Government - October 2006

Well, I have to do a 500-word essay which is pretty short, but about how our represntative democracy is becoming more like a direct democracy through the use of electronic communications. I guess the idea would be how people are more easily getting their opinions out their through radio, TV, the Internet, blogs, etc electronic communications. I just can't find a place ot start, or much to write about. Any ideas?

2006-10-08 16:17:16 · 5 answers · asked by Abel 3

2006-10-08 15:55:06 · 14 answers · asked by johnpaul2 1

Some GOP members said Foley is the victim.

Will Foley be the hero for all sexual predators if he walk free on this one?

2006-10-08 15:36:09 · 20 answers · asked by Taco 3

2006-10-08 15:31:07 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

When I ask people at work, school and even have political discussions with people in general no one has ever heard of the Bohemian Grove, the Bilderbergs, Council on Foreign Relations or the Trilateral Commission. I have heard people say you are some kind of "conspiracy theorist" if you even want to discuss these groups and their influence on American politics and policy. Since their membership lists contain Presidents(from both parties), political leaders, media figures and heads of multi-billion dollar corporations shouldnt there be some type of dialoge in the press about this so at least the average person knows enough to formulate their own opinion. I would like to hear from people on all sides of the political spectrum. Why this lack of open discussion in the media, in school, in general? If there is no conspiracy or any hidden power manipulation why the strict policy of silence this is America we should NOT be ruled by secret

http://dsd.lbl.gov/Seaborg.talks/presidents/20.html

2006-10-08 15:23:33 · 5 answers · asked by RON PAUL for President 2008 2

Republican Party?

the Big Lie theory basically says that if you repeat a lie often enough, it well appear to be the truth.

Hitler: Jews are the enemy
Bush: Muslims are the enemy

2006-10-08 14:51:46 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

who is running our country?

2006-10-08 14:35:39 · 19 answers · asked by anitababy.brainwash 6

How can we be successful and win if anti-americans and unpatriotic USA citizens spend their time blaming our honest and intelligent president.COME ON.....You don't have anything better to do?????your life is too boring that you have to spend all your time blaming and insulting BUSH????

2006-10-08 14:28:44 · 22 answers · asked by The Apostle 2

You know what i'm talking about the plumbers, carpenters, etc. always showing their butt....

2006-10-08 14:22:16 · 5 answers · asked by stargurl_5887 3

2006-10-08 13:56:27 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

One of my veteran friends hates Jane Fonda and says that vets were spit on because of the anti-war movement that folks like Jane and others participated in. However, when I tried to find examples, real examples, photos, etc, all I could find was urban myth assertions. Does anyone have personal direct knowledge or proof that this occurred?

2006-10-08 13:56:01 · 23 answers · asked by Lisa M 3

2006-10-08 13:48:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

are the scottish?

2006-10-08 13:46:47 · 7 answers · asked by ady 4

2006-10-08 13:46:16 · 2 answers · asked by Nicey L 1

"See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda." —President GW. Bush,N.Y., May 24, 2005

Unnamed editorial appeared in at least four different newspapers across U.S. Nothing unique about that huh? Well, the first parapgraph in every one of them is exactly the same:
"One of the smartest things President Bush did to reduce recovery costs in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita was to suspend Davis-Bacon Act rules in the hardest hit states. But Congress is frantically trying to overrule the president, which would add billions of dollars to the already staggering recovery costs."

Federal auditors said on Friday the Bush administration violated law by buying favorable news coverage of Bush’s education policies; making payments to the conservative commentator Armstrong Williams; and by hiring a public relations company to analyze media perceptions of the Republican Party.

2006-10-08 13:44:01 · 8 answers · asked by Lisa M 3

I'm working on some essay questions for my economics class, and have no clue about this one. Help anybody?

2006-10-08 13:43:49 · 1 answers · asked by babygirl 1

So many people use/buy herbs. The FDA does not evaluate their nutritional and medical values. Why the hell not?

2006-10-08 13:37:31 · 2 answers · asked by Teaim 6

What do you think of the recent suggestion that our domestic rubbish wil be collected every two weeks. P.S in Spain it's collected EVERY DAY!!

2006-10-08 13:03:33 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-08 12:53:35 · 6 answers · asked by mermer7@sbcglobal.net 3

all thay do is tax the **** out of us and then say thay give us jobes and **** like that

2006-10-08 12:27:45 · 7 answers · asked by cwk16wv 1

Japan, Germany, Korea, France, Kuwaite, and so many other areas would all be US states... some people are just out in left field eating daisys!

2006-10-08 12:10:33 · 7 answers · asked by nobodiesinc 1

I am not American. But i love American people and thier land. I respect all the difference i have with them? Why american are letting one guy do whatever? He lies to America? He didnt find Weapons of mass destruction? How many innocent Army and Iraqies got killed? Why outsourcing jobs to India? Why gas prices are sky rocketing? Healthcare is dream for people? He created hatered for AMERICANS around the world?9/11 was bad? There were many ways to handle this matter in a best way. America wasnt like this before? Where is democracy in America? Why people are sleeping ? Why they dont ask him? He fired many people in his administration? Is he stable reliable? Again i respect Americans? But this is my concern.

2006-10-08 11:09:46 · 10 answers · asked by shani n 2

and the microchiping of bins so they will be able to charge you even more for taking you rubbish away, after they have already hammered everyone for council Tax, is it a new Mafia we are seeing around the country?

2006-10-08 11:01:53 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

What are the cons (bad parts) of goverments such as:

Police State
Monarchy
Dictatorship
Communsim
Oligarchy
Totalitariansim
Absolute Monarchy

I might post more later.

2006-10-08 10:56:59 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Really he is the man that we need in office,is very easy to blame him but he is doing the right thing.Please show respect to our president when you answer.Thanks.

2006-10-08 10:36:47 · 27 answers · asked by The Apostle 2

How come we can't have John Reid as PM?
He seems bright and articulate, OK on the downside he is a bt like a school teacher and he's a jock. But he doesn't stand for any nonsense, least of all from our muslim friends.

Surely he'd be better than Brown....?

2006-10-08 10:30:59 · 12 answers · asked by Not Ecky Boy 6

I don't, what do you all think?

2006-10-08 10:20:54 · 30 answers · asked by liam892004 2

doing is..." i mean how dumb do they think people are?

2006-10-08 10:16:54 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

back money that was owed to me i had suffolk law services go to court and won the case it has been on a benefit card for a few months and i used some and now i notice there is no money left on it they took it back is this legal

2006-10-08 10:00:08 · 1 answers · asked by Nan 1

council tax seems as unfair as poll tax was we need to show local authorities no no no we wont be taken for a ride any longer by a fair but non nonsence ways ie phraps imform local councils they are on collision course with the majority of fair minded british public vote them out

2006-10-08 09:27:47 · 13 answers · asked by ? 2