I am a 68 years old and want to tell you I used Planned Parenthood when I was in my early twenties. They were a godsend. I am motivated to start this position because I know to well how Planned Parenthood helps women in need of medical assistance. Planned Parenthood helped me when I was very young and had nowhere to turn. They offered advice and medical services.

As a licensed cosmetology instructor, I've worked for 22 years to stay current in my field, spending thousands of dollars to do so. To take away our instructors' licenses without reason or warning is unfair and unjust.

Young women should not have to sidetrack their college careers due to an unplanned pregnancy! Children should not be born unwanted. Cuts to Planned Parenthood are attacks on women and children.

Planned Parenthood was there when I needed care as a young 20-something out on my own with no insurance. Republicans are threatening to shut down the government unless they can succeed in taking away crucial funding from Planned Parenthood. Don't let them tread on women's rights.

When a person reaches the age of 50 they are immediately passed over by Human Resource Departments because of this requirement on job applications. There are hundreds of thousands if not millions of qualified workers who are ignored and discriminated against simply because of their age. This requirement should be abolished immediately.

I am a supporter of all Civil Rights to every American and am appalled by the refusal by a County Clerk to obey Federal Law which mandates marriage licenses be issued to all, including the LBGT Community. Please sign my petition to be directed to Governer Steve Bershear immediately.

Its time to show the Senator that we have his back, and that we stand united with the Senator in supporting peace. The deal will prevent a war with the nation of Iran, and will save numerous lives in the future.

We are petitioning the Colorado state government to require all Colorado school children, except for those with specific medical conditions, to be fully vaccinated. We also want all Colorado schools to inform parents of the current percentage vaccinated rate of all enrolled students. This would eliminate "Personal Belief Exemptions," which are used to opt out of vaccines for non-medical reasons. "As of January 30, 2015 102 people in 14 states were reported to have measles, and most of these cases are tied to the outbreak that began at Disneyland in December. Public health officials are citing an increase in non-medical exemptions to vaccination as a key factor in these outbreaks." If this trend continues, the immunity of the entire population is threatened. Life threatening diseases will spread further, and will also affect people who have been vaccinated; those with weakened immune systems, those who are very young, those who are elderly, and the like. We hold a responsibility to increase immunization rates to protect our communities. This petition looks to address falling vaccination rates by requiring all children attending school to be vaccinated in Colorado, unless they have a medical condition that precludes it.

Bermuda's political system needs to be reformed. There is a breakdown in trust of politicians and this does not work in Bermuda’s public interest or for the island’s common good. In addition to the current representational democracy, an amendment to the Referendum Act will give Bermuda’s electorate the ability to agree or disagree with any given proposal or issue and have a say in how Bermuda will face those changes. Switzerland already has this unique system (semi-direct democracy) in place and it works. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_in_Switzerland Issues and initiatives would be decided by referendum and specifically through a mechanism whereby a petition signed by 10% of the electorate automatically triggers a binding referendum. Many issues are not being addressed adequately by Bermuda's politicians, whether they be too sensitive, do not adhere to the ruling party's agenda, not convenient to the electoral cycle or otherwise. If this amendment to the Referendum Act is passed, subsequent petitions with enough voters' signatures will be actionable by finally making politicians truly accountable to the electorate. This will encourage better initial transparency and consultation. A more in-depth case is made in the "Transforming Bermuda" document: http://cloudfront.bernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Transforming-Bermuda-Petition.pdf Please indicate which category you are in: #1 Bermudian 14-17 #2 Bermudian 18 and over (the electorate). Constituency number would be appreciated as well. #3 Bermudian abroad currently not eligible to vote #4 Anyone else who feels that this is important for Bermuda Thank you for taking the time to consider

Black Americans own only 10 television stations, less than 1% of the 1,774 stations across the entire country. Why? Because in the 1990s, Congress struck down key FCC reforms meant to promote diverse media ownership, and the FCC hasn't acted to restore them. A diverse media ecosystem is vital to a democratic society and necessary to make sure all points of view are shown on the public’s airwaves. We, the people, own the airwaves, and lease them to corporations through the FCC – demand that our public airwaves are as diverse as the public!

Pennsylvania just gave citizens the option to register to vote online – a common-sense reform that every state should adopt. Instead of filling out forms and waiting in line you can register from your computer or smartphone – an easy, cost-efficient way to get more people registered to vote. Democracy works better when everyone is involved. This is one step in the right direction! Every state should follow Pennsylvania's lead and enact online voter registration.

Senator Schumer was wrong on Obamacare. Let's hope he backs the President this time.