"Redskins" is, and always has been, a derogatory term that denigrates a race of people. Its use for commercial purposes is detestable and Maryland should not be providing a platform to promote it. License plates are not about an individual's first amendment right to free speech. The Supreme Court ruled that State-issued tags are a government sponsored forum rather than a public forum and, therefore, the applicable standard is governmental speech. Legally, owners and fans may be free to call the team by whatever odious name they want in public. But Maryland has no obligation to condone their bigotry by including it on its plates.

President Obama's proposed new rule to reduce carbon pollution is exactly what we need. It's about clean air. Our children's health depends on it. It's about climate change. The planet is heating up, and we have to reverse it. It's about time. We must act before it's too late. Republicans in Congress are peddling junk science, pretending climate change isn't happening, and acting on behalf of the Koch brothers and the coal industry. Please join me in standing with President Obama -- and tell Republicans in Congress to back off. Climate change is a fact. And America must lead the way.

Jeb Bush’s six point plan on immigration reads more like an enforcement plan than a viable alternative to fix our broken immigration system. Bush’s plan is a clear departure from his own claims about immigrants coming to the United States as an “act of love,” and further exemplifies how he is willing to prioritize politics over real solutions and relief for the eleven million undocumented immigrants residing in the country. Having repeatedly stated that he plans to do away with President Obama’s executive actions on immigration, Jeb Bush is demonstrating that he plans to continue the same failed approach that many in the Republican Party have proposed before --- enforcement first, relief never. Immigrant communities need real solutions, not half baked proposals. Leadership on this issue should be demonstrated by providing concrete steps that ensure that families will not be torn apart by a broken system. Jeb Bush needs to be clear about his immigration reform plans!

The Commonwealth of MA average expenditure per pupil for education was $14,525 in FY 2014. Wachusett Regional School District average expenditure per pupil was only $11,131. This difference is due to an unfair state funding formula which negatively impacts the quality of education available for residents in this district and overburdens our towns municipalities. Please help bring WRSD funding to the state average and fix this problem.

Sharks are threatened worldwide, largely driven by the shark fin trade. As many as 100,000,000 sharks are being killed each year. Airlines play a major role in allowing import and export of illegal, unregulated, and unreported seafood products like shark fin. Twenty-six other major air carriers have said they will not ship shark fin. Help save the world's and Malaysia's sharks by stopping this unsustainable trade.

George Bush and Dick Cheney started a war in Iraq based upon the lie that they were hiding weapons of mass destruction. Men, women, and children died in that war, and now ISIS is thriving in the region, in addition to costing an insane amount of taxpayer money, we should hold these two accountable and have them tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

My daughter Olivia could be placed, against her will, for extended uninterrupted periods into homes with people she has very little contact with. I don't believe it would create stability nor a positive sense of self worth for a child to go from one home to the next. Statistically children with one or more homes has a higher probability of dropping out of school, criminal activity, behavioral issues & teenage pregnancy. Do we really feel that adding additional homes is in the Best Interest of the Child?

I have spent some time without cats in my lap and I don't want that anymore.

The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission is set to recommend that the Martin Drake power plant be given more time to pollute our air before determining whether it meets EPA's 2010 revision to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for sulfur dioxide (SO2). I created this petition to tell the Commission that the Martin Drake power plant must meet those requirements now. According to the EPA's Integrated Science Assessment for SO2, the “data are sufficient to conclude that there is a causal relationship between respiratory morbidity and short-term exposure to SO2.” Simply, even brief exposure to SO2 in the air can be harmful, hence why the EPA passed the revised 1-hour standard for SO2 emissions in 2010. Our community, especially those with respiratory illnesses, cannot afford more delays before complying with this regulation. Multiple models show that the Martin Drake power plant does not meet the 1-hour standard for SO2, and yet the Commission wants to give Colorado Springs Utilities more time to pollute the air we breathe before requiring the Utilities to take any action. Tell the Commission that enough is enough - we have enough information to determine that Martin Drake does not meet the 1-hour SO2 standard. Will you sign the petition? For more information about modelling of SO2 from Drake visit: http://tinyurl.com/SierraClubSO2 Aug. 20, 2015 CDPHE Public Hearing Notice (Amended Aug. 7): https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/SO2-Designations-PH-Notice-082015-REV_1.pdf CO AQCC Public Hearing Agenda & Comments Received: https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/aqcc-meeting-materials-august-20-2015 CO Air Quality Control Division Background Information: https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/061815-SO2-materials.pdf Health Impact of Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) in the air from the American Lung Association: http://www.lung.org/associations/states/colorado/clean-air/Sulphur-dioxide.html

Perry Place Neighbors are joining together to stop the development of a garage in our small family oriented community. We have schools nearby and many children who play in parks near the proposed garage. Like in many other urban areas our children suffer from respiratory ailments, like asthma which will be made worse by the huge influx of cars to the proposed garage.

I'm tired of these "old bastards" doing as they please without any regard for the American People. It's time for a change, but it won't happen until voters wake up and make it happen.

Jeb Bush’s six-point plan on immigration reads more like an enforcement plan than a viable alternative to fix our broken immigration system. Bush’s plan is a clear departure from his own claims about immigrants coming to the United States as an “act of love,” and further exemplifies how he is willing to prioritize politics over real solutions and relief for the eleven million undocumented immigrants residing in the country. Having repeatedly stated that he plans to do away with President Obama’s executive actions on immigration, Jeb Bush is demonstrating that he plans to continue the same failed approach that many in the Republican Party have proposed before --- enforcement first, relief never. Immigrant communities need real solutions, not half baked proposals. Leadership on this issue should be demonstrated by providing concrete steps that ensure that families will not be torn apart by a broken system. Jeb Bush needs to be clear about his immigration reform plans!