The FDA is about to approve a Horse slaughter operation in New Mexico! Horses are NOT food! This is terrible and has caused me to loose sleep. This is just wrong!

Congress 'works' only about half the days of a full time worker, so they should get paid for the days they work. Their inability to actually do the people's work may potentially cause me and THOUSANDS of others to be furloughed, while they get paid for NOT DOING THEIR JOB. I work hard and think they should do actual work for their public salaries. An honest day's work for a day's pay... should apply to congress.

South Carolina Bill H 3365, calling for a full-time school psychologist in all South Carolina schools, is currently active in this legislative session and has been referred to the Committee on Education and Public Works. This bill stipulates that school psychologists must "identify students in need of mental health counseling, promote awareness of mental health issues and the availability of treatment, screen and identify students for mental health issues, and provide appropriate mental health counseling and make referrals for appropriate social services counseling". This bill does not take into consideration the already full caseload of school psychologists as well as their other responsibilities such as psychometric testing. We believe that licensed masters of school social workers are the missing component in this bill and would serve a vital role in filling the gap in mental health services for students. A recent study surveyed social workers, school psychologists, and school counselors in order to determine the actual proportion of their time that was dedicated to certain roles. The study revealed that school social workers and counselors spent more time counseling, while school psychologists spent more time with testing and report writing. If we allow Bill H 3365 to pass without including licensed social workers, our children could get “identified and possibly referred” to outside agencies but may not receive the services they need. The inclusion of social workers in this bill would bridge this gap between the student (and their family) and the school. Please sign this petition as support for including licensed masters of social workers as part of this bill. As South Carolina residents, we want to let the committee members know how much we value our children and want to ensure that their mental health needs are adequately served. We need your help! Working cooperatively, school psychologists and social workers will be able to offer comprehensive developmental, behavioral, and mental health services that will improve students’ social and emotional health and academic success. Please show your support by signing this petition.

Too many animals die by being abused. We need steeper penalties invplace. By making animal abuse a felony, maybe this will lessen the abuse and save lives.

If you are against the spreading the current 180 days of school throughout the year and shorter summers then sign this petition! only sign this if you live in Cabell County!

Social Security is unsound BECAUSE the Feds use it as their piggy bank. Instead of investing Trust monies, they 'borrow' Trust assets in the form of 'special issue' T-bills. These pay stupidly LOW returns to the Trust. In contrast, State government pension systems invest in broad markets. Those pay TWICE the benefits of Social Security, at EARLIER ages, and at LESS in payroll contributions. It is INVESTMENT RETURNS that are needed to properly fund Social Security, and NOT benefit reductions or higher payroll contributions! Duh!

A final vote on marriage equality in Illinois could take place any day - and State Representative Rita Mayfield may be the deciding vote on whether we will finally guarantee equal marriage rights for every citizen in our state. Rep. Mayfield has said she'll vote her constituency and asked residents from across the 60th House District (Waukegan and North Chicago) to weigh in on how she should vote.

The show Shark Tank on ABC seldom gives minority entrepreneurs the opportunity to present their ideas to the sharks. There should be more minority presence on the show, because the black community heavily relies on its entrepreneurs for survival.

My son Chayton Waters is a member of Pack #30, which lost two of the most caring ,concerned and giving leaders I know!! Our sons will be the ones to suffer in the end !

Stop road/highway construction projects which are wasting taxpayers money on roads that are in fair to good condition.

Get Supreme Court Cases on CSPAN. The American taxpayers have a right to see how the Court conducts its business.

Since 1990, MY Wife has been trying to recover from NERO-Surgery! She was on Medicaid, at one time, until MEDICARE became primary INS., when it caused her Medicaid to become inactive! This has also caused HER to have several setbacks, and now being left BEDFAST, here at HOME again! What good are laws, if we cannot get them enforced? For more details, Email me: [email protected] Thanks P.S. Nursing houses have not helped her either; instead they tried to get me to leave HER there, so after 100 days, they can start taking HER Disability check!