It's about getting the DC government to recognize and support the need for affordable housing in the District.

Tell congree that were fed up with these preditorial students loans that are cripling our country and lives .Sign the petition to forgive all student loans now!

Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from unwarranted infringement by governments, private organizations and fellow citizens and ensure one's ability to participate in the civil and political life of the state without discrimination or repression. Part of the reason that we have civil right's legal protections is because historically, different groups of people have been denied those rights at all levels of society based on their race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability or national origin. The civil rights of a group of people should not be allowed to be curtailed in any way through the use of popular vote.

With the prospect of increased coal transports through Missoula's city core and neighborhoods it is time to begin drawing plans to relocate the railyard presently located in Missoula's Downtown. Missoula will soon be Montana's largest city and having a heavy industrial operation within the city limits is not healthy or practical, environmentally or economically .

Have you ever seen a television commercial for a weight loss supplement, an excercise machine, or a diet program? They have models showing you before & after shots like the product really works. Unfortunately, they fail to tell us that all the programs must incorporate a halthy diet & an excercise program. This is listed in the very small fine print on the bottom where it is difficult to see. The same applies to many other ads like automotive sales, car insurance, food, etc... Ever heard an ad for a car sale on the radio? At the end of the ad there is someone speaking really quickly telling us about all the hidden requirements for the deal being offered. Why are companies allowed to tell us one thing in their ads & then say something else in fine print? Companies should be obligated to tell consumers everything up front without hiding anything. Recently the aviation industry was required to show the total cost of a ticket including taxes, so why can't the rest of the bsuiness world be required to get rid of the fine print too?

I believe, as a country, we should put an end to this ridiculous practice of Daylight Savings Time. Switching the time back and forth twice a year is, at best, inconvenient - at worst, deadly. As a former clinical researcher, I feel certain that a review of the appropriate records would support my suspicion that this change, particularly in the spring, is responsible for accidents of all kinds that could be avoided otherwise. I am speaking particularly about hospital errors and traffic accidents, but any activity that requires alertness and accuracy is at risk of being compromised by citizens who are sleep-deprived and groggy for the days or weeks it takes to readjust their biological clocks. Pity the students as well, who are coming to the end of their school semester and must readjust their bodies at a critical point in their school year. As humans, we all have biorhythms and this practice is a ridiculous disservice to our general health. I would prefer that we remain on the "natural" time year-round, but would settle for either schedule if we would just stick to one of them.

Large numbers of members of Congress, mostly Republicans but not exclusively so, take an oath to Grover Norquist and his Americans for Tax Reform that conflicts with a major part of the array of tools that are necessary to be considered in the governance of our country. While it is perfectly proper to be against increasing taxes, it is another thing to completely eliminate that alternative by a sworn oath to a private organization when representing the American people in attempting to solve our country's problems.

HAVE A SCHOOL LOAN THAT I CANT NOT MAKE THE PAYMENTS DUE TO INTEREST RATE AND COST OF CLASSES- ALSO MY JOB DOES NOT PAY ME ENOUGH TO MAKE THE PAYMENTS AND LIVE

Students who have finished college and are in the job market obtained their degrees with the belief that they would obtain secure employment. Most of these people are drowning in debt and have NOT been able to get the employment that was their goal. Let's help the underemployed and unemployed with student loan forgiveness.

Richard Branson called CO2 "the greatest threat...to our planet." But his Virgin Atlantic Airways is trying stop his international jet passengers having to pay for their CO2 emissions. One day he wants to save the climate, the next day he's fighting for the right to pollute at will. Tell him to pick a side on the climate.

Regarding the much debated issue of school choice, it's the children who should have a say in such choices. When the said choice is whether or not a child is to be sent to a private charter school, the charter school in question should offer all of the choices that the public school alternative would offer. Also, considering that chidren gain appreciation of various peers, they should not be denied the opportunity to make educational choices based on their appreciation of their peers. To allow the child to make his or her own choices is not to live his or her life for him or her.

The right to bear arms in the Bill of Rights is guaranteed in order to maintain a"WELL-REGULATED MILITIA". That this country has allowed the widespread ownership of guns without ensuring a "well-regulated militia" has caused gun violence to proliferate beyond any sensible justification. We the people must start a new conversation regarding the abuse of the second amendment of the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution.