On November 19, 2011 68 year old Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. was shot and killed by members of the White Plains Police Dept. He accidentally triggered his life aid pendant which he wore around his neck because he suffered from COPD and a mild heart condition. He had committed no crime. The entire incident is captured on audio. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5MSP48NH4U Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUwNHZr_nUM Part 2 When acting under color of law the City of White Plains and its elected officials have made it very clear through the lack of a criminal indictment in this case that it is ok to mock, taunt, use expletives and call a man a nigger before killing him and that the word NIGGER was used as a tactic to distract the victim.

I am a Federal Government employee stationed in South Korea and have a military ID card so I can enter the bases, commissaries, and post exchanges, on the bases. My same-sex spouse has been denied an ID card even though "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" has been repealed. This means he can't shop on base to buy groceries and his personal needs at the PX. He must wait in the car while I stop. This is total discrimination toward spouses of gay employees.

I raised my Granddaughter from birth, and was working on my Masters Degreee. I had never been in trouble with the law. Child's mother signed her rights away to avoid a drug test, and CPS came into Private Christian School and removed Haley and threw her into Orphan adoption. I found CPS policy Procedure Law 1230 enacted 4 months before Haley was taken, CPS testified under oath that there was no 'eminent danger' ...testified they took her "Because they werent sure I would take her to her follow up appointment at the dentist." This deposition is Public Record. I wrote to State authorities about the Court proceedings, and the Judge was so angry at me for standing up to him that he adopted Haley out to strangers. I raised her for 6 + years, and some strangers decided that she would forget me if they cut off all contact with her and I. There was no eminent danger, no charges. In addition to Repealing the Mondale Act, we need CPS reform. Thank you for listening. Katie Caldwell

The 4th Amendment to the constitution of the United States has been attacked from mostly conservatives who weaken the protections it affords from overzealous law enforcement agencies. The war on drugs, and now terror, have dealt serious blows to the protections that are as important as the 1st Amendment is for fee speech!!

I say you shouldn't ban gay marriage because people in this world would like/love their own gender and to marry their partner, and have a happy ever after for their life . That's why god made males and females to love each other.

There is currently a 9 month wait for Veteran's to receive a response from the Veteran's Administration. Despite efforts to decrease the backlog and wait time, it has actually increased. Obviously, manpower along with re-structuring is needed. Hiring the unemployed for this would actually benefit two of this country's most dire populations.

There are too many restrictions to early voting in KY. Other states allow it for a month prior to election day. So many people have unpredictable schedules and if we really want to "Help America Vote" we should be more open to early voting for all!

The genital mutilation of girls( a kind of circumsion) is both cruel and obscene and humiliating, an offense against humanity without any medical justification. The result causes serious physical complications in child birth and inhibits the natural act of procreation. I have seen documentaries of this crime against females and find it revolting.

the lesbian and gay community here want the same rights as any other legal state that allows gay marriage. i would love to be able to marry my girl here being that i moved here

Protecting Ethnic Minorities Civil Rights The State of Colorado doesn't protect Ethnic Minorities Civil Rights. The Civil Rights Commission is weak and doesn't have enforcement power. As an activist, I have experienced and hear about many civil rights violations, Ethnic Minorities can't afford attorney fees. The state of Colorado must protect Ethnic Minorities civil rights. Legislators must make this a priority in 2013.

US citizen disgusted with selective assistance by the US Government for it's OWN citizens.

I am a disabled person; lovingly helped by many, I’ve gained the strength to withstand pain and do volunteer work. I support the disability activists who are raising their voices against injustice here and world-wide!