Other - Politics & Government - January 2007

In my area, Northern Virginia, the only people I know making minimum wage also make tips to compensate, but this is only a small part of the nation. I am trying to see how other areas of the country relate in regards to the current debate of raising the minimum wage. This question is asked in the spirit of bipartisanship. It is in no way a slam towards either sitting political party. Thanks.

2007-01-06 12:57:20 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean really, i dont think they can do much with my social. And if your going to say steel my identity, ask yourself how are they going to do it. There is so much security out there, its really not possible.

2007-01-06 12:53:26 · 8 answers · asked by Franklin D 2

Jimmy Carter was elected to President in 1976 because of the severe backlash of the Nixon administration. Pres Ford was toast when he pardoned Nixon.

Then there was Pres Clinton who was elected on less than 50% of the vote. He won because of the backlash against Pres Bush for his no new taxes pledge, among other reasons. Ross Perot was a conservative and Republican protest vote.

Then we have the midterm elections of 2006. Conservatives voted out Republicans who spent too much and stopped acting like Republicans. Democrats who took Republican seats in most areas took the seats by running as blue dog or conservative Democrats. There were a few exceptions to this, but enough seats were lost because of this that it cost the Republicans the House. It was so bad in OH that they voted out DeWine to allow in a far left Brown.

This sure shows me that American people know that the Democrats cannot effectively lead. Maybe, though not yet, the Republicans will get this.

2007-01-06 12:49:33 · 6 answers · asked by Chainsaw 6

I'm not talking about ending the alliance, just cutting off the $3 billion a year.

My answer: Israel would be free do to the "Palestinians" what every other country would have done years ago. Any attack by Hamas, Fatah, or Hezbollah would be met with the full force of the IDF. No restraint.

2007-01-06 12:37:41 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-06 12:14:39 · 7 answers · asked by Jun-Em 1

Why are there so many Americans who support Israel despite countless UN resolutions which condemn Israel, the destruction of civilian infrastructure, millions of Palestinian refugees, and the annexed land which was never returned to the Palestinian people?

Please google right now " UN resolutions against Israel " and you will find a list of resolutions that condemn Israel for crimes such as evicting innocent people, annexing land, attacking unnecessarily, and violating international law.
To those who oppose the UN:
Didn't the UN create the state of Israel in the first place? Why would they have a personal bias against Israel?

2007-01-06 11:46:56 · 12 answers · asked by Longlivepalestine 2

I have a friend in Sweden. He pays 91% in taxes. Of course he'd like to keep more.

But then he says "my wife takes some college classes at night, and I never worry about her taking the trolley home at night."

2007-01-06 11:37:49 · 13 answers · asked by bettysdad 5

...there have been proven to be lies, shouldn't George W. Bush be held accountable??! Somebody help me understand why Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and Rice aren't hanging from a noose somewhere for Constitutional abuse and murder of our own young men and women!! We wake up EVERY DAY to the same nightmare, and nobody even blinks, or even HINTS about accountability!! Somebody please help me make sense of this!!!

2007-01-06 11:18:46 · 22 answers · asked by Rebooted 5

Our immigrant ancestors came here to build this nation and worked hard and fought for this country to make it good and free for others who wanted the same.Illegals come here for a free ride and demand everything be givin to them,including the United States.

2007-01-06 11:15:30 · 7 answers · asked by horses_america 2

2007-01-06 11:03:43 · 10 answers · asked by Fool 2

All the bios I've read on Gordon Brown say that he has a PhD from Edinburgh however this is never mentioned and he's never called Dr Brown in the media. Is this something odd about Edinburgh PhDs or is he just very modest? Liam Fox, John Reid et al all seem to be given the title, and so was Jack Cunningham who I believe also had a PhD from Durham.

2007-01-06 10:57:27 · 9 answers · asked by dmsreg 1

2007-01-06 10:50:08 · 6 answers · asked by be yourself 2

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2007-01-06 10:32:28 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-06 10:21:10 · 16 answers · asked by JACQUELINE T 6

i got paid like £2000 something end of the other month and my total deductions from this was something lik 600-700 cant remember exactly and then on top of that i go do food shopping etc....and all i see is VAT TAX and if i buy someting from any where its the same thing pay rent then there is COUNCIL TAX.... get a car CAR TAX....then i have pay to drive my car on the ROAD TAX... who thinks we should all PROTEST its not even FUNNY where does it all go!!! as we have pay for denist doctore...roads are great....etc etc..........

WHAT DO YOU THINK AS I MIGHT DO A WEBSITE WHERE WE CAN ALL PROTEST AND SEND IT TO WHOEVER IT NEEDS TO BE SENT TO

2007-01-06 10:15:42 · 19 answers · asked by MissTee 2

A "Agreement memo" was signed by the White House and Secret Service the day after (May 17th) a Washington group asked a federal judge to impose sanctions on the Secret Service in a dispute over White House visitor logs for Abramoff, it
states that all entry and exit data on White House visitors belongs to the White House as presidential records rather than to the Secret Service as agency records. Therefore, the agreement states, the material is not subject to public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.
The government is also continuing to erode privacy as it pursues the war on terrorism. The latest effort is the FBI’s attempt to make sure it can monitor voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) phone calls.

U.S. President George W. Bush has quietly claimed sweeping new powers to open Americans' mail without a court warrant, the New York Daily News reported on Friday.

In a move that could spark new fears about the administration's infringement of personal privacy,

2007-01-06 10:15:37 · 5 answers · asked by clevelandrocksgirl 3

I met someone who told me this idea: if we drill many giant deep holes into the earth, the water would drain into the earth's crust and this would stop rising water from destroying costal cities.
You would have to drill multiple holes in the continental shelf (in shallow water.)
You know that something has to be done.
2 Billion people living in China/India are consuming fuels every day, contributing to global warming.
Your thoughts???

2007-01-06 09:59:19 · 13 answers · asked by Jay N 1

why do we bow down to the eu. if we was to leave the eu what impact would it have on us the people. could we tell the eu to get stuffed and go our own way. could u see this happening.

2007-01-06 09:55:45 · 11 answers · asked by gary p 1

2007-01-06 09:51:59 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think it is because they are either ignorant or have a political agenda against President Bush.

The 9/11 report was bi-partisan and accurate. If anything, the report puts more blame on Clinton but doesn't even come close to accusations by the left-winged radicals.

2007-01-06 09:47:08 · 15 answers · asked by Search4truth 4

here is the story through an arabic eye :saddam was dictactor ? yeah he was , did he deserve what happened to him ? yeah but its the way , the date and the ones who gave the order that made arabs be sad for saddam
to be fair not all arabs like him but for being excuted after american occupation and by the iraqi puppet gov
we think saddam was excuted by usa gov even if iraqi one is the one who performed the action.
about the timing , to hang saddam on the day of eid ( holy day for muslims , in which muslims slaughter sheeps ) made us feel insulted and killed the joy for us
i mean to wake up on eid to watch hangging is so sad thing and insulting for us to hang an arabic leader on such day
even if he was dictator .
about the way , he was hangged , it was so barbaric process and full of hate
they ( the excuters ) didnt respect this moment and kept repeating bad things
i mean come on , the man was about seconds from death , they should show some respect .

2007-01-06 09:45:18 · 16 answers · asked by SARAH 3

The bill was kept secretly, it didn't even pass in Congress. It would grant illegal immigrants who have worked in US (i.e. seasonal workers) to obtain social security benifits when they are in the off season. This is wrong! The above information just came out publicly on Thursday, 1-4-07. Another bad point for Bush. What do you think?

2007-01-06 09:38:06 · 9 answers · asked by ZORRO 3

It is suppose to give unlimited access by Mexico and Canada directly into the heartland of America.

Some say it will bring corruption, overpopulation, socialism and terrorist easy access by connecting these two continents with ours.

The highway also will destroy via "eminent domain" millions of dollars of property and lives.

The MSM has ignored this story.

2007-01-06 09:26:07 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

As a former US Marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and underwent intensive Counter terrorist and counter guerilla warfare training, I think it is fair to say that the IRA is not the same kind of terrorist organization that Hezbollah or Al Qaida are. Of the almost 2,000 people the IRA killed in the past 30 years, 70% were soldiers, police or Loyalist Terrorists. 30% were civillians.

90% of Al Qaida's killings have been innocent civillians, Hezbollah
Has killed about 60% civillians and 40% Military. Also, The IRA has always been willing to recognize Britian and negotiate with the British government, Niether Al Qaida or Hezbollah are interested in any negotiations with anyone. Al Qaida and Hezbollah want nothingless then the destruction of America and Israel, the IRA has never called for Britian to be destroyed. Hezbollah and the IRA are only equal when it comes to skill and warfighting, other then that the IRA is less a terrorist group then the other two. What do you think.

2007-01-06 09:23:17 · 28 answers · asked by Devin L 1

2007-01-06 09:22:29 · 21 answers · asked by gary p 1

When it was suggested that the government was listening to phone calls without warrants, Bush and his supporters said they weren't listening to calls of Americans so we shouldn't worry.

Then it turned out that they WERE listening to calls of Americans without warrants and his supporters said the constitution didn't apply to phone calls and if you want to communicate in private you should use the postal service.

Now it turns out that Bush made a "signing statement" saying the government could read people's mail without a court order if they want to.

What's next?

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/05/washington/05postal.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

2007-01-06 09:14:33 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Right we all know that the law used to be that you can buy cigarettes in uk at the age of 16...
i am 23 personally i dont really smoke i have for the past month thats just stress issues and i have more less stopped again...
anyway when i have gone to get some cigs....i have been ID checked 9/10 times saying i need proof that i am over 21!!!
So me and a couple of people are curious has england finely got some sense of age on selling cigs has the age gone up or can 16yr olds still buy over the counter please only serious answers


10points to the best answer and also anyone who can back it up with proof

2007-01-06 09:02:40 · 30 answers · asked by me me i love avon 1

The Roman citizens had over 1,000 years of security, wealth, enough freedoms, comfortable lifestyles, no terrorists, a great economy & the only immigrants they had were mostly slaves. US has been around for about 200 years & if it gets many more leaders like the current ones it won't last another 50 years. So which is it 1,000 year US Empire or a 250 year US republic?

2007-01-06 09:00:20 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

im reading his book right now and he seems like a pretty decent guy so far.. im not really into politics much but he seems to put everything into perspective no matter what side you belong to... any thoughts on him

2007-01-06 08:54:44 · 17 answers · asked by BrittBritt 2

i have heard on the news that the mexicans that have worked in mexico and come to the usa only have to work 18 months to have enough credits to file for social security we that have been here for years have a very hard time getting our benefits and the gov in the usa combine the work records from mexico and here and they get much morer in the usa then they would in mexico if this is true no wonder they keep coming

2007-01-06 08:47:11 · 7 answers · asked by mishoney 4