Law & Ethics - November 2007

Why should i have to pay taxes as a minor when i cant VOTE cant DRIVE and basically have no control over my life. You know i can be taken away from my family at any time and put in a foster home if my school feels like my family is not taking proper care of me (a 16 year old)?!

If i dont have any rights why should i have to pay taxes.

2007-11-28 09:29:06 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need to know more information about Engblom v. Carey! It had to do with the 3rd Amendment but I cannot find information about it??? can someone help me???

2007-11-28 09:28:23 · 3 answers · asked by danni 2

2007-11-28 09:26:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-28 09:17:39 · 9 answers · asked by April 5

okay maybe i should have been more descriptive. first off the landlord just got fined for hiring unlicensed contractors to do work for these apts, second i was informed he doesnt have a license or whatvere to even RENT these apt. and i pay by money orders because they dont allow checks another thing prob illegal. i always give my rent to the apt manager because she lives here also and she backs me up saying yes i did collect ur payment for that month and all they have to do is check their bank record and just count how many deposits ive made since i lived there easy right? and i do understand the importance of keeping record as i said ironically i cant find that particular one. seriously if u dont really know real estate law i dont require ur answers thank you

2007-11-28 09:16:07 · 2 answers · asked by brina277 3

Should the Ten Commandments be displayed in courthouses? If so, what kind of controversies would be produced?

2007-11-28 09:12:15 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm not going to lie i visit porn websites frequently but i recently ran into a child porn site and i want it down immediately!

2007-11-28 09:11:35 · 4 answers · asked by springs2988 2

2007-11-28 09:05:08 · 5 answers · asked by arcbattle7 1

Originally I wanted to be a lawyer, but the more I think about it, the more I want to be a Juvenile Court judge. What I want to know is:

-How long do I have to be a lawyer before I can become a judge?
-How are Juvenile Court judges selected, or what's the process to become a Juvenile Court judge?
-What kind of salary can I expect as a judge?
-What kind of hours do Juvenile Court judges work?
-Are Juvenile Court judges limited to Juvenile Court, or do they judge in trials court as well???

I know those are a lot of questions, but if someone could please answer, I'd REALLY appreciate it!

2007-11-28 09:04:37 · 6 answers · asked by miuscuita06 2

i believe i am being harrased by a collection agency. they are calling up to 5 times a day, with phone calls as late as nine pm. ive already set up a payment plan with them yet they continue to call. i live in the state of wisconsin, but i cant seem to locate state specific laws on this type of situation. can anyone help me find the WISCONSIN state specific laws about being harassed by a collection agency PLEASE?

2007-11-28 09:03:18 · 0 answers · asked by Ashley M 7

2007-11-28 08:50:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Abortion is one of the overriding issues in this upcoming election (presidential election in America). The next president may have the ability to tip the scales in the Supreme Court to more firmly establish Roe v. Wade; or to completely overturn it.

Therefore I believe it is necessary to examine more thoroughly.

Personally I am against abortion. I consider it murder. But I must admit that the reason I consider it as such is because of the Bible. As best as I can tell nearly everyone who is against abortion is against it because of whichever religious book they use (like the Bible, the Qu'ran, the Amida Buddha, etc.). Unfortunately the lawyers fighting against abortion cannot use religious books to fight against abortion, it would be forcing the beliefs of one group onto another.

Therefore it must be argued on constitution and law only. It is possible to do so, but the pro-life side must show scientifically that the fetus is human. Note that we don't have to prove that

2007-11-28 08:47:58 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've looked at the law website for the state of Michigan, but it is hard to understand. I read somewhere that they can't turn off your power if you have an infant. But I don't know what state that applied to. Please, no jerks answering this. Be nice.

2007-11-28 08:45:09 · 2 answers · asked by jkc 2

My daughter is 2. she lives with me. Her father was living with us but then he quit his job and i was stuck supporting him, i made him move because he got physical when we argued. after that he would visit her on his days off twice a week for about 8 mths. when the lease was over we decided to move in together, we lasted about 2 weeks, my daughter and i moved out and i filed for custody in Aug., he never showed up for mediation or the court day, i got sole physical and legal custody, The judge made me do a order to show cause, we have another court day in Jan for the move away order, but i cant really afford a lawyer, He makes a lot of money and is living in a luxurious place, while i'm living in a studio. He said he got a lawyer & has denied my request. He is paying a lot of money to the lawyer. He has only seen her once, In Nov, and that was because i took her to see him. After that day he has not seen her. He doesn't help with child support in anyway.

I dont know what to expect.

2007-11-28 08:42:40 · 8 answers · asked by Ammie 1

2007-11-28 08:37:18 · 4 answers · asked by The Ollie Mama 2

Yet, when it comes down to everyone's freedom with respect to keeping what they earn -- then those same liberals believe that the government is entitled to controlling you by taking from you and giving to someone else?

2007-11-28 08:36:43 · 10 answers · asked by spicymnguy 5

I heard that its against the law to carry both. Is it true? and if so...why?

2007-11-28 08:35:03 · 5 answers · asked by symbol313 1

2007-11-28 08:25:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

To help people who have serious diseases like cancer.

To help people make decisions about life's problems.

To give legal advice about drug laws.

To give medical advice about drug use.

2007-11-28 08:22:34 · 2 answers · asked by erikjjjacob 1

2007-11-28 08:18:47 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

i got a job at the dollar store last week. my first shift went smoothly without any problems, but i copied someone else's schedule down for my second shift by mistake. i was supposed to work in the morning that day, but i thought that my shift was in the evening and i stayed at home. i did not receive any phone call from work asking me why i didn't show up, so i had no idea that i was going for someone else's shift when i went to work in the evening. my manager there told me that my shift was in the morning, and i missed it. she said that they didn't need me to work for them anymore. she asked me to come the next day for my last shift, and that they'll mail me my pay cheque.the reason they gave me for firing me was that i didn't show up for my scheduled shift. i had the feeling that the manager did not like me, but firing me like that seems a bit extreme. so i was wondering if i should do something about it?like is there a law that prevents employees from getting fired for stupid thing

2007-11-28 08:12:45 · 17 answers · asked by seema 1

what would likely happen? i was subpeona to testity against my ex in a domestic violence case, but i dindt show up, will i get arrested or what will they do?

2007-11-28 08:11:25 · 4 answers · asked by leydi t 1

Maybe 3 -5 years an American girl (either a student or backpacker) was caught with drugs in her backpack in an Asian country. She denied they were hers but she was sentecned to death anyway. Does anyone remember her name or what happened?

2007-11-28 08:08:09 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I live in North Carlina, USA. We are paid bi-weekly and some of us are averaging like 40 hours of overtime per pay period, the money is nice, but I am reaching burn-out, especially with 4 small kids at home (who are not in day care-because its so expensive) and the shift I work being 3rd shift. What makes it even worse is that I wasn't told of all this mandatory overtime when I applied for and got this job 7 months ago. I'm coming to find out that the superivisor who interviewed me lied and wasn't forthcoming about a lot of things with this job. My question is-- Is all the overtime legal? Are there any labor laws being broke and if so, how can I shed some light on what's happening without getting myself in any trouble with the job? This not a bad job, but its physical and involves being on my feet continuously and some heavy lifting.Our busy season sometimes lasts 2-3 months at a time,with small spurts betweeen.The mail is stacked from floor to ceiling
and has to be"moved" by morning.

2007-11-28 08:07:59 · 7 answers · asked by Nyema 3

2007-11-28 08:07:23 · 3 answers · asked by Scotty 3

say someone was dismissed for sending/receiving porno pics on the companies computers, and the company made up a grading system to grade how serious the pics were, does the company have to show the employee or tell them about it??

I can't find it under the employments rights act?

2007-11-28 08:06:21 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

FROM THE DESK OF LEROUX DENIS
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.

Dear Friend,
I know that this letter may come to you as a surprise but i got your contact through the internet
when i was seaching for a reliablie person who will assist me as i need a reliable and honest business partner outside Burkina Faso.I am writing to seek your interest over a transaction, In my department, We discovered an abandoned sum of $30m US dollars (THIRTY MILLION US DOLLARS) . In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer who died along with his entire family in November 2001 in a plane crash.
Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his money because we cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines but unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim. It is therefore upon this discovery that I and other officials in my department now decided to make this business proposal to you and release the money to you as the next of kin or relation to the deaceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and we don’t want this money to go into the Bank treasury as unclaimed Bill.
The Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after some years, the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund.The request of a foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Burkinabe cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner.
We agree that 30 % of this money will be for you as foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a foreign account, 10 % will be set aside for expenses incurred during the business and 60 % would be for me and my colleagues. There after I and my colleagues will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages indicated. Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as arranged, you must apply first to the bank as relation or next of kin of the deceased indicating your bank name, your bank account number, your private telephone and fax number for easy and effective communication and location where in the money will be remitted to .
Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you the details of the whole transaction. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer .You should contact me immediately as soon as you receive this letter.Trusting to hear from you immediately.
Your’s faithfully,
LEROUX DENIS

2007-11-28 08:05:37 · 15 answers · asked by Shawn C. 1

I used paypal for ebay and had impeccable feedback of over 300. .Unfortunately someone in the house got their paypal account shut down and because we have the same address they suspended mine, I did talk to someone at the time, but there was nothing they could do. This was a couple of years ago, and I've since been without an account. Can I reapply? If my partner opened a paypal account would they stop his too as he is at the same address.
BTW the person has now moved out...

2007-11-28 08:03:19 · 3 answers · asked by Molly 2

2007-11-28 08:01:48 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

VERY long story. My friend's husband asked for a divorce in July. She was shocked but wanting to keep it as clean as possible she let her son go stay with him in Germany where they were stationed at the time while she tried to get things together back "home" here in TX. The agreement was that in DEC her son be brought back to the states to reside with her. Now her husband is threatening not to bring her child back. We have no Idea what to do next. She wasn't actually SERVED with divorce papers but has seen a rough draft of his intentions.
The story is even more complex than I can write- but to sum it up, her husband left her here without a car, job, home or dime. And every lawyer wants 3000 up front to take her case.

2007-11-28 07:57:58 · 7 answers · asked by #3 Due December 25th!! 4