In Roswell, there is widespread confusion about the details of Georgia's new Photo ID law. I believe that the state is at great risk of being under represented due to the confusion about new voting laws that have been put into place.People throughout Roswell need to be educated about the new requirements to vote in November. It is the obligation of the County Commissioners to run honest, efficient, and uniform elections. In order to do so, the County Commissioners should have a Photo ID Task Force in place by the July 31,2012 vote that's coming up on transportation needs in and around metro Atlanta so that everyone is well informed on what they will need to bring in order to vote in this and the many upcoming elections in November.Now is the perfect time to find out how a task force can help the voters be informed and prepared.

Occupy attempts to fix every little thing, instead of aiming at the heart of the problem. It dissipates it's energy and accomplishes far less than we need it to.

Jireh Lee Silva was this year's valedictorian at Wise High School in Upper Marlboro, Md., but she has no green card of her own -- and a recent hiccup interfered in processing her mother Nerisa's green card. Nerisa brought her daughter to this country four years ago legally, as a dependent under her visa. And while Jireh has dreams of becoming a doctor and has been accepted into a number of colleges, she doesn't have the means to pay for them. And Jireh can't apply for financial aid because she does not have a Social Security number. She says all the accolades she's worked to achieve mean nothing now that she can't stay in this country. She's packing her things and getting ready to head back to the Philippines by next month in order to start college there. Watch her story: http://www.nbcwashington.com/video/#!/news/local/Valedictorian-Must-Leave-U.S.-for-College/158850925 Source: http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Wise-High-School-Valedictorian-No-Green-Card.html

There is no voter fraud in Florida. Gov Scott is trying to prevent Hispanics and African Americans - likely Democrats - from voting. We've already fought for Civil Rights. Let's NOT go backwards on American voting RIGHTS.

Student loan forgiveness

Fair and honest elections are the core of our health as a democracy. The ability of eligible citizens to vote is a treasured right protected by our Constitution, but this right is now threatened by seriously flawed and hasty efforts to cull voting lists here in Florida. Our Supervisor of Elections needs to be proactive in defending the voting rights of all Indian River County citizens.

My son Tom, was a student and IVTech when he became disabled after 3 back surgeries. and is now drawing $900 monthly to live on.They should not be taking $133 from is disability check.

"Total outstanding student loan debt in America is expected to exceed $1 TRILLION this year. Millions of hardworking, taxpaying, educated Americans are being crushed under the weight of their educational debts, while the economy continues to sputter. Support a REAL economic stimulus and jobs plan. Support the Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012 (H.R. 4170)." Will you sign this petition?

People a trying to educate themselves for a higher standard and not remain dependent on a system that is functioning off the backs of the middle class. I totally support promoting the intellect and opportunities for achievement. We as Americans should never forget the purpose of our forefathers and their struggles:independence.so stop blocking their chance for an affordable education.

The petition is about inequality of civil liberties that the states hold against homosexuals.

Behind our backs, the Air Quality Mgt Dist and State and Local Officials in the sun-drenched, wind-swept Palm Springs area have sold the health and well-being of its hundreds of thousands of residents to GE and Mitsubishi for $53 million, for the privilege of building Sentinel, a natural gas-burning power plant that will spew four times the legal amount of known carcinogens into the air, thus exacerbating climate change and global warming, and contaminating our fertile soil, our drinking water, the air we breathe. [CA Energy Commission, 2011, 478-pp report] We refuse to allow this to happen. This area has ideal conditions to place us #1 in the world for solar- and wind-produced energy. To that end, GE and Mitsubishi must spend their $100 millions to replace Sentinel with the most technologically advanced, state of the art solar- and wind-energy producing facilities!

A grave injustice has been fostered on the American public that was done under the watchful eye of several republican administrations and had its fulfillment under the administration of George W. Bush. The criminal acts that were committed that caused the cataclysmic upheaval of the world economy under the guise of fiscal responsibility. Since the Reagan administration the republicans perpetuated gross fiscal irresponsibility and in spite of the fact that President Clinton balanced the budget and left a surplus it was vacuumed up by President Bush and the reckless warmongering administration, plunged the nation into debt and countless lives have been sacrificed unnecessarily. Regulations that had been put in place for the banks was bypassed by the same banks creating financial institutions, mortgage brokerages that bypassed all the safeguards and recklessly rushed unsuspecting citizens into loans that would soon become nightmares and this mad rush cause the housing boom and bust. Instead of righting the wrong, the very criminals that created the situation were then given billions of dollars to fix their mess, which was tantamount to the fox guarding the hen house. The result of this fiasco was that the bonuses for executives continued and the financial institutions hired phone operators and gave them scripts and the homeowners who had been seduced by these same institutions were now being raped. The loans turned upside down quickly as the inflated home prices slid past previous lows and the maze of loan modifications destroyed any possibility of recovery. The value of my home went from 500,000 to less than 275,000 and although billions of dollars went to financial institutions to assist the homeowners, the trickle down effect never genuinely assisted the homeowner nearly as much as it benefited the institutions. Modifications were and still are a long and tedious process and few modifications were actually set up to benefit the home owner. If one third the money had gone to the direct assistance of the home owners, it would have stabilized the home market and the financial institutions also.