The race for State Senate between Democrat Cecilia Tkaczyk and Republican George Amedore has come down to just a few dozen votes. A New York State judge certified the Republican as the winner, even though there are hundreds of ballots left that still haven't been counted, including ours! By failing to count our votes, we have been disenfranchised from local, state and federal races. As Election Inspectors, we have been trained to resolve technical problems to ensure that every voter has the opportunity to vote. It is outrageous that, because of improper guidance from the Board of Elections, our votes haven't been counted. In a democracy, every vote must be counted. And in the Tkaczyk-Amedore race, with the result so close, we can't know who really won the election until every voice is heard. The race is being appealed to the Appellate Division, 3rd Department, of the New York State Supreme Court, and the case will be heard Monday. They must count every vote!

About preventing some corporations from collecting fees for services one month in advance.

Proposed 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution: "Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators and/or Representatives; and, Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators and/or Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States ."

With all the attention given to the tools used by spree killers recently and Sen Feinstein's bill that has ex post facto issues as she plans to introduce it (make things that are legally owned today illegal through no action of the owners beside 'owning' said item) why not attach one of the roots of this issue. The Oregon mall shooter stole the semi-automatic rifle that he used to kill two people (before being confronted by a person with a concealed carry permit and killed himself) was stolen from a friend who did not have it locked up. The firearms carried by the spree killer in Newtown, CT stole them from his mother who did not have them properly secured. A solution to this is to write into the tax code a tax exemption for any sales tax paid on a gun safe as well as a credit on the personal return for the total purchase value of the safe. This is just for personal safes in private homes.

I'm one of the approximately 5.5 million long-term unemployed "99ers," who have exhausted all our unemployment benefits, had our lifelines cut off but, through no fault of our own, have been unable to get a job. We need—and deserve—financial assistance now—as for us, the recession never ended and unemployment is still very high.

I would like to call for a National Day of Shame. It is now time for the 99% to stand up and show their disgust towards all of our elected government officials in Washington. A massive demonstration could be held on New Year's Day, at every Federal Post Office in the country. Also, I propose that all salaries paid FROM OUR TAXES, to our congress, be withheld until they do their job.

Since virtually everyone is contemplating so-called entitlements as we teeter on the edge of financial Armageddon, we, the voters of the United States of American, demand our elected Senators and Representatives to consider the following entitlements:

We WWE fans demand not only an end to the PG-13 rating currently imposed on all programming, but to its now apparent consequences. The rating limits the creative freedom that contributed to WWE's unprecedented prosperity during the late 1990s. It further fosters creative self-censorship motivated by a need to please family-friendly advertisers. The end result is reliably mediocre content that lacks a single vision, insults our intelligence and is out of touch with what attracts our interest.

Mandating the safe storage of guns in homes will help prevent children and unregistered adults from accidentally firing and gaining access to them.

Asking legislators to take action against the ownership of assault weapons and put in place strict laws for being able to purchase guns. I teach kindergarten children.

Animals are treated like trash there and some of the folks in Warren County do not care... they are thrown away, abandoned, abused, kicked, shot, hit with bats, starved to death, poisoned, beaten. Dogs are left chained with no access to food or water, thrown from moving vehicles, and when families move they leave behind their animals behind with no one ever arrested. Cats and kittens are killed, left in bags on the road to be ran over, drowned and abused. Horses are starved and killed, one even dragged behind a vehicle. What part of that is ok? None that I know of!! Unfortunately, this goes on daily in that area.....We who love animals must stand up and say NO MORE!. Because, sadly there is NOTHING the law enforcement departments will do to help.

Post offices should manage voting sites with month-long early voting windows for registered residents.