In Tennesse, a battered woman must name her batter before reccieving medical care. I am an artist and anthropolgist that learned about the plight of battered women doing a course on battered women at the University of Tennesse at Chattanooga. I have followed this terrible action on women since that time. Bills introduced in the past have failed in the State House in TN. The government must realized that abused women personality change as they are abused, and they tend to fault themselves plus more women are killed by their abuser. Yes, an attempt was made by a person to abuse me, but I was strong enough to escape because I realized the consquences. Silverrene Roundtree

The fact that politics is now profession for the rich which does not represent the population. I call for all wages to be in line with the average citizen in military and the same benefit package. We shall no longer allow ellected officials to vote on there own raises.

I am currently using Comcast to access the internet and access basic cable channels. The costs are high and the premium channels are bundled making the cost of TV access excessive. A local public utility could easily provide internet and cable TV access at a lower cost. This would help the school system by making high-speed internet available to students.

Purple is a symbolic mix of Red and Blue. All of us see our Congress in gridlock, and in this petition we call for compromise where both sides work to protect and champion the other's imperatives while sculpting legislation that works, without refusing to participate, to cover broad interests for the good of the Nation.

Shorten Presidential Campaigns!

It is my experience since my university days at St Louis University, I have deal personally with the homless, speaking with them and offering alternative resources if applicaable...

Our aging Baby Boomers are facing urgent issues from unemployment to housing to healthcare and more. There are no resources for LGBT aging and no local research has been done in the greater Sacramento area. To provide our elderly LGBT citizens with a safe and lovinig place in a final destination would promote self-empowered dignity and improve lives by the development of a Gayborhood-friendly Freedom Village.

The lives of the men, women, and children of Missouri are at stake. The deadline for action is drawing near. Our legislators must approve Medicaid expansion now.

Conservatives are not the only ones concerned about 2nd amendment rights. Some of us do not agree with all the recent talk about gun control. More gun laws will not solve the problem of violence in our society. Keep the progressives right to own the most popular semi-automatic sporting arms and high capacity magazines available.

From 10 Reasons Why Gasification, Pyrolysis & Plasma Incineration are Not "Green Solutions" www.no-burn.org/downloads/BlowingSmokeReport.pdf The core impacts of all types of incinerators remain the same: they are toxic to public health, harmful to the economy, environment and climate, and undermine recycling and waste reduction programs. In the Tellus Report, commissioned by the Commonwealth and posted on its web site, there is all the necessary information on why the moratorium should not be lifted. Not only did Massachusetts commission this report, but the link takes you to the report posted on the Massachusetts web site. www.mass.gov/dep/recycle/priorities/tellusmmr.pdf From a lifecycle environmental emissions and energy perspective, source reduction, recycling and composting are the most advantageous management options for all (recyclable/compostable) materials in the waste stream. From a lifecycle environmental emissions and energy perspective, source reduction, recycling and composting are the most advantageous management options for all (recyclable/compostable) materials in the waste stream. Several factors lead us to conclude that gasification and pyrolysis facilities are unlikely to play a major role in MSW management in Massachusetts by 2020. Key issues informing this conclusion include: the lack of experience in the U.S. with large-scale alternative technology facilities successfully processing mixed MSW and generating energy; the long lead times to plan, site, construct, and permit such facilities; the significant capital costs required and the loss of solid waste management flexibility that is associated with the long-term contractual arrangements that such capital-intensive facilities require; and the relatively small benefit with respect to greenhouse gas emissions compared to diversion or landfilling. The prospects for anaerobic digestion facilities appear to be more favorable given the extensive experience with such facilities in the U.S. for the processing of sewage sludge and farm waste and the fact that no significant human health or Materials Management Options for MA Solid Waste Master Plan Review Final Report 2 environmental impacts have been cited in the literature. From a life-cycle net energy perspective, waste diversion through recycling provides the most benefit, saving an estimated 2,250 kWh per ton of solid waste. In considering potential sources of energy to meet the Commonwealth’s electricity needs, if 100% of MSW currently landfilled or exported (about 3.5 million tons) were processed by pyrolysis facilities, the maximum potential electricity production would be 2.3 million MWh per year or about 4% of the state’s 2005 electricity consumption. For both pollutant and energy impacts, the scenario analysis points to the significant benefits of broadening and strengthening the Commonwealth’s recycling and composting diversion programs and the modest additional benefits associated with shifting non-C&D MSW from landfills to new thermal processing facilities. Given the minimal benefits and large hazards of incinerators, the department that commissioned this report owes us all an explanation of why they would take action that is contrary to the technical, environmental, and economic information that they already have at their disposal. Until such explanation is forthcoming, the moratorium should remain or perhaps be turned into a permanent ban.

Senate Majority leader Harry Reid once again demonstrated his unwillingness to challenge Republican obstructionism by refusing to support strong filibuster reform introduced by Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon. The opportunity has been lost for another year to change the filibuster rules to make it harder for one senator to stop debate on critical legislation. Cast your no-confidence vote by signing this petition.

The people in our country are concerned about the extremes to which gun violence has escalated. Now is the time to take action and fully support the gun control measures our President has proposed.