http://www.political-talk.com/blog Politics Debate Forums Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:01:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Political-talk.com Forum List: Main Member Lounge - General discussion of any topics that interest mem..... http://www.political-talk.com/blog/2006/12/political-talkcom-forums/   Voters in Iowa gather every four years in "caucuses" to begin the process of selecting their state's preferred presidential candidates in each party. What is a caucus? Iowa's process for choosing between presidential candidates is unique among the fifty United States. Every other state has a more traditional primary election in ... http://www.political-talk.com/blog/2008/01/what-is-a-caucus/ There is no simple explaination anymore unfortunately. The parties try to emulate one another to gain support. It used to be that Republicans were about less government in your life(less government nannying so to speak), and Democrates were about more government in your life(more regulation). If you thought government should ... http://www.political-talk.com/blog/2007/06/the-difference-between-democrats-and-republicans/ Some people against gay rights have argued that equal rights does not include "special rights" and since homosexuals can marry the same people that heterosexuals can it is perfectly okay to ban gay marriage. Well, it's not. Homosexuals are specifically excluded from the rights that heterosexuals enjoy in the marriage contract. ... http://www.political-talk.com/blog/2007/05/gay-rights/   Confucius The Chinese philosopher Confucius(551-471 BCE) was one of the first thinkers to adopt a distinct approach to political philosophy. His philosophy was "rooted in his belief that a ruler should learn self-discipline, should govern his subjects by his own example, and should treat them with love and concern." His political ... http://www.political-talk.com/blog/2007/04/political-philosophies/ Authority, in a political sense, is different from political power in that it implies legitimacy and acceptance; it implies that the person or state exercising power has a perceived right to do so. Legitimacy is an attribute of government gained through the acquisition and application of power in accordance with ... http://www.political-talk.com/blog/2007/03/authority-and-legitimacy/ Cancer is a malignant tumor. It is an incurable disease; the patient moves towards the death finally like the rotten tree. Medical treatment in cancer is only a blind experiment. It can't prolong the patient's life. It is harmful to the human body and accelerates the patient's death instead. Cancer is ... http://www.political-talk.com/blog/2007/02/cancer-treatment-helpful-or-harmful/ Most political analysts and politicians divide politics into left wing and right wing politics, often also using the idea of center politics as a middle path of policy between the right and left. This classification is comparatively recent (it was not used by Aristotle or Hobbes, for instance), and dates ... http://www.political-talk.com/blog/2007/01/left-right-politics/ Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions. David Easton describes politics as "the authoritative allocation of values for a society". Although the term is generally applied to behavior within governments, politics is observed in all human group interactions, including corporate, academic, and religious institutions. Politics consists of ... http://www.political-talk.com/blog/2007/01/what-are-politics/ Political Talk This is a political forum for members to discuss what interests them about USA politics and the political climate worldwide. Our political forum discussion boards are focused on government politics, American politics and politics protest. Political-talk.com Forum List: * Main Member Lounge - General discussion of any topics that interest mem..... Free Public Politics ... http://www.political-talk.com/blog/2006/12/political-talkcom/