I'm Lauren and I'm one of many hard-working, awesome Americans that just happens to have a life altering disease. Since I was 24, I have had this sneaking suspicion that I was very ill. Unfortunately, I was uninsured. As 25, I was at work waiting tables and very suddenly lost the use of my legs. Needless to say, crawling isn't good form in a restaurant so I broke down and went to the ER. Two weeks later I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a disease that attacks the protective coating around the chocolate center that is your nerves. Eventually, I lost sight in my right eye, most of my balance and at 27, I fall multiple times everyday. I've been working since I was 14, am trying to go to school to become a therapist to help people in my condition and I think I'm a decent person. Still, I'm pretty sure that every time I hear certain people talk about how their taxes shouldn't pay for my medicine, they're really saying that it's not worth it to them if I live. If you have a friend of a friend like me, tell everyone that they're worth your money by signing.

Hydraulic fracturing must be banned to protect the largest source of above-ground freshwater in the world, the Great Lakes and their feeder water system inside the State of Michigan, from use by hydraulic fracturing companies seeking to drill for natural gas in Michigan shale. Every time a well is "fracked" 3 to 5 or more million(Chesapeake Energy states 5 million is average) gallons of water are poisoned and lost to us forever. Chesapeake also says, "Use of this water in natural gas and oil operations is a one-time use, and does not represent a long-term commitment of the resource. Other water users typically consume water for years, decades or even longer. How Much Is 5 Million Gallons?The 5 million gallons of water needed to drill and fracture a typical deep shale gas or oil well is equivalent to the amount of water consumed by: New York City in approximately seven minutes A 1,000 megawatt coal-fired power plant in 12 hours A golf course in 25 days 7.5 acres of corn in a season While these represent continuing consumption, the water used for a natural gas or oil well is a one-time use." The only problem with their information is that water used for those things is RETURNED TO THE WATER CYCLE for our use again. Their "one-time use" is a permanent loss of water. When they add frack chemicals to it, it is gone. Lost...lost....lost.

I believe that it is wrong for Cell phone companies to continually charge consumers for Cell Data plans when FREE Wi-Fi is a better solution for many. Why should I have to pay $30 or more per month to enjoy the latest in Smart Phones or the iPhone? If Apple can make an iPod Touch that does exactly everything the iPhone does but just can't make calls then I am sure that the technology is there for one to be able to use WiFi or the DATA plan

School libraries nationwide continue to be decimated and closed by exclusion from Race To The Top (RTTT) and Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) funding currently up for renewal in congress. Teacher Librarians and well stocked school libraries not only instill a love of reading and access to books, e-books and computers, but are often the only place where ALL students, especially those living in poverty, receive access to those resources and training from a qualified teacher in cyber safety and Information Literacy research skills; how to find, evaluate and appropriately use a spectrum of print and digital media and information. Democracy depends on an informed citizenry of lifelong learners. If reading support and Information Literacy training vanish from our school libraries, or if our school libraries close, our whole nation is dumbed down.

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In 2005 , behind closed doors, Dick Cheney, former CEO of Halliburton, exempted the Gas and Oil Industries from the Clean Air and Clean Water Act. Clean air and clean water is a basic human right which no man has the right to take away from another man. This action was knowingly carried out in order to create the unregulated situation we are in today, where these industries are free to poison our air and inject toxic chemicals into the earth through Hydro Fracking and other extraction techniques . If it cannot be done safely, it cannot be done at all.

STOP IT FROM HAPPENING TO YOU CitiMortgage approached me and offered me a "Home Affordable Modification" which decreased my house payments by $500 per month. After two years in this program and making all payments, I was notified that I did not qualify for the program and CitiMortgage wanted $25,000. Then, I contacted "Hope" and they made arrangements with me and CitiMortgage to have me go back to making my original payment before the reduction. Then, CitiMortgage sold my loan to Vericrest. Vericrest would not let me make a payment unless it was in the amount of $25,000. Since I unfortunately did not have $25,000 laying around, my loan was recorded with Sacramento county for foreclosure. Now I am once again having to spend money to fight them. How is this legal ? And what happened to truth and justice! Stop Foreclosures Now! This effects all of us. Please sign and share.

In Brief, This petition is about reforming the Child Support Guidlines,There are way to many Non Custodian Parents that are suffering due to the unfair treatments of the Court System,and the Continous Abusive use of the Court System By the Custodial Parent, for personal Gain.

Right now corporations and wealthy individuals can provide enough funding to cause a candidate of their choice to be elected to public office. Politicians are essentially bribed by wealthy constituents or corporations so they don't work for the people who elected them when they get into office. They work for the special interests of the people or corporations who funded their campaigns. There should also be oversight and limits placed on lobbyists in Washington DC regarding their ability to spend money on politicians.

Over 20,000 residents of Canton and neighboring communities rely on Canton Lake for clean drinking water, and the West and Middle Branches of Copperas Creek provide some of the highest quality wildlife habitat, hunting, and fishing left in Fulton County. But the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has tentatively decided to issue water pollution permits for a 1,084 acre strip coal mine that would send additional pollution into Canton Lake and Copperas Creek, and allow for the destruction of miles of tributary streams. Even worse, the applicant is the same group responsible for the disastrous Industry Mine in McDonough and Schuyler Counties – which has violated the Clean Water Act by discharging polluted water at levels above its permit over 300 times since 2003! Despite ongoing legal action by the Illinois Attorney General’s Office and widespread local opposition the Industry Mine is still not complying with the law. How can Illinois EPA even consider issuing a permit to a company with such a bad record so close to a source of clean drinking water? Take Action Now! 1. Sign the petition and tell Governor Quinn and Illinois EPA not to issue permits that threaten clean drinking water! No permits for mining companies that are already violating the Clean Water Act. 2. Join Us At The Meeting CACEI December Meeting 10:00 am, December 3, 2011 and at the Fulton County Health Department Public Hearing on North Canton Mine Water Permits at 5:00 pm on December 6, 2011 at the Donaldson Center This petition and associated signatures will be forwarded to Gov. Quinn and Illinois EPA as part of our campaign to protect Canton Lake and Copperas Creek from strip mining pollution. By submitting this form, your name and address will be filed with a public agency and become public record. We will not use your personal information for any other purpose.

Big Corporations are increasingly ramping up their data mining activities buying, selling, and trading profiles on customers and citizens. At the very same time many corporate special interests are pouring millions of dollars to lobby for censorship bills like SOPA & PIPA. Businesses should provide services not surveillance, sign to support stronger protections for individuals privacy and freedom of speech and repeal “Corporate Personhood”. Because We The People, are not international mega corps.

In light of the current foreclosures crisis in our state and the fact that empty, bank owned properties are bad for our communities and state. Because it is becoming increasingly apparent that up to 80% of these foreclosures may be illegal, we do hereby propose a petition to halt all foreclosures and evictions until issues relative to MERS, chain of title issues, robo signing and other possible foreclosure fraud are investigated and dealt with.Homeowners should not be displaced when there is question as to the legality of the foreclosures in the first place. This is not just a homeowner issue but an issue that affects every citizen of Washington state. Empty, bank owned homes are bad for our state.