Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. However, the President is doing this through his regulatory agency.

The constant rhetoric of radical gun lobbyists is stopping the rational implementation of common sense actions to stop gun violence. Gun violence is due to the easy availability of guns to criminals.

Our local community burn pile was closed due to abuse, and the rest of us were left with nowhere to dispose of fallen branches, yard waste, downed trees, etc. We want to work with the city to find a way to bring it back and prevent abuse.

Senator Lindsey Graham is holding President Obama personally responsible for the deaths in Benghazi and says he will hold up the nominations for the head of the CIA and Department of Defense. He must be censured and the Senate needs to move on with the important issues facing our country.

I would like to start a petition to require all vehicles in the State of South Carolina to require vehicle inspections on every vehicle registered in the state, similar to that of vehicles in North Carolina. In particular, setting a standard for minimum tire tread depth's. I have personally witnessed way to many vehicles with bald tires and small children in the back seat of them. These are moving missiles that can tragically change the course of a human being's life in seconds. The greater the tread depth, the greater room for water to pass thru and evacuate the tire, creating a larger contact patch of rubber on the road, increasing traction, decreasing hydroplaning, and leading to an enhanced overall control.

Mass transit is a win-win for Maryland: it helps to create good jobs and it it helps improve and protect the environment by getting cars off the roads. We petition Governor O'Malley, the Maryland House and the Maryland Senate to begin building plans that would allow us to transform Maryland into a greener state with a more solid economy.

Cuba is a beautiful country, which many Americans visit, despite the failed embargo that has been in place for 50 years. Americans and American business should have the same right to visit Cuba, or do business with Cuba, as the rest of the world does.

Do you know that Vermont has lost more than a hundred children and youths since 1987 due to gun-related accidental shootings or suicide? These losses might have been prevented if the guns they had access to had been locked away or safely stored by adult gun owners. Under current Vermont law, if a child gains access to a firearm that has been left unsecured carelessly by its owner, and then uses that firearm to injure another person or him/herself, the owner is NOT in any way held responsible. The proposed legislation H.243 aims to encourage safe storage of firearms in homes where children are present or may visit. A firearm owner in such a circumstance could be held responsible and charged with negligence resulting in harm. Penalties for reckless storage of a gun in these cases could include a fine or imprisonment, with provisional compassion being extended to the owner if the individual harmed with the weapon was his/her own family member. Legislation like H.243 exist in 28 states in the United States, and have saved many children and youths’ lives. We need to make Vermont the 29th state to better protect our own children.

Acrobatic gymnastics is a sport that thousands of athletes compete in worldwide, however, it is not yet a part of the Olympic Games. These athletes work just as hard, yet are under-funded and under-appreciated because they cannot hold an Olympic title. Help these talented athletes get the appreciation and funding they deserve by telling the USOC to include acrobatic gymnastics in the Olympics.

Remove Bob Lonesberry from WHAM 1180.. His sanctimonious vitriol commentary is hurtful to our community. He had been fired by WHAM 1180 before because of racist comments he made, only to be rehired. Still, this man spews racism and bigotry towards women, all behind a very thin veil.

Make it a law, not an option, for all veterinarians and animal shelters to scan every single animal that comes to them on each visit for a microchip, whether or not that animal is admittedly a stray or feral, even if it's brought in as a pet by the owner. This helps people who have lost or stolen pets have their pets rightfully returned to them without worrying they will go home with someone who took them, be 'adopted', or be euthanized. Even if it's with the rightful owner, it ensures no one else has micro-chipped their pet, or if it has one that it is still there, on record, in the right place, and still works properly.

Plenty of dogs are running away from home and becoming lost. Losing a dog is a traumatic experience for an owner, and is equally traumatic for drivers who hurt a dog or hurt themselves avoiding the dog. Developing programs to assist and inform dog owners in the community on proper dog caring at home and about stray dogs are essential for peace and safety.