Freshwater wetlands are critical in purifying water, providing wildlife habitats, preventing flooding, erosion, and storm damage, and reversing the effects of global warming. ABD Wantage, Inc., has proposed building a housing development throughout an area of beautiful native forest and wetlands in Wantage, NJ. They have already been seen violating the Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act and are up for a renewal of their wetlands permit and building approval by the town of Wantage.

The main problem with the recent "IRS Scandal" is not so much that conservative groups were "targeted" (only 25% of the scruitinized groups had TEA Party or Patriot in the name) it is that the IRS has become complicit with organizations that should be 527's filing as 501(c)(4)'s.

Many homeowners who oppose hydrofracking will, nonetheless, be required to have it done on their property. This is a violation of basic property rights, but was made legal in New York State with Article 23, as a benefit to the oil and gas industry. It gives these industries the power of eminent domain, usually reserved for the government, so that they can maximize the amount of land for drilling. With this law in place, unwilling landowners are put at risk for serious health problems due to air pollution and water contamination on their property. They may even be compelled to defend lawsuits resulting from unwanted drilling activities of their neighbors. Moreover, the landowner’s mortgage could be in technical default of their lending provisions. Reluctance of financial institutions to lend money on these properties has caused difficulty in selling or refinancing.

Veterans should have a answer within a reasonable time which is 120 days.

For almost two hundred years, the Swiss Confederation has operated as a direct democracy. The people have the power to put any issue up for a nationwide referendum or challenge any law passed by parliament. We believe that the American people should have this right as well. Congress is drowning in a quagmire of corruption and constantly caddying to the interests of the corporate and political elite. By giving the power of democracy directly to the people we can overcome these challenges and move America into a new prosperous age.

If a girl is old enough to get pregnant, she is old enough to use this emergency contraceptive. You do not have the right to impose your beliefs on others. There is no medical reason to support the restriction of access to anyone of any age. Unless you can show a very good reason for this restriction, please step out of the way of something women have the right to decide for themselves, even 12 yr old's.

My community has suffered through one dry season after another while in other parts of the country there are floods and heavy snows. Our government leaders should be trying to solve the problems brought on by the drought by using technology at hand.

Humane iimmigration reform. I am friends with many aspiring Americans and observe daily how much they have to offer the US. It makes economic sense because it costs $23,000 to deport each person.

This is the ONE WORLD ORDER--- multinational corporate WORLD- power grab currently being negotiated, in secret, --for fast-tracking through Congress before the American people catch on to it. This will result in loss of power of individual countries to regulate corporations, protect the environment, food safety, the social safety net, and workers' rights.

The misleading use of the term "Entitlements" which suggests expectations without any responsibility on the part of the recipient. It has encouraged the attempts to cut Social Security Benefits by the Republicans and now President Obama.

Terminator Seeds are genetically engineered seeds that have been gene spliced to be "sterile." If sterile seeds are released into the environment, they could cross-contaminate other plants making them sterile too. Without the ability of plants to produce seeds, it could alter the environment as we know it; making it "slient!" There will be no food for the animals, birds, bees or even us. Everything would become dependent on corporations to provide seeds for us to grow our own food!

California has the highest amount of registered sexual offenders. Our children, nieces, nephews, siblings, and grandchildren are at risk if we are not informed of their surroundings.