referendum

• Question:-Referendum?
  Why was Referendum historically significant in the US?
  
  Answer:-well, referendum means: the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative .
  so I guess it just means that in the US there has always been the right to vote on bills in congress.
• Question:-referendum?
  which country recently held an election to pass a referndum to change its constitution? did it pass?
  
  Answer:-Venezuela....Chavez tried to change it so he could have "unlimited" terms in office.
  You can go to this link to read more...
  http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=utf-8&fr=slv8-&p=hugo%20chavez&type=
  The people rejected the change so it did NOT pass.
• Question:-Should the United States adopt a national referendum process that allows citizens to directly vote?
  Should the United States adopt a national referendum process that allows citizens to directly vote on important policies? Why or why not?
  
  Answer:-Yes because it would give us the direct ability to represent ourselves not just an elected politician who will more than likely put a spin on what the peoples real issues and concerns are!
• Question:-How did initiative, referendum and recall change democracy in the united states?
  How did initiative, referendum and recall change democracy in the united states?
  
  Answer:-the states that allow it let people get more directly involved in government
• Question:-USA - Should there be a referendum on wether private property continues to exist or not?
  USA - Should there be a referendum on wether private property continues to exist or not? If the majority votes in favor of keeping private property as is, then nothing changes. But if the majority votes in favor of abolishing private property, then all property (homes, apartments, storage buildings, industries, banks, etc) is given to the government so it decides how to best use these. That would be the democratic thing.
  
  Answer:-American is a Representative democracy with a written constitution. If Congress passed a constitutional amendment that was then ratified by all fifty states you could abolish property rights. Good luck on that one!
• Question:-Should a legislative referendum process be used on the national level of government? Why or Why not?
  Should a legislative referendum process be used on the national level of government? Why or Why not?
  
  Answer:-Most definitely.
  
  The people are not getting what they elected their representatives to do, so let the people do it through a referendum. We can start with making our government officials live on social security and no special health plans for them.
• Question:-Is the 2008 election actually a referendum upon the Republican agenda?
  Is the 2008 election actually a referendum on Republican agenda of giving more to the those that have the most?
  
  What does it say it say about Conservatives insomuch the Republican ideology appears to be thoroughly rejected?
  
  Answer:-More than anything else, this election says there is hope for the United States, after all.
  
  I'm so proud to be an American today. The world will again see us as they should.
• Question:-Why can't Canada hold a referendum to abolish the Quebec Bloc Separatist Party?
  With the separatist party in the house of commons, it lowers the chances significantly of any LEGITIMATE party of getting a majority and it is a waste of tax payers money through the party subsidies that the party gets.
  If there was a referendum, would you support it?
  
  Answer:-A reforendum will unfortunatley not work. Quebec is one third of the population and every one of them would vote no. Then you only need a few more sympathizers in Nova Scotia, Onatrio and New Brunswick to make up the difference.
  
  I agree the Block Quebecois is a sty on the Canadian government system, but there's not much that can be done.
  
  EDIT: I highly disagree with Cougar that they would go away if their needs were being met. The whole purpose of the Bloc is to get a disproportionately larger share of the pie for Quebec than other provinces. In that they operate more like a provincial government with much larger clout in the Federal government. I think that could be seen as a potential way to get rid of them legally. Investigate their actions to show that they operate as an extension of Quebec’s provincial government and make the case that they do not have the interests of anyone but Quebec in mind and therefore are not a legitimate federal party.
  
  Cougar: People don't vote for fairness, they vote on their own interests. To the rest of Canada, that means voting for someone who'll do the best job for Canada. For Quebecers it means voting for someone who'll do the best job for Quebecers. They don't see themselves as Canadians. I live in Shanghai and there's a Canadian consulate here and a Quebec consulate. I cannot go to the Quebec consulate for anything because I'm not a Quebec citizen. No doubt this is the doing of the Block. Now Canada, from federal funds has to pay for Quebec consulates around the world and for what? Big waste of money, but when you have a federal party that only wants to divide Canada and doesn't care about the needs of Canadians, it shouldn't be legally recognized. It's almost certain a real party wanted to pass something important and needed the Block to get it through and the Block said "give us consulates around the world and we'll support it" undermining what's best for Canada as a whole once again. Something should be done.
• Question:-How can ordinary citizens force a public referendum?
  To cut governmental costs, how could a public initiated referendum be initiated to allow for voting on reducing t\he number of representatives by tripling the number of citizens needed in a given area for congressional representation? For our Federal government? For our State government?
  
  Answer:-Start a petition. Go out and get citizens to sign it. If enough signatures are obtained you will get the attention of the nation. You would have to have a constitutional amendment to change this in federal or state govt. They are very hard to get a sufficient number of citizens to back them.
• Question:-Can Queen Elizabeth refuse Royal Assent for a vote on a referendum for New Zealand abolishing the monarchy?
  Or does she not get any right if it's not a bill? Does she if it was a bill? If they had a referendum could she refuse that? What legal powers does a referendum have in NZ and do they have Royal Assent?
  
  Answer:-I'd love to see it happen. I'd love to see how the constitutional crisis would play out. God save the Queen!
  
  May Her Majesty spark a constitutional crisis that highlights the powers of the monarchy!

garmin nuvi 1450

• Question:-My Garmin Nuvi 1450 GPS has signal problems? What do I do?
  I just bought a Garmin Nuvi 1450 GPS and it has some problems detecting the signal.
  I'm in my car and it cannot detect my locations after I hit Tools > Where am I?
  I live in Northern Toronto, however, it only shows the location to be some random place on King Street in downtown Toronto. Can anyone help me troubleshoot/give help if you've had the same problem? 10pts up on the line.
  
  Answer:-Charge the unit completely, power it up and let it sit with a clear view of the sky for at least 15 minutes. This should allow it to get a solid fix on your location. When you go back it should have a good signal and has located where it is exactly, set this as your home location.
  
  When using it in the car or traveling make sure it has a clear view of the sky. I typically will power mine up prior to leaving to allow it time to set its coordinates.
• Question:-Adding Chinese voice to my Garmin nuvi 1450?
  I tested the nuvi 1450 demo and it had Mandarin Chinese voice on it, but after buying the 1450 for myself it doesn't have it. Any way I can add the Chinese voice or where can I get it?
  
  Answer:-Yes, you can add the Mandarin Chinese voice to your nuvi 1450. Search online for "Garmin Webupdater" which is Garmin's desktop tool for nuvi updates. Download and run the updater, then when it's finished it will say "Check for additional updates such as voices?" Select 'Yes' or 'Next' and a list of languages will show up. Select Mandarin Chinese from this list and it will install!
  
  Also, if you are looking for funny or celebrity Garmin voices, check out NavTones - they are the best.
• Question:-can i find a parked car with the garmin nuvi 1450 lmt?
  
  
  Answer:-Only if you saved the location of the car on the Nuvi & then took the Nuvi with you when you left the car. GPS map units receive signals from the GPS satellite array, they don't transmit.
• Question:-Garmin Nuvi 1450 blank screen?
  I just got my GPS for Christmas. After I put my route in, the map appears and it works fine until I hit a particular highway. The screen goes black, the device restarts, then it resumes my trip. However, the map won't have any roads on it; it'll just have my car and my speed limit and the ETA. Then it'll do this again two more times. On the third restart, the map will reappear. (This usually happens about half a mile to one mile after it originally went blank.)
  
  Is the device just losing reception, or is there a defect?
  
  Answer:-I think it may be a corrupted map. It counts as a defect IMO.
• Question:-Garmin vs TomTom GPS?
  Which GPS should I get? Anyone have one of these GPS's?
  
  http://dealnews.com/Garmin-nuvi-1450-T-5…
  
  http://dealnews.com/Tom-Tom-XL-340-TM-4.…
  
  or have suggestion as to what other GPS there are that are good and cost about the same?
  
  Answer:-I cannot suggest to you which one but I can tell you .. from experience .. what is a good GPS.
  
  I have an iPhone that has a GPS application on it. About 3 months ago, my friends and I went to meet in Arkansas, northern part and it was a bit mountainous. There was one coming from Oklahoma. She was using a Garmin and I was coming from Kentucky and I was using the iPhone GPS application. On my way, my GPS worked perfectly, following every road it indicated, I reached my destination with no problems whatsoever. My lady friend coming from Oklahoma, encountered some dead spots along the way, the Garmin stopped working and she ended up in Little Rock, over a hundred miles off.
  
  I've used my iPhone GPS going to the west coast, up north in Ohio and down south Louisiana and it has YET to fail me. It takes me where I need to go.
  
  Hope this will help you out ..
• Question:-People with Garmin GPS..... tracking question! (Easy points!)?
  I have the garmin Nuvi 1450-
  I am using it in a location where the maps are very poor (and i have the most recent ones), so there are a lot of places i can't get to. I would like to have someone drive to a specific location with the GPS and then mark and save their routes. That way, i can go there, following the GPS-
  how do you mark a path to a location on the GPS? is this possible?
  THANKS!
  first one to answer well will receive 10 points!
  
  Answer:-Some GPS devices, like the garmin Map60,70 serries as well as newer oregon, and dakotas, have the ability to create "tracks" of where you have been. Those tracks can then be used to create a custom map that your Nuvi can read. I have made serval this way, It is a bit complicated however.
• Question:-how do you change the voice on a gps?
  i got a garmin nuvi 1450 and i dont like the default voice. how do i change that???
  
  Answer:-Go to Tools-->Settings-->Language. Once you're in the Language menu, click "Voice Language". Here it'll give you the option for a variety of languages. Be sure to select one that says "Speaks Street Names" under the language itself.
  
  Good luck :-)
• Question:-GPS Question????????????????
  Well we just bought a Garmin Nuvi 1450 LMT GPS from best buy. So when i tried to enter an address thats in Canada( i live in NY) it didnt come up. Yes I do have service in Canada and i changed the country to explore to Canada, but it still doesn't work. P.S: other addresses in Canada I can find.
  
  Answer:-It looks like it does not have all of canada.