IS the goverment really that nieve ?
485437
No it's the American people that are that naive. The people talk this family value crud and then turn a blind eye to the corruption in the government they claim they believe in. If you look with open eyes at the state our government is in today you would either have to be really pissed or just be too stupid to not see the sell out going on today.\n\nSure they can miss a 10 ton shipment of coke because they DON"T CARE about that. Just the same as their bullsh*t about only 11 million ILLEGAL Mexicans in this country instead of the TRUE number that is over 30 MILLION. Oh but that's right we have 30 million Americans that don't want a job according to the BushPig administration.
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According to our government it hasn't reached that point yet.  According to those on the ground over there it's almost in full swing.  Who to believe?  I think I'll believe those who are in the middle of it, rather than the Administration that has been dancing around it.
476163
No, it's not. But then, how do you expect the government to get votes after all they have done so far, unless they do something completely ridiculous like this?
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yes sadly they are very relevent if not prophetic of our present and past government.\nNot many changes ssince then huh!
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Government knows best whats good FOR GOVERNMENT, namely keeping us "teaming masses" in check.  Since government not gonna voluntarily give up its power, YOU must choose your areas of freedom. The man can't be everywhere, all the time.
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It's a government of the people, by the people and for the people.
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Are you implying that governments manipulate data to make themselves look good???\n\nBush is just as angelic as Blair so what do you have to worry about ?
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the Government resides.
1008369
no - in fact if something seems impossible in a particular place, then it is a great place to establish e-Government b/c e-Gov is all about change, adpating to a new way of running government processes and services and using technology to improve the current government\n\nso ont only is it not impossible, it may be likely to be more successful there than in other countries where there is too much tech to choose from, or where the current method is thought to be so perfct that no one wants to change\n\nGood luck on your debate -- remember to think of a key message / argument that you will apply no mater what the question is, and practice this outloud to use especially if you get a question you have no idea about -- politicians do this all the time, they are asked a question about "X" and they want to stress "Y" so they quickly brush over "X" and go into "what I can thell you, is that Y is the obvious solution b/c ....." or "to focus the debate on X is to take away from the core of this issue which is Y..."
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Because, often, the people need it. Is there a government called "centralization". No offense, but it is called a unitary gov't.
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Is it solveable well it better be and this past election demonstrated how.  Show ALL politicians your screw up your gone and so is your power.  \n\nBut, come on take your blinders off reality is ALL politicians are easily manipulated by the system of special interest groups.\n\nLet's hope that was it was for our country's sake.
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DEFINITELY> GOVERMENT HAS TO TAKE CARE OF ITS CITIZENS
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At first glance you would say that it is.  But when you really think about it, it is not possible.  For example, there is not a government leader being assassinated at every moment.  With smaller everyday things it may be true.
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british goverment's, but it's just another lie.
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Looking to sponge off the govt, eh??
966615
Once elected, the government can do what it like - and it will! There are very few examples, when the policies reflect some kind of political ideology, more examples of corruption and of politicians being tangled up in a spiderweb of favours and lots of cases, which demonstrate that in reality it's often the powerful bosses of the big companies, who dictate many of our policies.\n\nThe only time, when public pressure is of any importance at all, is directly before the elections. Very sad!
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No, the true purpose of government is to do as a collective group what individuals could not do for themselves or what would put an excessive burden on them (e.g. defend the borders, build roads, etc.).\n\nWe have so perverted the purpose of government it isn't even funny.