Other - Politics & Government - March 2007

2007-03-09 13:18:41 · 10 answers · asked by john_stolworthy 6

2007-03-09 13:17:39 · 6 answers · asked by john_stolworthy 6

I need help rapidly ...pleaseee

2007-03-09 12:43:57 · 1 answers · asked by kittie22ro 2

There is an organisation / federation / association which act as an umbrella body for all major political parties. Every political party that believes in participative democracy can join. all major political parties
in the world are members. I think that organisation is based in Italy. Can anyone tell me the name of that organisation?

2007-03-09 12:31:46 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is the English Channel wider than the Atlantic Ocean?

The United Kingdom, for all its grumpy resentment of the United States, will always align with us in a severe crisis: Our mutual values are far closer than any Britain shares with either France or Germany. Anglo-American sparring can be vicious, but outsiders fail to grasp that its a family feud. And the family closes ranks to outsiders.
Of course we will always need to maintain our close relationship with the United Kingdom. There will be fueds and misunderstandings, but we must avoid overreacting and thus giving ammunition to Briain's hard left. The greatest partnership in human history has been that of The United States and the United Kingdom. No one should ever forget that!

What say you?

2007-03-09 12:18:30 · 12 answers · asked by quarterback 2

by our government, lest we take action?

To those who support Bush, especially: what consitutes an impeachable offense? For the sake of argument, assume a President has done all that liberals accuse. Or imagine a different impeachable scenario. Exactly how do we know that it is time to remove our leaders, and shouldn't we know? I would very much appreciate a theoretical discussion, we should all know the answer.

2007-03-09 11:56:22 · 8 answers · asked by justagirl33552 4

I think the media plays a part in terrorism in the world today by viewing terror . The lockerbie bombing happened in 1988 pan am flight 103 but the actions of a Maltese citizen Tony Galea endangered the lives of people in Malta and around the world as media was invovled playing a large part that a small country should have not been part of as malta is a place for familys not people who endanger the lives of the innocent.Its better to some times say nothing than endanger as media cause more damage as media can be classified as a world terrorist tool for both sides.To be quite is better.I dont support people who commit crimes of the heart of terrorism but dont dont support people who endanger live through the courts and media.

2007-03-09 11:55:57 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-09 11:54:05 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I asked the question about sweatshops (someone actually called it “slaveshop”…), and as I expected got very few answers that made any sense.

If we stopped outsourcing jobs by creating restrictions, don’t you think foreign countries would stop outsourcing their jobs to the U.S.? Besides the fact that that would harm the relationship of both countries, it would also hurt the U.S. and American workers. Economists…yes, the people who study the economy, agree outsourcing does not harm the economy. That’s 84% of economists by the way. Look it up.

Foreign companies employ tens of thousands of American workers; Honda, Mitsubishi, Toyoto, IBM, and the hundreds of other companies that are foreign but have factories in the U.S. One Honda factory may employ thousands of American workers, what would happen to those jobs if the Asian companies decided to stop hiring them? If outsourcing were stopped, we could save 10,00 jobs at the cost of 50,00.

As someone said, perhaps I should stop using logic and reason and instead act on emotions.

2007-03-09 11:45:40 · 16 answers · asked by none 2

Those "sweatshops" are often the only jobs these people have. If you accept one fundamental concept; that people act in their best interest, then sweatshops make perfect sense. If the workers didn't think they were better off, they wouldn't work.

You cannot compare their wages to what wages in America are. $5 a day in their country is not like $5 in the U.S. In fact, the wages sweatshops pay are often among the best jobs in those countries, and on average pay more than twice what other jobs do. That's enough to raise those who work in "sweatshops" above the poverty line, should they do it consistently.

You cannot make companies pay them more, because if companies pay more they will hire less. There’s a downward sloping demand curve, that’s another fundamental concept of economics. Either some workers are paid more, or a lot of workers are paid enough. Or… companies just don't give them any jobs at all and they all starve. Pick the lesser evil. I know which I choose.

2007-03-09 11:12:09 · 9 answers · asked by none 2

Edward R. Murrow:
We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. When the loyal opposition dies, I think the soul of America dies with it.

Sinclair Lewis:
When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross.

James Baldwin:
I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.

Mark Twain:
The government is merely a servant -- merely a temporary servant; it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and what is wrong, and decide who is a patriot and who isn't. Its function is to obey orders, not originate them.

Ralph Waldo Emerson:
When a whole nation is roaring Patriotism at the top of its voice, I am fain to explore the cleanness of its hands and the purity of its heart.

2007-03-09 10:56:49 · 10 answers · asked by justagirl33552 4

2007-03-09 09:55:37 · 5 answers · asked by AFIN 3

2007-03-09 09:54:46 · 2 answers · asked by AFIN 3

2007-03-09 09:54:11 · 4 answers · asked by AFIN 3

2007-03-09 09:51:26 · 21 answers · asked by Partisanshipsux 3

Is it time we told the politicians in the UK where to get off.or are we to meek in the UK,Or do we make this a police state by our own lawless actions.

2007-03-09 09:30:36 · 10 answers · asked by Francis7 4

During war-time, the constitution gives the president the power to fight with any resources Congress makes available. Basically he can do anything he wants with the claim, 'he is protecting the nation.'

My claim is that we are not at war. The war ended within 6 months of invading Iraq and Afghanistan even sooner.

We are in the Reconstruction phase, not war.

Based on their logic, since we still have troops in Korea, we would still be at war with Korea.

Thoughts?

2007-03-09 09:19:39 · 13 answers · asked by BeachBum 7

Why or why not First Nations not be allowed to smoke in public places in northern reserves of Manitoba?

2007-03-09 09:16:20 · 4 answers · asked by Lestat V 1

I hear some people waiting for a "victory in Iraq"

What victory are they looking for? What do they mean by "victory"?

2007-03-09 09:15:49 · 8 answers · asked by Jerry H 5

the leader of al qaeda in iraq was captured, yet liberals are silent about this achievement. why is that? can't they put aside their sick hatred for our president and military for one day to congratulate them?

2007-03-09 09:02:58 · 10 answers · asked by Matt 4

what do you think about creating an european union politically united in the next 15-20 years?..in other terms, a country that acts in the global political scene like a unique subject?..

2007-03-09 08:46:09 · 7 answers · asked by Angus 2

Pls dont say it is our beloved President Bush, he should even be awarded the Peace Nobel Prize...

2007-03-09 08:46:06 · 20 answers · asked by Carol 2

after the democrats humiliated and embarrassed this country in the worst ways possible for the past 6 years because of their hatred of bush, do they think things will change if a democrat is elected in 08? Can their behavior ever help bring americans together, or will republicans do the same as democrats and create 4 years of hell? Do democrats really think they are healing wounds and bringing people together, or do they see that they are dividing the nation, yet not care? I fear that the liberals will get theirs very soon.

2007-03-09 08:38:25 · 39 answers · asked by Matt 4

If the Government is supposed to be accountable to the people, couldn't we have them hold most of their meetings in a public forum? I undertstand we'd still need secret meetings like for talking about where our troops are placed etc. Also for the media. I would like to be able to check out their meetings as well.

2007-03-09 08:38:14 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Some state law makers are asking their states to appologize for their state's role in slavery.

I know that my ancestors held slaves and quite a few( ouch)!!

But on behalf of the states and the persons that allowed slavery to exist, i apologize. Please let us all move on now.

God bless.

2007-03-09 08:35:57 · 24 answers · asked by ? 6

Seriously, they want us to believe some guys with plastic knives magically made 3 airplanes hit the WTC and destroy it when everyone knows that steel won't break unless its melted and the steel wasn't hot enough to break. They even want us to believe that Karl Rove didn't invent a weather machine to kill democrat voters in New Orleans during hurricane katrina and the tsunami in the east that also killed lots of democrat voters. Tehy don't want us to know the truth. How do we stop the lies?

2007-03-09 08:24:17 · 16 answers · asked by mmm_billy01 2

I recall many ppl stating until there were cases proving the Patriot Act was being abused, to shut up.

Ok.

"Justice Department Says F.B.I. Misused Patriot Act"
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/09/washington/09cnd-fbi.html?ex=1331096400&en=7886c441c1a88284&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

"The F.B.I. has improperly used provisions of the USA Patriot Act to obtain thousands of telephone, business and financial records without prior judicial approval, the Justice Department’s inspector general said today in a report that embarrassed the F.B.I. and ignited outrage on Capitol Hill."

2007-03-09 08:22:22 · 11 answers · asked by BeachBum 7

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n-rcR3v49g

2007-03-09 08:16:25 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

For those that haven't followed this story, in summary, 8 federal prosecutors were recently asked to resign/fired. All of them had voiced opposition to Bush and were in-line to rule over some related cases to the Bush Administration. Some have even testified to Congress that they were directly contacted by the Bush Admin in attempts to sway their cases.

Gonzales, being the US Attorney General, has the authority to do this.

Now the White House is backtracking and cutting a deal.
" White House backtracks in row over U.S. attorneys"
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/09/congress.prosecutors.ap/index.html?eref=rss_politics

"Just hours after Attorney General Alberto Gonzales dismissed the hubbub as an "overblown personnel matter," a Republican senator Thursday mused that Gonzales might soon suffer the same fate as the canned U.S. attorneys."

Should he be fired?

2007-03-09 08:15:49 · 11 answers · asked by BeachBum 7

2007-03-09 08:09:19 · 4 answers · asked by gnome 1