Law & Ethics - July 2007

2007-07-08 16:15:01 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

my husband co-signed for a cell phone for one of his former co-workers, he did not know this gentlemen very well, and i told him not to but he did any way, and this was almost a year ago and the gentlemen did not pay for his bills and now my husband has to deal with the collection agency under his name and his records. the total amount is almost $1,000 and of course we all know that if we do not pay the collection agencies they will keep charging fees so that will add more on to the amount owed. so i wanted to know if this will be a good case to sue this gentlemen.

2007-07-08 16:06:31 · 13 answers · asked by vicky a 1

or will that lead to planned breeding like the dog breeders enjoy to create such an assortment of "interesting" and diverse breeds. where does it lead, do you think? will all cultures merge and will there be need for more than one language? what is correct?

2007-07-08 16:02:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

"I was pulled over by a police officer recently for overdue registration. He asked me if there was anything that I wantede to tell him about before he searched my vehicle. I asked him what gave hime the right to search my truck. he replied "look at the car, look at the lights, THAT is what gives me the right. does he have the right to search without giving me a reason

2007-07-08 16:01:41 · 11 answers · asked by Banker 2

It is illegal if you are a united states citizen to engage in sexual intercourse with a minor in another country EVEN if it is 100% legal in that country. so for instance an 18 year old goes to another country, meets someone who is 15 falls in love and has sex. It is totally legal..as a matter of fact they do it in front of the police station..lol. then that 18 year old comes back and gets sentenced for "Sexual tourism" because he still needs to follow US law even though he is outside the united states. Is this right? I don't think people should travel to have sex in other countries but I think that when you are in another country there laws should overtake any of our laws and you should be outside the jurisdiction of the US govt. to me thats freedom. regardless of how bad the crime is..the govt should have no say in activities you take when outside the country if it is not treason or against the govt of the US or against a US citizen.. what do you think?

2007-07-08 15:58:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

One night I was staying in the room of a popular hotel chain and the water was shut off. Not for a few minutes, but for 3 or 4 hours. The hotel gave no notice to me or anyone else in the hotel, and when I complained, they tried to deny that the water was off. Then they took 20% off my stay and made me sign something that I believed to be a reciept.

My question is: should I just be happy with my discount, or should I do something more...

2007-07-08 15:27:37 · 9 answers · asked by BIG RED 3

In your opinion, do you feel it is likely a flag descreation amendment will be passed soon? explain your opinion...

2007-07-08 15:23:25 · 6 answers · asked by Phantoms 2

I see it on television all of the time, and it's always followed by a gourmet-type dinner. Any recipes would be appreciated as well!

2007-07-08 15:19:19 · 9 answers · asked by aanstalokaniskiodov_nikolai 5

It has been said that GWB called the constitution a 'god damned piece of paper'. MY response to this is : "well so is the god damned patriot act bit€h." - would you agree or disagree with my premise that any politician who pledges to uphold the constitution should be called an 'unamerican piece of sh|t' when they claim its an old and useless document?

2007-07-08 15:01:50 · 7 answers · asked by jerry_manders 1

I was recently dismissed as a prospective juror from a DUI case in California. Afterwards, I googled the judge, deputy DA, and defense attorney. It turns out that the judge and one of the lawyers graduated from the same law school in the same year (back in the 1970's). Given that a lot of prospective jurors were dismissed [I'm guessing here] for various conflicts of interest such as family members working in law enforcement or family members with past DUI convictions, how high do alumni connections rate as a conflict of interest in jury trials?

2007-07-08 14:36:24 · 9 answers · asked by OC E90 4

2007-07-08 14:35:07 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

So, here's the situation: A soon-to-be bride is committed to a certain caterer but somehow things go sour and the catarer backs out nine days before the wedding. The bride calls other local caterers only find out that her original caterer has already spoken to them of her "hard-to-work with behavior" and thus, they refuse her service.

My question: does the oringal caterer have the constitutional right to do this? I understand the freedom of speech but wouldn't this be considered slander?

2007-07-08 14:26:34 · 10 answers · asked by Sarah 1

Is there a simple way to hold Congress & Senate accountable for a straight 'up or down' vote instead of political wrangling?

Democrats playing trump card more often
By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS, Associated Press Writer Sun Jul 8, 12:40 PM ET
WASHINGTON - It is the closest thing that Senate leaders have to a trump card, the only way to wrestle the famously balky institution into predictable action.
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Lately, though, the nearly century-old tool known as "cloture" has become more of a routine way to score political points. Once, it was a carefully wielded ace used to push a difficult bill past a parliamentary hurdle and into law.
That is because cloture — a way of cutting off debate and setting a final vote in the otherwise ungovernable Senate — has lost much of its potency as a legislative tactic.
Cloture votes were conceived to free the Senate, in exceptional cases, from the whims of a tiny minority. Such votes now serve to showcase the majority party's agenda and the lengths to which the opposing party will stand in the way.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is on track to shatter the record for cloture motions filed. He highlighted that statistic recently to illustrate what he called "Republican obstructionism."
The strategy mirrors the one Republicans used against then-minority Democrats three years ago in a closely divided Senate. Many believe the GOP's portrayal of then-Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., as an obstructionist cost him his seat.
Reid has turned to cloture early and often — 42 times since January. He says it is out of necessity because Republicans — sometimes just a small band of conservatives — have sought to block not only Democrats' priorities but also some initiatives that enjoy bipartisan support.
He used it repeatedly, with disappointing results, on the immigration measure that just collapsed amid bipartisan opposition.
Reid, however, also has used cloture votes to put Republicans on the record on hot-button issues. They include opposing President Bush's Iraq policy, expressing "no confidence" in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and backing a bill that would unionize workplaces without secret ballot elections.
"We have spent a lot of time on the Republicans delaying what the American people want us to do, and that is legislate," Reid said in a testy exchange with Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the minority leader.
McConnell said Reid's use of cloture votes was "a power grab."
"The Senate isn't a factory. We don't push things down the line," McConnell said. "There is a saying about courtship: Shoot for two, end up with zero. So far, this would be a fitting epitaph for a Congress that has sought to do much but has accomplished little."
Cloture emerged in 1917 as a way to limit filibusters, the tactic by which senators use their rights of unlimited debate to delay or block legislation.
President Woodrow Wilson, frustrated by a 23-day filibuster that stalled his proposal to arm merchant ships in World War I, called a special session to consider a cloture proposal.
The Senate, he said, is "the only legislative body in the world which cannot act when its majority is ready for action. A little group of willful men, representing no opinion but their own, have rendered the great government of the United States helpless and contemptible."
The resulting rule held that if two-thirds of the Senate's 100 members agreed, debate on a measure could end and a vote on passing or rejecting the proposal could take place after each senator had an opportunity to speak for another hour.
The high bar for cloture meant it was seldom used and almost never successful. Senate historians say cloture was invoked in only five cases over the next 46 years.
Cloture rules have been revised a number of times, most significantly in 1975. That is when the threshold for ending debate was lowered from two-thirds of the Senate, or 67 senators, to three-fifths, or 60. In 1986, the cap for debate after cloture was shortened, from 100 hours to 30 hours.
Robert B. Dove, the Senate's parliamentary referee between 1965 and 2001, said cloture lost some of its power as political divisions in the Senate became more prominent.
"There used to be a difference between how you voted for cloture and how you felt about the underlying bill. That has all gone by the boards. With the Senate in an incredibly partisan position now and the margins so tight, cloture is really not a great tool," Dove said.
Former Sen. George J. Mitchell, D-Maine, was majority leader in the early 1990s. He said he became accustomed to seeking cloture on matters large and small when he realized that Republicans would object to virtually any action he tried. Both parties are equally guilty of that practice, he added.
"It was more or less in anticipation — and probably based on some specific threat — of filibuster," Mitchell said. "It's common on both sides now that people use it when they think it will advance their political goals and to block legislation that they don't support."
During Mitchell's last two years as majority leader, cloture was sought 80 times, just short of the record of 82 set during the next Congress under Republican Sens. Robert K. Dole of Kansas and Trent Lott of Mississippi.
Some Republicans suggest that Reid's pace toward eclipsing that record might be intended to portray GOP lawmakers in the 2008 election as blocking the nation's business.
"You artificially run up the number of cloture votes and then set out on a search- and-destroy mission to tarnish incumbent Republicans as obstructionists," said Eric Ueland, who served as chief of staff to former Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn.
Still, with Republican objections coming fast and furious, cloture may be among Democrats' only options. GOP lawmakers spent the last few hours of Senate business before the Fourth of July break blocking final negotiations on broadly supported lobbying overhaul and anti-terrorism legislation.
"It's the only way to manage the floor," said Reid's spokesman, Jim Manley. "The alternative is to do nothing, and that's absolutely unacceptable."
Besides, Mitchell said, campaigning on a theme as obscure as a slew of failed cloture votes would be a tough feat.
"The public's view is, 'You're in charge — you produce,' " he said. "If you don't produce, it's your fault — even if it's the other guys who prevented you."
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On the Net:
Senate background on cloture: http://tinyurl.com/333udm

2007-07-08 14:10:26 · 4 answers · asked by trevathantim 2

PLEASE HELP!! I often help out here with homework so plz do a good deed, i think im on the right path yet idunnno much about this topic...

2007-07-08 14:05:24 · 3 answers · asked by felina_rebulera 1

then who did?? I was born in 1991, so i was not old enough to know what was going on. But I have recently read about it and when they found him not guilty, why did they just stop trying to find who did it then (even though in MY personal opinion, he DID do it). If they honestly believed he was innocent, why not try to bring the death of Nicole and Ronald to justice??

2007-07-08 13:54:53 · 12 answers · asked by scape.squad.story 3

It may well be in the constitution but I believe it is like a King would do, not like the head of a democracy. If someone is guilty and convicted then they should have to serve their time. I didn't approve of any of the pardons so don't try to tell me I am a just a lame lib.

2007-07-08 13:41:36 · 11 answers · asked by Cindy P 4

Heres a thought
stop selling them if you really mean it
but hey aint gonna happen
too much revenue
so non smokers we pay more tax than u

2007-07-08 13:22:01 · 24 answers · asked by squawinpants 3

The operating agreements provided that "no Member shall be accountable to the [LLC] or to any other Member with respect to [any other] business or activity even if the business or activity competes with the [LLC's] business." The Westbury group entered into agreements with other parties to develop additional parcels within the tract in competition with the Bellemeade LLC. The Stokers filed a suit in a Georgia state court against the Westbury group, alleging, among other things, breach of fiduciary duty. What duties do the members of an LLC owe to each other? Under what principle might the terms of an operating agreement alter these duties? In whose favor should the court rule? Discuss.

2007-07-08 13:18:58 · 2 answers · asked by Dominica B 2

In ur opinion, what do you think about the death penalty?

2007-07-08 13:18:34 · 17 answers · asked by natalie 2

for the following case
1- employer would not allow me to take a lunch for 9months- have all the time cards to prove it

this started out as a 3 week temp assignment that eventually turned in to 9months and let go for no reason and recieved a reference letter from my manager

2007-07-08 13:18:05 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can anyone tell me notorious criminals from the 1600s-1700s?

2007-07-08 13:17:17 · 2 answers · asked by natalie 2

Should children be allowed to pass out fliers expressing their freedom of religion in public schools if it is done during non-instructional time such as recess or on the bus? Why or why not? Remember that, if Christians have the right, everyone else does too.

Does a school endorse any particular religion by allowing students to distribute their own fliers about it? Why or why not?

What impact do you think fliers conveying a religious message would have when compared to other forms of religious expression like clothing or jewelry? More, less, or the same? How?

2007-07-08 13:16:42 · 17 answers · asked by man_of_mustard 3

2007-07-08 13:04:52 · 7 answers · asked by spickett_3229 1

I was hired at my job 3 months ago as part time 2 days a week. But i now work over 36 hours a week, and dont get healthcare benefits because they wont give them to me because im not "full time". Is this illegal?? I get kicked off my parents' plan, and i need perscription drug coverage. What should i do? Is there a website I can print stuff up and give to my boss?? Please help!

2007-07-08 12:53:22 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Alright, A few weeks ago I got into a car accident. A lady failed to yield to me and caused the wreck - proved on the police report. She had no insurance and I had no Uninsured motorist coverage or Pip coverage (trying to keep it cheap..). The damage to my car is quoted at $4700 but the inspector said realistically it would be between 6 and 7 thousand because there is obvious frame damage. I missed work due to back and neck pain plus I was out of a car for a few days. that was about $350 in lost work wages. I haven't gone to the doctor yet because I can't afford it right now. I really need to get in, i've been taking lots of ibuprofen but that doesn't help too much.. The small claims court limit is $4000 here. I could go to dispute resolution and get a legal contract where she would pay monthly payments until everything is back to how it was.. Does anyone have any idea? any other types of court I could go to? Alternatives to small claims or dispute resolution center? Please Help!

2007-07-08 12:52:42 · 4 answers · asked by viper2g03 1

We have a neighbor that is constantly wandering on our property, talks about wanting to kill someone before he dies, how his favorite three words are kill kill kill. He has also made inapropiate sexual comments in front of our four year old son. Our local police have been involved and are well informed on his behaviour but are unable to do much about it. We have spoken to our landlords about this man, but they don't seem to care as long as he pays his rent. Can we get a civil protection order against him? He lives 10 feet away and seems to disregard the local police warnings about being around us or speaking to us.My fiancee is quite disturbed by his actions and what he talks about all the time, and it is starting to feel quite threatening. Will a civil protection order supercede the landlords and force him to move? Any info would be helpful, I've never been through this type of situation before,Thanks.

2007-07-08 12:51:37 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

Doctor at V.A. overdosed an employee(Desert Shield, Desert Storm Vet, decorated)which lead to his boss firing him. Same boss uttered a threat then lied. No action taken against him. Another employee under this man was slapped told to shut up. The man that did the slapping still has his job. The other man was presented pink slip. Two years ago, ex -director transferred after being unable to account for 4 million missing dollars.(IG report #04-02887-169) Nursing director has a no-restrainst policy for vets, not good for alzheimers patients or those needing it, even those an inspector told her to change the policy, she didn't. There have been numerous patient falls as a result. As a concerned citizen I would like to have some national publicity and see wrongs corrected. A Congressional rep. checked on one complaint, and said he believed what had happened concerning one boss, but the boss said it didn't so end of story. No futher investigation. Can anybody out there help ???? Please !!!!

2007-07-08 12:39:30 · 3 answers · asked by willow 2

2007-07-08 12:36:56 · 5 answers · asked by jusmic80 2

If one used dictionary definitions on their website, and used them to make money, is this a violation of copyright laws?

2007-07-08 12:35:58 · 8 answers · asked by John P 2

I think I may have found cannabis at my park. Do I just pull it out and throw it away? Do I tell park officials, officers,etc?

2007-07-08 12:26:37 · 16 answers · asked by Answerz 4