Politics - 2 July 2007

Do you equate your country with its government, or do you consider your country more or less its people?

Regardless of whether the majorities of the two agreed, which would you put first in situations of, for example, external or internal war - the people or the government? Keep in mind that a government can be reconstituted from the people.

I have seen that liberal individuals have a more 'the country is the people' mindset, whereas I'm not sure about what some conservatives believe about this.

Please keep to polite discourse - I think my question is reasonable enough.

2007-07-02 13:12:24 · 8 answers · asked by Katharine D 2

He could have said the illegal taps were for national security.

2007-07-02 13:09:37 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

He was elected TWICE by the American people, unlike Carter and Hoover?

2007-07-02 13:09:29 · 18 answers · asked by bobrekrabold 2

The cops knock on my door. They have a warrent. I say no way! I have EXECUTIVE PRIVILEDGE!

They go to the highest court in the land. But I just say no way! I have EXECUTIVE PRIVILEDGE!

Anyone see a problem here?

2007-07-02 13:05:51 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-02 13:03:35 · 6 answers · asked by freepress 2

President Bush invoked executive privledges to protect the Clinton Administration in 2001....

SO STOP YOUR EMBARRASSING WHINING ABOUT SCOTTY LIBBY....

It just makes you mad that George Bush is a forgiving guy...
That really eats you up doesn't?....

You know? With all your loathing and self-loathing...it must suck to be you.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A40761-2001Dec13

2007-07-02 12:52:42 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

He was impeached, all that means is charges were brought. He was never indicted on charges and never removed from office.

Libby however was CONVICTED by a jury of his peers and sentanced by a federal judge. 3 other judges UPHELD the sentence. Bush has spit in the face of judiciary, and he should pay the price.

2007-07-02 12:52:26 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

is it not the same red god they both worship?

2007-07-02 12:51:27 · 7 answers · asked by freepress 2

Suppose some thousands of millions of dollars, convinient that weapons of mass destruction have "been found" which gives americans the perfect excuse to go into iraq and retrieve this big fortune. Also Iraq was the strongest arabic country, quite developped, now it's not so. Alot of people have been turned off muslims, hmm i wander how bush feels about them.

2007-07-02 12:50:58 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

Every liberal who has had an abortion feels compelled to defend abortion for all women; every Air America listener who can’t stand the USA feels the need to defend Saddam ; and every Democrat who voted for Bill Clinton feels the need to defend duplicity, adultery, lying about adultery, sexual harassment, rape, perjury, draft dodging, obstruction of justice, kicking the can of global Islamo-fascism down the road for eight years and so on.

2007-07-02 12:46:12 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-02 12:44:10 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-02 12:43:42 · 12 answers · asked by ὀκτάπους 5

Amnesty for illegals, and amnesty for Libby.

2007-07-02 12:37:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

That would be awesome. He seems to be trying to get there.

2007-07-02 12:35:51 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

than Scooter Libbey who was convicted of 4 felonies??

should Bush have commuted Paris' sentence???

2007-07-02 12:34:52 · 13 answers · asked by truth seeker 7

2007-07-02 12:34:43 · 4 answers · asked by ὀκτάπους 5

With the commutation of Scooter's sentence he's given us both 2008 and 2012 should we bake him a cake or what

2007-07-02 12:25:24 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hearing Examines Exposure of Covert CIA Agent

LINK: http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1205

2007-07-02 12:24:36 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Seriously! Clinton's been out of office for nearly a decade now and Carter's been out for almost 30 years. Give it a rest already!

2007-07-02 12:24:30 · 11 answers · asked by tangerine 7

after everything he's done pardoning Libby is the icing on the cake. i think he's the worst leader this country has ever seen and one of the worst leaders the world has ever seen.

2007-07-02 12:22:01 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-02 12:19:15 · 4 answers · asked by Uncle Pennybags 7

What would you think about starting a campaign to get both the Republicans and Democrats to denounce the terms "conservative" and "liberal" and then really debate the issues. Why can't we be for stem cell research and against abortion; why can't we be for legalizing the immigrants that are already here and stopping more from coming in; why can't we have universal health care and lower taxes by taking away all the lifetime privileges of politicians?

Middle-of-the-roaders unite! Please.

2007-07-02 12:19:04 · 10 answers · asked by Patti R 4

2007-07-02 12:18:56 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Obama has cultivated a richer following..his supporters have
put more behind their man..than this sites fav..Ms Clinton

Is it that Yahoo posters aren't representative..is it that they don't contribute....

why is Barack Obama discussed less in here than Ron Paul?

2007-07-02 12:14:38 · 1 answers · asked by UMD Terps 3

2007-07-02 12:13:12 · 7 answers · asked by ὀκτάπους 5

* Insert all appropriate expletives here!

The pardon of the FELON, Scooter Libby, should come as no surprise to all who have recognized GW Bush as the THIEF he's proven himself to be since before he first occupied our STOLEN White House. This is par for the course -- but it's also the straw that broke the camel's back, as I see it.

To wit --

Thanksgiving, 2000 -- ABC-TV News documents with video the importation by bus of THUGS to intimidate the Palm Beach County vote-counters.

December, 2000 -- Dishonest CRONIES of Bush on the US Supreme Court ensure that Bush can STEAL the White House.

Bush has since proven himself to be a murderous war criminal, as the worst mass-murderer the world has experienced since Pol Pot. Over 3,300 lives of our own troops WASTED, and around 100,000 innocent Iraqis MURDERED.

And NOW he has just DESTROYED all credibility that the US Justice System still had. How many of you, like me, will NEVER again accord it ANY credibility whatsoever?

2007-07-02 12:11:50 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just your opinions, please. My question is neutral.

2007-07-02 12:10:35 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

So many in a row.

2007-07-02 12:07:41 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hayden

2007-07-02 12:02:04 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-02 11:43:40 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous