The possession or use of a weapon in commission of a crime is always life-threatening, whether the weapon is fired or not. There must be a stiff penalty for this. Current laws do not make anyone think twice before using a gun to threaten or harm someone.

Weapons are a serious health and safety issue. Automatic and semi-automatic weapons are battlefield equipment designed to kill as many people as quickly as possible. Maine is not at war with itself or with anyone else. These weapons are no different than the plague or the black death. We are all repeatedly affected by this "disease" and need to eliminate it.

The biggest legalize scam to date is your credit score that has been used by insurance,auto & home owners insurance companies. They covert your credit score to "insurance score" & a bad credit score makes you a bad driver & home owner! Insurance companies say their is a correlation between low scores & bad drivers & bad home owners. If anyone really believes this correlation I have some ocean front property in Arizona to sell you cheap. 19 states allow this scam.

Veterans are dying, some killing themselves, waiting for benefits while the president and congress squabble about petty and stupid things like White House tours. Please join me and tell the president and congress enough is enough. Take care of our vets!

Although there has been legislation enacted in Ulster County against hydraulic fracturing, the Bill leaves gaps. Many towns in Ulster County have or are in the process of putting local legislation in place to prevent hydraulic fracturing from being done and the use of by-products of fracturing to be used on our town roads as de-icer. The Town of Lloyd has so far not been amenable to going forward with this needed local legislation.

Connecticut has the highest cost of living in the nation. But while the rich recover and corporate profits rebound, ordinary families are struggling. It is unconscionable in a state as rich as ours to have so many people who can barely pay their rent and keep food on the table. President Obama has called for raising the minimum wage. So have all five of our state's US Representatives and both US Senators. Connecticut shouldn't let congressional gridlock stand in the way of a much needed raise for low wage workers in our state. It's time for Gov. Malloy to call for a minimum wage increase in Connecticut. Big low wage employers like WalMart, McDonald's and Target are making huge profits -- even more than before the recession. But if you work for the minimum wage, you keep falling further behind. Governor Dannel Malloy, you have a chance to lead. It is time to raise Connecticut's minimum wage.

By enforcing the death penalty, states like PA are using the immoral act of vengeance as punishment. Studies have shown that it is not a deterrent; it is many times more costly than is a sentence of life in prison; it is much more likely to be imposed on the poor and minorities; and, worst of all, innocent people have been killed because of it. More than 130 people have been exonerated after having spent years on death row. No modern democracies support its use.

The Post master General of the United States Postal Service wants to cut 6-day a week mail delivery to five which will eliminate 25,000 jobs not to mention the domino effect in would have on the economy by eliminating 80,000 jobs. We should be preserving jobs and creating them not destroying prosperity.

Has been proven to be a medically posative treatment for many different needs. Our Vets have been denied treatment for cannabis posative blood testing. North Carolina will benefit from jobs created by the new industry. North Carolina will prosper from taxation of this medical treatment.

Gun control, gun control, gun control. Let me say it again - GUN CONTROL: assault weapons ban high round clip ban universal background checks including gun shows

We are creating this petition to help people realize that they are beautiful. It is a simple and powerful message. In each one of us, there exists true beauty. Too many have fallen prey to the false airbrushed images plastered in so many places such as our grocery stores, pharmacies, and malls. There is this perverse image of the human body that is free of blemishes, free of skin conditions, free of "fat"—and we wonder why so many in our society are depressed and unsatisfied with their lives. We also forget there are invisible conditions such as autism and asthma. So instead of commenting on the issue and creating a typical awareness campaign, we decided to showcase each person's beauty in a Full Spectrum Geek program called "You Are Beautiful". Feel free to email us anonymous photos of yourself for the You Are Beautiful project. This will help everyone, male/female/other, realize that each of us is unique. The goal is to have a massive collection of different shaped bodies. We are beautiful. We are normal in an "abnormal" way. We are unique. We will no longer be ashamed of our bodies and let it be a source of exclusion. Be happy, eat healthy, and stay active. True beauty comes from within and being a good person. Feel free to email us anonymous pictures to: Fullspectrumgeek8d(at)gmail.com You can view the growing collection at: http://facebook.com/yabfsg You can upload your own pictures using the hashtag #IamBeautiful #YouAreBeautiful P.S. We have no commercial interests, so please do not contact us to promote your product. This campaign is bigger than that. The only thing you should be sold on is the fact that YOU are beautiful

Upset about a congress focused on in-fighting and name-calling rather than on our Nation's business? Nothing can be effectively done about this until we take control of the electoral process from corporations and wealthy individuals and return it to the American people. End private campaign contributions now!