Tired of the people not trusting the voting process and all of the claims of fraud by the parties? This would guarantee a citizen's right to vote - always. It would also eliminate fraud by the parties and by the people.

As a Florida college student in an earth-friendly environment, this issue concerns me.

Net Neutrality is the belief in a free and open Internet, with no arbitrary fees or slow lanes for sites that can't pay. And that's what the FCC just voted for earlier this year. The FCC's Open Internet rules went into effect last month. But Big Cable's allies in Congress are trying to sneak language into a budget bill that would take away the FCC's ability to enforce the net neutrality rules we worked hard to pass, undermining everything we did to achieve this historic victory for the Internet. Congress should represent the interests of their constituents (who overwhelmingly support an open Internet), not companies like Comcast. Thousands of emails and phone calls can nip this sneak attack in the bud — sign the petition now!

I have a severely non-verbal autistic grandson who is not getting proper care for his needs! I also am afraid of what will happen to him when he becomes an adult with no benefits or safety plan in place.

When Face the Nation’s John Dickerson interviewed Secretary of State John Kerry and Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz about the Iran nuclear Deal, Dickerson brought up Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s complaint that the deal didn’t allow immediate no-notice inspections anywhere in Iran. Dickerson asked Kerry, “What happened, Mr. Secretary, with anytime, anywhere?” implying that comments of deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes were tantamount to a promise of limitless inspections in Iran. In fact, as Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting points out, [1] Rhodes said the deal would grant inspectors “anywhere, anytime 24/7 access as it relates to the nuclear facilities that Iran has”, not wherever the U.S. might want to look. The deal ensures constant monitoring of Iran’s nuclear program while allowing Iran to protect its legitimate state secrets. Jon Schwarz, writing for the Intercept, [2] notes that when the U.S. last had limitless inspections access in 1990s Iraq, they “routinely abuse[d] the weapons inspections process in order to uncover such legitimate secrets—and use them to target the Iraqi military and try to overthrow the Iraqi government.” Tell Face the Nation to acknowledge the Obama Administration’s actual promises of nuclear monitoring and reasonable Iranian interests in not accepting inspections anywhere without notice by signing our petition. References: 1. http://fair.org/home/its-simple-face-the-nation-iran-doesnt-trust-us-inspectors-and-shouldnt/ 2. https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/07/15/irans-refusal-allow-notice-inspections-legit-u-s-history-iraq/

A multi-national corporation that has taken initiatives for social justice should start at home with the waste it produces and managing it for a sustainable environment.

The morning following Mother’s Day 2015, the City of Newark awakened to news that the life of a young man had been taken the night before in a senseless act of violence. Mayor Ras J. Baraka had spent time at the crime scene that night, meeting with the victim’s family and the community. By the time he arrived at City Hall the next morning, he had designed a response to the city’s bloodshed. That response was a collaborative effort between the Mayor, employees of the City of Newark and citizens throughout various communities, which was designed to systematically dismantle those areas which have been most affected by crime. He called this effort ‘Occupy the Block’. ‘Occupy the Block’ is a community engagement tool modeled after the historic “Occupy” movement, which advocates social disruption of harmful or ineffective constructs. According to Mayor Baraka, he was inspired by the courageous stories of ordinary citizens across the country that have been effective in disturbing the drug trade by setting up lawn chairs and gathering on corners where there is illegal drug activity. The Mayor said as he sent out the clarion call: “We will hold court on this block. We will have an open discussion about our city, young people and violence. We will also bring out our folding chairs, tables and play chess and cards outside on the blocks where they usually hang out and get into trouble. We will take those blocks for a few hours. We will shut down the illegal trade at that time, and transform that block while we are there. I am asking every man that can, to stand up and get involved. I know some of us are better at complaining or wallowing in pessimism and hopelessness. But I don't have the luxury of defeat or cynicism. My heart is driven by hope and my action by faith.”

I support the Iran nuclear deal. I don't want another war in the Middle East, if it can be prevented.

If we want to continue to have a creative class in this country, we need to support artists. (PUBLIC DOMAIN is owned by the public, is it not?) Why not require profitable businesses to pay for the privilege of making money from artists' hard work? The latest research demonstrates that education in the arts helps students' brains mature and develop, yet the arts are the first thing that get cut from schools when money is tight. If we want to remain competitive in the global economy, it behooves us to make sure that all students in the public schools have access to high quality arts education.

I have a daughter, son-in-law and 2 grandchildren who reside in Israel. I also have a strong attachment to that land because of my Jewish heritage. I believe that this agreement will further promote peace in that region, even though it does not assure peace because of so many other factors at play. I can only hope that this agreement will spur the further action by the U.N. and world powers to bring about a fair and just peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Thank you.

North central Florida's coast remains virtually unspoiled and is the only known calving area for the North Atlantic right whale (once numbering in the 100's of thousands, the population was hunted almost to extinction and now numbers about 500). These extraordinary gentle, slow moving whales travel from Nova Scotia down to Florida to give birth. The proposed Eubaelena Oculina National Marine Sanctuary will expand the current tiny critical habitat of the North Atlantic right whale and protect the area permanently from seismic air-gun blasting and oil and gas - http://www.nominate.noaa.gov/nominations/ - but the fishing/boating/oil and gas lobbies are working overtime spreading falsified information in order to prevent this protection. Tell President Obama and Senator Bill Nelson to establish this National Marine Sanctuary before it's too late! Stop the oil and gas industry from destroying these magnificent creatures and our Florida waters!

Marijuana prohibition was only implemented based on public hysteria caused by lies and racism, as well as a desire by the lumber and petroleum industry as many paper and petroleum based products can be produced more cheaply and efficiently with industrial hemp. According to the U.S. Government's own statistics, not one American has ever died as a result of consuming cannabis period.