Regional transportation in Michigan has been an long standing issue. In the twenty-first century, a metropolitan area like southeastern Michigan cannot survive without it. We have talked about, haggled and wished on a star for more than twenty years about this subject to no avail.

Women, Minority Business Owners, and Citizens should sign this petition to correct an injustice in Virginia's procurement contracting system.

We need to know what's in all of our food.

Trayvon Martin rights were taken away when he was murdered walking down a public street minding his business and the man that did it was acquitted and America was sent message that it was still not ok to be a young black kid walking down a street you don't live on .

DUE TO THE INCREASED POLARIZATION OF THE NATION'S POLITICAL DISCOURSE SINCE PRES. REAGAN VETOED CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION TO REENACT THE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE, THIS PETITION CALLS ON CONGRESS TO REENACT THE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE. THIS WOULD SIMPLY REQUIRE TELEVISION AND RADIO NETWORKS TO PROVIDE EQUAL TIME FOR OPPOSING VIEWS WHEN THE NETWORKS ESPOUSE OF PROMOTE A POLITICAL AGENDA.

Did you know California educates 1 in 8 children in the USA? That is 6.2 million children. The California public school system has had 18 billion dollars cut in the last 3 years and more cuts are proposed for next year. This once golden state ranks 47Th in the USA in per pupil spending, 50Th in teacher to student ratio, 50Th in librarian to student ratio. The list goes on. The Californian legislatures has a chance to fund education NOW. We are calling all Californians to stand for students, teachers and education to stop the legislators from "Blowing It". California's economic recovery depends on an educated work force. WE need to invest in public education. This petition will be delivered to Sacramento before the May revise. Sign today!!

Support student loan forgiveness. Give the working person a break for their contributions to society by taking the burden of paying back for an education that benefits society, and makes our country stronger in the economical world. Show your support and appreciation for the working person by signing this petition to forgive student loans to those serving your community and contributing to society.

Basic human rights . Make an arrest for his MURDER!

H.4945 is a GOOD bill that would allow prospective voters to register online if they have a valid SC Drivers License or DMV-issued ID. Eligible voters could still register the old-fashioned ways, but this would be a new convenient option. It would also improve the quality and consistency between our Election and DMV systems, and help reduce administrative costs over time. But there's one way the bill could be improved. It also calls for the voter's full Social Security number as a secondary confirmation of identity. SC is one of only 5 remaining states that require a full SS# to process a voter registration application. Most other states (including Arizona) use a DMV-issued number and the last 4 digits of the SS#. We should finally join them. Additional information about H.4945: (copy/paste the URL in your web browser) 1. Full text of H.4945: http://tiny.cc/H4945OnlineVR 2. "SC bill would allow voters to register online." Seanna Adcox (AP), March 22, 2012. http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/03/22/3118285_sc-bill-would-allow-voters-to.html

Many current and former NFL Players, all around the league have stood up in advance of the harsh punishment, when allegations were first brought up against the Saints, and all the honest veteran players stated that this sort of innocent "Incentive System" has been around for forty years and was "quietly" common knowledge among each NFL Team. By signing this petition fans are asking Roger Goodell and the NFL to 1. Recall the over dramatic and harsh punishment to one team, for a common practice of all teams 2. Take care of all the current and former injured players with funds dedicated to their needs and 3. Get sworn testimony from all teams that “From This Day Forward” this sort of tradition will NO Longer be tolerable or the likes of these fines, sanctions and punishment will be carried out Along with punitive damages as well as possible criminal charges if a player obviously tries to hurt another player and it can be proven with video evidence. 4. Ask the Saints organization to propose a Generous self inflicted fine from all of the directly accused, along with volunteers around the league, to start a fund with their offer of generosity that will be used to help settle the pending injury lawsuits against the NFL, help former injured players that did not sue, and for any possible future injuries to all the NFL players.

It’s hard to believe it decades after Civil Rights movement in America and the related legislation that went through Congress, but a white racist vigilante can kill a 17 year old African-American and not even be charged, or detained even briefly, by the police. An unarmed 17 year old African-American, Travyon Martin was shot by George Zimmerman, a Neighbour Watch leader in a gated community who has been in constant touch with the police for years. Martin was walking home afar buying sweets. A police officer warned Zimmerman not to chase Matin when he phoned to communicate the information that he had seen something suspicious, i.e. a young black man walking through his community. Zimmerman ignored that advice, chased Martin and shot him dead. Not only was Zimmerman armed while Travyon was not, he is a lot bigger and stronger. The police appear to have let him off on the grounds of self-defence while tussling with Travyon. Utterly bizarre. Even in the unlikely event that Travyon was wining the alleged fight, shooting is to say the least a disproportionate reaction. Furthermore the police influenced a witness to revise testimony, failed to carry out basic procedures of testing Zimmerman for drugs and alcohol, and failed to make a medical examination to see if Zimmerman had been hurt in a fight, as he seems to have been claiming. The police also lied at first about Zimmerman’s criminal record, claiming he had none. The police are now claiming that they cannot arrest Zimmerman because they lack ‘probable cause’. I’m sure that whatever ultra-narrow, and fastidious, definition they are using of ‘probable cause’ would be applied if an African-American shot the 17 year old son of a police officer. (Not everyone gets sarcasm, apparently, so just to be clear that was sarcasm). A police officer has equated the victim with his murderer, by saying that both would wish they had acted differently on the day of the killing. As one would expect, there is a big reaction to this in America, and appeals are being made to the FBI and to the Federal Attorney General to get involved. So more than 50 years after Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech, it may still necessary for federal authorities to intervene in a former Confederate State to obtain justice for an African-American victim of an illegal killing. Despite the outrage, racist killer Zimmerman is still free and the grotesque police officers who have allowed this situation are still employed to ‘protect and serve’. It’s possible that some facts might emerge to make the killing less heinous than it might seem, but it’s impossible to see how that could leave Zimmerman guilty of anything less than manslaughter. Unless Travyon had a gang of thug friends round the corner ready to punch on him, or Travyon suddenly revealed himself to have superhuman fighting powers. (Sarcasm again).

The out of control price of gasoline and oil can wreck our struggling economy and even our national security. The attorney general and the securities exchange commission need to investigate oil speculation and big oil for evidence of price fixing, collusion, or other illegal practices that could be causing the rise in gas prices.