Since our armed services receive special treatment because they are putting their lives in danger for the public. I'd like to start a petition requesting that 1st responders also receive similar benefits. They, also, put their lives in danger for all of us.

**The report from National Senior Citizens Law Center, (May, 2012) citing the CA Department of Health Care Services' own quality assessment, shows seven plans earned a rating of 1 (poor) out of 5 stars in overall Medi-Cal performance.

Disc golf is incompatible with current use of the open space trails at "Blue Ball Park"---it would pose a safety hazard to walkers and runners, and would cause severe damage to a fragile ecosystem that is recovering from its years as a dairy ranch.

TransCanada representatives are distributing business cards that display the FFA logo. This implies that FFA supports building the Keystone XL pipeline, which threatens America's agriculture economy and risks the safety of the Ogallala Aquifer, which provides 27% of America's agricultural irrigation water. TransCanada has bullied farmers and ranchers in Nebraska and other states, and their actions are not worthy of the high standards of leadership FFA cultivates in young people. TransCanada's donations to FFA will be used in educational curriculum that will influence the minds of countless young people across the country. TransCanada's sponsorship is a blatant attempt to buy support by exploiting FFA's positive image and reputation in rural communities.

A powerful network of right-wing Catholics is trying to ban one of President Obama's cabinet secretaries from speaking at Georgetown University. The Cardinal Newman Society previously led the opposition to President Obama's speech at Notre Dame three years ago, and tried unsuccessfully to stop Archbishop Desmond Tutu from delivering the commencement address at Gonzaga University this year. So far Georgetown University is standing strong in the face of demands that the university cancel a speech by Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services. But with the issue already making headlines, we need to show Georgetown that everyday people of faith are united against the Religious Right's efforts to turn Catholic college campuses into a battleground for partisan culture wars. Sign the petition and tell Georgetown: Stand strong and let Secretary Sebelius speak.

We missed the opportunity to regulate bank trading and JPMorgan the poster bank had a $2+ billion loss from a failed hedging strategy. The bank executives have not learned anything, and their company is too big for them to manage.

People should be concernd about the length of time members of Congress are remaining in office. It creates a situation where the longer they stay the more power they obtain. Also, the lobbyists are able to get close to them. There is no reason that they stay as long as they do. Also, with term limits,there would be no need for pensions.

Community organizations across the State of California who serve people with disabilities are going to lose millions of dollars that they have been promised from the Department of Developmental Services. We need your voice to help us tell them NO! Enough broken promises, we need you to be held accountable to what you say.

If Congress were to pass a bill that states: ALL Banking industries personal if wanting to continue doing business, MUST give EACH person a direct contact, email and fax number. Its understood that faxes can be used as legal documents. If WE (Americans) want an equal voice in the mortgage process. This must happen immediately. It will slow down and focus corruption.... more easily...Aside from transparency and full Disclosure up front

Individuals who qualify for social security disability on either their parent's or their grandparent's benefits are discriminated against when it comes to marriage. These are people who became disabled before the age of 22 and did not work enough qualifying hours (ie tax paying job) to have enough of their own social security benefits to qualify. When they sign a marriage certificate they automatically lose all of their disability benefits, including monthly stipend and medicare health insurance. How is this fair? Is the assumption that once you're married your spouse can provide monthly income and health insurance for the disabled person, or that they're any less disabled? We need to fix the broken system that prevents disabled persons from marrying as this is flat out discrimination.

Increase job opportunities for many, in particular poor people, by removing an unnecessary barrier to hiring. If something is not necessary to do a job, it should not be a requirement to get the job!

The other day my God Daughter called my wife up crying after watching a video... (WARNING THIS VIDEO CONTAINS CHILD ABUSE AND IS DISTURBING TO WATCH. SMALL CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE IN THE ROOM WHEN PLAYING THIS VIDEO. IF AT WORK PLEASE LOWER THE VOLUME) VIDEO LINK: http://youtu.be/pMQQBuMeusQ A friend of hers posted on Facebook. In the video, what appears to be a 4-6 months old child is clearly being abused. Whats not clear is who the abuser is (mother/caretaker, etc.). The issue is that there is no one to defend that child and its not clear if the child may already be DEAD!