Here we sit paying more in support than we bring home. Due to the laws going on the previous years income. My husbands job is based on natural disasters. If no tragedy he dosent make money. And we have to wait until February of each year to reapply for a reduction. Wasting the courts taxpayers and our time. One year he made 52k the following year 40k and was made to pay support of the 52k from the previous year. While I sit and fight tooth and nail for the 2.25 I get monthly. Very sad. As well as having a child over 18 not living at home and with their own income and I am supposed to be responsible for the medical until they are 21. How come the father is not responsible?

The Republican-dominated Senate has voted to allow Senators to carry concealed firearms on the Senate floor, but has banned visitors in the public gallery from wearing hearing aids.

MY COMPANY (THE GAS COMPANY) CAN WORK ME FOR 7.5 HOURS BEFORE THEY HAVE TO GIVE A LUNCH BREAK.. THEY WHERE EXCLUDED FROM THE 5 HOUR RULE IN 2011 BY THE CALIF. SENATE.

My Aunt Ivory Ellis was placed in the nursing home against her well after being in the hospital. When the family located her in the nursing home, Harris County Guardianship was contacted. The Harris County Guardianship Program mislead the Courts about contacting the next of kin. Harris County was appointed as guardian over Mrs. Ivory Ellis. But at this point Sherry Fox( over the Guardianship Program, and Dana Dexler (appointed lawyer for Harris County) refuses to release Ms. Ivory Ellis to the care of her family. Harris County, stated to the family "YOU MAY HAVE THE PERSON BUT NOT THE ESTATE." They have take all of Ivory Ellis property and her Estate. The State of Texas is making million's of dollars off the estate of our young at heart. Please help Cancel this bill.

people take children out of state and parents and grandparents dont get to see the kids any more. the other parent pays child support, but cant have a relationship with their children. the mother of my grandson moved to idaho with my grandson and is staying hid so we cant serve her with visitation papers from the courts in mansfield, ohio.

Unfortunately, too many states deny individuals who have served their required time in prison upon their release, restored rights as citizens. After being released from incarceration, by denying the "Right to Vote", their punishment continues, thus preventing them from participating again as restored citizens within the community. Denying the Right to Vote, upon completing the required punishment determined for a crime against the community, is "cruel and unusual punishment". The Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution forbids “cruel and unusual punishments”. If after, someone has “paid their debt” to society and they are released, but still being punished in some states, but not others, is their right of citizenship protected under federal law ? If they are continually “punished” for their previous crime how will they be accepted back into the community of man to participate fully as a citizen of their community and nation ? The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution’s Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause applies to the states. Since states view the “Right to Vote”, after incarceration, so differently for committing the same crime doesn’t this violate the U. S. Constitution ? Reference this website to compare states and the Right To Vote after incarceration: http://www.866ourvote.org/issues/felony-convictions

We are a group of DC students who have an intense personal interest in reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. We come from a variety of backgrounds--we are feminists, gay rights supporters, immigrant rights supporters, survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, friends or family of survivors, and certified domestic violence advocates. We are united because we recognize that domestic violence is a serious problem that requires serious actions on our campuses and in this country.

The last legislative session passed a provision that charges 6% compound interest on deferred property taxes for low income disabled and seniors. The average mortgage now is 3.5 simple interest. This is unjust. The way to intergenerational wealth is real property ownership. I am a woman who has been paid 77 cents on the dollar my whole life. So is my daughter. I want to be able to leave something to her and my son. This measure is a low income land grab by the State of Oregon. Looks like Old England.

I have been in a relationship for23 years with a women we have to pay taxes follow the law of the land but I still can't marry my partner how is that fair remember taxation without representation that's way America was formed in the first place president if u change that while u r in ur last year u will be remembered forever every person in America either is gay or knows one and loves them ....

My partner, Aaron Swartz, faced 35 years behind bars for allegedly using an alias to download too many academic articles. Last week, after nearly two years of prosecutorial harassment, Aaron made the tragic decision to end his life. He was 26. The law treated Aaron like a terrorist, but everyone else knew a different Aaron, the real Aaron; he was an innovator, entrepreneur and social justice advocate who co-authored RSS 1.0 at age 14, co-founded Reddit and led the fight to stop SOPA and PIPA -- the bills that attempted to privatized the internet. Legislators are introducing "Aaron's Law" to decriminalize the Internet and prevent this tragedy from ever happening again. We must make sure Aaron's Law passes. -Taren Stinebrickner-Kauffman

Governor Quinn, this petition is to help restore the dignity to ex-convicted criminals; those that have been sentenced, served their time/penalty and returned to society. It is an injustice for them NOT to have the liberty to exercise their right to vote. They are yet citizens of the United States of America and not second class citizens and should be treated like-wise. Please give these citizens the right and freedom to vote in the state of Illinois.

The petition supports of unity to provide reasonable personal gun ownership of non-assault type weapontry. The right to provide full and comprensive medical care without prohibition of a woman's right to choose their personal health choices. The right to pursue unity of access to the right to vote for all citizens. The endowment of Virginia citzens to be represented by officials that put our commonwealth above those of a few special interests.