My friend's son is currently incarcerated at Bucks County Correctional Facility in Doylestown, PA... At the time he was arrested his mother told the police officer that her son was recently tapered off his medicine by his doctor and he was delusional. He arrested him anyway! While he was under the care of BCCF, her son hit several staff people, and now he is being punished for his behavior that was illness-related. HE SHOULD NOT BE IN JAIL!

We know Styrofoam does not biodegrade, is dirtier to produce, and is polluting our oceans and harming marine life. We should eliminate its use wherever and whenever possible. The egg industry caved to pressure years ago and went back to the use of cardboard. By signing this petition, we can make a difference again. If you visit Dunkin' Donuts, please demand they serve your coffee in a cardboard cup instead of Styrofoam.

Illinois has a large unemployment rate and is experiencing a shortfall in money to run its government. The gambling bill passed by the house and senate needs to be signed into law by Governor Quinn. It will increase jobs in state and also money in the general fund. Help small racetracks like Balmoral Park in Crete to compete with the large casinos mostly in Indiana that are taking Illinois revenue across state lines. Handle at tracks such as Balmoral has steadily declined since the arrival of casinos and help is needed.

Daylight Savings Time is an antiquated system that causes more problems than it solves. It causes productivity dips during transitional times, adversely affects school children by shifting their schedules, and requires additional development for time-based computer systems.

In order to help fund the student loan bill it has been proposed that corporations will have a tax break removed that they are able to use when they fund pensions. This will only encourage them to not fund workers pensions. This is another middle class attack again. I am concerned because the few workers who have a pension system won't be able to have it even though it was promised them and they are too old to try and make up that money.

I don't have health insurance because I work part time and my husband not at all. We need the healthcare so we can work but we need insurance that is comprehensive and affordable for families like mine

The law commonly referred to as "Obamacare" is based on the Massachusetts law originally espoused by Mitt Romney during his term as governor. Even though he has disavowed his efforts in passing this law, we need to remind voters who are against Obamacare who really helped make it possible nationally.

Since computerized voting has been shown to be unreliable, easily manipulated and hacked, all Federal elections must be carried out using a standardized paper form. Corporations who provide computerized voting systems "free" can easily alter results and undermine our Democratic Republic.

Now is the time for the US to pressure China into treating Tibet more decently, and to move towards its liberation and that its lands be given back to Tibetans. Pressure China to move in this direction, otherwise prescribe economic embargos, and lastly military force, etc.

The best way to ease the misery of millions of American families, and to improve the economy is to enact shovel-ready legislation to fund jobs that are the normal responsibility of government: repairing damaged bridges, roads ,and school buildings. This will have the quickest impact on the economy.

American Justice demands second chances. Persons convicted of sex offenses, who have served their time have a lower recidivism rate than almost any other criminal. We expect those who have served their time to reform and become productive citizens. At the same time, without any evidence in support, lawmakers created an impossible set of rules that server to make it almost impossible for these people to become productive citizens again. The only persons who really should know where former offenders live are law enforcement persons, not the general public. FBI statistics show that a person released for other types of offenses is MORE LIKELY to commit a sex offense than are former sex offenders. These laws punish the entire family of a former offender, often forcing those families to evict their own sons or daughters or lose their homes. Former offenders cannot find suitable homes or jobs. Many become homeless with no address to report. Vigilantes have used registries to harass, fire bomb, vandalize and even murder former offenders. In a few cases innocent persons have been mistaken for someone on registries and murdered. Persons have been branded for life this way because they had sex with their own girlfriends who happened to be under 18 at the time...even for public urination !

Recently, I was called for a job I interviewed for over the phone. The hiring manager told me that I was just what he wanted and that I would be getting a call soon to fly to Georgia for a face to face interview. What I got was a call from an HR guy asking me to fill out a the forms for a credit check. I was asking why a credit check for an IT job and why before an offer. I did this and the HR guy called back a day or so later and asked me about some stuff on my report. Then he said if I paid these items, they would fly me in for an interview. I was blown away. All these major companies are going bankrupt and are getting bailed out by the government. The average person is struggling in this country with the bad economy and we are now getting turned away from jobs? This company is huge that did this to me. They are TSYS out of Columbus GA.