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In spite of rulings by the U.S. District Court and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer is intent on denying benefits to the same sex partners of state employees. The Governor claims this is an effort to save the state money, but this makes little sense. The passage of SB1070 cost Arizona over $3 million in legal fees and at least $141 million dollars in lost tourism revenue. If Governor Brewer continues this fight, we can expect similar losses, far more damaging to our state budget than the $1.8 million it currently costs to extend benefits to the same sex partners of state employees. This is not about money. It is yet another instance of Arizona lawmakers promoting bigotry and a conservative "state's rights" agenda at the expense of the citizens they are sworn to serve. Governor Brewer, respect the dignity of Arizona's citizens and drop this legal fight. It is the right thing to do morally and the right thing to do fiscally.

Viacom, a company that owns cable channels such as Nickelodeon, MTV, VH1, and Comedy central, is in "arguments" with Directv because they want to raise the prices of these channels, but Directv does not want to raise their customer's prices. Help Directv beat Viacom, sign this petition and show that you too will not be forced to pay raised prices!

My mother is a widow of a 30 year veteran of the King County Police force who died of MSA several years ago. She receives his pension and it and the health care he received as part of his compensation are the only reason that our family didn't go bankrupt during his final years. Funding cuts to law enforcement in our state are threatening to force Democratic candidates to cut pension programs in order to shore up budget shortfalls and would cut off my mother's pension right as she is going to retire.

Okay so here is the Deal! The Stats are written above and are available on CHSP website. It's time that the Residents of Coastal Sussex County get involved in assuring that there is always access to the Beaches, trails, fishing piers and all other amenities at Cape Henlopen State Park. Its time we start talking with our Representatives, Senators, Governor and The Vice President (His Name is immortalized within the Park. What are we asking them? WHO IN THE WORLD SAID "CLOSE THE PARK"? We are asking them "why in the world" would this massive park with miles of trails, miles of Ocean & Bay Front Beaches and Acres of Open Space, EVER BE CLOSED. Then we are asking them what they intend to do to provide the Funding to ensure that this is the last year that this happens. This park should never be closed, if they need more staff, then let's figure a way to get them there, if they need more parking, then lets find a way to create temporary overflow parking. Let's face it folks if you are going to "The Beach" is another 1/4 mile of walking going to stop you. OPEN THE PARK AT SUNRISE -SHUT IT DOWN AT SUNSET!

In the name of religion, the Boko Haram group in Nigeria have been carrying out incessant bombings of churches every sunday. Now it is bombing graduates engaged in national service. I have lost 15 friends and 6 relatives who live in the north to bomb blasts by this group.

Federal Taxes are unfair. We all know that the percentage of payment by the working class is a higher percentage than the super rich one percent and above of this country because of their deductions and designations of investment income. We all know that the working class does not enjoy the deductions of the very rich. The working class are hurt by their unfair tax burden which does not allow them to live a productive and fruitful life. But more importantly, in these financially troubled times, it does not allow them to be consumers. And, consumers are what makes this economy work. We all know that the rich are not "job creators" no matter how many times the Republicans lie about it. Consumers make the economy grow by buying products and services that create the demand for business to make more products and services. This creates the need for business to grow, prosper, and yes, create more jobs to meet those needs. It's something any child can figure out. This is the problem. However, there is a very simple solution that will not only create a fair tax structure but will also raise more taxes and save billions in the process by making taxes so simple the paperwork can be done on an index card. It will also eliminating millions of dollars in expenses by drastically by shrinking the work of the IRS; It is The 3% Solution.

In 2010, a catastrophic earthquake devastated Haiti, killing hundreds of thousands of people, and displacing more than 2 million others. Two years after the devastating earthquake, Haiti is still struggling to rebuild. Right now, Congress is debating the 2012 Farm Bill. Continuation of subsidies to US farmers, including US rice farmers, is one key item on the agenda. Ending these subsidies would save US taxpayers billions of dollars, and would be an important first step towards sustainable economic development in Haiti. The Senate has already passed a Farm Bill that eliminates these subsidies and now the debate has moved on to the House of Representatives. Ending these unfair subsidies now is an opportunity to eliminate a policy that has undercut Haitian rice farmers for decades. This would be an important first step towards sustainable economic development in Haiti. Tell our leaders in Congress that ending subsidies to US rice farmers will help Haitians rebuild and recover.

why are you wasting time appealing and arguing over Obamacare 33 times? your focus as members of congress should be this country and what it needs. I realize Obamacare has its faults but it's not the focus point. The focus point you should be working on is how to create more jobs and jump start the economy again. Under former president Clinton this economy was the closest its been to the positive. that is what we need not arguing over a law that was passed through congress and signed by president Obama over 2 years ago. We the people of the United States of America want jobs and economic growth not bickering in congress.

Florida Gun Law is not doing what it was designed to do. Wives who can not get away from a treatening situation are becoming victims to this law. Young adults without a criminal history are becoming victims to this law.

My name is Maeve Semo. I am a volunteer firefighter. Recently there have been many cuts in emergency services all over the country. For example, in Pennsylvania all firefighters are now making minimum wage. These are the brave and women who risk their lives every day they go to work to save us. They are not being treated with the respect they deserve. When they leave their jobs because they can't afford to stay there who will be left to save us?

As a 26 yr old male who recently "came out", I still have lot's of memories from college. Richmond, Kentucky was a where I spent my first two yrs of college. It's an amazing college town with the capability to positively impact the minds of thousands of young people who are very impressionable. Now living in San Francisco (and out) I have a much clearer picture of how humans should be treated no matter their race, gender, sexuality, etc.. I read this story from a Facebook post and felt sick to my stomach that these sort of incidents still happen in parts of the US. A lesbian couple taking photos in a public park in Richmond, Kentucky were kicked out by park officials for a mere kiss on the cheek during a photo shoot!! The city of Richmond has so far taken NO ACTION and avoided the issue all together. Read the full story here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/07/11/2255727/call-for-gay-rights-fairness-law.html