My dear friend lost a son (he was a police officer) in Topeka, Kansas. He was shot in the head and killed (as was his partner) while they were serving their city.

We struggle from city to city, state to state and watch our fellow LGBT family members, friends, co-workers and neighbors continue getting pushed to the back of the bus when it comes to our rights as promised in the Constitution and yet personal beliefs, instead of what is right, lead the conversations and actions regarding marriage equality for all Americans. We petition you now to correct too many years of second class citizenship and make all relationships between two consenting adults equal in the eyes of the law of the land. Every American’s relationship deserves the same rights and responsibilities. Every American’s relationship deserves the same treatment from the government we all elect and in the laws we all follow.

Columbus Day is a celebration of rape slavery and genocide. We need to remove Columbus day from the United States Federal Holidays.

Enact the Gun Safety Act and protect all Americans

The GCNJ NAACP demands all states that have passed and enacted " Stand Your Ground Laws " take immediate action to repeal these laws and replace them with common sense gun control legislation. In light of all the violent incidents and tragic loss of innocent life from guns lately, we must act now! This level of violence is unacceptable and it must stop.

We want – Gun Control Legislation !

Piers Morgan, the host of CNN's Piers Morgan tonight, in a recently televised debate on CNN, defended gun control measures and slammed NRA and gun lobby for provoking violence.

Its very unconstitutional for the rights of felons to vote be taken away. Due to a conviction. This fundimental right is guarinteed by the Constitution of the United States. Legeslators have Alieanated convicts making it imposable for them to make a valid choice to vote. Something should be enacted to give these rights back to these American citizens.

WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON WE NEED TO PUT GOD BACK IN SCHOOL. NO MATTER IF YOU WORSHIP :GOD,JEHOVAHE,ECT.WE MUST PUT GOD BACK IN SCHOOL WE HAVE TO PRAY EVERYDAY OVER OUR YOUTH.HELP ME PUT GOD BACK.

Social Security, a retirement promise. A lifetime investment, and now, with no life years to make other investments, there is a threat to renig. Is the government going to "make-off like Madoff"? Stealing from the old, and disabled...it's just WRONG. Many other options: - Unemployment - Drug test for your check. Extended unemployment recipients volunteer 10 hours a week and or attend training. Volunteer to do the training! - Food Stamps - NO JUNK FOOD !!! Monthly Home Economics class(es); Healthy cooking, Coupon Shopping, Building a Menu/Eliminate Food Waste. (oh, unemployment volunteers could teach these) Do Not Break a Promise. Do Not be Bully, attacking Old and Disabled. Do Not take a quick fix with a pot of money that is not ours to take...WORK at trimming "Social Entitlements".

The world's most useful plant should be cultivated in Minnesota, for medical and other purposes. Some studies have even shown that marijuana may stop cancer! We should allow doctors and researchers to utilize this common weed.

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) never passed because 3 states refused to ratify it long ago. So, gender-equal treatment in the USA has no legal champion and sex discrimination marches on, male and female alike, leaving this nation without the astounding benefits of equal treatment -- increased Gross Domestic Product, desperately needed increased revenues and decreased costs! Just 3 of the 15 UNratified states can put ERA into the US Constitution making sex discrimination a violation of the US Constitution depending on the case.