This petition is to encourage others to support the passing of a SC bill that that targets a policy on concussions sustained by athletes. Concussions are brain injuries that impact the quality of life of individuals. According to the CDC, "Each year, U.S. emergency departments (EDs) treat an estimated 173,285 sports- and recreation-related TBIs, including concussions, among children and adolescents, from birth to 19 years."

NYS Legislators think that they can vote in a pay raise for themselves in Dec. 1012 for 2013 and no one will care. Their pay is already high at $79,000 for a part time job. They need to ask their constituents if they deserve a pay raise, not just give themselves one.

It would be to limit the number of consecutive terms for the Congress and Senate to three. We have individuals who have become professional politicians and they need to be held to limits just as the President and Vice President are.

To avoid abuses like vindictiveness, framing of co-workers, or preventing underpaid employees from moving on, it is vital to have transparency in all job references. Job seekers should always be able to learn what their references are saying about them, so they can know what is going on. Honest job references should not have to shun the light of day.

The Federal Poverty Level (FPL) should be raised inasmuch as the current $11,170.00 (annual income for a single individual) is unrealistic considering today's prices. Prices continue to rise through all aspects of the U.S. economy with no end in sight. The current FPL does not allow many individuals and families access to much needed public and private assistance with things such as medicine, child care, utility bills, etc.

Our present financial crisis is rooted in the revocation of Glass-Steingold Act of 1933 which mandated the separation of commercial and investment banks and created an environment for investment banks to become involved in high-risk, unprotected behavior without the controls that commercial banks operate under. Lobbyist slowly chipped away this Law, over the last 70 years, removing its last provision under Clinton; the separation of Commercial (Local savings and loans) from Investment banking (Wall Street, basically-gambling). The results, we and other countries' governments (the people) are held hostage, bank's profits are privatized, big bonuses paid but, their losses are socialized. This is like your neighbor going, Las Vegas to gamble. But instead of using their money, they place bets using your family's checking and savings, your home, any and all retirement income AND; they loose it all, saying "I'm just playing by the Rules, I can do that, but you can't. It's just too complicated for you to understand." Change the Rules: Separate Commercial Banks from Investment Banking-Again

Many of our food products contain genetically-modified organisms, or GMOs. We Americans have no way to know which foods have been genetically engineered in a lab, except by buying organic foods, which not everyone can afford. We deserve to know which food products contain GMOs. Foods containing GMOs should be clearly labeled.

WOMEN ARE THE TRUE WARRIORS AND CONSULTANTS IN EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE. SISTERHOOD WOMBMAN QUEENDOM IS A GLOBAL VILLAGE OF SPIRITUAL LOVE

Outlaw Lobbest because this is legal bribery. Which is America's down fall and is the reason the government only represents the rich!

a ballot referendum to let the citizens of MD decide to expand gaming, to increase state revenues and provide employment.This is the largest privately funded construction project in the U.S. to be built @ National Harbor in Prince Georges county, MD. Gov. O'Malley needs to call a special of the legislature and to get the referendum passed.

The current system for Veterans prefference. Doesn't sevre our Veterans, i. e. 12% unemployed.. I was .passed over even though I had 10 points and scored in the 90% We need a law that make sure that Veterans are hired first at all levels of government. If a job is paid with taxes,there should be a Veteran doing it. .

In the wake of the tsunami of money flooding the markets to influence voters, we must create a law modeled after Canada's successful legislation that forbids licensed broadcasters to allow lies or known misinformation on the airwaves.