PLEASE SIGN & THEN SHARE OUR PETITION TO HAVE NJ CIVIL UNIONS RECOGNIZED AS MARRIAGES NOW. 16,000+ Same Sex couples completed the process of getting “Married” when New Jersey Civil Unions were promised to provide complete EQUALITY; they followed all the rules, paid the required fees, filed the applications and they have already had their wedding day. These Couples chose the people who would be their best men and maids of honor; they meticulously planned their special events, picked out the locations, the flowers, the Tuxedos and the Dresses. These couples already stood in front of their family members and friends to vow to love, cherish and obey each other for as long as they both shall live. And such as it is with any other Marriage, this experience was meant to be a “Once in a Lifetime” celebration and for that special day to be commemorated with each Anniversary Year on that exact date. These couples entered into New Jersey Civil Unions with the full knowledge, understanding and expectations of the being granted the legal equivalent to every other New Jersey Marriage. It’s time the New Jersey Legislature honor its promise of Full Marriage Equality to these Civil Union Partnerships. More so than the injustice and the inequality created by excluding these Civil Unions from the full protections of marriage, Civil Union partners are forced to deal with a variety of legal, financial and emotional hardships. Of course with the recent court ruling most of these Civil Union Partnerships can now “get married” just like any other same-sex couple. But just as opposite-sex couples who were already Married would not be required to do this, it should not be required of Civil Unions. From a financial prospective, if these Civil Union partners are required to get "re-married', they would be doing so without preserving their original Civil Union date, in which case, they may be excluded from all types of benefits and tax deductions that can be claimed retroactively. However, the option of “getting married” is no longer available to all Civil Unions. Without the ability to have Civil Unions recognized as Marriages, the surviving partner of a Civil Union where one partner dies or has died, may be excluded from death benefits including Federal Estate/Inheritance taxes exemptions, Social Security survivor benefits as well as many types of annuities and Pensions. On behalf of the 16,000+ New Jersey Civil Union Partnerships, we respectfully and firmly request the immediate option to exchange their existing lawful NEW JERSEY CIVIL UNION PARTNERSHIP CERTIFICATES for NEW JERSEY MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES without any further fees or application requirements other than proper Identification. These newly exchanged certificates must be identical in every way with all other New Jersey Marriage Certificates and must include the original date of the Civil Union listed as the Date of Marriage. These Marriages should also be made legally retroactive as of the original Civil Union date, in accordance with the intention of the original 2006 Ruling of the New Jersey Supreme Court which ordered the State of New Jersey to provide Same Sex Couples the same exact rights of being "married" that are granted to Opposite Sex Marriages. Please help us make this right by signing this petition today and then SHARING it with your family and friends. THANK YOU!

I have been told that you can't do anything to a person who is following you everywhere, drives back and forth at your work and sits outside where ever you are watching you. Your driving and look behind you and there he is. Calls or textes you way more then is needed. even follows your friends. Well I want to change the stalking law. A woman or man should not have to be hurt or killed for it to be illegal to do theses things. No one deserves to live their lives in fear because of a stalker.

The Los Angeles Times recently announced that it will no longer publish letters to the editor that deny the basic reality of climate change. It's time for the Oakland Tribune, and papers across the country, to follow suit. For too long the media has perpetuated false balance around climate change. Letters pages should be a place for reasoned debate, not conspiracy theories. As LA Times Letters Editor Paul Thornton explained: "Simply put, I do my best to keep errors of fact off the letters page ... Saying 'there's no sign humans have caused climate change' is not stating an opinion, it's asserting a factual inaccuracy."

In response to several Republican governors and legislatures refusing to extend benefits to same-sex marriage partners of Guard members, we want the President to order the Secretary of Defense to nationalize, under authority granted by the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act of 2007, all Guard units in those states which refuse to comply with the law.

My son was sexually abused when he was eight years old by a sitters son, he dealt with guilt and shame for 10 years but said nothing about this until he was contemplating suicide at the age of eighteen. By the time my son had the courage to tell what had happened to him,the statue of limitation had run out and he could not prosecute the person who did this. My son was robbed of his innocence and his childhood was destroyed, today he still has a hard time living a normal life. No child should have to endure what he did but even worse then this the person who did this should not get away with what he did. Please support this petition, it might be too late for my son but may help another child going forward.

This petition is an attempt to restore the dignity and respect of Dominican who are born of Haitian Parents in Dominican Republic. It is our understanding that the United Nations have demanded member nations to prevent statelessness in their territory. in the concert of the nations, only the Dominican Republic has shown and demonstrated that they are a rogue nation with no respect for human rights. It is a radical state that knows no boundaries in its intention to clean its nation from Haitian Blood. This is a de facto ethnic cleansing policy against those with negroid attributes using the principle of sovereignty to mask their real aim. We are demanding that D.R authorities behave themselves as a civilized nation instead of taking the road of belligerence and division to rule the nation. At this moment, D.R authorities are committing a collective suicide and genocide on the name of insanity. If no action is taken, after 60 days, members of the U.S Haitian Diaspora will consider other serious measures in the coming months.

The wrongful prosecution abuse of power and retaliatory acts by ATF,IRS and United States Prosecutor and its Officials.Abuse of power by the Government, allowing Government to violate our Constitutional Rights. Both Ralph and Tammy were convicted on charges of Doing Business with out a firearms license,under reporting taxes.Our goal is to protect each and every citizen from becoming a victim of Government abuse. They are now facing up to six years each, some of the crimes have no supporting evidence or even probable cause. This could happen to anyone this is a disgrace to every American and should be stopped

Newspapers need to stop publishing letters that deny climate change.

In the past 30 years conservation easements have been used extensively to protect and enhance soil, water, and wildlife. This is a very serius blow to conservation in Minnesota. This law is sure to stop much of the water quality/quantity, and wildlife work being done on privately owned lands in Minnesota. Landowers will be punished for their good behavior and their interest in conservaiton by continuing to be taxed at a cropland rate.

Newspapers need to stop publishing letters that deny climate change.

Newspapers need to stop publishing letters that deny climate change.

I support the House of Pride, which provides low-cost housing, meals, and a number of essential resources on a daily basis to disadvantaged members of the Dover community. As of late, the City of Dover has increased its efforts to dismantle the House of Pride as it moves forward with plans to drive African Americans out of the surrounding downtown area to attract investors for redevelopment projects. Reports of excessive police force and discriminatory housing practices have proliferated in recent months. This type of racially motivated behavior can no longer be tolerated.