The privatization of prisons by the state. Prison is dehumanizing it cripples the human mind and body and its effects remain for a lifetime. For those that don't go insane or become emotional sterile, meaning "institutionalized". Life after returning to their families or community is never the same, many are mentally incapacitated from the effects of what they have had to endure or see done to others to survive. For many it is the same a surviving a war. Only to come back into a society that further dehumanizes them by not recognizing their right to vote or feed their families by having a job, which ultimately destroyes the family unit. Many of the companies lobbying the government are guaranting a 90% full capacity rate within the prisons..this means eventually someone you love or know will be imprisoned because to accomplish this rate more laws will need to be made to undermine your civil rights as free Americans!!! to embroil you into the criminal justice system and once there, there you will remain, trapped in a system that cares little for you as a individual or a human. And, the true problem is that you never quit paying and never does your family. For those that do make it back sane to their families, since they have received no true rehabilatation( you must fit a criteria and a waiting list) many come back home with only the survival skills of a prison life. We must and can do better than this!!!

An alternative to paying back child support arrears without jail. Ive been unemployed before and have fallin behind in child support payments and have gone to jail because of it. I think its a horrible way to quell overdue payments. Not only does the mother not get any arrears but jail prevents the offender from getting employment, which is the very reason for the situation.

The uniforms for the US Olympic team need to be made in the USA. To get them from overseas is a slam to the US garment industry

Mitt Romney is running for President but being secretive about his finances. This is nothing new for him because he destroyed documents and computer hard drives when he left as Governor of Massachusetts. The American people want to know what he's hiding before they vote for him.

Their salaries are high enough that they should have no problem providing for their own healthcare. They don't need taxpayers to foot the bill anymore.

“The United States forgave the British Troops for damaging 3,000 volumes of irreplaceable Government Property in 1815, when British Troops burned down the Capitol Building in Washington. Why should Library Patrons, which donate books and support causes, be fined a daily fee and the cost of book and a administrative fee when citizen fail to return a book, worth less the $1.00, a pardon system or a system in place where books can be renewed more the three times is needed, this situation feels like the Delaware Library System, has inflicted a genocide on it’s own patrons.” Library of Congress. Fascinating Facts. http://www.loc.gov/about/facts.html 1. All Libraries need to come with a way to collect Library fees, from books taken out by children, fees should not exceed the value of the books, returned late, as Libraries are a non profit. 2. A deactivated library card should be able to be reactivated, without any type of penalty placed on the individual, since this should cost nothing, the library should not make a profit and serve the community. If giving each child a separate library cards for each domicile is a problem, then at least come with a system for the children to use the library, while the issue that happened while traveling between the children joint custody life, should not ban them from the library, while in childhood, as it is common reaction for one or both parents to simple stop using the library, if to many debts come from books returned late or lost. 3. Lost books are charged a administration fee, in addition to the cost of the book, penalties where meant to redeem people, not for a non profit to make a profit and lose underage children’s business and adults, the bottom line stop parent from taking children to the library, books are left in schools, playgrounds and buses and become beyond the control of the parent in charge.

Darrell's idenity was stolen by his brother and he committed six crimes in his name. We did everything we were told to do by the courts and six years later we are still getting the run around. We have lost our house, cars, and good credit because Darrell can't get a job, because of a criminal background that he didn't make.

Support our country and buy locally (made in USA) whenever possible. Submit your choices of made in the USA products.

We are faced with yet another crisis, General Assistance Budget Cut, that has been imposed upon disadvantaged and poorer members of society, with little warning. We can no longer stand idly by and let our legislators make budget cuts that will have long term negative effects on our society. For this cause, we are making a statement through this petition to our legislative leaders in the State House, Senate and Governor –Tom Corbitt).

I want to thank President Obama for the ACA/Obamacare plan.

I have asked bank of America to modofy the terms in loan all I need is to try to get a lower interest rate. I tried to refinance but they do it only if come up with over a 100 k which is ridiculos. I have asked for todaus value of my properru and is worrh a little more than the principal. I ve been trying tjis for almost three years they wont do it, im desperate.

EVERY RESIDENT OF CALIFORNIA is being cheated by the Thief Corporate Rich, NOT native to California, WHO PAY NO STATER TAXES. U.S. Supreme Court Decisions have REPEATEDLY allowed such taxation as an exception to general principles of INTERSTATE COMMERCE TAXATION PRINCIPALS. Republicans have hood-wink virtually ALL Citizens into believing such taxation is UNCONSTITUTONAL " under Interstate Commerce Clause." LIES in this are matches Republican LIES in ALL areas