There is fracking going on in California. The oil companies have somehow not had to conduct environmental studies. They are NOW being required to let landowners know that there is fracking going on in the vicinity. the environmental damage due to fracking is devastating. I thought we were an environmentally 'aware' state.

Throughout the United States, Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meetings are covering up criminal activity, ranging from drug dealing to crimes-against-persons.

Citizens United should be overturned because it drowns out the voices of the common people. This is Supreme Court overreach on steroids!

Most Republican Congressional Representatives and Senators signed a pledge to Grover Norquist that they would not raise taxes, This has stymied Congressional budget action, Now is the time for those individuals to prove that they are open to compromise by having a public burning of those pledges. At the same time, join with President Obama in creating a federal budget that is reasoned and based on the findings and recommendations of the Congressional Budget Office.

Jim Sensenbrenner seeks the top House Science Committee post. Jim still does not think that Climate Change is real. He still pushes a big oil based agenda - discrediting years of quality research form our top scientists and researchers round the world. Either Jim is truly clueless when it comes to this, or more likely he has a hidden agenda - claiming that these fully legitimate climate findings are bunk so he can try to convince the American public that there is no climate issue, and that we can simply keep burning fossil fuels and burning coal like there is no problem. We are smarter than that, and we know it's a problem. As long as there are House members who are manipulating the facts to their own nefarious ends, America's move towards the future of Power will be delayed. Science=YES | Jim=NO! http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/11/its-official-sensenbrenner-seeks.html

Why is it that our elected Congressmen and women and Senators feel that they should sign a pledge to a non-elected leader of a lobbying group? Isn't it time they realized that their pledge is to do the people's business - NOT Grover Norquist's?

With the recent reelection of President Obama, this is the time to push for the passage of a federal Dream Act. The persecution of skilled, intelligent and law-abiding undocumented Americans is wasteful, cruel and has no benefit for our country. If President Obama makes the effort and suggests a Dream Act to the legislature, the current political climate makes its passage likely. The Democrats want to pass a Dream Act, and the Republicans cannot afford to make their demographic voting issues any worse with American Hispanics.

Florida Sunpass system is a very unfair toll system. The bill your tag and if you don't get the notice in time you receive a uniform traffic citation and your drivers license get suspended. Also the traffic citation is considered a moving violation. This is also very unfair because a lot of citizens lost their jobs as toll collectors.

The playing field must be leveled in order for all candidates to have equal "opportunity" in national elections! The cap on candidate spending will stop the WEALTHY and SUPER PACS from "buying" the national elections.

Our national debt is mounting and we are all being asked to reduce our debt. Congress and Senate will never understand our struggles for healthcare and its costs as long as we pay for them to have free lifetime benefits after serving only five years. Therefore, one way to reduce spending and cut costs is to remove the "lifetime" free benefits that both the Senate and Congress get after serving a mere 5 years. It's not reasonable, no other jobs get benefits for healthcare or retirement years after they leave a job, nor do they get them for free.

Papa John's CEO John Schnatter Says Company Will Reduce Workers' Hours In Response To Obamacare. He does not have to worry about his health care plan at his income level. It's time Papa John's CEO did the right thing and provide health care to the people that are helping him make his fortune. Take a stand for the workers and boycott Papa John's unless they stop mistreating their workers by decreasing their hours.

Minnesota voters soundly rejected an attempt to write a ban on same-sex marriage into the Minnesota Constitution. It's time for marriage equality for all Minnesotans.