Although my only involvement in this issue is as a consumer and taxpayer, I believe there should be restrictions agreed to and put in place before any approval process.

When I went to nursing school, I came out with a student loan that caused no hardships to pay it back. Today the fees are so expensive that even if you get a great job, it is taking half your check. A BS is costing approx $300,000 and a lawyer or P.hd, well you could only imagine. You come out of school with almost paying as long as your house payment, and very plush house at that! Student are having to stay with their parent to even afford this outrage. These are student that push them self to exhaustion just to get that degree. Why is the education costing this much? the only answer is greed!

Major news channels are increasingly filled with talking heads, pundits, and representatives from opposing sides. They each offer opinions, out of context "facts", deflect pertinent questions, and basically just defend their stance and attack the other side. I'm so tired of watching politicians and pundits give non-answers and misleading information that I feel I'm not getting any real news from a 24 hour news channel. The news should be based on facts given in correct context. They should rely on neutral, bi-partisan sources that provide all the facts and figures surrounding an issue necessary to provide a complete picture and inform the public. I shouldn't have to search a fact-checking site every time I watch the news, that's their job.

In an LA City Council meeting on July 24, 2012, they voted 14-0 to shut down and ban medical marijuana dispensaries, including those that are law-abiding, legally registered shops. "Under the ban, medical patients and their caregivers will be able to grow and share the drug in small groups of three people or less." (Los Angeles Times). Unfortunately, according to one dispensary, maintenance and equipment for growing average about $5,000. Thousands of Angelinos rely on medical marijuana to help alleviate symptoms of weight loss (due to disease or cancer treatments), depression, insomnia, anxiety, stress, and many other ailments. These dispensaries are the source of relief for these people in a society where medicine can cost more than a week's worth in meals. They adhere to strict guidelines and policies as mandated by the city in order to maintain their registry as a caregiver, and are law-abiding businesses. Please sign your name and help this cause. If not for yourself, then for someone you know whose life quality is even just the slightest bit easier through the relief that comes from medical marijuana and the law abiding caregivers that provide them. Thank you.

Once again in May, 2012 a bill to stop the requirement for 3 year old vehicles or newer to not be required for a safety check. This petition is to let our legislatures know we don't need or want to require vehicles 3 years or newer to get a safety check. See the following article. http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/17/2068164/car-inspection-industry-squelches.html#disqus_thread

I want to see the killing of innocent animals to be stopped in the State of Texas. Animal shelters have become a slaughter house for cats and dogs! I believe if rescues, shelters, and all residents of the great state of Texas work together we can make this happen. Everyone tells me that everything in Texas is bigger and I do believe the hearts of all the residents are very big and they will agree with me! These animals do not have a voice I am going to be their voice and I pray that many other people will also be their voice

I want to see the killing of innocent animals to be stopped in the State of Texas. Animal shelters have become a slaughter house for cats and dogs! I believe if rescues, shelters, and all residents of the great state of Texas work together we can make this happen

It 's not only me but I believe everyone will agree? When we need to find information concerning our credit card statement information,. We usually get overseas agents in the phillipine islands or India. Bring back our personal info to the USA..

The U.S is the leading importer of hemp. Yet, it is still illegal for farmers in the U.S to produce. You can make environmentally friendly fuels for gas and diesel engines. Hemp fiberboard is four-times stronger than plywood. The paper you produce from it is stronger than paper from trees and recycles better too. One acre of hemp absorbs more greenhouse gases than and acre of trees. The Omega 3s from this plant are in the optimal ratio and hemp food products are excellent in protein. There is no way you can test positive from the hemp food products. The list of uses for this incredible plant goes on and on. In short, our state needs this economic and environmental boost. Let's work together to get this changed.

Tax laws and savvy accountants have allowed corporations to bend the rules, cheat the system and ultimately avoid paying their fair share to the U.S. economy. Its time to take a hard stance on these corporations and get them to pony up what they owe to the American people. For example, a recent New York Times article states that Apple has "found legal ways to allocate about 70 percent of its profits overseas, where tax rates are often much lower". This has deprived the U.S. economy of an estimated 2 BILLION dollars in tax revenue in 2011 alone. Folks, that's one corporation in the technology sector. Tax loopholes are exploited every year across all sectors of business. It's time to seal the cracks and rebuild America!

The new voter ID law in Rhode Island is described as 'flexible' and not really discriminatory. It only requires a government issued photo ID and will not become mandatory until 2014. I have voted in every election since 1968 and never had to produce more than my signature. The right to vote is basic to our democratic republic and no law - not even a benign one should stand in the way of that right.

The US is exceptional in gun violence. Considering Aurora, Virginia Tech, Columbine, Tuscon (Gabby Giffords), and widespread mayhem on American streets, politicians should pass sensible gun control laws. * Ban high-capacity magazines. * Ban assault weapons. * End the gun show loophole. * Track large transactions involving explosives, ammunition, or firearms. * mandate safety training for firearm ownership. * Improve background checks to keep disturbed individuals from acquiring or possessing such weapons. See http://www.seconnecticut.com/guns.htm