The Arkansas legislature should enact a law to effectively nullify and exclude Arkansans from the NDAA of 2012 from provision 1031 wherein american citizens can be indefinitely detained.

It's been tough telling my sons why their dad can't vote I made some mistakes when I was younger that have stripped me of my right to vote. You see, I was arrested for a fight when I was 16 and convicted of a felony drug possession when I was 29. I'm now 40 years old and I haven't been able to vote for most of my life. I'm also a single dad who is trying to set a good example for my boys. I'd really like to have a chance to show the that I care about the world around me and that I can do something to make it a better place. Governor Bob McDonnell said in his annual State of the Commonwealth that he believes in second chances and that he supports automatically restoring voting rights to people with felony convictions who have done their time and paid their fines. But the House of Delegates killed a bill that would have made that a reality. Now I'm asking Gov. McDonnell to sign an executive order that would allow people like me to get a second chance and be a part of our democracy. --Darrell Gooden

You might not believe it, but in Michigan, you can be fired for being gay. Republican politicians like Jase Bolger and Bill Schuette aren’t interested in changing this - in fact, since taking power they’ve launched numerous attacks on the rights of anyone who looks, acts, or loves differently than they do. Write your lawmakers today to tell them you believe it’s wrong that Michiganders can be fired for being gay, and that you support amending the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to protect people from discrimination based on sexual orientation.

***VICTORY!*** Sen. Bob Casey changes heart, comes out for Marriage Equality! Thanks to your tens of thousands of calls and emails, Sen. Bob Casey has announced his support for marriage equality. * * * Only a handful of Democratic U. S. Senators do not support marriage equality for same-sex couples. Unfortunately, Pennsylvania's Bob Casey is one of that tiny minority. Please send Sen. Casey a clear and simple message--It's time to support marriage equality.

If you agree that our U.S. Senator, Mark Pryor, needs to step forward for equal justice for all and support marriage equality, please sign this petition. Marriage is a right that deserves equal protection for all, straight and non-straight.

Ending the licensing and regulation of marriage by government, and ensuring that laws will not differentiate between, or apply to, personal relationships.

Students who attend college in Indiana for nine months of a school year should not be allowed to partake in state elections. HB1311 would prohibit this. Tell your Congressmen and Governor Pence to vote Yea on HB1311.

Folks in North Dakota want Senator Heidi Heitkamp to take a public stand in support of marriage equality as the Supreme Court gets ready to decide the future of Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act. Will you support this please; everyone deserves equality no matter who you love, same-sex or not.

Opponents of same-sex marriage claim that marriage for the purpose of procreating and/or raising a family , they must not allow marriage between a man and a woman who are unable to, choose not to, or are too old to raise a family. The point is, they will never demand that, thereby they are being highly hypocritical.

54% of Hoosiers oppose a ban on Gay Marriage, but Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller is the primary author of briefs to the Supreme Court in the cases heard today, on California's Prop. 8, and tomorrow, on DOMA. We need you to stand up publicly to the bullies and bigots along with the majority of Hoosiers in support of our friends, neighbors, co-workers, and families. I have married gay friends in California and elsewhere, and gay relatives who cannot get married in Indiana.

I live in a town that flourishes because of the university students. Many of them make their homes here permanently. Others live here for several years. Their presence makes this a better place. Yet, our elected officials keep making it more difficult for them to vote. Now they want to stop many of them from voting at all. If Indiana seriously wants to stop the brain drain, this is not the way to do it. If we allow the legislature to take voting rights from students, who will be next--women, blacks, the disabled? We must stop it NOW.

If we are going to allow for critical unskilled labor as a part of immigration reform, let’s ensure their children have a fair shot at the American dream. In 1938, child labor protections were exempted for agriculture. As a result, today an estimated 400,00 to 500,000 children legal work in agriculture. These kids are NOT the children of farmers; they are hired help whose health and education are compromised. They work in conditions most adults can’t physically tolerate. An estimated 65% of these children will not finish high school, a waste of potential. We are creating a permanent underclass of citizens. Each generation is supposed to do better but, if your children work instead of study, it’s rare. A child born to a farm worker is treated separate and unequal, denied protections from pesticides, arduous work and denied basic protections of non-agriculture children. Let’s take this opportunity to end a double standard. Agriculture is a profitable business. ADM boasts 62 billion in net sales in 2010. Cargill #1 Private Company with 109.84 billion in revenues. Agriculture doesn’t need to survive off the back of children.