The Democratic Board of Supervisors in Fairfax, VA is suing the federal EPA to forestall requirements to clean up the Accotink watershed. The decision to sue was made in a closed meeting - no sunshine here! While the watershed is an environmental nightmare, the lawsuit is a developer's dream come true!

3,215 high-temperature records tied or broken in June, a massive drought across the country, and extreme storms from coast to coast. The weather outside has been scary lately. It is a fact that 9 of the 10 hottest years on record have occurred since 2000. As New York Times columnist Paul Krugman put it, it's clear that "large-scale damage from climate change is no longer a disaster waiting to happen. It's happening now."

A large number of families are living on welfare. Take the money they get paid, and have them rebuild the infrastructure of our nation to earn it.

For too long, corporate interests have stalled government progress on the issue of climate change, keeping our representatives from taking action and fully informing the public about this global threat. After the latest batch of wildfires have ravaged Colorado, we can no longer allow this inaction and disinformation to remain steering the public dialog and reactions. For years scientists warned that due to the overly dry conditions in Colorado, our 'table was set' for the brutal wildfire we have faced this year, but still our representatives continue to deny that the climate is making us less safe and much more vulnerable. We need to stand up and demand that our representatives take action to protect the safety of it's people, and they are not doing so by allowing corporate interests to prevent the state from moving on the surrounding issues and threats that climate change has presented across the globe, let alone here in Colorado. We want our elected officials to start introducing bills that will help address the issue of climate change before it is too late. We want regulations put in place, not just on a state level, but for our representatives to start leading others and introduce federal legislation to help ensure the sustainability and safety of the people they represent, and the country they are tasked with protecting.

I live part-time in Aurora, Colorado and Ottawa, Canada. I was so very sad to hear about the tragic shooting in the cinema and cannot put it, and Columbine, out of my mind. I am residing in Ottawa at the moment and Canadians fail to understand why assault weapons and other guns are allowed to be bought so easily. I would like to call on President Obama and Congress to - once and for all - deal with the issue of gun control.

I live in Michigan and the weather here has been devastating...fruit crops have been lost because of the unusually high temperatures in March and freezes in April. We have been dealing with regular temperatures in the 90s and over 100 degrees. There is drought throughout the state. I'm concerned that Congress is not doing enough to address the issue of climate change that no longer is an issue for the future but is an issue that needs to be dealt with now.

No one should have to pay to go to college. Treating students as an income source encourages diploma-mill behavior and substandard education, and plunges much of the populace into debt at the beginning of their working lives.

The American people do not want to hear horrible things about the other candidate, we want to hear about what you will do. We cannot tolerate another horrible commercial.

Creating a foreclosure elimination fund to help homeowners keep their home, or pay down their mortgage substantially. I have seen my neighbor lose his home to foreclosure. The property is currently for sale.

Bain Capital owns Sensata Technologies, which bought the plant where I work in Freeport, Illinois two years ago. Now, Sensata plans to ship our jobs to China. I don’t know what I’m going to do if I lose my job, and I'm not alone. 165 American workers are set to be laid off from the Freeport plant. Mitt Romney's friends at Bain Capital have the power to stop these 165 jobs from being shipped to China. All they have to do is pick up the phone.

Funding CA School Campaign is about increasing revenue for K-12 through higher education. Millions of dollars are spent each election cycle on lobbying and political campaigns. Yet, there has been significant cuts to our education system because of the budget crisis. College tuition has continued to increase year after year making it harder for students to afford a college degree which is required to obtain a well paying job. Lets invest in our future.

My proposal to alter the way the bankruptcy code is designed to give student debtors a chance. Why? As it stands right now, the ONLY WAY to discharge your student loans (private or federal) is to either DIE or become disabled/unable to work. Unfortunately, neither of these is a great option for the borrower. There is no option out there for those who cannot pay their student loans. Even if you die or become disabled THIS DOES NOT PROTECT YOUR CO-SIGNERS! If by some miracle a judge grants you a discharge, the banks can turn around and go after your co-signers. This means your parents, friends, aunts, uncles, next-door neighbor, or that generous hobo with amazing credit you met down the street will have YOUR LOANS hanging over their heads. This does not change anything for you because now that the banks have stopped hounding you, your co-signers will start! They did a nice thing for you and looked out for your future; it would be a shame to leave them out to dry. Benefits of Altering the Bankruptcy Code: 1. Banks, schools, and Sallie Mae will stop their predatory lending strategies because people will file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy if they cannot pay their ridiculous loans with sky-high interest rates. Banks will make safer bets. 2. Banks will be less generous in how much they give out. How is this beneficial? a. It will force schools to push federal loans on students instead of private ones (the government is much fairer than banks in its lending practices). b. Incoming students (and their parents) will consider going to more affordable state schools. If you get in to Harvard, BY ALL MEANS go to Harvard--but what is the difference between a $20,000 degree from from Rutgers University and a $200,000 degree at Seton Hall University? Answer: It will take an additional 20 years to pay off your student loans from Seton Hall, if you ever do. c. Colleges and universities will give out more grants and scholarships to attract students instead of just offering to help them obtain loans. 3. Banks will rely on co-signers less. Firstly, they will be protected when you file Chapter 7. And secondly, there is no longer a guarantee that if you can’t pay someone else must. Ever notice no matter how good your credit is, a bank will make you get a co-signer? It’s a way for it to guarantee payment even if you die. 4. It will provide an option for those people who simply are not able to pay their loans, cannot find jobs, and did not benefit from the $150,000 they spent on that degree in fine art. Many of us know first hand how hopeless and trapped you feels when the choice is between feeding your family and paying your student loans. Bottom Line: Anyone can take a trip to Vegas (or Atlantic City) tomorrow, borrow $100,000 from a casino, gamble it away, and have it discharged by a judge a few months later because he or she lost his or her job. A degenerate or irresponsible gambler can get the protection of the government from the banks; why can't ambitious and responsible students get that same protection?