A friend's son was convicted Nov. 1, 2012 on a first offense possession and conspiracy to distribute LSD and MDMA charge. The mandatory minimum sentence for this crime is 10 yr.in prison! He could be sentenced to as much as LIFE in prison. He is a sweet, young, community-oriented, spiritually engaged man. He is non-violent and has never hurt anyone. He did not name names and so he is being sent to prison. He will be sentenced in Jan 2013. HELP please. http://www.famm.org/ Mandatory minimum sentencing laws require harsh, automatic prison terms for those convicted of certain crimes, most often drug offenses. Congress enacted mandatory minimums for drugs in 1986 and toughened them in 1988 to apply to drug conspiracies. The sentence is determined solely by the weight and type of drug.

We need to reform the Federal Reserve Bank to create new owners of future productive capital investment in businesses simultaneously with the growth of the economy. The solution to broadening private, individual ownership of America's future capital wealth requires that the Federal Reserve stop monetizing unproductive debt, including bailouts of banks "too big to fail" and Wall Street derivatives speculators, and begin creating an asset-backed currency that could enable every man, woman and child to establish a Capital Homestead Account or "CHA" (a super-IRA or asset tax-shelter for citizens) at their local bank to acquire a growing dividend-bearing stock portfolio to supplement their incomes from work and all other sources of income. Policies need to insert American citizens into the low or no-interest investment money loop to enable non- and undercapitalized Americans, including the working class and poor, to build wealth and become "customers with money." The proposed Capital Homestead Act would produce this result.

The killing of innocent people has to stop NOW!

The U.S. Supreme Courts decision called Citizens United has undermined the foundations of our democratic society in so much as special interests feel they can buy the government and representitives. It is essential that we end this threat to our country as quickly as is possible. I don't want my government up for sale. I don't want big money interests manifesting themselves in the form of Grover Norquist to control public officials. I would also ask that operations such as Grover Norquist be outlawed since it corrupts members of government.

We obviously need to explain to the Parties why the Majority voted the way it did.

The Debt Ceiling negotiations with Republicans are a threat to Medicare and Social Security. There should be no cuts to Medicare or Social Security in the :"Grand Bargain" with Republicans.

We are tired of offensive, racist, misleading billboards!

Rick Scott took away six days of early voting including the Sunday before election day. He also purged the voter rolls. Rick Scott has been disrespectful to the citizens of Florida. He refuses to implement the Affordable Care Act. Rick Scott is contemptuous of the people of Florida. He needs to exit this office.

In Kentucky, due to the Adopt-a-Highway program, the state posts signs for free for any group, their is no discrimination, if they agree to clean up a 2 mile stretch of Highway at least twice a year. In the county where I live the National Socialist Movement--a "whites only" group, got a sign posted by the state for free by volunteering to clean the highway. I cannot in good conscience believe that this is the best way to keep our highways clean.

This petition seeks to allow Syrians to get the status of "refugee' from the United States government so that they may have a way of escaping the tragic situation in Syria.

Canada has repeatedly denied Fox News a license to broadcast in that country because they have truthfulness in journalism standards. In Canada a publicly licensed broadcaster may not broadcast any false or misleading news. Imagine that? The public owns the airwaves - what if we demanded the truth from ALL sides? Wouldn't that be a good starting point? Reagan abolished the truthfulness in the media. We used to believe the airwaves belonged to the people, now it belongs to corporations or Super Pacs. Let's make the liars accountable.

PROTECTING THE ESTERO AND WILDERNESS