• Felons need jobs too!!!!
    I have a great work history of 11 years within one company. Last year I was laid off due to a conversion and centralization within the company I worked for. When I wanted to return to work, I was told that the company would only look 10 or 7 years back. I have a felony conviction from 1996. I applied for a job that said they would only check 7 years back. I was hired but fired after 1 week when they said they found something on my record from 1996!! I am 39 credits away from my bachelor's degree in Accounting. How can I get a job?!!!
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    Created by Winona Young
  • Gov. Quinn: We Need Common Sense Gun Legislation NOW!
    The recent gun violence that killed 6-year old Aliyah Shell in Little Village and 7-year old Heaven Sutton on the Westside as well as the massacres in Aurora, CO and Oak Creek, WI demonstrate that we need to pass HB 5831 in Illinois. We believe that requiring handguns to be titled like cars and banning military style assault weapons from our communities are two reasonable solutions to save lives. We urge lawmakers to enact stronger common sense gun laws to protect our communities from this gun violence epidemic. HB 5831 would: • require all gun owners to register their handguns with the Illinois State Police, and renew that registration every 5 years. The records would be considered private, and would not be released publicly. • require all gun owners to present a Certificate of Registration issued by the Illinois State Police in order to transfer or possess handguns, and create a Class 2 Felony for falsifying the information. • require gun owners to report the theft or loss of a firearm to law enforcement within 72 hours of becoming aware of it, and creates a Class A Misdemeanor for the offense. • generate resources to help shore up thousands of records on dangerously mentally ill and other prohibited persons that are estimated missing from the flawed ISP FOID Card System and the FBI NICS. El reciente acto de violencia a mano armada que mató a Shell Aliyah de 6 años de edad en La Villita o Sutton Cielo de 7 años al oeste de la ciudad a las masacres en el cine de Aurora, Colorado, y contra la comunidad Sikh en Oak Creek, Wisconsin, demuestran que tenemos poner alto los asesinatos insensatos con armas de fuego. Creemos que requerir que armas de fuego sean registradas como los coches y que prohibir armas de asalto estilo militar en nuestras comunidades son dos soluciones razonables para salvar vidas. Instamos a los legisladores a promulgar leyes más duras con sentido común en contra el uso de armas para proteger a nuestras comunidades de esta epidemia conocida como la violencia armada.
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    Created by Marcenia Richards
  • Police officer compensation to victim
    Police violence towards American citizens has escalated , with officers having no fear of retaliation unless sued in court , if an Officer loses his case in court and found guilty , then the guilty officer should compensate the victim with the Officers , pension and unions own monies instead of charging the tax payer .
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    Created by Tino
  • Stop the prison industry con
    Billions are stolen from the public while tens of thousands of families are destroyed to stuff the pockets of people making money from the corrupt policce/war on drugs/prison system. It has to stop.
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    Created by Richard Wales
  • To much time given to nonviolent offenders in the USA
    Why is the federal government giving life sentences to drug dealers? Jails were made for violent offenders. When is this going to stop? My son is facing life for selling drugs. Once these guys get out, they can't get a job because they are felons. Come on USA, we've got to do better by our people. The USA is creating monsters in these jails.
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    Created by Wanda Brown
  • Hawaii's 2012 Human Trafficking Report Card & 17 Other States Failed Too...
    We must work together and our state Legislators need to help US fix or rewrite the law to end/stop modern-day slavery. The issue drew the attention of President Obama at former President Bill Clinton's Clinton Global Initiative on Tuesday (Sept. 25), where Obama said the estimated 20 million victims of human trafficking would become a major focus of his Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. "Like that Good Samaritan on the road to Jericho, we can't just pass by, indifferent," Obama said. "We've got to be moved by compassion. We've got to bind up the wounds."
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    Created by Richard A. Sands, Ret. PI
  • California's 2012 Human Trafficking Report Card & 17 Other States Failed Too...
    We must work together and our state Legislators need to help US fix or rewrite the law to end/stop modern-day slavery. The issue drew the attention of President Obama at former President Bill Clinton's Clinton Global Initiative on Tuesday (Sept. 25), where Obama said the estimated 20 million victims of human trafficking would become a major focus of his Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. "Like that Good Samaritan on the road to Jericho, we can't just pass by, indifferent," Obama said. "We've got to be moved by compassion. We've got to bind up the wounds."
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    Created by Richard A. Sands, Ret. PI
  • New Mexico's 2012 Human Trafficking Report Card & 17 Other States Failed Too...
    We must work together and our state Legislators need to help US fix or rewrite the law to end/stop modern-day slavery. The issue drew the attention of President Obama at former President Bill Clinton's Clinton Global Initiative on Tuesday (Sept. 25), where Obama said the estimated 20 million victims of human trafficking would become a major focus of his Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. "Like that Good Samaritan on the road to Jericho, we can't just pass by, indifferent," Obama said. "We've got to be moved by compassion. We've got to bind up the wounds."
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    Created by Richard A. Sands, Ret. PI
  • Legalize the recreational use and dispensary of Marijuana in Florida
    If Marijuana was legalized in Florida, it could be taxed and it would help the State balance it's budget. Marijuana is not an addictive drug, nor does it lead to worse drugs. Marijuana doesn't hurt you like tobacco or Alcohol.
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    Created by Mitchell Gordon
  • Change California Probate Codes: Mandate Jury Trial for ALL CA county instigated CA state conserv...
    Elderly relative in Carmel, California lost her liberty, property, house, health, money, life savings, rights and life when Monterey County California public guardian instigated a conservatorship / guardianship proceeding with no jury trial, no testimony, no witnesses, no evidence and the California state court (probate) acted as the arm of the county. Monterey County California public guardian / conservator denied relative medical care and food and would not allow her to leave the county /state or visit with friends or family. Everyone is at risk.
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    Created by John Sutton
  • Investigate Voter Supression in the 2012 Election
    Lobbying groups and political strategists have pushed changes to voting laws in numerous state legislatures which sought to make it more difficult for certain portions of the electorate to cast their ballots. Disenfranchisement tactics included voter ID laws, shortened early voting hours and days, voter purges and illegal voter registration practices. The apparently coordinated tactics, under the guise of fighting voter fraud, were designed to influence the outcome of the 2012 election by suppressing the turnout of specific voting groups. We call on our leaders in the White House and Congress to fully investigate this threat to democracy, prosecute those found to have acted illegally and make legislative changes to prevent this type of abuse from happening in the future.
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    Created by Michelle Blowers
  • Legalize Recreational Marijuana
    Legalize recreational marijuana to: -Prevent the incarceration of citizens who are non-violent offenders -Provide easy access to a medicinal substance which is safer than alcohol, tobacco, and most pharmaceutical drugs. -Stop wasting billions of taxpayer dollars on the "War on Drugs", which is in effect a war on people -Prevent the inflow of marijuana from Mexico, which fuels the drug cartels responsible for much violence and suffering
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    Created by Anton Lo