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Ok, this is one of the few times when i get to take advantage of the Internet and International forums

Well, I need the Americans amongst us, thy must give me your knowledge of the workings of the U.S Senate. Any information you give me will be O so appreciated! Now, im sure you are probably asking why I need this information. Simple;

I along with 6 other students from my school have been elected to represent our school in the Upcoming Harvard Model Congress – Asia. (Click Me for Details). And I was just informed that my position in the Congress will be the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Now, I was given instructions to read the official page of Judicial information. However, I would also like to hear from you guys, who actually live in America and are effected by the U.S Senate. What are your views on Wiretapping, Identity Cards, Enemy Combatants and such? To be perfectly honest, I'm not even 100% certain what the role of the Judicial Senate is. Maybe you guys know a bit better and could fill me in.

I dono, I guess any information related to this, or the U.S Senate in general would be greatly appreciated. O, and the Congress is in September, so there is no rush or anything.

Thanks in Advance Guys
~Key-J

bump.

come one people help him out
im sure theres americans out there

Much Appreciated Cin

Like all Senate commitees, the Judicial Commitee Is a part of the Senate not a seperate Senate. There is no Judicial Senate, Ways and Means Senate etc. All the various commitees are made up of sitting Senators.

In theory the commitees deal with specific issues and release recommendations to the Senate as a whole or sometimes just the Senate leadership. The thinking behind this is that nobody can be knowledgable in ALL areas. With this system different Senators specialize their knowledge and share their insights. That's the theory anyway.

As to the 3 specific issues:

Wiretapping: I am not comfortable giving up my rights in the name of the War on Terror. A warrant should have to be issued for a tap.

Enemy Combatants: Since I am not 100% sure what really goes on in Gitno (which is a problem in and of itself) we can't be treating non-citizens worse than they treat our soldiers when caught. I have yet to hear of us beheading anybody with a rusty saber.
However, I have a major problem with denying a citizen his rights just because somebody decides to classify him/her as an enemy combatant. Google Jose Padilla about this.

Identity Cards:
No problem. We already all carry driver's liscence. We already use a Social Security # for identification. A national ID card is no more intrusive in our lives. I believe a national ID card would help cut down on voter fraud and help combat the illegal immigrant issue.

wow..what an honor but why is it being held in asia...and im sorry Jey-J POD was my least favorite class

Is There No One Else?....

Sorry Key I tried to help.

You might get more help on a forum with a higher age demographic. I imagine this is a young board for what you are looking for.

i'm not quite sure exactly what you would like me to say, i mean... sure i dont believe that the patriot act is a good idea... but i need some more specific questions homie.

Well, I'm going to be flying off to Thailand tomorow for this, so i will be away from the Forums for a couple of days. Instead of making new post. I found this one.

Yay me. Btw, if you can answer the above said question please do so. Thnx

i'm not into political things(sori if i can't help)
but GL on ur trip...

Asking americans for help with american politics will only lead you to a dead end.

The only thing most of them know is that George Bush is bad, and they should hate him.

Or the 51% that worshipped him xD

Well,

I just got back from it. And it was HELLA fun. Haha, who knew politics could be fun, i guess its just cuz there was 273 students doing politics.

I got good stories and i might upload photos, but i tell you. Murphy's law was behind us EVERY step of the way.

*does party boy dance up against Key-J*

Edit: I'm late, free bump.

ur a havard student?

i think the government should be allowed to wiretap suspecious people to improve our safety

Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - BF

whos bf ur boyfriend? how is this essential liberty, how do u think Germany caught those terrorist couple days ago. They were going to bomb US..

LLLLLLLLLLLLOLLLLLLLLLLLL

Benjamin Franklin.

The 4th Amendment is not an essential liberty?

Oh, well excuse me.

"The Supreme Court held in Katz v. United States (1967), that the monitoring and recording of private conversations constitutes a "search" for Fourth Amendment purposes, and therefore the government must obtain a warrant before domestic wiretapping can be engaged in."

But you continue supporting your NSA's warrantless surveillance program.