Bully dog breeds have been getting negative publicity because of attacks on people and other animals. No information has been gathered or information given regarding the type of unqualified and irresponsible individuals who, while deciding to own these dogs failed to properly train and supervise them. A dog of any breed is a true reflection of his owner regardless of size or breed. Make owners--not dogs--responsible for their dogs' behavior by placing the burden of punishment on the owner and making the punishment fit the crime!

Our country needs disposable income to move the economy forward. Interest rates were lowered to get business to create jobs, but that is not what is happening. Businesses are hording their profits. It's time to get those who have enough money to purchase Certificates of Deposits or Treasury Bills to accrue a 4 to 5 % interest rate. This will help the government as well since it will increase the amount of taxes collected. Most people will use the extra cash they receive to buy more products thereby increasing the need for businesses to hire more workers. There will be a slight increase in the cost of living, but the overall effect should be better for the economy.

Whales and dolphins have been beaching themselves in order to avoid ruptured eardrums caused by Navy sonar exploration of the ocean's floor. This exploration does not appear to be necessary when considering the cost of the suffering and loss of marine life.

Huppenthal has eliminated a successful Mexican American Studies in Tucson Unified School District, and is now calling for a ban on Mexican American Studies in AZ's public universities. The state should not be telling students what they cannot read and professors what they cannot teach. We provide asylum to students and professors in whose countries books, curriculum, and ideas are banned. Huppenthal's actions violate the most basic spirit of our country’s founding principles.

Take away the pension plan for Congresspersons and Senators and put them on the Social Security Plan. They pay into the plan the receive back the same amount as anyone else would based on their salary and amount of years in the system. Under the current plan both the Congresspersons and Senators plus their spouse receive benefits for the rest of their lives, even if they only served one term. Treat everyone the same.

Julio remains in jail due to only one fact: He is undocumented. Julio is a DREAM Act eligible student, an organizer at the Youth Justice Coalition, creates venues at community spaces where youth could express themselves through music, and mentors high school students over attending college. Currently he is held in jail, without being able to even face the court, because of his fear of deportation. Tell ICE to drop his hold and let him return to doing the work he does in his community.

CaL Grant

I support President Obama, who along with so many "thinking" people believe that our nation is about EQUALITY FOR ALL AMERICANS>

People for the Reform of Criminal Law Against Indecent Material Involving Minors: This petition is in response to the ruling of the New York Court of Appeals which deemed that the viewing of child pornography is no longer a criminal offense.

Recently, my property taxes, on the last house I lived in, were increased as my owner occupied exemption was stripped when I purchased a new house. With mortgage sales down, I would not be able to sell the property and break even on the mortgage and repairs, so I rented it out to cover the mortgage, insurance, and taxes. With the exemption being taken away, taxes were increased 600.00 a year. Now, I have to increase the rent 50 a month. If there was no mortgage owed, I could understand an increase in taxes. Taxing authorities are taking advantage of tax payers by continuous raising assessed values of properties, in a down market, and stripping exeptions that should be amended for property that has a mortgage. Tenants see "land lords" as "raping" people with rent payments. Although this may be true with some, but not with me, or most people. I just want to keep the property until it can be sold. People who do not have the credit to buy a house, or those that dont want to buy, shouldnt have to pay outragious rent due to taxing authorities taking advantage of tax payers. Property owners and tenants alike will benefit with changing the current way the exemption is.

This petition is about sensibilising the american population to the Spirit of Aloha for all the futures generations . It is also to honor the fact that One President of United State came from Hawaii. We ask for one more holiday : THE Aloha Day

The federal judiciary is composed of judges who have been chosen on the basis of their political standing and not because of their legal acumen. The President nominates judges for the United States District Courts, and Congress validates or rejects those appointments. Generally, a Republican President nominates good party conservatives who have "toed the line" and been good political allies to the party's positions. A Democratic President will nominate slightly more liberal candidates but due to Republican obstructionism in the approval process, even Democratic Presidents must be very careful to appoint moderate or conservative nominees who will be approved by the Republicans. Therefore, even a supposedly more enlightened President, such as Obama, will not be able to put in the judiciary those individuals who have a consistent record of standing up for civil rights, employee rights, union rights, minority rights, and essential civil liberties. Even one single state court decision, or a single speech by the candidate, that conjures up visions of civil libertarian justice or independent thinking "off the beaten path", can prevent that individual from ever serving on the federal judiciary. Take a look at President Clinton's record, for example, and you will see a failure to appoint "out of the box" thinkers. We, of the liberal stripe, thought that by electing Clinton twice in a row that we would at the very least improve the independence of the federal judiciary. But his appointments were mostly dismally political and 'neutral' in every sense of the word. The federal criminal justice system is frankly a mess, as I will explain in some of the entries to follow. For now, let us make no mistake about it: the federal judiciary is one of the broken spikes in the wheel of American democracy. We get only the mediocre individuals who have succeeded in not pushing any buttons or speaking out on anything even remotely requiring an independent view of life. Nice people though they may be, we expect and we want more. We want to have federal judges who are serving their true destiny in the job. We want more of those rare federal judges who have led the way for legal reform, and who have fastened to the ground the social framework of a progressive body of case law. We want those who are not afraid to guarantee strong civil rights despite the constant glare and meddling of ignorant political forces. Thus, the federal judiciary is currently populated by individuals who will not "rock the ship", those who do not have the habit of thinking for themselves, the people who have notable records for supporting all of the quirks and perceptions of the established system. And they support, nurture,and manifest, the injustices that permeate federal court decisions day in and day out currently throughout the United States. So much needs to be done to correct this catastrophe. We need to change the method of choosing federal judges. If this requires a constitutional amendment, then so be it. As much as we practically can, we need to take politics out of the process of choosing our federal judges. We need to examine some of the proven methods of finding independent judges, such as may be found in the recommendations of the American Bar Association. Again, a federal judge should be in that job because it is his destiny to follow his soul's natural path to self-fulfillment. A federal judge motivated by nothing other than love for the job, and the calling of truth and justice, is the miraculous achievement of public service that we as Americans cherish in our idealistic vision of society. I call on those of you who know the folly of our current system to stand up, take a position, call for change, and act for what you know to be right. Let's obtain an independent, highly qualified federal judiciary that fully, or at least nearly fully, satisfies the visions of justice and American democracy that we always took for granted, but which we were shocked to find out no longer exists.