I am saddened by the recent deaths of 9 citizens in the city of Charleston, South Carolina due to the racial hatred of one individual who proudly displayed his shameful hatred and white supremacist attitude by sporting the confederate flag on his automobile.

The Senate is going to take up Fast Track, TPA, this coming Tuesday. Fast Track will grease the skids for the TPP and other coming global secret corporate designed deals. They have very little to do with trade and more to do with de-regulation of the global economy. The intense corporate lobbying of our representatives is upwards of $200Million, yet the people have made it clear we do not want these deals to be fast-tracked. We want open review and access to the texts. 2000 organizations, all labor unions, the Sierra Club along with most environmental groups, and many faith groups have come out strongly against a push that would destroy the global economy, trash the environment and protected waterways, exacerbate human rights abuses, human trafficking and slavery. We are asking Senator Nelson to leave a lasting legacy for Florida and the planet. Vote NO on Fast Track

An NRA board member is blaming the murdered pastor of Emanuel AME Church because he didn't allow concealed weapons in church. Charles L. Cotton complained that as a state senator, the Rev. Clementa Pinkney voted against concealed carry legislation, and claimed that "eight of his church members might be alive if he had expressly allowed members to carry handguns in church." Guns have no place in churches, and the National Rifle Association needs to immediately remove Charles L. Cotton from their board and apologize for his comments.

I live about an hour from Charleston and have lived in South Carolina for nearly 35 years. The black people of this state deserve to live in peace and security. It is indefensible for the State of South Carolina to continue to promote a symbol of racism, division and and inequality. It is offensive and needs to be put in a museum of history, not publicly displayed as something of which to be proud.

Many have received death threats for voicing their opposition against this symbol of hate, myself included. We will not be terrorized by these people; we stand united as one. Our country has only ONE flag - the AMERICAN FLAG, for which millions have fought and died for - our American Veterans. End the terrorism in our country that this confederate symbol instigates. The time has come to take a firm stand. We have only ONE flag - stand up for the American Flag and those who have fought for it.

I was born in Texas and have lived here most of my life here, and I've never understood why the lawns of our public institutions are homes for monuments to people who went to war to preserve the heinous practice of buying, owning, and selling the lives, labor, and bodies of fellow human beings. While it is important to remember our history, giving Confederate leaders and soldiers places of honor on pedestals on state lands is not a symbol of southern pride but rather a symbol of rebellion and racism. University of Texas students have fought the statues on their campus for years, and the statues have been subject to random acts of vandalism and destruction. Other statues grace the hallowed lawns of the Capitol grounds. The Texas Sons of the Confederacy have plans to erect even more pro-Confederacy statues across the state.1 Enough is enough. On the heels of the murder of nine Black people in a South Carolina church by a racist terrorist, it's time to put these symbols of rebellion and racism behind us for good. Maintaining these monuments and statues around the heart of our government and institutions of higher education is an insult to all Texans and all who enter those institutions to rise above the worst moments of our history. 1) Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/09/jefferson-davis-statue_n_7248132.html

WAR SHOULD not be big business

Detroiters and metro-Detroiters, we on in the process of rebirth. We don't want anyone coming to our community with their darkness. Take that back to your hometown.

Mississippi deserves a flag that represents all Mississippians. The state flag is the last flag with the Confederate battle flag emblem, it's time for it to be lowered. This Flag Day, we want to make that happen.

We need a Governor in Illinois who is for ALL THE PEOPLE NOT JUST THE RICH!

I am concerned with the well being of America. We have been decieved by numerous politicians and it is to the point that it seems only the corrupt get elected to office or put in a position of authority. We the people should demand integrity in our politicians.

The costs for groceries, transportation, and housing are going up. Wages are stagnant. If we don't increase wages for everyone, then we should invest in higher education. If we as a society expect these lower wage jobs to be filled, then we should pay people enough to live.