Chris Collins has not had a debate in 6 years, since the 2012 race against Kathy Hochul. That's three election cycles. American democracy is a marketplace of ideas. Voters deserve to hear both candidates challenged on the issues in order to make an informed decision come November.

Bradley Byrne receives monetary support from the NRA which affects his votes vis-a-vis gun laws. Alabama has loose laws and many gun lovers. THere are multiple gun shows with no accountability not to mention a strong KKK fanction alive and active. My granddaughters are in Mobile Public Schools where little kindergartners and first and second graders have to have SHOOTER Drills.

This week Tim Mapes resigned as Executive Director of DPI at the request of DPI Chair Michael J. Madigan. A member of Madigan's staff accused Mapes of making inappropriate remarks to her and of ignoring complaints of sexual harassment by lawmakers and others that were brought to his attention by House staffers. This is the latest in a long string of harassment, intimidation, and cover-up allegations made against DPI staff and ILGA members. Wholesale change in leadership is necessary to transform this toxic culture. Rep. Wallace is an advocate for working families and is not part of the Chicago political machine. She’ll lead the way in helping to restore the trust of DPI staff, local party members, and the general public. She’s a therapist and educator by profession who currently represents Illinois’ 67th legislative district. She served as a delegate for Hillary Clinton at the DNC in 2016 and helped the Biss/Wallace ticket earn the support of Bernie Sanders supporters across the state and the endorsement of Our Revolution. She is committed to a strong statewide party and a better future for all. Other committee members who will vote on the final decision are the State Central Committeewomen - Michelle Harris, Robin Kelley, Silvana Tabares, Cynthia Santos, Nancy Shepherdson, Cristina Castro, Lauren Beth Gash, Julia Kennedy Beckman, Kathy West, Jayne Mazzotti, Kristina Zahorik, Vivian Robinson, Christine Benson, Kate Jennings, and Shirley McCombs. The full list of SCC members is here - http://ildems.com/illinois-democrats/state-central-committee. * "Rep. Litesa Wallace Details Sexual Harassment of Black Women in Government" Teen Vogue 11/17/2017; https://www.teenvogue.com/story/rep-litesa-wallace-details-sexual-harassment-of-black-women-in-government

Tell Bigoted Irmo, South Carolina Mayor to Resign Hardy King, the Mayor of Irmo, South Carolina is unapologetically posting bigoted memes and links on his Facebook account. In a story posted in the Daily Beast, King seems proud of his history of anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant, pro-Confederacy and racist Facebook posts. He told Columbia TV station WLTX, “If it causes some terrorist grief I do not apologize, nor do I believe they give a rip. If it caused some liberal troll to go bonkers, so what.” One of his anti-immigrant posts includes “Facts!” such as: • “95% of Warrants issued for Murder in Los Angeles are for Illegals” • “More than 66% of ALL births in California are to Illegals on Medi-Cal.” Of course, none of these “facts” are true. A mayor has to represent all of the people in her or his community. Hardy King has proven that he does not care about the minority groups in Irmo. It is clear that he cannot do the job of mayor. Sign our petition to Irmo Mayor Hardy King: “Bigotry has no place in modern American society. We demand that you resign as Mayor of Irmo immediately.”

Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness are guaranteed rights from the Bill of Rights. We, as US citizens, have these unalienable rights according to this document. More often than not, we as US citizens, are being denied these rights. Life is threatened by poor health care options; we have to decide to pay for prescription medication or pay for food. Hospital costs have skyrocketed with the increase in for-profit entities, we avoid going to a hospital for fear of the final bill. Pharmaceutical CEOs arbitrarily raise the price of life-saving drugs for more profit, we have to decide if our deductible will cover which drugs. Liberty has been taken away by the militarization of our peace officers in response to the increased threat of violence that is perpetuated by an industry that lives for violence. Our children are being slaughtered by the use of war-time weapons made all too easily available. Our citizens are being randomly sacrificed for profits. Happiness has been reduced to moment to moment instances because we have to settle for a working wage not enough to provide for basic necessities. Housing costs are such a burden that our citizens cut costs on utilities which costs them their lives while trying to stay warm/cool. U.S. Legislators are paid lifetime benefits after one year of office with guaranteed pensions and lifetime healthcare. This must stop. A "living wage" must be instituted with a standard non-guaranteed 401k, non-extendable healthcare with deductibles, and a term limit for all. This is a call for equality across our nation in pursuit of Life, Liberty, and Happiness. Join me in making our voices heard, VOTE? Thank you.

Paid patriotism is causing a divide in the nation. This practice is not improving recruitment and those funds can be better used to support the troops and their families.

Over the past year, the candidates have run positive campaigns based on our shared values. We commend the candidates for their positivity and camaraderie. Negative attacks by candidates or by outside groups are likely to lead to additional negative attacks from all directions as candidates fight back to protect themselves. This would change the entire tenor of the Primary and weaken the Democratic nominee against John Faso. This is truly the most important election of our lifetimes, and Democrats must commit now more than ever to standing unified and empowered against attempts to divide us.

This will help limit corruption by powerful lobbyists who line the pockets of career politicians for favorable outcomes. It will also help prevent lazy elections.

I am an ordinary American citizen who is horrified by the White House’s interference into The Justice Department’s lawful and legitimate investigation into Russian meddling into our 2016 election and am equally horrified by this president’s disgraceful, dishonest and dangerous conduct as it relates to the DOJ, foreign policy, conflicts of interests and his suspicious defense of Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as lending credibility to other dictators and criminal oligarchs to the detriment of democracy and to all freedom loving nations in the world. Trump and his corrupt clan are guilty of obstruction of justice, on its face, of unlawfully exploiting the executive office for financial gain, as proven, and very possibly, of treason against the people of the United States of America. He is a cancer to our democracy and must either stand down and allow the Justice Dept to finish its work or resign the office

Americans demand the resignation of Donald J Trump, president of the United States.He is using his position and abusing his power to interfere in the dept of the DOJ/FBI by sending his personal lawyer Emmit Flood and Chief of staff John Kelly to a classified briefing partisan meeting in an attempt to obstruct justice We thereby demand Donal J Trump resign immediately in order to save or democracy

Living in a non-smoking apartment complex is nice, but that only applies to inside the apartments; this does not stop people from sitting and smoking directly outside of their doors where the wind can carry that smoke inside your apartment. Many towns across the nation have implemented shared space rulings that limit smoking to designated areas so non-smokers are not forced to breath in second-hand and sidestream smoke. We hope that Phoenixville would implement a similar public health ordinance.

March for Truth campaigns for urgency and transparency in the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and the role that Donald Trump, his campaign, family, and aides played in it.