The President may be tempted to give in on an issue that must be championed – protecting the climate from the exceptionally dirty fuels of the Canada Tar Sands. NASA’s James Hansen wrote, “If we were to fully exploit this new oil source, and continue to burn our conventional oil, gas and coal supplies, concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere eventually would reach levels higher than in the Pliocene era, … when sea level was at least 50 feet higher than it is now.…the disintegration of the ice sheets would accelerate out of control. Sea levels would rise and destroy coastal cities. Global temperatures would become intolerable.” The teachable moment of Hurricane Sandy must not be forgotten.

I heard that Jerry Brown wants to save money by phasing out in class learning in the UC, Cal State, and California Community College systems, replacing it with online learning. I just got a Ph.D,, so I am trying to get a job as a professor, so I want jobs open for me. In addition, students who have to learn in an online only format cannot build the personal relationship that they need to with professors. While online learning can supplement in class learning, online learning should not replace in class learning.

Rick Perry and the Texas State Legislature don't seem to understand the chaos they caused in 2012 when they relieved Metrocare Services, the State of Texas public mental health program, of $156 million. I've seen services reduced, I've seen longer lines for patients in need of treatment and a reduction of quality care. Texas is now 51st in terms of public committment to public mental healthcare issues. Yes, Mississippi, the poorest state in the union, has better public mental health services than does Texas, and even Puerto Rico has better services than Texas, the third richest state in the union.

Certain licensed gun dealers in the United States of America require joining the National Rifle Association as a condition to buy a firearm. Certain licensed gun dealers, required by law to provide background checks to legally purchase a firearm, are using a citizens right to purchase and own a firearm granted by the Second Amendment to promote membership in the NRA or other organizations. The citizens of the United States view this as an encumbrance of a citizens right to legally own a firearm, without conditions or influence, granted to them by the Second Amendment. We view this as a violation of the Second Amendement and request Congress to pass a law that says that licensed gun dealers, required by law to perform background checks as a condition of owning a firearm, can not require patrons to join the NRA, or any other organization, as a condition to purchase a firearm.

There are too many seniors in Texas walking around embarassing teeth or no teeth and lack of good dental care. They suffer from gum disease, digestive problems because they lack the ability to pay for it. When your teeth are bad, your health system goes down the tube.

Given the fact there are so many obstacles to discourage former patients from submitting a medical malpractice case in Maryland, I have had a great deal of trouble with my case this year. Why does the Maryland House, Senate and Governor make patients' situations as difficult as they do? Medical Doctors obviously do NOT want to sign a Certificate of Merit against another M.D. Given the fact you must have a signed Certificate of Merit to enter a case into the Maryland Health Care Dispute Resolution Office, many doctors guilty of malpractice are never found responsible for their distructive actions. A psychiatrist, Dr. Sanjeev Singhal, decided I was bipolar, even though I am not bipolar. After being labled as bipolar, no practioner would listen to my MS symptoms. My former Neurologist, Dr. Prafull Dave, would not write me an Rx to MRI my brain, that I requested, while I still had RRMS. My former Orthopeadic M.D. , Dr. Mark Chilton, even wrote in my medical records that the pain I was experiencing was because I was bipolar. Given the fact I knew something must be wrong with me, I kept trying to have a health care professional to properly diagnose my condition. After my Multiple Sclerosis was not diagnosed or treated for more than 3 years, my MS developed from Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis to Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis and I am now permanently and totally disabled.

I and many other public employees' pensions and health care are threatened by Illinois legislators and governors that have utilized our pension fund like their personal credit card. We should not be penalized for their mistakes since we NEVER missed a pension payment and held up our end of the bargain.

THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE IS OPEN TO BECOMING A DECEPTIVE METHOD THAT CAN BE MANUEVERED TO ALTER THE CHOICE OF THE MAJORITY AND CAN BE ENHANCED THROUGH VOTER SUPPRESSION AND REDISTRICTING. IT IS TIME FOR THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE TO BE HEARD, MAKING THIS A TRUE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. THE FINAL DECISION FOR THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES SHOULD BE MADE BASED ON THE VOTE FROM THE MAJORITY.

The massive cuts to Health Care, and Mental Healthcare Funding in the State of Louisiana. My daughter is a mental health patient, and her healthcare is cut. She has loss the local facilitied in the New Orleans Region to assist with her care.

Bill Title: Constitutional oath; high school graduation Status: 2013-01-23 - Referred to House FFR Committee [HB2467 Detail] Download: Arizona-2013-HB2467-Introduced.html REFERENCE TITLE: constitutional oath; high school graduation State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-first Legislature First Regular Session 2013 HB 2467 Introduced by Representatives Thorpe, Borrelli, Seel, Shope, Smith: Dial, Livingston, Senator Crandell AN ACT amending Title 15, chapter 7, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-701.03; relating to school curriculum. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 15, chapter 7, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-701.03, to read: 15-701.03. Graduation requirement; constitutional oath Beginning in the 2013‑2014 school year, In addition to fulfilling the course of study and assessment requirements prescribed in this chapter, before a pupil is allowed to graduate from a public high school in this state, the principal or head teacher of the school shall verify in writing that the pupil has recited the following oath: I, _________, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge these duties; So help me God.

On January 25, 2013, a dolphin was injured and trapped in the toxic waters of the Gowanus canal in Brooklyn. It fought for its life for over 6 hours, while bystanders were taking pictures, and news helicopters were flying by. Local officials decided not to intervene to save the dolphin. After 6 to 8 hours trapped in the very polluted waters, the dolphin died. In 2007 a baby whale also got trapped and died in the canal. The Gowanus canal is man made, and its high level of toxicity and pollution is due to us. We need to have a protocol in place for rapid rescue to help these large mammals swim back to the bay when they get trapped. No large mammal should ever die trapped in the Gowanus canal. We have a moral responsibility to have a protocol of rapid rescue in place, and we need our local officials to explore every option to prevent future deaths.

health care that everyone should have. Also, medicare for state employees who are retired needs a lot of work. Who came up with Generation X should be ashamed. That affects me since io have paid for this for many years.