when i was 18 years old , in my senior year my mother was shot in front my two brothers and me she never got to see me graduate from high school this happen in january,1975

We have the most regressive tax structure of any state. The poor are suffering with high sales and property taxes. Of course even apartment dwellers pay the property tax through their rent. We need to add an income tax to make our tax structure more progressive - and hopefully reduce sales and property tax - and fully fund education.

Why do we lend money to other country's to grow our food, when we can grow our own food in our own states? Why do we consume produce from Canadian and Mexican greenhouses...when we can build our own greenhouses? Here are the top 12 benefits to take advantage of this proven and proprietary technology: 1. Permanent Jobs- 518,000 year round 2. Construction Jobs- 126,000 in 45 states 3. $34K avg. pay/yr- attractive job for returning Vets 4. U.S. owned- proven (16 years), proprietary 5. Eliminate Imports- grow 18.6M metric tons of produce 6. Highly Nutritious- bred for taste and quality 7. Food Safety- secure predictable supply 8. End Contamination- protect groundwater from bio solids 9. End Dead Zones- eliminate algae blooms and fish kills 10. Sequester GHGs- 15K tons of CO2 per year per complex 11. “Off the Grid” Ops- TF solar, nanotech highly efficient 12. Renewable Fuel- methane and diesel fuel production.

When the Border fence was completed in the Yuma, AZ area the rate of illegal intrusions dropped dramatically. Now the drug runners and illegals are coming through the border in the Tuscon area, this needs to stop, Build the FENCE.

Va Needs to Get with the times and legalize same-sex marriage.Wether or not one approves (religious objection) is moot.No one has the right to impose their beliefs on others.The 1st amendment is there for a reason.

Iceland; "Prime Minister indicted, 200 criminal charges against bank executives, Allowed Banks to FAIL, Forgave homeowners debt exceeding 110% of home value." U.S.A. ; " Zero criminal charges, Banks bailed out, Executives given Bonuses, Millions of foreclosures. VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY9CVDsbxAc "FINALLY someone (other than me) said it --- if the banks were lying at least 75% of the time to the regulators, pension funds, insurance companies, credit default swap counterparties --- obviously the most sophisticated people in the world of finance --- why do we suddenly turn the table over and play blame the victim when it comes to origination of the loan? Nothing could be more obvious than that the loans were nearly all based upon layers of lies, each layer seemingly supporting or corroborating the other, despite the fact that none of it was true." The GAME is to BLAME the borrower NOT the true thieves THE BANKSTERS! http://truth-out.org/video/item/14484-judge-rules-against-bank-precedent-could-cost-bank-of-america-billions http://livinglies.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/75-of-the-loans-and-bonds-were-based-on-lies-livinglies/

Gun control laws should be changed to allow for longer waiting periods, more thorough mental health information, a ban on all assault weapons.

Our goal is to save the U.S. Postal Service from drastic cuts in service. We want the postal service to cease closing mail processing plants. We want the postal service to continue 6 day delivery and we want the postal service to stop closing post offices and cutting retail operating hours. Our goal is to see the dramatic pre payments into retirement accounts to stop and be returned to the postal service. We are proud of our postal network in Illinois and want to keep it the way it is.

Our goal is to save the U.S. Postal Service from drastic cuts in service. We want the postal service to cease closing mail processing plants. We want the postal service to continue 6 day delivery and we want the postal service to stop closing post offices and cutting retail operating hours. Our goal is to see the dramatic pre payments into retirement accounts to stop and be returned to the postal service. We are proud of our postal network in Kentucky and want to keep it the way it is.

The town of Seal Rock, Oregon, has been fighting the opening and operation of an outdoor gun range for At Risk Youth for three years. The range would operate from dusk to dawn, 7 days per week. The noise pollution, lead pollution, risk of potential uncontrolled bullet spray, increased traffic and possible increased juvenile crime are not what the residents want for their quality of life!

If Texas expanded Medicaid coverage to impoverished adults in 2014 under the Affordable Care Act, the state could receive an additional $100 billion in federal dollars over 10 years, helping to offset that spending by local governments on emergency care. In addition, I have had many family and friends who have suffered from untreated chronic health problems because they worked low paying jobs with no affordable group health insurance available, and the ACA expansion would expand availability of health care to low income adults with almost 100% Federal Dollars. We pay our taxes to Washington, lets bring them back home to help our family and neighbors.

Tracking devices to send alarm signals when guns are present in locations where they are not allowed!