Other - Politics & Government - July 2007

What is happening to my country? I love U.S.A. but I am horrified at what might become of the land of the free. I had a buddy of mine who is strong right winger tell me the other day in a conversation that he would surrender his civil rights if it meant getting the bad guys (al quaida) out of our country.
NOOOO!!!!
Someone please tell me that he is just a nut and that Americans in general still believe in freedom and unalienable rights.

2007-07-06 08:41:55 · 22 answers · asked by Confused Guy 1031 2

Are they nuts? They always talk about the free market, everyone is entitled a profit, and your damned to hell if you are not gratefull for their existence! Well excuse me! So where would they be without workers?

2007-07-06 07:52:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-06 06:39:26 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

what do you think ?

2007-07-06 06:38:34 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

The State Department and the White House are two separate entities.

2007-07-06 06:24:50 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Obstructing justice means hindering the investigation or prosecution of a crime. But there was no crime.

2007-07-06 06:04:56 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

haha, has anybody else noticed how many baseless statements about liberals are floating around Y!A?

makes it feel like Y!A is becoming a red state..

2007-07-06 06:04:51 · 5 answers · asked by BrightEyes 5

2007-07-06 05:53:14 · 12 answers · asked by logank1469 2

2007-07-06 05:46:36 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does it bother you to listen to him speak? Kinda grates on my nerves a bit.

2007-07-06 05:38:23 · 23 answers · asked by Rosebee 4

2007-07-06 05:37:50 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

* This proves how prutal & how the Israelis using orgenized terror against innocent generalists & the Palestinians.
* Israel's government & army are terrorist number one on this glope.
WAKE UP PEOPLE & SEE THE FACTS WITH YOUR EYES .

2007-07-06 05:34:29 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-06 05:26:15 · 4 answers · asked by Sid 2

There have been few times in American history when so many urgent issues needed to be addressed. Rarely has a presidential election been so up in the air. The future direction of the country has rarely been more at stake. But when any of these issues are raised here, the majority of the responses tend to be juvenile name-calling. Is this because the majority of users are 14 or under? Or do people really have nothing more useful to say? It baffles me that people can feel so strongly about an issue, and yet the most persuasive thing they can find to say is "You're an ***hole."

Come on people. If you really believe in your positions, convince us. Give us some intelligent arguments to explain why we're wrong. Leave the cheap insults and name-calling on the playground where they belong.

2007-07-06 05:19:57 · 13 answers · asked by Candy 5

my best friend was arrested last month. i hate it i feel terrible for him. i know he messed up but he is a good person...right now he is looking at 2-5 years! im going to stick by his side but i just hope he doesnt get out of prison with that "prison mentality". i just hope he is the same person that i know and love. i have had other friends get out of prison after only doing 8 months and they are completly different! do you know anyone who served a long time and still came out being the same?

2007-07-06 05:10:27 · 15 answers · asked by the light house 1

Or the one in Florida who had a drug addiction? Was it Jeb's daughter?

2007-07-06 04:58:50 · 15 answers · asked by RP McMurphy 4

The USA is now the world's largest debtor nation.

How much does it owe and to who do they owe the money to?

2007-07-06 04:51:16 · 12 answers · asked by eorpach_agus_eireannach 5

2007-07-06 04:20:06 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

deliver those narcotics to Rush Limbaugh?

2007-07-06 04:10:18 · 5 answers · asked by JF 3

Do they really expect me to believe that my life is worth the same as or less than a terrorist in training in some pipsqueak nation thousands of miles away?

2007-07-06 03:59:59 · 18 answers · asked by RP McMurphy 4

These are the same people, Malayan and Chinese, However, Indonesia is by far lagging behind in providing welfare for its people. It is such a difference walking around in Kuala Lumpur or Singapore compared to Jakarta, Surabaya or Makassar. It is the dirt, the lack of services, the quality of the museums and public services in general, the restaurants, the cafés. Could the way of government cause the difference? Indonesia experienced a dictatorship for 33 years with numerous victims. During that period, and even now, the role of the army is supreme. Corruption has expanded without any check. There was hardly a critical press. There has been decent changes of government in both Malaysia and Singapore without the shedding of blood. Neither Malaysia nor Singapore have gone to the extent of invading and occupying neighbouring states like Indonesia did in 1962 with West Papua and in 1975 with Portuguese Timor. Maybe also education is a factor.

2007-07-06 03:15:10 · 5 answers · asked by theoikos 2

When there is no need to (eg Iraq, Afghanistan)

2007-07-06 02:29:52 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

A bill came before the House today, HR 1606, known as the Online Freedom of Speech Act. The main idea was that online communications (such as blogs, web sites, etc) were not considered “communications” according to the rules governing the FEC. Thus, it would ensure that those of us who discuss political matters online wouldn’t run afoul of the FEC. Of course, I’ve taken the Patterico Pledge, so even if the FEC tries to regulate my conduct I’ll be more than happy to tell them exactly where they can go. It is a truly non-partisan bill, as it was introduced by Rep Hensarling (R-TX) in the House, and an identical bill (S. 678) was introduced in the Senate by Harry Reid (D-NV).

The measure was to be passed under suspension, which means that it requires a 2/3 vote in the affirmative to pass, not the typical simple majority. This is typically done with non-controversial measures expected to pass easily, and thus measures are passed with limited debate and without any amendments added during the debate process. In fact, the two other measures voted on under suspension today were passed by votes of 407-0 and 408-0.

HR 1606 failed by a vote of 225-182, about 55%, well short of the required two-thirds. That link has the vote tallies, so I’d suggest taking a look. If you’re a blogger and your Representative voted against this measure, you just might want to give him a call. In fact, that’s grounds to use all your bloggy powers to get his butt tossed out of office come mid-term election time. Thankfully, my Rep, Tom Price, voted yea on this one.

Republicans voted in the affirmative 179-38, and Democrats voted against by a 143-46 margin. Now, I just wonder why Democrats vote so overwhelmingly against online freedom of speech? Can someone help me out on this? This seems like a pretty strange thing to oppose. After all, the things I read on DailyKos and DU are dangerously close to being obscene, and Democrats are always willing to defend obscenity on any level. Could it be that they’re trying to limit a medium they’re destined to lose? I’m quite sure that’s why they hate talk radio. The internet is like talk radio for the masses. I mean, are they so afraid of competing in the realm of ideas and the written word that they dare not let us plebes speak out?

2007-07-06 01:49:09 · 9 answers · asked by Dina W 6

A lawsuit uncovered a manual from the Bush Administration detailing its tactics for suppressing protests at presidential appearances. They have obtained a copy of the "Presidential Advance Manual," which details tactics "to stop a demonstrator from getting into the event."

A section titled "Preventing Demonstrators" advises event organizers to recruit local Republicans into "Rally Squads" whose "task is to use their signs and banners as shields between the demonstrators and the main press platform. If the demonstrators are yelling, rally squads can begin and lead supportive chants to drown out the protestors [sic] (USA! USA! USA!) As a last resort, security should remove the protestors from the event site."

http://www.aclu.org/pdfs/freespeech/presidential_advance_manual.pdf

2007-07-06 00:49:22 · 20 answers · asked by guess 5

hahahahahhahahahhahhahahahahhahaahhahaha!

2007-07-06 00:07:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-06 00:04:51 · 12 answers · asked by suman n 2

2007-07-05 23:53:27 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-05 21:34:11 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

what is your opinion?

2007-07-05 20:12:26 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I never got the purpose of the war and what America was benefiting from it?

2007-07-05 19:51:30 · 10 answers · asked by purple19934 2