Dear Democratic Senators, When Republicans committed to stealing President Obama's SCOTUS pick, Merrick Garland, we were 269 days away. We are now 132 days away from the 2018 election. With only 4 months away from the next election, there should be absolutely no consideration of a Supreme Court nominee until the American people have a say. There should be no meetings, no hearings, and no votes. You all tried to play nice over the Garland fiasco and NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAY HARDBALL. Leader McConnell set this standard when he denied Judge Garland a hearing for nearly a year, and the Senate should follow the McConnell Standard now. The American people must have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. This selection will affect Americans for the next 40+ years. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new Congress. There is too much at stake to ignore this demand for action including Women's Rights, LGBTQ+ Rights, Gun Control, Environmental Protections, Roe v Wade, Money in Politics, Healthcare, Voting Rights, Gerrymandering, Union Rights and Marriage Rights, among many other extremely important issues for all Americans. Democratic voters are energized, angry, mobilized and ready to crawl over broken glass to restore the US Congress to full Democratic control. But anything less than a full-throated effort to stop this appointment shall subject the Democrats to the full and fierce wrath of the majority of voters who are counting on you to save the republic. THIS is the hill to die on. Anything less will not be tolerated. America is depending on each and every one of you. Sincerely, Concerned Citizens of the United States

Because I think many decisions by the 5/4 supreme court have been partisan. We need a democratic choice for the court; the one we lost due to Mitch McConnell. This is the most important decision for civil liberties. And, just for the record, I'm a white 65 yr. old woman with daughters in their late twenties, and I want an inclusive not exclusive society for them to live in.

The President of the United States is a subject of an ongoing criminal investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller that could very well end up before the Supreme Court. This investigation has already resulted in more than two dozen indictments, including of Donald Trump's former campaign manager, with more likely to come. Given the possible conflict over such a profoundly important matter as the legitimacy of the election that put him in office, there should be no Trump appointment to the Supreme Court until the Mueller investigation is complete.

We've already been sweating through decision after decision coming from the past several Supreme Court sessions with as many defeats as victories. The key vote in 5-4 decision after 5-4 decision has been Justice Anthony Kennedy and while his votes haven't always been what progressives wanted, he has also helped the progressive position through key decisions as well. This tenuous balance is in danger now. Justice Kennedy has announced his retirement and Trump is already licking his lips at another chance to moved the court to the right. What to do? Of course, we will speak up about justice, we will work hard on the upcoming elections to get balance in Washington by taking back power from Trump's Republican allies, and we will settle in to the long battle for sanity that must be waged for the progress.

I was infuriated by Mitch McConnell blocking President Obama's Supreme Court nomination and we must insist he follow the same standard now to fill the seat left vacant with the resignation of Justice Anthony Kennedy. A conservative nominee like Brett Kavanaugh is a threat to reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights, and Americans' right to health care. It is more imperative because this president and his campaign staff are under investigation for foreign collusion with Russia. Until these investigations are complete, Trump should not have a say about the next lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court.

No president, in particularly Trump, should be negotiating policies behind closed doors! Demand all meetings include a bipartisan committee. Trump has never released his income tax returns - no one knows what interests he may have in Russia. The Trump campaign is still under investigation - Russia's role in the past election. No one knows what occurred during the Trump / Kim Jung-un meeting? Demand Transparency!

Rick Miller has repeatedly lied to the city council and the citizens of Coolidge in regards to the tax status of the Coolidge Performing Arts and Artisan Village 501C3. Rick Miller has a conflict of interest being city manager and being on the board of a group that large amounts of city money was given but not accounted for. Rick Miller has repeatedly engaged in behavior that has been detrimental to the public’s view of the city as well as helping to cause a divisive rift within the community that he was hired to build up. We demand that the Coolidge City Council take immediate action to replace Rick Miller as city manager.

PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE AMERICA: The key to the success of democracy is participation. The level of engagement in politics has grown increasingly as more and more tension grows in our political sector. Our anxiety has reached its peak, and the only way to ensure that the hardworking people of this nation participate in this democracy will be to declare major election days as US holidays. Legislation must pass that ensures voters are allowed to vote and our voices of the majority will finally be known accurately. For more information on voter turn out, use google and do some research. You’ll find the numbers support this claim. Join us!

The Minnesota primary election will be held on August 14th. Democratic voters will need to choose the strongest candidate to place on the ballot for the critical election in November. Tina Smith, former lieutenant governor of Minnesota and appointed by Governor Dayton to temporarily fill the US Senate seat vacated by Al Franken; or Richard Painter, currently a law professor at the University of Minnesota and former chief White House ethics lawyer. Minnesotans need to know more about these two candidates. Holding a public debate is the best way for voters to compare Tina Smith and Richard Painter and make an informed decision before they cast their vote on August 14th!

A bill was introduced and passed both California Houses that required any candidate running for President to provide five years income tax filings. Every candidate since Nixon has voluntarily provided this transparency to voters. Although vetoed by Governor Brown, this initiative should be attempted again under the next California Governor.

Delawareans (and all Americans) need to know if potential presidential candidates are crooks!

It has been difficult to ask questions in this community with issues that are current in congress. Replies are usually given through emails with generic answers. Local staffers simply tell people they have to send an email....