We want transparent communication about current policies and provisions. We want our elected officials to reflect the priorities of the citizens they represent. Developments seem to be happening without any forethought for the overcrowding of schools, the destruction of our natural environment and the traffic issues that will ensue.

It personally affects all Americans.

At a time when more and more Americans are becoming aware of gross misuses of police power, filming the police, especially secretly, is one of the few ways to bring to light instances of police brutality. In order to have a state where officers are held accountable, it must be legal to film on-duty officers under any and all circumstances. Read an editorial about it in the Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/editorials/2016/07/07/epoliceshooting/v47TmG9fKMdeZylfeGsyIL/story.html#comments

The people of New York City and those who love New York City are disturbed by the unfair actions and hostile takeover of the current and original incarnation of The Campbell Apartment. Mark Grossich and his company, Hospitality Holdings, Inc., spent 2 years and millions of dollars renovating an unused historical space, a drop-ceilinged shell, that was nothing but a room full of sawdust, a water-damaged space that had been used as a temporary jail and a storage space. Hundreds of thousands of people, if not millions, from New York and all over the world have developed a very strong emotional attachment to Mark Grossich's version and creation of The Campbell Apartment -- and we do not want nor understand this swift and aggressive change of a cultural landmark that is part of the fabric of our lives --- by the actions and decisions of 2 or 3 people at the MTA. People have been married at The Campbell Apartment, gotten engaged, have had almost two decades of experiences under the thoughtful operation of Mark Grossich and Hospitality Holdings, Inc. --- and we don't want Hospitality Holdings to hand over the lease. This is much more significant than deciding if Chipotle can have some square footage at the mall. It's much bigger than that. This is not about "hanging on to the past" -- this is a matter of fairness. It's a sad day in New York when someone can create something great, from their own vision, idea, and hard work --- something that enriched the city and people's lives --- to faithfully create a wonderful contribution to the community ... only to have it unfairly ripped from beneath his or her feet. This is not fair. Mark Grossich's space created memories, experiences and more, that will stay with people and the city forever --- this is no way to treat such a contributor. As well, it is not unreasonable to consider that through Mark Grossich's renovation of a dilapidated unused space, and the creation of a business that has been thriving for 17 years -- that the MTA has been able to charge higher rents to other commercial tenants since the day The Campbell Apartment opened. Mark Grossich created a draw, a destination, a cultural landmark -- and a space that elevated Grand Central Terminal. We don't want the eviction of Hospitality Holdings, Inc. from The Campbell Apartment and we are emphatically asking the MTA to stop it. As well, we are prepared to boycott The Gerber Group and all of their properties if the eviction proceeds. Reference: http://nypost.com/2016/06/30/all-the-history-thats-going-to-die-with-the-campbell-apartment/ http://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/news/a6854/campbell-apartment-grand-central/ http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_26202.htm

HE NEEDS TO BE INDICTED BY THE FBI FOR HIS RELEASE OF TOP SECRET INFORMATION ON BENGHAZI https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/vote-have-fbi-charge-jason-chaffetz-being-guilty-releasing-top-secret-cia-operatives

Due to Senate Republicans’ refusal to fill the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, a partisan lawsuit attacking President Obama’s executive actions on immigration was affirmed by an equally divided Supreme Court. The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued a 4-4 split decision on a Republican lawsuit that sought to derail President Obama’s 2014 immigration executive actions, known as DAPA and DACA+. Legally it’s as if the Supreme Court never heard U.S. v. Texas, meaning that the Court’s failure to rule has left in place an anti-immigrant injunction blocking the implementation of DAPA and DACA+ -- leaving millions of immigrants across the country without the immigration relief they so desperately need. By failing to rule in U.S. v. Texas, a short-staffed U.S. Supreme Court has effectively put the lives of millions of immigrant families on hold; denying them the opportunity to apply for a work permit or a driver’s license. If we want to ensure that the Supreme Court can appropriately interpret the law of the land, then cases like U.S. v. Texas must be reargued before a full Supreme Court. We demand that the Department of Justice recognizes the extraordinary circumstances surrounding the U.S. v. Texas case, and does everything possible to limit the scope of the injunction and file a motion for rehearing pending the confirmation of a ninth Supreme Court Justice.

Fairness and to prove out neutrality in governmental investigations. Rid our country of double standards.

Why term limit the mayor? Chicago is the only city among the nation’s ten largest without mayoral term limits. Presidents are term limited; mayors of 20 Illinois communities, too. Incumbent Chicago mayors outspend challengers by huge margins thanks to millionaire pals and lobbyists with clout. The only way to oust the wealthy insiders at City Hall is through this binding referendum. The elected Consumer Advocate is similar to New York City’s Public Advocate, a post (once held by Mark Green and Bill de Blasio) which fights for the vulnerable. The Chicago Consumer Advocate will be a champion for tenants, working moms, cable users, safe drinking water, minimum wage, CTA riders, fair taxes, and foster kids, for example. We need 100,000 in-person signatures of registered Chicago voters to put this on the ballot. Then, if a majority say “Yes” to the two questions, both would be effective in time for the 2019 election. The current mayor would be ineligible to run in 2019. Petitions and referendums work. I’ve used these tools of change to cut the size of the Illinois House by a third, and help create the Citizens Utility Board, Illinois’ largest consumer group. Way back in 1976, I led a petition drive (635,158 signatures!) which ended the 100-year-old practice of Illinois legislators taking their entire annual salary on the first day in office. Grassroots petition drives led by everyday people make reform possible! Help us get 100,000 in-person signatures for the Take Charge Chicago petition drive by adding your name and signing up to volunteer today. I’ve said there are two types of people in life: the movers and shakers, and those who are moved and shaken. MoveOn.org activists are movers and shakers: Let’s open up City Hall and let the people in! Note: The Take Charge Chicago drive is not an online signature process. Learn more at TakeChargeChicago.org and download a copy of the official petition to circulate.

One-sided committees can be devastating and should not be allowed under any circumstances.

I am tired of a do nothing congress getting benefits that most of us could only dream about, then refusing to do the jobs they were elected to do. I think it is a shame that our political system, once lauded as the World's Greatest....has become a laughing stock. No wonder terrorists see us as weak, we won't even work together...and the blame falls squarely at the feet of the obstructionists...NO WORK = NO PAY

This is just good information for our leader to have. I would think he is the only one that should see this. I hope that will be respected.

My Family property that has been in my family for 50 years is being stolen from me by Richland County Treasurer. This is no isolated incident and this Realestate scam so brazenly exploits despersate property owners.