Herman Smith's conviction must be overturned! Herman Smith, who is serving a life sentence within the Georgia's Department of Corrections, is a plaintiff in a federal lawsuit against the State of Georgia to invalidate Georgia's Stand Your Ground Law. On August 6, 2013 a jury in Carroll County wrongfully convicted him of felony murder. Despite the overwhelming evidence produced by his defense team, led by attorney Harry Daniels, he was still convicted. The evidence brought forward by his defense team is as follows: 1. Stegall threaten others that night with a loaded gun. 2. Many party goers testified that Stegall was waving a gun around. 3. No party goers testified Smith had a gun. 4. Investigator Brian Finley of the Carroll County Sheriff Department testified based on his investigation, that Mr. Stegall intened tatget Dwight Clendon Thomas Jr whom was standing right next to Herman Smith. 5. Stegall was infuriated when he saw Clendon dancing with his child's mother . Clendon and Stegall had an altercation three weeks prior at the same establishment over this woman. 6. Stegall jerked his baby mama away from Thomas and an argument peruse between the two. 7. Stegall went outside to retrieve his weapon to shoot Clendon. 8. Multiple witnesses testified that Stegall had a gun in his hand behind his back as he re-entered the party. 9. Relatives and friends of Stegall testified that they attempted to stop him from re-entering the party, but they were unsuccessful. 10. One witness in particular, Crystal Lay, of Franklin, Ga, testified that Stegall was upset with the mother of his child and she did all could to stop him from re-entering the club with the gun, but he would not listen. Crystal Lay also testified that from the time he enter the club until the time she heard gunshots less than 10 seconds had expired. 11. Defense witness and longtime friend of Stegall, Lanie Henderson, testified Stegall had a gun stting in his lap staring at the dance floor in the direction of Thomas and Smith. 12. Many witnesses testified that there was one shot followed by two more shots which was consistent with statements made by Herman Smith to law enforcement in December 2012. Herman Smith stated to law enforcement that he shot Stegall when he observed Stegall raise his weapon from his side, and he shot him two more times when Stegall raise his weapon toward him again. 13. Herman Smith perfectly described Stegall's gun to law enforcement even before his defense team is given access to the weapon, and before law enforcement displayed it to him. 14. This same weapon was laying out beside Stegall's body. The state of Georgia produced three witnesses. All three witnesses were impeach by the defense team. They were crossed examined and impeach by Harry Daniels to show their statements were inconsistent and in many cases were lies. One witness in particular was the State's star witness Chad Horton of Bowden, GA who told law enforcement that Herman Smith was walking and shooting while looking in the mirror. This testimony was inconsistent with GBI medical examiner whom testified that the shooter had to be standing still due to the locations of the gunshot wounds on Stegall body. It should also be noted that Chad Horton was charged with child molestation and also being held in Carroll County Jail on ten unrelated charges.

It's not just teenagers working part time for spending money to replace their weekly allowances. Many families in our district depend upon minimum wage earners to pay the bills. The current minimum wage leads to poverty for many households. That's why I am asking Rep. Daniel Webster to show that his interests are with working families and not big corporations by supporting an increase in the minimum wage.

What ever you care about probably will not happen as long as giant corporations and the extremely wealthy control our government through election spending. I want my $25 donation to mean something. I want elected officials to care about and listen to their constituents rather than just the big donors. I want voters to have their desires upheld over corporate moves without being thwarted by corporate claims of Constitutional rights.

I lost a dear friend to an overdose of Oxycontin . This drug was prescribed to him by his dentist after a tooth extraction. Zohydro is a much stronger version of Oxycontin. With the addictive quality of this drug and its supper strength, the death rate due to prescription drug overdose will increase.

Vladimir Putin is starting on the same road Adolph Hitler did in 1939. If the World stands decisively against the Russian invasion of the Ukraine the mistakes of the past can be avoided. I would like to avoid my sons dieing in Europe so save world freedom because politicians would not choose the right.

I am a public school teacher and have seen so many of my colleagues/para educators struggle to make ends meet, many have to work a second job. I see many community members come to the food pantry at my church, on a weekly basis.

THIS ILLNESS HAS HAD A LABEL ON IT SINCE I FOUND OUT WHAT IT WAS and how people viewed a person who is (crazy, insane) but can be helped by medication and counseling. Taboo, is the forbidden to exist or a dark secret. It's affection on the American Black People is gong unnoticed and un treated which is doomed by shame. Voices have to be heard and loudly to make others listen to the hearts of our people who struggle daily just "to be normal". Hope this opens the eyes of many and involves more than a few.

Maine is hopefully moving toward finally passing LD 1686 which allows naloxone to be dispensed to and administered by emergency personnel and private citizens to overdose victims. While this is a critical piece of legislation needed to curb the escalating incidence of opioid overdose mortality in Maine, its potential impact is seriously constrained by the lack of a 911 Good Samaritan Law which is the logical companion to this legislation. Last year the House and the Senate passed this bill and Governor LePage vetoed it. "Governor LePage believes we'll solve the drug problem in Maine through law enforcement and reliance on the judicial system." LePage justified his decision by claiming that he was "concerned this bill may create an unnecessary barrier for drug enforcement when drug use remains a significant scourge in [Maine]." This translates to a low level drug possession or paraphernalia arrest is of more value than a human life. We need your support while the issue of overdose prevention is in on the table in Augusta and the media spotlight. There are two critical issues: 1. In many instances, private citizens (family, friends or other drug users present), may not be in possession of naloxone at the time of the incident and for drug users to report an overdose, the immunity from arrest, charge and prosecution must be present. 2. Most users and addicts use in groups (85% of documented cases) and Maine is primarily a rural state. It is crucial for a person to stay with the victim until help arrives as they may require hospitalization. Naloxone generally is effective for approximately 30 minutes and leaves the unattended victim at risk of again losing consciousness. It is not unusual for a victim to require a subsequent naloxone administration. The Good Samaritan Law would provide immunity to the individuals to contact professional personnel and would help to insure that the victim was not left unattended until help arrived.

Americans who work hard - some even juggling 2 or 3 jobs - shouldn't be struggling to pay their bills and feed their families. Yet this is the reality for thousands because big corporations are allowed to pay their employees poverty wages. Rep. Frelinghuysen should stand with working people by supporting an increase to the minimum wage.

Now is not the time to dismantle the US Postal Service. It is time to expand it and offer new services.

SB 2681, "Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act," an Arizona-style law was recently approved 48-0 by the Mississippi Senate. Like similar bills in Kansas and Arizona, this bill would write segregation and discrimination into our laws. It could give doctors, nurses, and other trusted professionals a license to discriminate against any LGBTQ people and any other person based on religious grounds. SB 2681, Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act, could allow any person or business in our state to challenge a “burden” on religion. This means that someone could use their religious beliefs to challenge virtually any law, including criminal and other laws that protect our health and safety. SB 2681, passed the state Senate with 48 yes-votes, zero no-votes, and will now go up for a vote in the House. If passed, it would go into effect July 1, 2014. But we have a chance to stop this terrible bill – the Mississippi House has not yet voted on the bill and we need your help to prevent them from passing this law! SIGN this petition and tell Mississippi legislators to STOP this license to discriminate!

Indianapolis Power and Light’s ("IPL") Harding Street Power Plant is POLLUTING OUR AIR, THREATENING OUR WATER, COAL POLLUTION THREATENS OUR HEALTH. INDIANAPOLIS CAN AND MUST MOVE BEYOND COAL!