If AB2299 passes, then our government officials, elected and non-elected, including law enforcement officers, DMV employees, etc., will be able to hide their property ownership which is now a matter of public record. Why you ask? To quote a Press Democrat editorial, "Ostensibly, it's to protect them from the threat of personal harm from someone who could otherwise discover where they live. But when asked by the California Newspaper Publishers Association about the prevalence of this kind of hostility, the legislator's staff could not come up with a single example of a public safety officer having been harmed or threatened by way of information obtained in this fashion. We could find no record of any public official being threatened in this way, either." If this passes, then these government officials will be able to hide any ill gotten gains. Current public record allows an individual or a reporter to investigate possible corruption of "bought" elected officials, law enforcement officers, etc. We need to stop this from happening. With the current state of affairs in this country and state, we need more transparency not less. Please tell your representatives to stop this bill cold!

As of last year (2011) the government has taken away the adoption credit. Adoption whether through an agency or private attorneys is very expensive. It is such a shame that people like my husband and I who already have one adoptive child and have so much love to give to another child may not be able to ever adopt another baby because of the costs. Without bringing back the adoption credit many couples like us may never be able to adopt another child.

Help pave a better way for citizens to take more direct action in Utah government than just voting for politicians every couple years. We can pick the subjects as we go along. As now we could consider reforming the initiative process itself. Or finally doing something about the ethics reform, or what is your subject? Help build an internet list of 100,000 Utah registered voters willing to be contacted about proposing, and/or downloading and signing, to put various potential initiatives on the election ballots for the people to decide. This is a cumulative, on going process to build something re-usable. The CountMyVote initiative cost big bucks, but was taken seriously as it got close to success, and lead to a compromise. Time will tell if the new system will work or be undermined. We don't have big bucks--but we do have time on our side. Full disclosure: I am currently running for House District 46 as a Libertarian. They have no caucus system--I will be on the Ballot in November. When asked what good one Libertarian can do: I can say things people who want party funding can't. Like champion this route to put issues to the vote of the people.

Voting is the bedrock of our democracy: we should encourage every eligible voter to do so, not create additional and unnecessary obstacles.

Before Illinois can even begin to really tackle the really tough issues of budget, education, infastuture, we need to trust our elected leaders. With our past two Governors now in jail, we need the strongest ethics legislation passed now.

Every time the general assembly meets it is expensive to taxpayers. This is why we must end pay for extra and extended sessions. If this pay isn't brought to an end, we will continue to incentivize and subsidize the lack of leadership in the state assembly. How many other jobs get a bonus for stagnation (not counting Wall Street)? Usually subsidies are from the government to the private sector. Not in this instance. This is a case of the fox guarding the hen house.

Mayor Anthony Chavonne is guilty of Vietnam Sister City insult to Veterans, an insulting decision to include the Quaker House and its anti-war Stance in Homecoming Heroes celebration, Political Corruption - Ticket Gate Fiasco, Political Corruption - Illegal Consent Search Moratorium, and Political Corruption - Moorish Nation Separatist Group Proclamation, Being insulting, defiant and impertinent towards the Honorable Superior Court Judge Gregory Bell. It's time for him to resign.

It is heartbreaking when you hear from a lawyer that 90% of all who apply get rejected, despite medical evidence proving the inability to work due to a condition. This is damaging our economy because it is preventing our ability to spend or save that would improve the Gross Domestic Product. The fact that many feel it is an entitlement is wrong; we paid for it by paying our taxes. I am currently considered disable due to a combination of blood clots and bulging in the cervical discs. On June 14th, my muscles stiffen up and I went unresponsive. People around me thought I had a stroke (it was a LARGE muscle spasm). From that point, my doctor told me he will not clear me until the conditions that caused this to occur disappear, because the next time it will be a stroke. A year later, the flow in my brain is slightly improved, which means it may be another year before I can actually work. I got enough documentation to prove the clots were real and potentially dangerous if I get stressed, but the rejection rational is “You don’t bend, squat, walk, stand, so you can return to your company for employment.” I am a technical support person, when do we not get stressed on the call? I am 33 years old, and prior to this I had been working since I was 19. I have enough credit in the system to be eligible for social security. I have paid them each year, and when I need them: I get denied. I am currently working with a lawyer to appeal this, but it should not have to be this way. If we have the plenty of facts proving our condition that negates our ability to work, it should be enough to state “Ok, we will approve you.” Sign if you feel that SSA and our Government is doing us a great disservice by allowing this to continue.

South Carolina schools need all the money they can get so why waste any more money on SC ETV? The Governor and legislators have the power to completely close this wasteful and outdated state agency (and keep PBS which is easy) so why not vote TO CLOSE ETV this time?

We the People support the legalization and removal of criminal sanctions for the cultivation, use, sale, transport of Cannabis (Marihuana). We support this change in policy to reduce/eliminate the arrest and incarceration of otherwise law abiding citizens, to reduce/eliminate drug related gang violence, and to reduce/eliminate the funding of drug cartels. We also support this change in policy to help bring revenue back to our country through domestic cultivation of the plant for domestic sale and international export.

Senator Tom Libous (R-Binghamton) has spent the last 23 years as an Albany politician. Libous has the record to show for it. In a Westchester County corruption trial, a former Senate aide testified about Senator Libous' efforts to force a law firm to hire his son. If that wasn't enough, he forced them to raise his salary to $150,000! In July 2010, Broome County Republican Chair Sharon Exley claimed the Senator's office "pushed her out" of her position as Broome County Republican Chair. Southern Tier voters deserve better. Sign below and call on the Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman to investigate his misconduct and abuse of power.

In February, a couple of statements were read to Charlottesville City Council asking them to establish an ordinance that will allow the police to charge citizens found with marijuana to be charged with a minor, local ordinance violation instead of a Virginia criminal charge. The council said they would not be able to establish such an ordinance. Unlike some states, Virginia has a law called the Dillon's Rule, which prevents localities from passing ordinances that intend to work around state law. However, four of the five council members expressed disappointment in Virginia's drug policy and showed some willingness to support a change of that policy. A resolution opposing the War on Drugs will be presented at the April 2nd Charlottesville City Council meeting. It says that the War on Drugs, and specifically marijuana, has not been working. It also declares that marijuana violations should be Charlottesville's "lowest law enforcement priority" and it petitions the Virginia General Assembly and the governor to consider state-wide legislation that supports reforming marijuana laws and penalties. The resolution is constantly evolving, and may be modified by the council. You can read the most recent form of the resolution here. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Charlottesville-Residents-for-the-Decriminalization-of-Marijuana/250207961726090