP; they left me. But the Dems aren't much better. A viable Independent Party might be the answer, but the pols on both sides of the aisle will do their level best to stop that from happening, because it threatens their grip on power. Yeah, I'd call that a crisis. W will go down, I am confident, as the worst President we have ever had, against some stiff competition (e.g., Harding). The damage he has done -- diplomatic, social, financial, military -- will take generations to correct. He richly deserves to be impeached, or even tried as a war criminal. But I don't think we are up to that, for reasons cited above.

2007-09-19 06:01:00 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-19 05:26:05 · 1 answers · asked by long live FREE KOSOVA! 1

People are discussing Andrew Meyer getting arrested for disruptive behavior at Florida Univeristy at a John Kerry question and answer event. John Kerry even said he'd answer the question. Should a public servant like the President of the United States be a member of a private and secret organization ?

2007-09-19 05:03:25 · 15 answers · asked by Will 4

that people on this message board spend an inordinate amount of time subjugating their political views to people who will clearly never agree or compromise? What is it about American politics that instead of acting on political agendas we continually try to validate our opinions with people who so clearly disagree with us? What would happen if we just ignored those who are clearly just looking for a brawl and strictly dealt with those that are open to reason? Wouldn't we be better off just ignoring loaded bear baiting questions . . .?

2007-09-19 03:21:52 · 8 answers · asked by CHARITY G 7

I would ,but I live here, how about you guys?

2007-09-19 01:52:51 · 20 answers · asked by EJW 1

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/USAforAmericans101/

2007-09-19 00:43:59 · 5 answers · asked by onebadone 1

1)How could society help to make teachers' and police officers' daily work less of a hassle when dealing with the
young?

2)Shouldn't democratic societies have the freedom to amend their Constitutions to ensure greater harmony, safety and sense of belonging, when a new Head of State or Govt takes over?

2007-09-18 18:59:20 · 4 answers · asked by Dolphin-Bird Lover8-88 7

2007-09-18 17:28:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

New legislation may be coming into effect soon that will make the cost of general aviation so high that almost no one will be able to earn a pilots license or do anything related to general aviation. As I skydiver this is very concerning to me. My sport is having a hard time getting new members because of costs. This bill would not only make skydiving much more expensive but it would make all other general aviation activities very expensive as well.

The gist of the new legislation would be to decrease the amount of money the government spends on aviation and put the cost for aviation on the public. This is for all aviation! Not just general, your plane ticket to see grandma at the holidays will be going up too.

What do you think about this issue?

I'm biased. I don't wait to have the costs go up anymore and keep me on the ground.

Please look at this site for more information about the issue:
http://www.aopa.org/faafundingdebate/index.html

2007-09-18 16:01:44 · 3 answers · asked by Merlyn 7

John Kerry should be ashamed of himself. Kerry's staff clearly signaled the cop to taser this student. John Kerry not only lost an election to George W Bush which even a donkey could have won. Now Kerry is coming back from the grave to screw up democrat's chances.

What do you think?

2007-09-18 15:30:54 · 16 answers · asked by . 4

2007-09-18 11:42:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous