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.

We need your help to change an outdated Administrative Code and general statues 20-125(b) that places police officers and the general public in grave danger, by not allowing them to properly respond to a life safety hazard. Currently company police officers (sworn law enforcement officers) are the only branch of law enforcement within North Carolina that cannot respond “Emergency (lights and sirens)” to an incident or officer in distress if the officer is located even one block outside their jurisdiction. Six (6) police officers died in North Carolina alone last year from line of duty deaths; please help us avoid the next tragedy.

Wisconsin is one of the many states that allows foie gras to be sold and bought in restaurant establishments, this cruel product has no use in our restaurants. Foie gras is made through a process of having a large metal pole being shoved down a helpless duck's neck. The ducks are often confined in cages and can't move. They are unable to fight back when they are being force fed, the sale of foie gras for human consumption violates the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) which states that they prohibit diseased, or "manipulated" meat from entering the food supply.

Several States and The U.S.M.C. have erected Monuments or Walls as memorials in honor of those; U. S. Marines, Sailors, and Soldiers who paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving as members of the U. S. lead Multi-National Peace Keeping Force in Beirut Lebanon from 1982-1984. A National monument in honor of these valiant men is long overdue. Please help get a National Beirut Memorial in Washington, DC. Our first duty is to REMEMBER!