Every year, Americans are imprisoned because they confessed to a crime they did not commit because they were coerced by police. Innocent people spend years behind bars. This is a disgrace to the American justice system, and it needs to be fixed.

I have seen and experienced Debt collectors violating Federal Laws within the United States. Under Title 18, Rico act, it is made clear that extortion is a crime. Denying people due process as William Howard Taft said in Traux vrs Corrigan, and what Justice Scalia wrote in regards to Debt Collection is in Harmony and set in legal precedence. As a consumer I have had the following happen to myself, Fraud, Fraud in the inducement and execution, making contracts void by the actions of the Companies not myself. However, knowing they have no chance to win in court, they deny me and other American Due Process, they state by saying an item is in 'Dispute" they the collection agencies can report you to the three credit bureau's when in fact, they can not. It violates Federal law and is a strong arm tactic. Destroying a persons credit worthiness and forcing them to pay on a debt they have legal grounds to not pay on.

Medical marijuana is legal in several states, including California, while remaining illegal under federal law. As a result, the dispensary where I get my prescribed medication for Trigeminal Neuralgia – a virtually untreatable form of neurolytic pain – was raided by DEA agents on April 16, 2013, one day after the Boston bombings in a shameful waste of federal law enforcement resources needed elsewhere. During the election campaign, President Obama roundly hinted that raiding medical marijuana dispensaries would not be a priority of his administration. Evidently, that wasn't true. All that would be needed to resolve the conflict between federal and state regulations would a reclassification of Marijuana from Schedule One narcotics, such as heroin, to Schedule Two, which recognizes its medical usefulness and allows it to be available by prescription. All that's lacking to make this commonsense reform is the political will.

I can't afford new tax by the state on installed breathlyzer's in car's. Thirty dollars a month is a lot of money. Soon I probably won't be able to continue to drive my car. I do not make a lot of money. Thirty dollars is a new pair of shoes for my son, food money, gas to get to work. I am not an alcoholic. I had bad lawyering! If I could of walked back into that court room after I signed the paper. i would of. No one would let me ripe it up. I am doing my sentenced because of Melanie's law. So unfair. Maybe someone has a love one you know who just doesn't fit the criteria. I know too many people do drink and drive and lives are lost. Thank the Lord my family has never had that knock at our door. I am just worried about the financial burden, I have put upon my family. I don't know how much longer I can afford the extra $87.00 per month. Like I said gas, electric,food, clothing????????????????????????????????????????????????My pay check doesn't go up, but everything else does. It is hard to survive my rent is $1500.00 per month.

The Central Park 5 were convicted of a crime they didn't commit. As boys they didn't have a clue about the process in which they were caught up. They each lost their youth, at least seven years of a normal life, and the view of the world that they were decent people. Now they should be awarded at least some restitution for what they went through.

My father is a victim serving a life sentence for a non violent crime. In 2010 President Obama signed the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, which is excellent but it hasn't been made retroactive yet. Therefore, my father and many other inmates along the US are serving unfair sentences. My father hasn't been in my life for 15 years, I'm 19 now. I just need the support of anyone, so my father can come home, as well as your loved ones

The Privatization of prisons is like pac-man for our youth. The governors of the states are entering into agreements with private corporations like GEO, CCA, MCT guaranteeing prison bed capacity payments with our tax dollars while their stockholders profit. If the beds are empty then there is the impetus, the motivation to fill them---waste not, want not, so the threshold is lowered on crimes, ages and the problem for private graft is solved!

So that people that have debilitating illnesses, will have a choice for their treatment other than from the big pharmacies, that want to monopolize their drugs, and control how we treat our sickness.

Billions of dollars are spent and thousands of Americans are arrested each year for a victimless crime which is becoming increasingly accepted by the public.

The Department of Defense is a paradise for sexual predators, who are often promoted into positions of power over immature persons. Very little accountability accountability exists in the DOD. Senior predators know how to game the system, and have undue influence. The DOD and its employees tend to be self serving and biased. the victims of sexual predators often have a nightmare experience seeking justice in an unresponsive or adversarial DOD that believes the predator

House Bill 3371 is an extremely well-written cannabis legalization bill, but it is currently sitting in the Revenue committee in the House with no scheduled work sessions or hearings. We need to show our legislators that this is important to the people of Oregon and needs to move forward.

My brother Charles Brooks "Chuck" was given an unfair bond of $750,000.00 bond for a fortify of a residence charge by Judge Ronald White in Rockford, Illinois. I ask that this petition is signed urging him to reconsider his bond. The fortify of the residence is a chain on the door which was raided and there wasn't any drugs or firearms found."