Federal aid, money derived from federal taxes, should not support millionaires. Examples include millionaire farmers who qualify for federal aid due to drout and millionaire home owners on the Jersey shore who will be the primary beneficiaries of federal money to restore the Jersey beaches after hurricane Sandy. Because of global warming, extreme weather conditions will become more common. We need to limit federal spending, as a response to extreme weather conditions, when that spending will add to the prosperity of the super rich. We need to put limits on personal gain from federal disaster relief funding.

People who have worked for many years and have found themselves unemployed have yet another hurdle to contend with as of December 29th when the unemployed in Illinois will learn that Congress has ended their rights to extended unemployment benefits.. It doesn't matter to Congress how long you've been in the workforce, that your families will suffer or that for many out of work, the EUCO8 is their only means for survival.. "If EUC benefits are re-authorized by Congress, IDES will notify unemployed exhaustees of any potential benefits" How dare people be subjected to such level of disregard ! This current federal law should be stopped in Illinois and worldwide. Please join us in Illinois to ask the President and Congress to put a stop to this deadline of unemployment denial occurring December 29th.

My petition is to request help from lawyers and law associations to help me fight a default that I got from the civil court in New York County for failing to show up on a court date, a few days after Hurricane Sandy. But I live in Zone B, and my place got flooded.

In President Obama's second term, it's important that he add progressive leadership to his cabinet team, especially in positions that are critical to public health and our environment. This is why we're proud to stand with 238 conservation, climate, wildlife, faith, outdoors, Latino and Native American associations to ask the president to appoint Congressman Raul Grijalva as the 51st Secretary of the Interior.

Before the United States Supreme Court hears any case affecting the rights of homosexuals, Justice Scalia's bias against homosexual citizens disqualifies him from participating in the formation of any ruling by the court. As a United Methodist pastor my denomination and I personally believe that homosexuals no less than heterosexuals are endowed by our creator with the rights provided by the United States Constitution. My faith and my duties as a citizen compel me to do all in my power to defend the rights of homosexuals, including their full protection by the courts. Instead, Justice Scalia abuses his office to deprive homosexuals of their rights.

Justice Antonin Scalia recently compared homosexuality to murder in a speech at Princeton University.

U.S. Justice Department prosecutors opted against criminal charges for HSBC bank officials who laundered untold millions of dollars for drug cartels in Mexico.

We have had tremendous cuts as it relates to funding for school districts in Texas. We are asking that the Governor Rick Perry and the Texas Legislature to restore money from the "Rainy Day Fund" to our districts. 4 billion dollars were cut, the fund now has 8.1 billion with the potential of exceeding 16 billion at the end of the current biennium. Our children deserve a quality education.Give them a chance!

Cannabis is a medicine. In contrast to opiates which can be overdosed upon, create many dead bodies and break apart families due to their addictive qualities, cannabis is an angel of kindness. Everyone deserves relief from disease yet cannabis can completely heal many illnesses even cancer and the studies have been done since the 70s proving this. THC is a medically verified anti-cancer medicine that kills tumors while creating new healthy cells to grow again. All one must do to heal is eat the oils each day, for inhalation is not effective for curing serious ailments.

Being born with a dad and growing up without one was hard, but I am glad to say that I am not a statistic.

I think that this should happen because Fossil Fuels are poisoning the Earth, causing Global Warming. This must be stopped or it will be too late!

Being born with a dad and growing up without one was hard, but I am glad to say that I am not a statistic.