My mother's death was hasten by the draconian sanctions on Iran. She could not get her cancer medicine. Senator Mark Kirk likes to add on to the sanctions and have no problem with its effect on ordinary people. Please join me in writing or calling his office.

While going through a child support battle I found that state licenses aren't revoked or suspended until there are 90 consecutive days of non payment.As a result I am receiving minimal payment every 88 days. This loophole needs to be fixed. My children's father owns his own business and is taking full advantage of this 90 day rule. Where is the justice for the children?

We the people, cannot find jobs because all of the work has gone to China. All of the jobs are outsourced. We need to take a stand against the big companies in the USA who moved their jobs to China. We will show these big companies that we do not want unsafe, poorly made products that should be Made in the USA.

The Tacoma Hilltop is a high crime area and has been for years and yet the police station right in the middle of it is unmanned and serves as an expensive and high tech rest station. I ,personally, have had to wait for help after a brutal beating, literally, 1 block from this station. We need officers present and ready to assist as well as to be a deterrent by their mere presence.

I am starting this petition because it just not right that same sex couple are denied the right that everyone else has. I am personally affected by this because I cannot make myself love a man when it does not feel right. My mother always told me you can not help who you are in love with and we should not be punished because we love the same sex. I love my girlfriend and we have a wonderful four year old together and i would love the right to become her step mom and be a wife to my girlfriend.

I have spoken to multiple Dunkin Donuts store managers to ask them to stop using styrofoam. They state it is a corporate policy. Only the requests of many people can persuade Dunkin Donuts to change to paper.

I am starting this petition because of the incident on June 25, 2013 in which a young man was photographed carrying a loaded AR-15 rifle on a Tucson Sun-Tran bus. This photo and article appeared on the KVOA TV station web site on June 26th. A man sitting opposite the gun carrying youth felt threatened and told the bus driver. The bus driver stated it was legal. The frightened passenger got off at the next stop. I believe that if one is carrying a long gun on public transportation or in other public areas, the long gun should be in an appropriate carrying case.

We do not need power plays simply to raise money. They were meant for a "horse & buggy" time and not for the 21st century and beyond.

A fair shot in life starts with a high quality education. But too many kids in Illinois enter their kindergarten classroom less prepared than their peers. Education in the first five years of life helps kids enter school ready to learn and succeed. The Strong Start for America's Children Act increases access to quality, public preschool for 4-year olds and is a major step toward giving every child a fair chance to succeed.

As members of the Ithaca College community, we petition that the college relocates the Office of Student Disability Services to a more centralized location on campus. The Office of Student Disability Services is currently located in the Towers Concourse, which is not an easily accessible location for students. Its location creates an unnecessary barrier for students who need or elect to use disability services. If the office was moved to a more centralized location, it would be more practical, physically accessible, and students would be more likely to use the services. We believe that all student services should be easily accessible and centrally located on campus. We demand that Ithaca College finds a way to move the Office of Student Disability Services to a more easily accessible location on campus before the start of the 2014-2015 school year.

Americans need to be concerned about this issue because the wealthiest keep getting tax breaks, and our President and Congress keep reducing or eliminating vital programs for the American people. Austerity does not work. Stimulating the economy works and the 1% sales tax on Wall Street will stimulate this economy.

This petition is spearheaded by the Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW), a national advocacy organization, working to uplift African-American communities across the country. Many of IBW's members have sons, brothers, uncles and cousins who have been unfairly incarcerated as a result of the so-called 'War on Drugs'. For more info on IBW, visit our Web site: www.ibw21.org.