Who represents the public?

Monday, April 9, 2012 2:02
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Pakistani society is type of primitive society in this modern age. Still we will have to go a long way to learn various concepts about how to live in this modern world. But the difficulty is that we don’t feel that we are deficient in many areas and there is a want for learning to rise above this hollow self-righteousness. Every 1 considers is opinion to be the ultimate and accurate. And each and every one claims that he represents the real public opinion. Of course any one can express his or her views but the situation gets worsened when no one is accepting the other’s point of view even on the matters of national security. It is not called a public debate but rather it is stubbornness.

            Concerning our present government performance a lot has been said and still electronic media hawks, civil society, hidden hands, opposition, pressure groups and even terrorist groups are in search of any episode when government loses its balance and they start taking advantage of the scenario. All these concerned parties claim to be a symbol of public opinion. But what is the criterion to get exact glimpse of the public opinion?

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Post Foreclosure Liability ? Will Mortgage Lenders Go After California Borrowers?

Sunday, April 8, 2012 7:14
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      Despite the record numbers of California homeowners losing their upside down homes due to foreclosures and short sales, there is a lack of accurate info about what occurs when a house is lost to foreclosure or short sale. California law provides some distinctive protections to folks who lose their primary residences to foreclosure by way of its anti-deficiency statutes (CCP § 580 and § 726).

     California’s “1 action” and “security first” rules are just component of California’s anti-deficiency laws. These laws are not only complex but presently in a state of flux. Thus, an experienced mortgage lawyer should be utilized when facing potential difficulties with a lender “coming after you” for the distinction between the sale cost and what was owed.

     The anti-deficiency laws had been written to stop: (1) multiplicity of actions; (2) overvaluation of the security; (three) worsening an economic recession by holding debtors personally liable after losing their homes; and (4) allowing creditors to low-ball bids at the foreclosure sale to acquire property below market value and then going after the borrower for dollars.

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The Politics of Gender/Ethnicity in Appointing the Next Supreme Court Justice

Saturday, April 7, 2012 20:11
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Justice David Souter has confirmed rumors of his retirement from the United States Supreme Court with a call to President Obama at the White House. Now comes speculation on who will replace him.

This will be the very first Supreme Court appointment for a Democratic President in a lot more than fifteen years. The pick will most likely not change the ideological balance of the Supreme Court in that Souter was a liberal minded justice contrary to what was thought his leaning at the time he was appointed by then President George H. W. Bush.

As may possibly be expected, another liberal leaning justice will most likely be the pick. There is strong support for a female to be the replacement as there is only 1 female on the court as of now, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, seventy six years of age and not in the finest of health having battled cancer various times throughout her tenure.

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