I would like to speak out for thousands of convicted felons whom are expected to change their actions and way of life yet our rights are stripped from us. How can our voices be heard and changes be expected to happen if we can't be heard? Taking our right to vote away is only trying to confirm that we are nothing, nobody's, and that our opinions and voices are no longer valued, which in turn strips us of our feelings of self worth in turn hindering our process of positive change. We can not be coached to make positive changes and then have our voices be taken from us.

While I don't believe the Trump Administration should be allowed to enact any legislation at this time, I am writing this particularly to stop Trump from signing SJ Res 18 which allows "hunters" to kill hibernating bears, gas wolf pups in their dens and shoot wildlife from planes. This is not hunting; this is murder and in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge -- "refuge" means "safe place." SJ Res 18 does not promote safety in an way. We must not allow this to happen for the sake of the wildlife and the sake of the planet our children will inherit.

U.S. Representative Devin Nunes broke his Constitutional oath by revealing information to the White House which is under Federal Investigation. He made this decision without the knowledge or backing of the House Intelligence Committee. His removal from both chairman of House Intelligence Committee and U.S. Representative for California's 22nd congressional district. He should be then held to an independent investigation to determine the depth of his involvement.

To make our Livingston Counties communities more secure and more just. It is just to pull over and ticket bad drivers, but it does not make our community more secure, nor is it just, to deport them because of that.

If you hear the sound of a gun, you would try to protect yourself from further gun fire. The police are using new technology that uses the sound of gun fire to help protect the citizens. This proposed bill is trying to make it easier for people to buy gun silencers. The current law - which is not infringing on anyone's right to own a gun - makes it very difficult to buy a silencer, and for good reason. If gun silencers were able to be purchased freely, then there's a greater risk of killing innocent lives. Also, a greater use of gun silencers will impede the police from protecting us, especially when there's a mass shooting. A NY Times editorial dated March 24, 2017 titled "Echoes of Gunfire Hurt Tender N.R.A. Ears" explains the insanity of this proposed bill. Please protect your constituents and prevent this bill from passing. Here's a link to this editorial. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/24/opinion/echoes-of-gunfire-hurt-tender-nra-ears.html?_r=0

Because we need to move forward to make sure all Americans can receive the right to healthcare.

After trying for less than 3 weeks to “fix” health care with a draconian bill, the President has given up. His Plan B is to let the ACA explode. This is irresponsible and violates his Oath of Office. If the ACA collapses, it will be because the President is aggressively taking action to undermine it. He issued an Exec Order (13765) in January saying that because he is seeking “prompt repeal” of the ACA, agencies should waive, defer or delay its enforcement. Agencies have: •Refused to enforce the tax penalty on people who don’t buy health insurance. •Destabilized the program by pulling ads to encourage sign ups. •Cut funding where possible. EO 13765 needs to be revoked. Its premise—ACA’s prompt repeal—is no longer valid. More importantly, the Administration needs to enforce and support the ACA. IT IS THE LAW.

Colin Kapernick exercised his right to silent protest against the National Anthem and donated $1 million dollars to social justice related organizations as a result. It has been said that he has been "blackballed" by all NFL teams due to his decision to advocate for people of color, and social justice. As citizens of this world, who support leaders who rise above their privilege and position to advocate for causes greater than themselves and who use their platform to create greater awareness, will always end up on the right side of history. Please join in with us to share that we will vote with our dollars until this is addressed.

I parked my car in front of my house 14 min before NO PARKING street cleaning time was up, after the street sweeper went through, and I was charged $80!!! Minimum wage in Los Angeles is $9/hr. A minimum wage worker makes $81 in an 8hr work day. With taxes, Social Security, and all of the stuff you take out of the wage, it will take two full days to pay for one parking ticket (for street cleaning). A parking ticket is supposed to be a slap on the wrist and not break the bank!

Last week, U.S. Representative Devin Nunes—a member of Donald Trump's transition team and chair of the House Intelligence Committee—disclosed possible information about alleged White House surveillance to members of the press and the White House, prior to sharing it with members of his own committee. Additionally, the day before Rep. Nunes addressed the news media about these claims, he held a secret meeting at the White House with the source of the allegations. This is partisan obstruction of justice. The interests of our country are being threatened by partisan politics. Rep. Nunes appears to be in collusion with Trump to protect him from the investigation into his campaign's ties to Russia. Kick Rep. Nunes off the House Intelligence Committee and demand a special prosecutor to lead an independent investigation!

The Libertarian Koch Brothers are controlling OUR political system and with $80 Billion they can bribe a lot of politicians. Their RADICAL agenda includes controlling women’s bodies, recklessly polluting the environment for financial gain, sabotaging solar and wind energy progress, taking away worker’s rights, privatizing our infrastructure and doing away with: Social Security, ACA, Medicaid, Medicare, the EPA, the Post Office, etc. The Koch Brothers blatantly bribe OUR representatives with large donations and threaten to withdraw their financial support any time a politician does not maintain their dictates. Therefore, we the American people, vow to EXPOSE every politician and PAC that takes their money, BOYCOTT every group that involves the Koch brothers, and BOYCOTT every Koch product, such as: American Greeting Cards Angel Soft Brawny Paper Towels Dixie Plates and Cups Georgia Pacific products Kittensoft Lycra Mardi Gras Quilted Northern Soft N Gentle Sparkle Stainmaster Vanity Fair Thermolite Americans for Prosperity Freedom Partners Research more items, especially in tech, clothing, ag, building, chemical, oil/gas and packaging industries (ex): https://www.sanders.senate.gov/koch-brothers http://www.kochind.com/companies/ http://boycottkochbrothers.com/ http://www.kochwatch.org/2013/10/28/28/#comment-431 http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/01/26/koch-brothers-network-announces-889-million-budget-for-next-two-years/22363809/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_activities_of_the_Koch_brothers http://www.alternet.org/story/150078/how_you_can_boycott_the_kochs (Note: Koch brothers work directly and indirectly to establish their agenda)

Omar Barghouti is to receive the Gandhi Peace Award (presented by Promoting Enduring Peace) on April 23, 2017, in New Haven, CT along with legendary safety activist and Pentagon critic Ralph Nader. Barghouti is being honored for leading the BDS movement. BDS stands for boycotts, divestment and sanctions, peaceful ways to pressure Israel into honoring Palestinian rights. However, the Israeli government wants BDS crushed along with any other form of resistance to Israeli dictates. Israeli President Revlin has called BDS a “strategic threat” implying it’s a grave physical threat to Israelis. Omar Barghouti was arrested on March 19 by Israeli authorities and interrogated for days. Barghouti has been married to an Israeli citizen for decades, but he only has the status of “permanent resident”. Last year his permit to travel was revoked by the Israeli government. That same year the Israeli interior minister threatened to revoke his permission to reside in Israel. Another minister called for the “civil targeted assassination” of BDS leaders. The Israeli government also set up something it called a “Tarnishing Unit” whose purpose was “dirty tricks” against supporters of BDS, In an attempt to attend the Gandhi Peace Award honoring him, Barghouti's attorney went to the Interior Ministry and received a document on March 16 that entitled him to two months of travel. It was seized when he was arrested. That is the background to his arrest for “tax evasion”. We do not know Barghouti’s side of the story about the tax charges because the case is under a “gag order” and he cannot speak about the case. Given the history of threats against BDS and Omar Barghouti personally, the assumption should be that the Israeli government is making good on its threat to eliminate Palestinian BDS activists, starting with Omar Barghouti. This appears to be political persecution.