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.

Ohio has the chance to repeal and replace its 2004 Marriage Ban with a constitutional amendment that will allow a gay and lesbian couple the freedom to marry in a civil marriage. Marriage allows two loving people the right to make a public commitment to one another. Gay and lesbian couples want to marry for similar reasons as anyone—to make a lifetime promise of love, commitment, and responsibility to each other. Only marriage provides the protections families need in a crisis. The language of the Amendment has been certified by the OH Atty. General, unanimously approved the OH Ballot Board and has survived an OH Supreme Court challenge. Please support OH's Freedom to Marry and Religious Freedom Amendment. Provide family security and religious freedom by stopping the government from dictating to religious institution who may and may not be married.

There should not be one person in the United States that has their privacy invaded, their property rights ignored, or that is taken forcibly with no due process, by those who should protect the civil liberties that we are guaranteed under the US constitution. Yet many have, under the strength of the Patriot Act. The federal government will not acknowledge this destruction of civil rights, and so we petition state legislators to denounce the Patriot Act. Oregon has had a proud history of disagreeing with federal mandates, and takes invasion of privacy and property rights especially seriously. By acting locally instead of appealing to the federal government, we can at least keep our state free from this unconstitutional act.

Possible voter suppression law in NC in 2013

Anyone Can Be Placed In Jail, Traffic Ticket Ect.,Innocent Or Guilty, Humans Should Treat Others Humanely. Such Was Not The Case For Myself, And Many Others In Eastern Ky. Jails Ran Like Auschwitz, I Was Severely Mistreated For My Sexuality, & Deprived Of All Humility,Civil Rights Ect. Please Help, This Is Continuing And Others Need Your Help.

North Carolina residents are concerned about proposed so-called "voter I.D." legislation that requires voters to show varying forms of I.D. when they show up to vote. The simple fact that up to hundreds of thousands of voters may become ineligible to vote and that there have been virtually no cases of voter fraud makes it imperative that we protest such a law.

Here's the deal. Since the GOP likes to talk about America's Debt. How we've conveniently forgot and swept under the rug the debt America owes to the folks who really built this country and their descendents.

Enhancing our education system.