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Resolved Question: What are the laws for owning a chicken in new jersey?

Specifically Middlesex County. In a suburb. I want 2 small chickens. NOT a rooster. more

Open Question: Can landlord deduct a cleaning fee from a security deposit in New Jersey?

I moved out of an apartment recently and did a full cleaning with my roommate. Floors were wet and dry mopped. Counters, toilet and bath were scrubbed down. Refrigerator, freezer and stove were cleaned and nothing was left behind for the landlord to throw out. The landlord now wants to deduct a $250 cleaning fee from our security deposit, however it's our understanding that under NJ tenant laws no amount can be deducted from the deposit for cleaning if the apartment is "broom clean." Any perspectives? I've seen a few sources cite that the apartment needs to be as clean as the day the tenant moved in, but the below NJ tenants law doesn't seem to support that (and while our cleaning job wasn't professional it was certainly adequate). http://www.lsnjlaw.org/english/placeilive/irentmyhome/tenantsrights/chapterthree/index.cfm#3back more

Open Question: can i drive a crf 450X trailbike on the street?

im 16 and im a motocross fanatic. i will be turning 17 in December and i want to know that when i get my license would i be able to buy and drive a CRF 450X trail bike on the street. The Motorcycle has headlights and taillights but no turn signals. I live in New Jersey and I dont know the motorcycle laws that well but I'm curious because looking at the bike it looks street legal, so im just wondering more

Open Question: Can I take a motorcycle safety program right after I get my motorcycle permit?

I know the law in new jersey is to wait 20 days to get your license after you get your permit but can I take the course and then wait 20 days to get my license? Or do I have to wait twenty days to register for the course and then get my license? more

Open Question: Is owning a teacup pig legall in new jersey , what about Alaska?

i just want to know if owning a pig is against any exotic pet or animal owning laws in new jersey or alaska. if it is not, do you need a permit? more

Open Question: Can anyone give constructive criticism on essay?

Is self inflected death such a topic to be frowned upon? Several views are associated with its bleak ending. All reasons to avoid it are shrouded with vague explanations that promise an eternity of suffering. In many cases, this act is considered selfish and sinful. Governments throughout the world even outlaw this act. Although this may be the case, self inflected death should be a right that every person has and not associated as a crime. Teenagers go through several hurdles in their lives that are difficult to endure. The pressure from a cruel world is overbearing, and leaves them incapable to deal with life. Dozens of reasons are associate with it, whether it’s unneeded stress from people around them, family, or even work. The numerous solutions to the problem tend not happen. Depending a person’s temperament, a number symptoms can lead up to suicide. Mental illnesses, losses, safety, and grief are only on the tip of the ice burg to explain why it happens. A common illness is depression and can make someone incapable of being acumen, making rational decisions. In the constitutional rights, there aren’t any laws stating that an American is forbidden to commit suicide. Because suicide has been a controversial topic, in the united states it was strictly illegal in six of the following states: North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, New Jersey, Nevada, and Oklahoma in the year of 1968. Two of the states presently discontinued the law, and don’t even enforce it. Committing suicide isn’t a crime, but when an accomplice gets involved the situation becomes illegal. Self inflected death should be a right that every person has and not associated as a sin. Most cultures strictly prohibit the act, though so few embrace it. The various symptoms, such as depression, have been the catalysts to the act. There should always be a right for someone end their life whether it’s their right or choice. more

Open Question: Can anyone review this essay?

I just need some one to give me pointers on how the body connects with the thesis statement, I can help myself with the grammar. Is self inflected death such a topic to be frowned upon? Several views are associated with it’s bleak ending. All reasons to avoid it are shrouded with vague explanations that promise an eternity of suffering. In many cases, this act is considered selfish and sinful. Governments throughout the world even out law this act. Although this may be the case, self inflected death should be a right that every person has and not associated as a crime. Teenagers go through several hurdles in their lives that are difficult to endure. The pressure from a cruel world is overbearing, and leaves them incapable to deal with life. Dozens of reasons are associate with it, whether it’s unneeded stress from people around them, family, or even work. Numerous options are available that don’t involve suicide. Suicide has several symptoms, but it depends on the person. Mental illnesses, losses, safety, and grief are only on the tip of the ice burg to explain why it happens. A common illness is depression. It makes a person completely incapable of being acumen or making rational decisions. Over lasting effects can cause both mental and physical effects. A common cure involves medication, but that typically escalates the problem. Because suicide has been a controversial issue, in the united states it was strictly illegal in six of the following states: North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, New Jersey, Nevada, and Oklahoma in 1968. Presently only two of the states discontinued the law, and presently don’t even enforce it. It’s not an offense to kill one’s self, but when a second person gets involved that’s when it’s illegal. Self inflected death should be a right that every person has and not associated as a sin. Most culture restrict the act, though so few embrace it. People with the illness of depression do it to escape their troubles . The concept of being sent to hell is both unmoral and passionate of the person’s problems. There should always be a right for someone end their life whether it’s their right or choice. more

Resolved Question: New Jersey Driving law question?

So i heard that you need to be 18 years old to get your drivers license if you were born after January 1 1995. is this true? more

Resolved Question: Insurance question. How long can a child stay on his parent's insurance in New Jersey? What are the laws?

I believe I heard an article on NPR saying it was 30, and that national data were drawn from NJ when making the new health care bill. Is this true? SOURCES or no best answer!http://www.state.nj.us/dobi/division_consumers/du31.html#whateligibility Here's your source, boys and girls. That first answer sucks. Self-funded plans? How do I know if my plan is self-funded? more

Resolved Question: might be getting kicked out (me, my husband and 2 kids)?

im 21, my husband is 23, my daughter is 3 and my son is 6 months. We libe with my father in law and sister in law. My sister in law has always hated me, and she cut 1/2 my clothes. I started babysitting overnight and i bring my kids with me. The 1st night I started she wanted to do wash, so my husband and I hung up our was and then I left. I came home for 3 hrs, got a shower, put the dishes away, took our wash down, took a nap and got mine and my husbands stuff ready for work. That night when I was babysitting, my husband told me that my sister in law told her dad that I bleached her wash. My father in law told my husband to tell me that if "i" touch her stuff again we are getting kicked out. I didnt even have time to do it, nor would I...but anyway, we can only afford 300$ rent, thats what we pay here, and we only have 1 tiny room that the 4 of us are in...i dont know what to do, or where to go if we do get kicked out. My husband said if he do, hes joining the army...any ideas? (we live in New Jersey)my husband has been looking for a better job for 3 yrs, still no luck, and if I had my car, I would get a "real" job, but my husbands car isnt working, so he uses mine, and the lady i babysit for picks me up. We dont wantto live here forever, we dont want to live here at all, but its the only place we can go...and his job keeps cutting hours.anyone who wants to bad mouth me can just leave. i can afford to cloth my kids, and they are perfectlly healthy and happy, and the most behavied i have ever seen. My husband doesnt have 20/20 vision, so I dont think he can be in the air force. And I was on birth control the times i got pregnant, not everything is 100%, and I dont kill babies!i dont do her laundry, she does it her self, i dont even talk to her, when im home, im mostly in our room with the door locked so she cant come in...and I didnt think family had to go through legal stuff to rent to you? more

Resolved Question: Is this a good example of what the Second Amendment meant by "A well regulated Militia"?

Almost 13,000 militiamen assembled and ready in a little over a month. That's pretty "well Regulated", wouldn't you agree? "President Washington... issued a proclamation on August 7th calling on the rebels" to disperse and retire peaceably to their respective abodes." The proclamation also invoked the Militia Act of 1792, which, after Federal court approval, allowed the President to use State militiamen to put down internal rebellions and "cause the laws to be duly executed." The same day, Secretary of War Henry Knox sent a letter to the governors of Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia requesting a total of 12,950 militiamen to put down the rebellion... ...almost 13,000 militiamen had gathered at Carlisle, Penn-sylvania, and prepared to march west to end the rebellion. On September 19, 1794, George Washington became the only sitting U.S. President to personally lead troops in the field when he led the militia on a nearly month-long march west over the Allegheny Mountains to the town of Bedford." http://www.ttb.gov/public_info/whisky_rebellion.shtml more

Resolved Question: If there was no Second Amendment, how would George Washington have been able to put down the 1794 tax revolt?

"President Washington... issued a proclamation on August 7th calling on the rebels" to disperse and retire peaceably to their respective abodes."[4] The proclamation also invoked the Militia Act of 1792, which, after Federal court approval, allowed the President to use State militiamen to put down internal rebellions and "cause the laws to be duly executed."[5] The same day, Secretary of War Henry Knox sent a letter to the governors of Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia requesting a total of 12,950 militiamen to put down the rebellion... On September 19, 1794, George Washington became the only sitting U.S. President to personally lead troops in the field when he led the militia on a nearly month-long march west over the Allegheny Mountains to the town of Bedford." http://www.ttb.gov/public_info/whisky_rebellion.shtmlSounds to me like Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia had "well-regulated militias". more

Voting Question: American Government help!!!!!!!!!!!!!?

6. Under the Articles of Confederation, the plan for the central government did NOT include (1 point) * an executive branch. * one vote per state. * a unicameral Congress. * one delegate from each state. 7. According to the Articles of Confederation, this was the main purpose of Congress. (1 point) * interrupting laws * unifying the executive branch * enforcing laws * foreign affairs and defense 8. This document suggested the legislative branch have a House of Representatives and a Senate. (1 point) * the Virginia Plan * the Connecticut Compromise * the New Jersey Plan * the Three-Fifths Compromise 9. This was an argument of the Antifederalists. (1 point) * against a Bill of Rights * for the Ohio Plan * for a Bill of Rights * against a strong national government 10. To create the needed new government, the Founders compromised on this issue. (1 point) * taxes * the military draft * the western territories * slavery more

Resolved Question: The Constitution Question?

these are the numbers i don't know, help, thank you! 5.) Of the following plans, which proposed a bicameral legislature with one chamber having members from states calculated proportionally based upon population and the other having two members per state? a. Virginia Plan b. Annapolis Convention Plan c. New Jersey Plan d. Philadelphia Plan e. Connecticut Compromise 10.) Which of the following best illustrate the system of checks and balances for the national government? I. Congress overrides a president's veto. II. the Supreme Court decides which laws are constitutional. III. the president issues an executive order to veto judicial decisions. IV. the House and Senate can override judicial decisions. I and II II and III III and IV II and IV III and IV 9.) Which of the following is NOT a way in which Congress can check the federal courts? a. Refusing to approve a person nominated to be a judge (Senate only). b.Changing the number of the lower courts. c.Overturning a court decision with a two-thirds vote in the Senate. d.Using the impeachment powers to remove a judge from office. e.Changing the jurisdiction of the lower federal courts. 7.) What was significant about the Three-Fifths Compromise at the Constitutional Convention? a. It ended a filibuster in the Senate, with the support of 30 senators. b.It provided a formula to include slaves in the population count for apportioning the House of Representatives. c.It prescribed the proportion of states required to ratify a constitutional amendment. d.It established the percentage of votes necessary for ratification of the Constitution. e.It established the percentage of members of the House required to pass a law regarding issues of commerce. more

Resolved Question: Marijuana Laws in New Jersey?

My friend and I were on the beach in New Jersey looking through my purse with a lighter for my cell phone. All of the sudden, cops come up to us and start accusing us of lighting a "marijuana cigarette" as they called it (if i wasn't getting in trouble I would have laughed at how ignorant they were). The problem was my friend is a sucker, and when the cops promised that they would just dumped it out if we gave it up, he admitted we had it, also completely ignorant to the fact that cops lie. When they searched my purse, they found 4 grams in it, but nothing rolled, no bowl, and no paraphanelia, which is the reason they searched us in the first place. Also, after they had arrested us and we were walking out of the police station, I looked in my purse and they had forgotten to confiscate the marijuana, haha it's kinda funny how they cause so much trouble and don't even really care about the actual drugs. I had left it in my purse, yes I know, it was dumb, and the cops called my mom and she snuck in my room in the middle of the night and took it out and gave it to them because she's crazy and doesn't really care about me. Anyways, I'm still a minor and this is my first offense. I was wondering if anybody had any actual expirience with something like this in New Jersey and if the evidence is even legitiment because it was received from somebody not even involved in the situation and the reason they were bothering us wasn't legitiment either. Thanks for your help. more

Resolved Question: Will an arrest that was dismissed in New Jersey effect me from getting government aid in Nevada (+ more)?

I was arrested in NJ for simple assault back in 2003. I was fighting with my sister. In an attempt to get away from her I slammed the front door. She went to stop it from slamming and her hand went through the glass. So, under NJ law an officer is required to make an arrest if there is evidence of harm. The charges were dismissed. (i.e. I don't have any convictions). That was the only time I've been in trouble with the law. I now reside in Nevada and I'm looking to open up a business that is centered towards the mental health field. I would very much like to open up a foster care agency, but I know that they issue a background check and I'm worried that I will be denied. I also need to file an application with Medicaid for my business and I'm worried about being denied by them as well. I'm looking into having my arrest record sealed or expunged, but is that really necessary? I'm looking over the application for expungement and I know that I can do it myself. I also know that lawyers will charge an outrageous arm and a leg for their services. I would love to find an attorney who can charge a reasonable price. I wouldn't mind a higher fee if they could guarantee that my case would be expedited. So, to summarize: Could my arrest effect my chances of getting Medicaid for a new business? Will my arrest show up on a background check that was filed by a government agency? Should I have my arrest record sealed or expunged? Is there such thing as a lawyer expediting the filing process, or is that a whole bunch of bull (scam to get more money)? If there is such thing as an attorney who offer an expedited process, can anyone recommend one? If not, then would any of you recommend me filing myself (pro se) verses having an attorney handle it? Any feedback (besides smart @$$ comments) would be greatly appreciated! Thanks so much!! more

Resolved Question: I need to find Government and Law articles in New Jersey for July and August 2010?

For summer homework we had to find 3 articles a week about either government or law and now the website i was using isn't working for most of the dates, does anyone know where i can find articles from those 2 months that i can use more

Resolved Question: Which of these shows are still on air, adding new episodes...?

My friend compiled a list of good TV shows he watches or has heard good reviews about. Which ones are currently running? What are some good ones premiering later this fall to get hooked on? Optional: Which are your favorites? What am I missing? Thanks again! -Comedy: -Friends -Two and a 1/2 Men -Seinfeld -It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia -Family Guy -Reno 911! -Stewart and Colbert -The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson -All in the Familly -Married With Children -The Office -Simpsons -How I Met Your Mother -The Middle -Cougar Town -Modern Family -The Soup -Chuck -Big Bang Theory -Yes Dear -My Name is Earl -Drop Dead Diva -Scrubs -Whose Line Is It Anyway? -30 Rock -Parks and Rec -SNL -Summer Heights High -Tosh.0 -Soup -Spin City -Dave Chapelle -The League -Arrested Development -Curb Your Enthusiasm -Monk -Glee Drama: -The Wire -Friday Night Lights/Dawson’s Creek -Law and Order -The Fringe -Mad Men -Rome -24 -Entourage -House -Heroes -Prison Break -Battlestar Galactica -Breaking Bad -Bill Moyers -Homicide -Damage -Masterminds -Fringe -Supernatural -Dexter -House -Damages Reality: -Celebrity Apprentice -Kathy Griffin -Jersey Girls/Shore -Keeping Up With the Kardashians -The Real World: New Orleans -Dirty Jobs -Smash Labs -Mythbusters -Deadliest Catch -1000 Ways to Die -Quite Interesting -ManswersIt really isn't that complicated if you know a few shows from the list. You're making more difficult than it has to be. I'm just saying... more

Resolved Question: Which of these shows are still on air...?

My friend compiled a list of good TV shows he watches or has heard good reviews about. Which ones are currently running? What are some good ones premiering later this fall to get hooked on? Optional: Which are your favorites? What am I missing? Thanks again! -Comedy: -Friends -Two and a 1/2 Men -Seinfeld -It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia -Family Guy -Reno 911! -Stewart and Colbert -The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson -All in the Familly -Married With Children -The Office -Simpsons -How I Met Your Mother -The Middle -Cougar Town -Modern Family -The Soup -Chuck -Big Bang Theory -Yes Dear -My Name is Earl -Drop Dead Diva -Scrubs -Whose Line Is It Anyway? -30 Rock -Parks and Rec -SNL -Summer Heights High -Tosh.0 -Soup -Spin City -Dave Chapelle -The League -Arrested Development -Curb Your Enthusiasm -Monk -Glee Drama: -The Wire -Friday Night Lights/Dawson’s Creek -Law and Order -The Fringe -Mad Men -Rome -24 -Entourage -House -Heroes -Prison Break -Battlestar Galactica -Breaking Bad -Bill Moyers -Homicide -Damage -Masterminds -Fringe -Supernatural -Dexter -House -Damages Reality: -Celebrity Apprentice -Kathy Griffin -Jersey Girls/Shore -Keeping Up With the Kardashians -The Real World: New Orleans -Dirty Jobs -Smash Labs -Mythbusters -Deadliest Catch -1000 Ways to Die -Quite Interesting -ManswersI meant which of these shows keep adding new episodes, just to clarify :) Thanks. more

Resolved Question: Can someone help me with some US History Questions?

1. Which of the following colonies established the “patroon” system that gave a large tract of land to any owner who brought over 50 settlers? (AP-like) A) PennsylvaniaB) MassachusettsC) Virginia D) MarylandE) New York 2. Between 1688 and 1763 which of the following was a conse¬quence of Europe's wars for empire? (AP-Acorn) A) The British taxed their American colonies heavily to fi¬nance the wars. B) The French made themselves the dominant power in North America. C) The Spanish lost all their territory in North America. D) Armed struggles spread to North America. E) The European powers relied on colonial recruits to staff their European forces. 3. Which of the following are true about King Philip’s War? I. King Philip was also known as Metacomet. II. A higher percentage of New England whites perished in this war compared to the percentage of Americans who died in the American Civil War. III. One reason that the war started was that the colonists began to apply English laws to the Indians in King Philip’s tribe. A) None of the aboveB) I onlyC) II only D) III onlyE) I & II only AB) I & III only AC) II & III only AD) I, II, & III AConnecticutADNorth Carolina BDelawareAEPennsylvania CGeorgiaBCRhode Island DMaryland BDSouth Carolina EMassachusettsBEVermont ABNew HampshireCDVirginia ACNew York 4. This colony used the “patron” system to attract more settlers. 5. In 1732 this was the last of the thirteen colonies. 6. This colony was known for its timber, turpentine, resin, and tar products. The British paid a bounty for these products. 7. This colony was a haven for Catholics. 8. Which is NOT matched correctly? A) William Bradford and Rhode Island B) Rev. Thomas Hooker and Connecticut C) John Winthrop and Massachusetts D) William Penn and Pennsylvania E) the Dutch East India Company and New Amsterdam 9. Which is NOT a New England colony? A) New JerseyB) Plymouth C) Massachusetts Bay D) ConnecticutE) Rhode Island 10. Which colonies are the Chesapeake Colonies? Good luck to the geographically challenged student! I. Pennsylvania II. Maryland III. Virginia IV. North Carolina A) I and II B) I and IIIC) II and III D) I, II, and III E) I, II, III, and IV 11. Which TWO colonies are Middle Colonies? Good luck to the geographically challenged student! I.Maryland II.Virginia III.Pennsylvania IV.New York A) I & II B) I & III C) I & IV D) II & III E) II & IVAB) III & IV 12. Which of the following is TRUE about the colonial period? (new) A) Every New England colony had an established church. B) The Presbyterian Church was the established church in New England. C) The Methodist Church was the most important established church in the Southern colonies. D) Most Americans were not a member of an established church during the colonial period. E) If a person attended another denomination, he did not have to pay taxes to support a colony’s established church. 13. Which of the following statements are true? (new) I. Puritan ministers did not serve in political positions. II. Puritan congregations voted to hire or fire its minister. III. During the seventeenth century, Puritan ministers held absolute power in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. A) None of the above B) I onlyC) II only D) III onlyE) I & II only AB) I & III only AC) II & III only AD) I, II, & III 14. Which is NOT matched correctly? A) Quakers and Pennsylvania B) Swedes and the Delaware Valley C) Dutch and Rhode Island D) Puritans and Massachusetts Bay E) Germans and Pennsylvania more

Voting Question: minor birth control laws, nj?

I have a boyfriend and I want to go on the pill, but I don't want my mom to know. I'm not sure what the laws in new jersey are regarding minors going on the pill and how much it costs. additionally, i was wondering what some common side effects of going on the pill are. more

Voting Question: Chances of me getting into UMIAMI?

so i am going to be a junior at a good private school in northern new jersey. i have about a 3.1 gpa but i think that i can get it up to a 3.4 by the end of jr year. i am going to be a volunteer EMT. My other extra curriculars are also operation smile and bridges run (which helps the homeless get food and clothing). I'm taking some classes such as econ, american law, SAT prep, and college research for my electives, so im not taking a cooking class or some other BS class like that. I really love the location and i was also thinking of looking at FAU too, but im not sure how good of school that is. I really would like to know if i have a chance or if it would just be a waste of time. thanks!i would also like to go for there business-real estate program and then eventually get my masters there for real estate development more

Resolved Question: Do You Support Or Not Support Gun Rationing?

In New Jersey I heard there is some law that rations gun purchases to like 1 per month per individual. I hear some people say that you don't need to buy more than 1 gun at a time. What are your thoughts on gun rationing by your state government? more

Resolved Question: NJ driving permit used in MD?

I have my drivers permit in new jersey, but i am moving to maryland now, does that mean i have to get a new permit for maryland or can i use my permit i have now then get my license by maryland laws? help please! more

Resolved Question: What do you think supporters of illegal outraged indicate no crime comitted here point out crimes 30 years ago?

Evon Rodrigues' identity will be clear at least for the next 2½ to five years - he will be a state prison inmate convicted of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Shenandoah. Rodrigues, 20, of Shenandoah, must serve 2½ to five years in a state correctional institution, President Judge William E. Baldwin ruled in handing down his sentence, which also requires Rodrigues to pay costs. Also, Baldwin imposed lifetime Megan's Law sanctions on Rodrigues, even though the defendant faces deportation from the United States after he serves his prison sentence. "I know that there is an ICE detainer" on Rodrigues, Baldwin said, referring to the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In a one-day trial over which Baldwin presided, a jury of seven men and five women found Rodrigues guilty June 1 of two counts of indecent assault and one each of statutory sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, indecent exposure and corruption of minors and not guilty of two counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and one each of rape and aggravated indecent assault. Shenandoah police charged Rodrigues with sexually assaulting the 13-year-old girl Aug. 13, 2009, in his borough apartment. "He pulled me by the hand. I kept saying, 'no'," the girl, now 14, testified at the trial about how Rodrigues got her into the building. "I felt kind of scared." Rodrigues, who speaks no English, was initially arraigned as "John Doe" because his true identity could not be confirmed. Rodrigues is an illegal immigrant, District Attorney James P. Goodman said in June after Rodrigues' trial. The Megan's Law sanctions will require Rodrigues to provide his address, employment and educational statuses and any change in any of them to state police. Megan's Law was enacted in Pennsylvania, numerous other states and at the federal level after the 1994 murder of Megan Nicole Kanka, 7, of Hamilton Township, N.J. Jesse Timmendequas, Kanka's killer, was a convicted sex offender and one of the girl's neighbors; he is serving life in prison following former New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine's commutation of his death sentence after that state abolished its death penalty http://standardspeaker.com/news/shenandoah-man-gets-prison-for-sexual-assault-1.972594 What do you think supporters of illegal outraged indicate no crime comitted here they like point out crimes 30 years ago is why two wrongs do not make a right and want illegal set free ? more

Resolved Question: I'm wondering where is the U.S.A heading when it comes to the economy?

I remember some stupid people working with me that were in favor of the Iraq war, I know is a fact that the world is full of stupid people and I'm not saying im smart. Now many stupid people around the country blame Obama, blame Bush for this economic mess. The economic decline of the U.S.A started in 1976, four years before I got here. I have seen this decline myself, here in Secacus, New Jersey, it was full of factories, my own mother in law worked at Liz Clairborne factory around North Bergen,NJ. Cubans like myself that I knew, had Embroidery businesses and were making tons of money, driving nice mercedez benz, everything is gone, adios, no more, its funny they still have the sign in Union City, NJ claiming it to be the Embroidery capital of the U.S.A People, this country is in the mess because of bad administration from the 70's till these days, people most of the time deserve what they get, we in Cuba deserve Castro for a while, but not 50 yrs of course, the U.S.A has been mismanage for years, this is what you get, 20% unemployment, houses will keep going down according to experts, bet. 5 to 10 percent, it will take bet. 4 to 6 years for this mess to improve. Adios now and if you unemployed, go to church and do a lot of praying, you going to need it, cause getting a job, is like winning the freaking lottery. Adios.talked about the Iraq war because it costed more than 3 trillion dollars, Mr. Stiglitz(economist) said that the war damaged the economy. This is not a rich country, we have 40% of people living pay-check to pay check....Hi, Ronald.. Thank you for your comments, I'm not an economist, but I read and hear a lot of information about economics. I know what is going on, and anyone with commun sense will agree, this mess has taken 3 decades, lets stop blaming one president. thank you. more

Resolved Question: Liberal brothers our government overturned a Judges rule to allow Muslim Sharia Law in America?

This is an insult to all who believe in religious freedom in America. http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2010/08/07/new-jersey-judge-rules-islamic-sharia-law-trumps-u-s-law/ New Jersey Judge Rules Islamic Sharia Law Trumps U.S. Law Posted on August 7, 2010 by creeping Fortunately, the ruling was overturned, but it’s obvious sharia is creeping. A New Jersey family court judge’s decision not to grant a restraining order to a woman who was sexually abused by her Moroccan husband and forced repeatedly to have sex with him is sounding the alarm for advocates of laws designed to ban Shariah in America. Judge Joseph Charles, in denying the restraining order to the woman after her divorce, ruled that her ex-husband felt he had behaved according to his Muslim beliefs — and that he did not have “criminal desire to or intent to sexually assault” his wife. According to the court record, the man’s wife — a Moroccan woman who had recently immigrated to the U.S. at the time of the attacks — alleged: “Defendant forced plaintiff to have sex with him while she cried. Plaintiff testified that defendant always told her “this is according to our religion. You are my wife, I c[an] do anything to you. The woman, she should submit and do anything I ask her to do.” In considering the woman’s plea for a restraining order after the couple divorced, Charles ruled in June 2009 that a preponderance of the evidence showed the defendant had harassed and assaulted her, but “The court believes that [defendant] was operating under his belief that it is, as the husband, his desire to have sex when and whether he wanted to, was something that was consistent with his practices and it was something that was not prohibited.” Charles’ ruling was overturned last month by New Jersey’s Appellate Court, which ruled that the husband’s religious beliefs were irrelevant and that the judge, in taking them into consideration, “was mistaken.” This is an insult to all Democrats who believe that a Judges rule is final. So I suggest contacting Congress. What is next the overruling of the Homosexual Law passed by that Judge in California? Sheesh more

Resolved Question: In New Jersey a judge ruled that Muslim Sharia Law over rules American law wtf?

Do you think that this is going to keep happening until it actually passes one day? Like that gay law in California? http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2010/08/07/new-jersey-judge-rules-islamic-sharia-law-trumps-u-s-law/ New Jersey Judge Rules Islamic Sharia Law Trumps U.S. Law Posted on August 7, 2010 by creeping Fortunately, the ruling was overturned, but it’s obvious sharia is creeping. A New Jersey family court judge’s decision not to grant a restraining order to a woman who was sexually abused by her Moroccan husband and forced repeatedly to have sex with him is sounding the alarm for advocates of laws designed to ban Shariah in America. Judge Joseph Charles, in denying the restraining order to the woman after her divorce, ruled that her ex-husband felt he had behaved according to his Muslim beliefs — and that he did not have “criminal desire to or intent to sexually assault” his wife. According to the court record, the man’s wife — a Moroccan woman who had recently immigrated to the U.S. at the time of the attacks — alleged: “Defendant forced plaintiff to have sex with him while she cried. Plaintiff testified that defendant always told her “this is according to our religion. You are my wife, I c[an] do anything to you. The woman, she should submit and do anything I ask her to do.” In considering the woman’s plea for a restraining order after the couple divorced, Charles ruled in June 2009 that a preponderance of the evidence showed the defendant had harassed and assaulted her, but “The court believes that [defendant] was operating under his belief that it is, as the husband, his desire to have sex when and whether he wanted to, was something that was consistent with his practices and it was something that was not prohibited.” Charles’ ruling was overturned last month by New Jersey’s Appellate Court, which ruled that the husband’s religious beliefs were irrelevant and that the judge, in taking them into consideration, “was mistaken.” more

Voting Question: How does the Affordable Care Act affect me (college student)?

"Young adults' ability to attain and secure health insurance coverage for themselves is often difficult. Ordinary transitions in and out of school and jobs throughout their 20s affect their ability to remain on their parent's or guardian's policy or become eligible for employer-sponsored health insurance. Entry level low-paying and temporary jobs typically do not offer health benefits. Purchasing health insurance in the individual market is unaffordable given that 50 percent of uninsured young adults reside in households with incomes below the federal poverty level. To address this problem, State policymakers are proposing and enacting legislation that extends dependent benefits to young adults not enrolled in college full-time. In 1994, Utah become the first state to enact legislation allowing coverage for unmarried dependents to continue up to age 26, regardless of school enrollment status. A 2006 New Jersey law provides coverage for unmarried dependents up to age 31, as long as they do not have any dependents of their own. At least 30 states have now enacted similar legislation to extend dependent coverage regardless of enrollment in school." This is what I've found. However, I still have a few questions: 1. Do I stay on the same health insurance plan as my parents, or is it some separate federal program? 2. Do I have to live at home for this to apply to me? (I currently live in a different state as my parents, but I am still on their health insurance as I am a full-time college student.) 3. Can I just take a break from college without risking the loss of any health insurance coverage? 4. When does this go into effect? (I have heard September 23, 2010 but I'm not sure.) more

Resolved Question: WHY WON'T THE MEDIA LET US KNOW ABOUT THIS?

VERY QUIETLY OBAMA'S CITIZENSHIP CASE REACHES THE SUPREME COURT AP - WASHINGTON D.C. - In a move certain to fuel the debate over Obama's qualifications for the presidency, the group "Americans for Freedom of Information" has Released ! copies o f President Obama's college transcripts from Occidental College. Released today, the transcript school indicates that Obama, under the name Barry Soetoro, received financial aid as a foreign student from Indonesia as an undergraduate. The transcript was released by Occidental College in compliance with a court order in a suit brought by the group in the Superior Court of California. The transcript shows that Obama (Soetoro) applied for financial aid and was awarded a fellowship for foreign students from the Fulbright Foundation Scholarship program. To qualify, for the scholarship, a student must claim foreign citizenship. This document would seem to provide the smoking gun that many of Obama's detractors have been seeking. Along with the evidence that he was first born in Kenya and there is no record of him ever applying for US citizenship, this is looking pretty grim. The news has created a firestorm at the White House as the release casts increasing doubt about Obama's legitimacy and qualification to serve as President article titled, "Obama Eligibility Questioned," leading some to speculate that the story may overshadow economic issues on Obama's first official visit to the U.K. In a related matter, under growing pressure from several groups, Justice Antonin Scalia announced that the Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear arguments concerning Obama's legal eligibility to serve as President in a case brought by Leo Donofrio of New Jersey. This lawsuit claims Obama's dual citizenship disqualified him from serving as president. Donofrio's case is just one of 18 suits brought by citizens demanding proof of Obama's citizenship or qualification to serve as president. &! nbsp;&nb sp;Gary Kreep of the United States Justice Foundation has released the results of their investigation of Obama's campaign spending. This study estimates that Obama has spent upwards of $950,000 in campaign funds in the past year with eleven law firms in 12 states for legal resources to block disclosure of any of his personal records. Mr. Kreep indicated that the investigation is still ongoing but that the final report will be provided to the U..S. Attorney general, Eric Holder. Mr. Holder has refused to comment on the matter... LET OTHER FOLKS KNOW THIS NEWS, THE MEDIA WON'T ! more

Resolved Question: Why is education and intelligence such a bad thing these days?

Lately, after hearing that new words are being made up by Caribou Barbie and that many conservatives are actually upset that all the justices on the SCOTUS came from an Ivy Law school, I wonder why intelligence is such a bad thing. People are saying that it's good that Sarah Palin is an "average Jane" and not "elitist intellectual scum". Furthermore, many conservatives are complaining about the alma maters of our justices. Just last week a nearby Tea Party rally spent 15 minutes ranting about our "elitist SCOTUS" and this happened all over New Jersey. Isn't it good that our justices are intelligent and know the law well. I certainly would choose the most qualified candidates for SCOTUS, not an average Jane. And wouldn't you want your President to be smarter than you? After all, the smarter they are, the better they'll serve America. Not to say that we should be a meritocracy, but a book smart President like Clinton or Obama certainly couldn't hurt after the Bushes, Reagan and Carter. more

Resolved Question: I need information about FETCH Pet Care?

Generally when professionals are engaged in litigation they don't leak information, due to respect for the legal process. Apparently as other posts suggest, corporate has taken that step. In response to queries by other NJ franchises--Yes , 2 franchises, Greater Wayne-East Hanover and Somerset Hills-Long Valley, are joined in a law suit against Fetch and Paul Mann. In addition, at this point, one—Greater Wayne is being audited by the state of NJ. Contrary to buzz, the case has not been moved to California. It is before the Appellate Court of NJ. Paul Mann and Fetch were served with complaints on the following counts: First Count: Breach of Contract Second Count: Breach of Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing Third Count: Fraud and Misrepresentation Fourth Count: Violation of the Franchise Practices Act Fifth Count: Violation of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act In order to determine the integrity, stability and future of Fetch, these are just a few of the questions/requests put to Paul Mann and Fetch via attorney: Paul Mann set forth in March, 2010 that the 2009 FDD had been completed, and according to All Business Website, which gave Fetch the "Full Disclosure Award" all financial performance has been disclosed. Please make that available. The FDD received [by Greater Wayne and Somerset Hills] in May of 2009 prior to signing the Franchise Agreement was dated November 2008. Based on FDD guidelines, shouldn't they have received an FDD dated March, 2009? Why is there a major discrepancy in the financial declarations of Fetch, which are represented to be 6.25 million dollars in the media and only 1.3 million dollars with reported losses in legal papers forwarded to Brooks and Hughes? Has Fetch reported this 1.3 million dollars with respect to reported losses to all Fetch franchisees? Has it been disclosed to prospective investors and prospective franchisees and/or the media? Does Paul Mann assert that the Fetch "successful" independent contractor model he represented in May of 2009 is the same model that he is representing today? When was Paul Mann first aware of issues pertaining to the independent contractor model that would affect franchisees? When did Paul Mann start refining the independent contractor model and why? When was the newly refined independent contractor model deemed to be successful, and what benchmarks, proofs, and time periods were used to determine the success and viability of this new model? Paul Mann has himself stated that if the company has to pay 100% of the rescission money it owes, the company would be devastated. Has Paul Mann indicated to franchises to keep current financial and legal issues quiet in order to attract investors? How many active, viable franchises exist at this time? How many franchises have closed their doors in the past 2 years and why? To these inquiries and many others, Paul Mann responded that he is under no obligation to make disclosure. So much for transparency, good faith, fair business and truth. _ more

Resolved Question: If a doctor's office is open on Sunday in Bergen County, NJ, is it Legal?

In Bergen County, New Jersey, there's a blue law prohibiting shopping malls and offices to be open on Sunday. more

Resolved Question: mass pay check /employment law?

what is the law in MA regarding paychecks being sent threw the mail ? i work in MA but the corporate office where the checks are sent from is in new jersey we are supposed to be paid on a Friday but my check does not usually show up until Wednesday of the following week my boss and his supervisor telll me just to get a bank acct so they dont have to deal with it but i don't believe in banks any more what do i do ? more

Voting Question: Does auto insurance allow a claim to be opened a couple months after actual incident?

My roomate/ a best friend was parked in a parking spot rite next to my car. As he was leaving the parking spot the next day he cut the coorner to sharp and side wiped my front bumper and fender stripping the paint. He told me after he was back that he would give me his first paycheck (from the job he just started). So I waited for that day and of course it never came. He eventually moved to his fathers house where it would be easier for him to get back and forth to work. I ask him every now and then about when hell take care of it but he tends to shrug off or ignore the convo. Now that I see his true colors im going to take it up in my own hands and just go threw insurance. So my question... Is it poassable for me to open a claim about 2 or more months after the incident? I am also from New Jersey if that changes anything about laws. more

Resolved Question: This is my college application essay, how is it so far?

I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and crushing ice. I have been known to remodel train stations on my lunch breaks, making them more efficient in the area of heat retention. I translate ethnic slurs for Cuban refugees, I write award-winning operas, I manage time efficiently. Occasionally, I tread water for three days in a row. I woo women with my sensuous and godlike trombone playing, I can pilot bicycles up severe inclines with unflagging speed, and I cook Thirty Minute Brownies in twenty minutes. I am an expert in stucco, a veteran in love, and an outlaw in Peru. Using only a hoe and a large glass of water, I once single-handedly defended a small village in the Amazon Basin from a horde of ferocious army ants. I play bluegrass cello, I was scouted by the Mets. I am the subject of numerous documentaries. When I'm bored, I build large suspension bridges in my yard. I enjoy urban hang gliding. On Wednesdays, after school, I repair electrical appliances free of charge. I am an abstract artist, a concrete analyst, and a ruthless bookie. Critics worldwide swoon over my original line of corduroy evening wear. I don't perspire. I am a private citizen, yet I receive fan mail. I have been caller number nine and won the weekend passes. Last summer I toured New Jersey with a traveling centrifugal-force demonstration. I bat .400. My deft floral arrangements have earned me fame in international botany circles. Children trust me. I can hurl tennis rackets at small moving objects with deadly accuracy. I once read Paradise Lost, Moby Dick, and David Copperfield in one day and still had time to refurbish an entire dining room that evening. I know the exact location of every food item in the supermarket. I have performed covert operations for the CIA. I sleep once a week; when I do sleep, I sleep in a chair. While on vacation in Canada, I successfully negotiated with a group of terrorists who had seized a small bakery. The laws of physics do not apply to me. I balance, I weave, I dodge, I frolic, and my bills are all paid. On weekends, to let off steam, I participate in full-contact origami. Years ago I discovered the meaning of life but forgot to write it down. I have made extraordinary four-course meals using only a Mouli and a toaster oven. I breed prizewinning clams. I have won bullfights in San Juan, cliff-diving competitions in Sri Lanka, and spelling bees at the Kremlin. I have played Hamlet, I have performed open-heart surgery, and I have spoken with Elvis. But I have not yet gone to college. more

Resolved Question: Many Republicans say that Liberals don't fight for the rights of Christians. Is that really so?

Is there a more liberal or progressive group that the ACLU, in the view of most Republicans? Isn't that why they are so hated by radical right-wingers? So, based on the links and captions below, is it really true that Liberals don't care about the rights of Christians or Christian churches? Follow the link to get the whole story. http://www.aclufightsforchristians.com/ ACLU of Tennessee Defends Christian Students' Right to Preach in Public Park ACLU of Virginia Defends Christian Students' Right to Protest Against ACLU at Public School ACLU Defends Christian Students Wearing Anti-Islam Shirts to Florida Public School ACLU Fights For Christian Inmate's Right to Preach ACLU of Northern California Fights Law that Got Quakers Fired Over Loyalty Oath ACLU Defends Christian Librarian Disciplined for Refusing to Promote Harry Potter ACLU Defends Right of Individual Christian to Display Nativity Scene on Public Property ACLU Defends Christians Protesting Gay Rights in Florida ACLU Champions Religious Freedom Of Mormon College Student ACLU Fights for Christian Church's Mission to Feed the Poor ACLU Fights for Christmas Tree ACLU Files Suit to Protect Free Speech Rights of Christian Protesting Wal-Mart's Policy on Gays ACLU of Georgia and Baptist Church File Religious Discrimination Lawsuit ACLU of Rhode Island Files Appeal on Behalf of Christian Prisoner Barred from Preaching at Religious Services ACLU of Michigan Defends Catholic Man Coerced to Convert to Pentecostal Faith in Drug Rehab Program ACLU of New Jersey Joins Lawsuit Supporting Second-Grader's Right to Sing "Awesome God" at Talent Show After ACLU Intervention on Behalf of Christian Valedictorian, Michigan High School Agrees to Stop Censoring Religious Yearbook Entries ACLU Helps Free New Mexico Street Preacher From Prison ACLU of WA Wins Right of Christian Minister to Preach in Spokane Plaza ACLU Fights for Baptist Preacher in Illinois ACLU Defends Rights of Christian Group to Make Religious Protest at Funerals ACLU Backs Christian Abortion Protester in Ohio ACLU of Oregon Defends Religious Liberty Of Adventist School Boys Basketball Players ACLU Backs Missouri Nurse Penalized for Wearing Cross-Shaped Lapel Pin ACLU Defends Christian Street Preacher in Las Vegas ACLU Argues for Legal Recognition of Small Christian Church ACLU of MA Defends Students Punished for Distributing Candy Canes with Religious Messages ACLU of Nebraska Defends Church Facing Eviction by the City of Lincoln ACLU Defends Church's Right to Run "Anti-Santa" Ads in Boston Subways ACLU Defends Inmate's Access to Material from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Following Threat of ACLU of Virginia Lawsuit, Officials to Agree Not to Ban Baptisms in Public Parks ACLU Defends Families Fighting Removal Of Religious Symbols from Florida Cemetery ACLU Supports Right of Iowa Students to Distribute Christian Literature at School ACLU Argument In Support of the Display of a Christian Cross in a Public Forum ACLU Defends Christian Worker Required to Remove Bible from Desk at Government Job ACLU Defends Free Speech Rights of Christians And Others On Main Street Plaza ACLU Defends Prisoner's Rosary Beads ACLU Defends Christian Group's Anti-Abortion Ads On Phoenix Buses ACLU Pledges to Back Church in a Zoning Battle ACLU of PA Files Discrimination Lawsuit Over Denial of Zoning Permit for African American Baptist Church ACLU Offers To Represent Private Prayer on Public Property and ACLU Joins Falwell To Fight For Church Incorporation RightsThey fight for the rights of all, L. All. That's the thing that Republicans hate so much. The "ALL" part.You're idea of "throwing Christians into the lake" is when the ACLU defends the rights of people that Christians don't like or feel threatened by. But, see... they're also defending Christians who non-Christians feel threatened by. Who doesn't like what...doesn't matter. It's strictly the rights of every individual, regardless of whether others like it. And that includes the rights of Christians.The ACLU isn't in the "persecuting" business. They are in the business of defending civil rights. If someone feels threatened by the fact that all people have the same rights they do...then they might feel persecuted. Unjustifiably. :) more

Resolved Question: child support help ?!?

okay so im 15 and when i was 10 my mom kicked me and my sister out and we moved into my fathers house and she paid child support for about a year and a half but then my sister moved back in with my mom and she stopped paying it but then my dad got sick and is now on social security and times are really rough and i was thinking that since im still under 18 could my dad take my mother to court for child support with out in inferring with his social security since its a child's income? i live in the state of new jersey just in case the laws are not the same where you like (i haven't talked to my dad about this yet) lol well thanks for your help =\ more

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Voting Question: LGBT folks: A question thats a matter of life and death:?

I assume you've heard of the Islamic SHARIA LAW. This is the law that governs anyone who professes the religion "of peace", Islam. My question is this: How many of you advocate or promote the idea of Sharia Law in America?? The reason I ask is because so many liberals and left-wingers side with muslims, some because they think that by appeasing them they won't get their neighborhoods blown up or thrown into a riot, and some because they think that whatever the ACLU does surely must be the right thing to do, and social justice has a strangle-hold on America right now, just as political correctness does. Unfortunately, both appeasing radical muslims AND political correctness will end up getting us all killed; but I digress: As gays, bisexuals, transgenders, etc, what do you think the end-result would be if we were to allow sharia law in America. Think its not possible? A judge in New Jersey just heard a case of a vicious rape of a muslim woman by her husband. The Judge decided that because the husband was Islamic and is governed by Sharia Law where he comes from, he has every right to force his wife to have sex with him, quote, "even if its on the hump of a camel". She must sacrifice herself to sexual intercourse and whatever else he desires (sexually) regardless of her state of mind, her physical condition, or any circumstance. In short, she is a total and absolute sexual slave, period. So think again if you believe groups like the ACLU are looking out for any person's best interest in America. Why should YOU care about this? Well, because Sharia Law says much, much more than just to subject women to a life worse than any dog in america: Sharia ALSO HAS SOME NICE PLANS FOR YOU FOLKS, LIKE THESE: Are you a lesbian? You will be stripped, buried to your waist, head covered with a white sheet, and then stoned to death. Your own family MUST participate in the stoning, including any children you might have from age 3 and up. Takes all the fun out of "getting stoned", ya know?? Are you a gay man? Oh goodie: you will be stripped and hanged by the neck until dead, not for stealing or for murder, but only for your sexual preferences. "Hang 'em High" isn't just a movie title anymore. Are you safe because you are bisexual or transgendered? Hardly. Men will still be hung and women will still be stoned, but the only difference is that you will be humiliated by gang-rape before-hand. Think of it as a going-away orgy of sorts. If you ever listened to one piece of common sense in your whole life, PLEASE, TO MY FRIENDS ON THE LEFT, listen to this: We have a huge problem right now in America that extends far beyond the economy or our differences in whats moral: the truth is that we have muslim and other groups in America who hate this Country and want to bring us DOWN. Groups like ISNA, CAIR and others are unindicted co-conspirators in funding of HAMAS AND HEZBOLLAH. These muslim groups are here in America to divide us and turn us into an Islamic Nation. They are working our own laws and freedoms/rights against us ALL. Do not think that they will somehow be on your side because they HATE YOU MOST OF ALL: YOU ARE A DISGRACE TO ALLAH. Do you honestly think that abortion clinics will still be operating? There WON'T BE ANY ABORTIONS, AT ALL....NOT EVEN FOR RAPE OR INCEST. And you feminists out there: Do you honestly think you will be making demand after demand? You'll be lucky if you're allowed to speak AT ALL. You will be treated like a vaginaa because thats all they believe that you are: a walking sexual organ. You whine and complain about being equal with men, but you'll be lucky if you're equal to a dog if not lower. The only reason muslim women in America don't experience these things IS BECAUSE THEY LIVE IN AMERICA., but if America is gone, so are all the rights and freedoms we have. Let a feminist speak and her tongue will be cut out of her mouth. Even with our laws in America we still have over 200 BEHEADINGS OF MUSLIM WOMEN IN THE PAST 22 MONTHS BY MUSLIM HUSBANDS, oh...i correct myself - one was run over by her muslim husband in the car, over and over again until she bled to death on the street. STOP ALLOWING GROUPS LIKE THE ACLU TO CATER TO THESE MUSLIM GROUPS. STOP ALLOWING PEOPLE TO GET VOTED INTO OFFICE WHEN THEY ARE ADVOCATES OF SHARIA LAW!! ELENA KAGAN IS AN ADVOCATE OF IT AND NOW WE HAVE HER ON THE SUPREME COURT FOR GODS SAKE. WAKE UP PEOPLE. So again, my question is this: how many of you promote or advocate muslim groups who follow Sharia Law??? If you do, as an LGBT, WHY do you??EDIT: FIRST, THANKS TO ALL WHO ANSWERED. Second, it may be alot to read, but its important for my gay friends to understand that when you go along with those who advocate and appease and brown-nose, quite frankly - supporters of Islamic Sharia Law (AND YES KAGAN IS AN ADVOCATE OF IT), then you are literally shooting yourselves in the foot and making for dangerous circumstances. DO NOT THINK that because you have a large gay lobby that you would be immune when some of these crazy far-left ideals come to reality. Time to think about it with some common sense, or just pretend life is all rosey and fine......your choice. more

Resolved Question: Liberals what happened to separation of church and state?

This has been ongoing for a year, and I haven't heard 1 liberal complain about separation of church and state..why not? Thankfully this idiot judge has now been overturned, but there were no protest groups, no women's rights groups, no anti-rape groups...nothing...no liberals within a thousand miles were protesting this decision by the judge, why not liberals? excerpt... A New Jersey family court judge’s decision not to grant a restraining order to a woman who was sexually abused by her Moroccan husband and forced repeatedly to have sex with him is sounding the alarm for advocates of laws designed to ban Shariah in America. Judge Joseph Charles, in denying the restraining order to the woman after her divorce, ruled that her ex-husband felt he had behaved according to his Muslim beliefs — and that he did not have “criminal desire to or intent to sexually assault” his wife. According to the court record, the man’s wife — a Moroccan woman who had recently immigrated to the U.S. at the time of the attacks — alleged: “Defendant forced plaintiff to have sex with him while she cried. Plaintiff testified that defendant always told her “this is according to our religion. You are my wife, I c[an] do anything to you. The woman, she should submit and do anything I ask her to do.” In considering the woman’s plea for a restraining order after the couple divorced, Charles ruled in June 2009 that a preponderance of the evidence showed the defendant had harassed and assaulted her, but “The court believes that [defendant] was operating under his belief that it is, as the husband, his desire to have sex when and whether he wanted to, was something that was consistent with his practices and it was something that was not prohibited.” Charles’ ruling was overturned last month by New Jersey’s Appellate Court, which ruled that the husband’s religious beliefs were irrelevant and that the judge, in taking them into consideration, “was mistaken.” http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2010/08/07/new-jersey-judge-rules-islamic-sharia-law-trumps-u-s-law/ more

Voting Question: Need help 16 year old NJ laws?

IM FRUSTRATED right now. my mother wants to move to florida and wants to turn my custody over to my father in colorado. therefor he still doesn't have it. i need to know if in the state of new jersey at 16 would it be possible for me to live with a friend and her family? i have a job as well.how would i also go about it? could i just leave and live there then take it to court? more

Resolved Question: How hard is it to get a pardon from new Jersey's Governor Chris Chisty. For a B"n"E charge when I was a kid.?

I need that because I have a theft charge when I was 19. Now with the juvenile record it counts as 2 felons. I am 32 years old now. And haven't been in trouble with the law for 12-13 years .And Im in the Service . You think the new Governor will help me out. I mean, I cant even own a gun legally to protect my family in my house. This is bullsheet these were theft charges when I was young and stupid.BM1 hello I am AZAN .I did notate that i'm in the service. Maybe this will help me in this pardon thing. It ould be the only real strong thng to help me out . more

Resolved Question: Should we allow international law to determine judgments in U.S.?

There are judges in this country (even on the supreme court now) who are O.K. with considering making judgments based on laws in other countries. http://beforeitsnews.com/story/130/173/Joseph_Charles_a_Judge_for_Muslim_Men:_New_Jersey_Judge_Joseph_Charles_Respects_Muslim_Mans_Right_to_Sexually_Abuse_His_Wife.html more

Resolved Question: Does the UK embracing Sharia Law concern anyone here in the US?

A judge in New Jersey here already DENIED a woman's protective order against her rapist, abusive husband because he argued he did nothing wrong under Sharia Law. How far are we from embracing Sharia Law too? Is this "freedom of religion"?It was two years ago at least: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/259868 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2957428/Sharia-law-courts-operating-in-Britain.html http://adjunct.diodon349.com/Attack_on_USA/britain_adopts_sharia_law.htm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7232661.stm@Yellow Alarm Clock: What was the judge's decision based on then? Do tell. And by the way, it doesn't matter that it was overturned. What matters is that it was initially DENIED by an American judge.@Yellow Alarm Clock: Legally, yes, it matters that it was overturned. The slippery slope the original denial implies is a completely different story. The fact that that could happen at all. I expected better from you. And I also expected you to tell me what the judge's decision was based on, since you so obviously know.As it happens, I KNOW why the judge denied it and it had EVERYTHING to do with the man's religion: "In considering the woman's plea for a restraining order after the couple divorced, Charles ruled in June 2009 that a preponderance of the evidence showed the defendant had harassed and assaulted her, but "The court believes that [defendant] was operating under his belief that it is, as the husband, his desire to have sex when and whether he wanted to, was something that was consistent with his practices and it was something that was not prohibited." " In fact, the appellate court specifically addressed the judge's consideration of the man's religion.No, YOU do not get it. The judge's ruling stated very clearly that the man's religious beliefs were an adequate defense for his feeling he was doing nothing wrong. Point blank, period. The fact that the appellate court overturned it is fabulous and everything but it never should have had to go to the court of appeals. It never should have happened. There is no defense for this type of behavior. The ONLY defense this man had was that his religion says it's OK and BASED ON THAT, the judge gave him a pass. It's pretty cut and dried. Again, the appellate court addressed this SPECIFICALLY, proving that the judge did indeed take this into consideration. He had to have done, because it was the man's only defense and an Imam testified on his behalf.@Otto: "Five sharia courts have been set up in London, Birmingham, Bradford and Manchester and Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The government has quietly sanctioned that their rulings are enforceable with the full power of the judicial system, through the county courts or High Court. Previously, the rulings were not binding and depended on voluntary compliance among Muslims. " http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2957428/Sharia-law-courts-operating-in-Britain.htmlYou can make the argument that both parties must agree if you like but what person, hamstrung by religion, will not? more

Resolved Question: Kyleigh's Law...stupid or not stupid, that is the question?

i know it dont belong here but w/e if you dont know what it is it's a new jersey law that has people who are on their provisionary license to put these red decals on the license plates...discrimonatory!!!! heres more about it http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/nj_officials_reveal_kyleighs_l.html what do you think? also i hear that they are trying to change it so anyone under the age of 21 has to have the red stickers on....can you find out if this is trueit's only in jersey and we had two rapes because pedofiles see the red stickers and they see an innocent young teenage girl and they know that the kid is young and defenceless aslo it's districmination...why dont you have people who have had dwi's have stickers on their cars? more

Voting Question: Who i thought should have won in the teen choice awards (:?

I put a star off of who i thought should have won. Choice TV Show: Drama Gossip Girl 90210 Grey's Anatomy House** The Secret Life of the American Teenager Choice TV Actor: Drama **Chace Crawford, Gossip Girl Penn Badgley, Gossip Girl Ken Baumann, The Secret Life of the American Teenager Daren Kagasoff, The Secret Life of the American Teenager Tristan Wilds, 90210 Choice TV Actress: Drama Leighton Meester, Gossip Girl Sophia Bush, One Tree Hill Blake Lively, Gossip Girl **Olivia Wilde, House Shailene Woodley, The Secret Life of the American Teenager Choice TV Show: Fantasy/Sci-Fi The Vampire Diaries **Fringe Lost Smallville Supernatural Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi Paul Wesley, The Vampire Diaries Josh Holloway, Lost **Joshua Jackson, Fringe Ryan Kwanten, True Blood Tom Welling, Smallville Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi Nina Dobrev, The Vampire Diaries Evangeline Lilly, Lost Hayden Panettiere, Heroes Anna Paquin, True Blood **Anna Torv, Fringe Choice TV Show: Action NCIS: Los Angeles 24 Burn Notice **Chuck Human Target Choice TV Actor: Action Zachary Levi, Chuck **Jeffrey Donovan, Burn Notice LL Cool J, NCIS: Los Angeles Kiefer Sutherland, 24 Mark Valley, Human Target Choice TV Actress: Action **Yvonne Strahovski, Chuck Gabrielle Anwar, Burn Notice Mary Lynn Rajskub, 24 Daniela Ruah, NCIS: Los Angeles Katee Sackhoff, 24 Choice TV Show: Comedy Glee **The Big Bang Theory Modern Family Sonny with a Chance Wizards of Waverly Place Choice TV Actor: Comedy Jonas Brothers, JONAS Steve Carell, The Office Sterling Knight, Sonny with a Chance **Cory Monteith, Glee Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory Choice TV Actress: Comedy **Selena Gomez, Wizards of Waverly Place Miranda Cosgrove, iCarly Kaley Cuoco, The Big Bang Theory Demi Lovato, Sonny with a Chance Lea Michele, Glee Choice TV: Animated Show Family Guy American Dad The Cleveland Show **South Park Star Wars: The Clone Wars Choice TV: Reality Show Keeping Up with the Kardashians The Hills Jersey Shore The Price of Beauty **Taking The Stage Choice TV: Reality Competition Show **American Idol America's Next Top Model Dancing with the Stars Project Runway Randy Jackson Presents: America's Best Dance Crew Choice TV: Male Reality/Variety Star **Lee DeWyze, American Idol Paul DJ Pauly D DelVecchio, Jersey Shore Brody Jenner, The Hills Bret Michaels, Celebrity Apprentice Michael The Situation Sorrentino, Jersey Shore Choice TV: Female Reality/Variety Star The Kardashians, Keeping Up with the Kardashians **Crystal Bowersox, American Idol Kristin Cavallari, The Hills Lauren Conrad, The Hills Nicole Snooki Polizzi, Jersey Shore Choice TV: Villain Ian Somerhalder, The Vampire Diaries Russell Hantz, Survivor: Heroes Vs. Villains Jane Lynch, Glee **Terry O'Quinn, Lost Ed Westwick, Gossip Girl MOVIES Choice Movie: Action Adventure Sherlock Holmes G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra **Kick-Ass Robin Hood The Losers Choice Movie Actor: Action Adventure **Channing Tatum, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Nicolas Cage, Kick-Ass Russell Crowe, Robin Hood Matt Damon, Green Zone Robert Downey Jr., Sherlock Holmes Choice Movie Actress: Action Adventure **Rachel McAdams, Sherlock Holmes Cate Blanchett, Robin Hood Mila Kunis, The Book of Eli Sienna Miller, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Zoe Saldana, The Losers Choice Movie: Sci-Fi *****Avatar 2012 District 9 Iron Man 2 The Time Traveler's Wife Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi **Sam Worthington, Avatar Sharlto Copley, District 9 John Cusack, 2012 Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man 2 Jude Law, Repo Men Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi **Zoe Saldana, Avatar Scarlett Johansson, Iron Man 2 Rachel McAdams, The Time Traveler's Wife Gwyneth Paltrow, Iron Man 2 Amanda Peet, 2012 Choice Movie: Fantasy The Twilight Saga: New Moon Alice in Wonderland Clash of the Titans **Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Choice Movie Actor: Fantasy ** Taylor Lautner, The Twilight Saga: New Moon (i may be sick of twilight but hes hot :P) Johnny Depp, Alice in Wonderland Jake Gyllenhaal, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Robert Pattinson, The Twilight Saga: New Moon Sam Worthington, Clash of the Titans Choice Movie Actress: Fantasy Kristen Stewart, The Twilight Saga: New Moon Gemma Arterton, Clash of the Titans / Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Rosario Dawson, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Mia Wasikowska, Alice in Wonderland **Emma Watson, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Choice Movie: Drama The Blind Side **Dear John The Last Song Remember Me The Runaways Choice Movie Actor: Drama Robert Pattinson, Remember Me Jake Gyllenhaal, Brothers Tobey Maguire, Brothers\ Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker **Channing Tatum, Dear John Choice Movie Actress: Drama Sandra Bullock, more

Resolved Question: When someone who is liberal on gun rights asks, "why do you want a gun?" whats the best response?

Im liberal on some things, and conservative on others. When it comes to gun laws and rights, I believe in the 2nd Amendment that people have the right to possess a firearm. As I approach my 21st birthday, Im filling out the necessary documentation to obtain a firearm. Thing is, here in New Jersey, if you own a gun, you are very much frowned upon. I have people constantly saying to me, "Why do you want a gun?" and always seem to find myself getting into arguments. The reason: it is my constitional right. Thats it, that should settle it, but apparently these people think that if they bombard me with enough questioning, they'll be able to convince me to not follow through with owning a gun. Whats a good response???Katy M, Im going into the Police Academy very soon, so I'll need a gun anyway for employment reasons. But I do also enjoy target practice. And it doesnt hurt to have extra protection. Imagine this scenario: someone breaks into your house with a gun of their own, and you call the police but in the few minutes it might take for them to get there, your life is at risk. And it may be you or the burglar who dies. They have a choice, whereas you dont. Ending #1 to that scenario: I dont have a gun, so I get killed. Ending #2 to that scenario: I have a gun so I commit justifiable homocide and save my own life. Either way, someone is killed...me or them is the question... Does that satisfy your curiousity??? Thing is, I shouldnt have to explain this to someone each and every time Im questioned about it. I just want something quick and easy to tell them to get them off my back....Phil, Drugs are illegal and people still have them. The same thing would happen with guns if they were ever made illegal. more

Resolved Question: Will Elena Kagan consult the Babylonian talmud or the Holy Bible when it comes to relgious issues?

Will Elena Kagan consult the Babylonian talmud or the Holy Bible when it comes to cases inolving religion in the Supreme Court? Seems like some states in the US already consult the Babylonian talmud when deciding court cases. "Leading off the discussion was New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Barry T. Albin, who tackled the traditional American concept of civil rights; Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe, dean of the Institute of American and Talmudic Law, gave attendees the Jewish approach to the issue." http://www.vosizneias.com/17376/2008/06/23/morris-township-nj-supreme-court-chief-justice-200-top-attorneys-attend-jewish-symposium-on-talmud-values/ http://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/703108/jewish/Civil-Rights-on-the-Docket.htm more

Voting Question: Where can I find contact information for New Jersey's U.S. Administrative Law Judges?

My neighbor is a judge and she asked me to look-up the contact information for all the U.S. Administrative Law Judges for some event. The only problem is I can't seem to find any information no matter where I search! Does anyone know where I can find this information? I need their phone/fax numbers, as well as their email addresses. Thanks in advance. =)My neighbor is a judge and she asked me to look-up the contact information for all the U.S. Administrative Law Judges for some event. The only problem is I can't seem to find any information no matter where I search! Does anyone know where I can find this information? I need their phone/fax numbers, as well as their email addresses. Thanks in advance. =) EDIT: I managed to find a list of the specific judges that she's looking for. Only problem is that I can't find any of their email templates. I know it's a long-shot, but does anyone know the email template for New Jersey's U.S. Administrative Law Judges? more