Trump is a liar and is Dividing this Country.

For months, the Trump Administration separated immigrant parents and children at the border as part of their “zero tolerance” policy. Today, HUNDREDS of children remain apart from their families, and there have been horrendous reports of what has happened to them in detention, including children who were forced to drink toilet water and children who were sexually abused. Many of these children have parents who have already been deported. Many of these parents were lied to by border agents, and potentially coerced into signing deportation documents that they didn’t understand. The best way to make sure these reunifications happen is to bring these parents back to the U.S. They should be reunited with their children and allowed to pursue the asylum cases they came to the U.S. to seek. The Department of Homeland Security has separated these families. They need to make this right. Tell DHS chief Kirstjen Nielsen that we need to reunite immigrant families by bringing deported parents back!

Feeding our vets is so much more important than feeding Trump’s ego.

Hardworking people should not be forced to choose between their income and their families. All workers in Connecticut deserve paid time off to help care for their children and their families.

We have being impacted by untruths. Neighbor is being pitted against neighbor. Family being torn apart due to inaccurate facts that are being mass marketed. I do not blame people for believing what they believe. People every day are being fed false information by Fox news so why are we surprised that half the population believes what they believe. The only means we have to stop this spread of false and inaccurate information is to boycott eh sponsor who enable this behavior.

This petition was started by the friends and family who support Melvin and want to see justice done so that he may finally put this mistake he made as a teen behind him and put to use all the degrees and education he has earned while behind bars. Melvin has earned the highest level of legal education possible as a prisoner and has helped many others gain their freedom. Please sign this petition and help Melvin realize his.

Money has already been taxed from paycheck, should not be taxed again in Social Security check. That's double taxation, which is illegal!!!!!

As Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Kirstjen Nielsen has directed the “zero humanity” policies, overseen family separation, and bears responsibility for the 650+ children who are now permanently orphaned. Under her leadership, nothing has been done about the over 1300 charges of sexual and physical abuse filed against ICE by women and children in detention. Children torn from their families have been drugged while held in detention facilities. And now, we’ve heard about at least one child who died after being in ICE’s care. It’s time for Nielsen to resign.

My children was wrongfully taken from me to my knowledge the court did not notify in any way nor investigate me before signing custody of my children over to my ex mother n law based on false allegations. I have been fighting for my children for 5 years and let down everytime by court appointed lawyers that told me to give up without hearing my side first and telling me if I continued to fight I would risk losing my kids forever. Tho im limited income I thought if I hired my own lawyer I would receive better outcome this time my case has been tied up in court for 3 years and been reset every trial date. Ive yet to see the judge to plea my case. Since my case keeps getting reset on November 02 2017 I went before the juvenile court referee requesting unsupervised visitation so that in hopes that would eliminate all conflict between me and my ex n laws until our trial. I did everything the court asked of me. I've took and passed drug test did a Casa home inspection which came back good, I've been to every custody hearing involving my kids where as their father has not done any of the above yet he's getting to have more rights to them than me and he has a history of child abused that is documented with dhr. His parents has told my children things like I don't want them don't love them that I forgot birthdays even has resorted to telling everyone I tried to sell my daughter none of which is true. From day 1 since she got custody she immediately same day filed for food stamps, asked her lawyer before leaving court that day if she could get TANF on the kids and filed for that same day she left court, every month they let their power bill fall behind so that they can get community action pay it for them to free up their money for things like their sticks river resort membership and I have a voice recording from one of my visits with my children where she asked me if id sign my parental rights away so that she could get social security checks in my children then tried to say ot would benefit me by doing so cause the kids would get $1000 per month. I refused to do so. After that visit I had another visit recording where her son came in and asked both of them for a controlled substance Lortabs, it keeps getting worse they bully me they bully my kids my kids haven't even been allowed to be lile kids their age cant play sports no sleepovers no friends she keeps them isolated they cant even talk to me without getting her approval on what is ok to say. Last Sunday my visit was at their church I showed up gave my kids the candy i bought them and hugged them. Second I got there they was already instigating an argument she said her husband needed to speak to me I politely said ok. Outside I ran into him and the pastor where my ex father n law verbally attacked me in front of everyone saying if i so much as breathe wrong hell sign warrants on me and hes no longer allowing me visits with my kids. I tried to remain calm but I did point out their flaws and he first tried to lie about giving his son controlled substances but then admitted to it by saying it was because his son was in pain. Im trying to protect my kids out of love and their trying to erase me from my kids lives they even have them calling their fathers 4th girlfriend within the last 5 years their mom this woman is barely 21 years old has no idea about my situation nor what me and my kids has gone through so to me that is not fair none the less her nor my ex husband has custody he refuses to go to court he states hes not paying childsupport and will not lose his $28 hour job over anybody. They live on the property with my children though. Dhr has had numerous reports of abuse 1 being sexual against my daughter they said their was no physical proof so case closed however my daughter told somebody at her school that her older cousin living with them had been doing sexual things with her, when I confronted my ex mother n law she stated my daughter then age 12 was a compulsive liar, another occasion dhr was called because I found out my 11 yr old son had gotten ahold of a loaded rifle and played with it unsupervised dhr told me that's not considered child endangerment nor abuse case closed. Im asking for the governments help because at this point im making no progress and my children and other peoples children are suffering at the hands of a failed system and thats not fair.

I'm running for office and I live here in the region. I have been outspoken on the issue, including having written an op-ed that was published. https://www.columbian.com/news/2017/oct/15/local-view-washington-oregon-need-compact-for-transportation/

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Federal law prohibits obscene, indecent and profane content from being broadcast on the radio or TV. Yet more and more in scripts and theme songs the use of the "N" word is not just being allowed but encouraged. As a well educated black man, I find it profoundly offensive network and cable stations are with increasing frequency infecting the world with this hateful destructive word. Their justification: As long as it's spoken or sung by a black person. It doesn't seem to matter this word only falls out the faces of the most ignorant, uneducated, uncultured, illiterate among us. As long as they are black, as far as they are concerned, it's fine. IT'S NOT