The state of New Mexico, primarily Democratic, is currently under a Republican governor, Susana Martinez, who has a terrible record with five court cases brought against her office during her two years, all won against her. Our Attorney General Gary King, a Democrat, has announced that he will run in 2014 for governor. We need to start a petition to show our support and solidarity between voters to vote for Gary King in 2014.

The Koch brothers have funded so many movements to resist the force of democracy in America that their influence is as negative here as the policy of apartheid was in Africa. Therefore it should be fought in the same manner using the tools of economic sanctions. The businesses and products that produce their fortunes should be made public and a boycott should be started.

The so-called Arab Spring is part of a broader Global Spring, where the people of the world are taking note of what governments are doing and having the courage to stand up for what they believe in. President Dwight Eisenhower said that "I think that people want peace so much that one of these days governments had better get out of the way and let them have it." He was right. At the very least, the U.S. government should make it a crime for any American leader to authorize armed force in violation of our commitments under the U.N. Charter and relevant international law, so that the people of the world will know that that's not what America and Americans are about.

The Transgender Community is over-looked and often assumed to be a part of the LGBTQI community- yet sexual orientation and gender expression are seperate issues. Gender expression and gender identity are not sexual concerns but personal issues that we all have had to deal with. We have all stepped out of our gender norm and expressed the opposite expression at times- be it wth a short haired girl or a man wearing a pink shirt. The transgender community is a large community that has been over-looked and misunderstood for too long. Mr President- you say you want equality for our gay brothers and lesbian sisters, then please be specific and inclusive of the T in that community by validating us as human with your words in public! Please make a statement about transgender rights in public!

Governor O'Malley and the Maryland legislature are proposing new laws which will do NOTHING to effectively reduce violent crime, protect our schools, or penalize the real criminals. We need to do a better job of enforcing the CURRENT gun laws and implement measures that are shown to actually reduce violence, not "feel-good" gun bans that only punish law abiding citizens.

Mayor Bob Foster has gone through extreme lengths to guarantee that California medical marijuana patients in Long Beach can not access their medicine safely. He has acted against the interest of the people who have elected him by forcing long beach patients, many of them cancer patients, to get their medicine through unsafe means. Not only should Long Beach tax payers be upset, but also the community as a whole because local governments should be respecting state laws, not trumping them.

The Florida Legislature is at it again, thanks to the concerted efforts of Representatives Kathleen Passidomo (District 106, Collier County) and George Moraitis, Jr. (District 93, Broward County). Proposed House Bill 87 must not be allowed to pass into law in any form. The Bill is unconstitutional because it takes away from constituents and citizens of this state, and anyone who owns real property in Florida, their individual property and due process rights, is retroactive and violates Article 1, Sections 9 and 10 of Florida’s Constitution, which do not permit the passage of any law or any Judicial and/or Executive Branch process which deprives any person of life, liberty or property without due process of law and prohibits the passing of any law that impairs the obligations of contracts.

The gun laws must be changed to protect us from those who own guns. We have the right to LIFE, that is primary. We need common sense that allows people to protect their homes if they wish, hunt if they wish, but no guns in public places.

I have worked for the state of Illinois for over 20 years. Forget the Interest 90 billion in pension debt. The citizens of Illinois want to know. Where did the money go???

I have had friends and business associates injured in car accidents by disracted drivers. I have survived over a dozen near misses as cell phone users in cars only have one hand free while turning or navigating. Drivers TEXT while stopped at stop lights and fail to move forward timely on green.

The Council to vote to pass the Resolution submitted by Commissioner Acqunetta Anderson, SMD4A01 which supports legislation which strengthens the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban by moving from a 2-characteristic test to a 1-characteristic test. Detachable bayonet mounts and flash suppressors are no longer considered military characteristics.

I see too many people in the convenience store buying lottery tickets who obviously can't afford it.