The Hastert Rule, which has only been applied by Republican Speakers, is anti-democratic and holds the whole country hostage to the right wing of the Republican Party.

I was alarmed when I heard that the state's budget gap might result in large tuition increases (3 to 14 percent) for students at Connecticut's Colleges and Universities like me. It could mean a hike of more than a thousand dollars in tuition. This would make going to school next semester significantly harder for me, and, and impossible for many. What makes the matter even more upsetting is that students, who are most impacted by these decisions, have a diminishing voice on the Board of Regents (only 2 of the 19 members). This is unacceptable.

CTS Corp left a TCE (trichloroethylene) leaking mess in the Mills Gap community of South Asheville. The plant closed in 1987 initial investigation began in 1991. Since that time, TCE and other carcinogens have been found in the communities' well water. We the undersigned ask for CTS corporation for a full scale cleanup of the toxic chemicals leaching into the soil, water, and air. www.facebook.com/CTSasheville http://www.ctscorp.com/governance/code_of_ethics.htm http://poweractiongroup.org/

Rick Scott is not serving the needs of ordinary people in this state by refusing to implement the Affordable Care Act.

We have heard that the agency that is charged with protecting the Delaware River (the Delaware River Basin Commission, or “DRBC”) will meet again soon to consider allowing harmful gas drilling near the river—drilling that has left a trail of air and water pollution, toxic waste and a legacy of environmental destruction in its wake all across nearby Pennsylvania. We can’t allow this track record of pollution anywhere near our great Delaware River. We need to make sure that the DRBC hasn’t forgotten about the overwhelming opposition to such a risky and shortsighted proposal—and that they must protect the Delaware River.

Sarna had witnessed a male in a group of at least 5 men randomly attack a vehicle that had stopped at a stop sign at the corner of Broad and Monterey. When the owner of the vehicle got out of his car to confront the male, he was tackled to the ground and the group of men began physically assaulting him. Sarna rushed over to attempt to stop the assailants and help the owner of the vehicle. That's when the men turned on him. He was immediately tackled to the ground and assaulted, being repeatedly kicked and punched by 2-3 of the men while the others in the group continued to assault the owner of the vehicle. Sarna feared for his life. Now he stands charged with attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon after defending a stranger and then being forced to defend himself.

I recently read an article about Texas inmate, Jerry Hartfield who has been imprisoned for over 32 years. After the State of Texas Appeals Court overturned his murder conviction and ordered to be given a new trial he still sits in jail. It's been 32 years and he is still waiting for his new trial. This story of Jerry Hatfield has haunted me, as it should you. Demand that he receive the new trial that he deserves!!

Lt. Governor David Dewhurst recently declared that in his opinion expanding Medicaid is "off the table." That is unacceptable. Expanding Medicaid would help over 1 million Texans gain insurance, allow hospital districts and counties to experience new financial and social benefits, and bring billions of dollars into Texas communities. Texas researchers projected that expanding Medicaid would be an economic windfall for our state, bringing 6 billion dollars into Texas between 2014 and 2017. This is enough money to pay for nearly 90,000 nurses or more than 33,200 family doctors, serving as a huge economic stimulus for our state. Texans must come together to declare their support of Medicaid expansion—an opportunity to cover all of our state’s uninsured citizens who earn up to 138% of the federal poverty level. Tell your Texas legislator right now that Texas and its residents need this solution and call on their public support to expand Medicaid today.

His openly stated goals and actions have and continue to show his behavior as treasonous. In his tenure, he has fought ANY bill that would restrict of reduce the number of jobs shipped to China including the continuance of tax breaks for outsourcing these jobs and all to his own benefit. His father-in-law is the multi-billionaire Chinese Industrialist, James Chao. During this time Mitch McConnell's net worth went from $4 million dollars four years ago to over $25 million dollars today. All from purposefully hurting the American economy to benefit his Chinese father-in-law's businesses and industries. That is treason.

Arming teachers with guns will put more children at risk of accidental death. Providing tasers to teachers would be a safer alternative for combatting potential harm by intruders. Please urge school districts to consider Tasers for Teachers!

THIS BILL WAS KILLED BY COMMITTEE TODAY AT 4 PM In COMMITTEE MEETING. I.e. The committee reviewing this bill, would not even allow it to go to a vote in the Colorado Legislature. This is your government at work. So sorry to report. If you are interested in organizing a citizen referedum to force a state wide citizen vote on this bill please contact me by clicking the CONTACT email above. Thanks Evie Hudak- voted against the bill, Democrat Angela Giron- voted against the bill, Democrat Matt Jones- voted against the bill, Democrat The above legislatures effectively killed the bill in committee Larry Crowder- voted for the bill to go to the legislature for debate, Republican Ted Harvey- oted for the bill to go to the legislature for debate, Republican The creaters of this petition are NOT affiliated with either the Republican or Democratic parties. Just so you know. See this VIDEO explaining why: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3DrLAOcdAXM#! Mechanized robotic law enforcement such as photo radar and photo traffic lights is an invasion of privacy, makes frequent mistakes penalizing the innocent, does not support due process of law, does not promote safer driving, and is simply a quick and easy method to randomly raise revenue by governments unable to manage their city finances in a fair and equitable manner. Mechanized law enforcement by photo traffic enforcement programs are employed under the guise of "traffic safety", yet unbiased independent traffic studies show that this is not the consequence of such systems. In Denver, the excuse of "crosswalk safety" has been used to justify stop light photo enforcement, yet in all cases in Denver, the systems- generating millions of dollars revenue- have NOT been set up at intersections where pedestrian traffic is high, but rather simply at intersections with the heaviest road traffic and very low pedestrian use. Photo law enforcement is generally used in areas where speed limits are set low and known to produce the greatest ticket revenue- not where speed limits are reasonable and set according to federal guidelines requiring proper engineering studies based on reasonable driving practice. Even now, Colorado law requires "CONSPICUOUS" signage warning of photo traffic enforcement, and yet such signs do not follow federal regulatory sign height requirements, are hidden by parked cars, concealed by ordinary traffic, and frequently consist of small folding stands sitting on the ground- in clear contempt for the existing law which is ignored by the companies and the city running the mechanized ticketing operation. Mechanized law enforcement is WRONG and is yet another dangerous infringement upon everyone's legal and constitutional rights. Support a Colorado ban on photo traffic enforcement and protect your driving rights and the legal rights of all citizens who drive. This is an issue that transcends all political party lines- PLEASE spread the word and share this link, no matter if you are an Independent, Green Party, Democrat, or Republican. Thanks, for all of us- http://signon.org/sign/ban-photo-traffic-enforcemen-2 CONTACT YOUR COLORADO REPRESENTATIVE (Important!) at http://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2012B/csl.nsf/directory?openframeset ADDITIONAL INFO: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jan/3/speed-camera-tunnel-vision/ http://photoradarscam.com/news.php http://www.9news.com/news/article/251163/339/DPD-gave-9NEWS-faulty-photo-radar-info http://www.thenewspaper.com/

UMKC has stopped my Financial Aid and Veterans Subsistence pay for being disabled. I am disabled Veteran who suffers from PTSD. UMKC stopped my Financial Aid because I run a Disabled Students in Higher Education.