On October 30, 2006, an unmanned drone struck a school in Pakistan. The strike didn't hit its target: the number-two man for Al Queda. Instead, it killed 83 civilians. Only 3 of them were over the age of 20.

Driving an automobile on the streets of America is a "privilege" not a right. We know that automobiles in the hands of incompetent drivers are dangerous. This begs the question; are guns not more dangerous than automobiles? Still, many of us, object to imposing controls on the use of these dangerous weapons.

Please help to stop the gun violence, for the sake of our children and all the citizens of this beautiful country of us, that seems to still be under the wild, wild west era. Put the unscrupulous gun dealers, who put profit before our safety in jail!

Virginia lawmakers have an opportunity right now to expand health care access for thousands of Virginians. Greater access to health care promotes a healthier Virginia, both physically and economically. While all sectors including businesses, hospitals and currently insured can benefit, it is consumer livelihood that is literally at stake. For thousands of Virginians, closing the coverage gap is the difference between just barely getting by and the opportunity to get ahead. Virginians cannot accept further delay. We urge the House of Delegates to provide coverage without delay to the 200,000 Virginians who fall in the coverage gap and create 30,000 new jobs. Let’s get our families the care they need and our seniors the care they’ve earned.

Mumia Abu-Jamal (born Wesley Cook[1] on April 24, 1954) is an American convict, serving a life sentence for the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner.[2] He was originally sentenced to death at his first trial in July 1982, before his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment in 2012.[3] Described as "perhaps the world's best known death-row inmate" in the United States,[4] supporters and detractors have disagreed on his guilt, whether he received a fair trial, and the appropriateness of the death penalty.[5][6][7] Born in Philadelphia, Abu-Jamal became involved in black nationalism in his youth, and was a member of the Black Panther Party until October 1970. Alongside his political activism, he became a radio journalist, eventually becoming president of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists. On December 9, 1981, Officer Faulkner was shot dead while conducting a traffic stop on Abu-Jamal's brother, William Cook. Abu-Jamal was injured by a shot from Faulkner and when further police arrived on the scene, he was arrested and charged with first degree murder. Going on trial in 1982, he initially decided to represent himself, but was repeatedly reprimanded for disruptive behaviour and given a court-appointed lawyer. Three witnesses testified that they had witnessed Abu-Jamal commit the murder, and he was unanimously convicted by jury and sentenced to death, spending the next 30 years on death row. During his imprisonment he has published several books and other commentaries, notably Live from Death Row (1995), in which he dealt with social and political issues. In 2008, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the murder conviction but ordered a new capital sentencing hearing because the jury was improperly instructed.[8] Subsequently, the United States Supreme Court also allowed his conviction to stand,[8] but ordered the appeals court to reconsider its decision as to the sentence.[9] In 2011, the Third Circuit again affirmed the conviction as well as its decision to vacate the death sentence,[10] and the District Attorney of Philadelphia announced that prosecutors would no longer seek the death penalty.[11] He was removed from death row in January 2012 and in March 2012 the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled that all claims of new evidence put on his behalf did not warrant conducting a retrial.

Elections count. President Obama and the Congress must uphold the mandate proclaimed in November.

Those of us who have contributed FICA taxes throughout our working years would be very disappointed if Social Security benefits (not entitlements) are a part of ANY negotiations before you. Remember, WE WORKED HARD TO HAVE YOU RE-ELECTED. Do not let us down by bowing to the losers.

Too many members of congress have been cowed for far too long by the powerful gun lobby – we must join together to give them the encouragement and the backbone to do the right thing. We proved in the last election that when we stand together and speak out, YES WE CAN defeat the big money interests in this country.

Any senior with assets over $1,000,000 can afford not to receive $15,000 year in SS benefits. Let them pass that money back into Social Security to keep the fund alive for senior to come.

It has been estimated that 30-40% of the money we pay for goods goes to interest, which goes directly to banks. With a publicly owned bank, the interest would go to the State of Oregon, creating more funding for services like roads and schools and opening the possibility of lowering property taxes and/or state income taxes. The publicly owned bank model has proved effective in North Dakota, the only state to escape the 2008 banking crisis, with sizable budget surpluses every year since then.

A dangerous TV show that promotes violence and fear.

This petition is about limiting those who serve as Congressmen and Senators to two terms. That will force whoever runs to get things done instead of only working for their own gain. No pensions, no crazy medical coverage. Let them come out and work like the rest of us and pay for their own health insurance and pension plans. No more career politicians. Enough is enough. People who run should work for the good of their country and not their own personal gain.