THE WORKING AMERICA WAGE EQUALITY ACT - will raise the minimum wage to $15.00 an hour including raising tipped employees minimum wage to $7.50 an hour. This Act will also raise the income of all working Americans with individual incomes between $15.01 an hour or $28,819 up to $200,000 a year. Minimum Wage will automatically adjust annually keeping pace with the rising cost of living. This Act will also remove hundreds of thousands of Americans off of Food Stamps. In February 2018 we would raise minimum wage to $11.00 an hour and $4.00 an hour for tipped workers. In February 2019 we would raise the incomes of working individuals between $28,819 & $200,000. • $28,819 – $29,999 20% increase • $30,000 – $39,999 20% increase • $40,000 – $49,999 15% increase • $50,000 – $59,999 13% increase • $60,000 – $69,999 10% increase • $70,000 – $79,999 09% increase • $80,000 – $89,999 08% increase • $90,000 – $99,999 07% increase • $100,000 – $100,500 06% increase • $100,500 – $200,000 03% increase In February 2020 we would raise minimum wage to $15.00 an hour and $7.50 an hour for tipped workers. In February 2021 we would raise the incomes of working individuals between $28,819 & $200,000. • $28,819 – $29,999 20% increase • $30,000 – $39,999 20% increase • $40,000 – $49,999 15% increase • $50,000 – $59,999 12% increase • $60,000 – $69,999 10% increase • $70,000 – $79,999 09% increase • $80,000 – $89,999 07% increase • $90,000 – $99,999 07% increase • $100,000 – $100,500 06% increase • $100,500 – $200,000 03% increase REBUILDING AMERICA’S INFRASTRUCTURE ACT will create more than 20 million jobs by initiating the largest Infrastructure rebuilding project in U.S. history. According to the 2013 Infrastructure Report Card we have a D+ Infrastructure Grade and it will take $3.6 trillion investment by 2020 to get to an A+ Grade. The Bush-Cheney Iraq War, a war we should never have waged, will total $3 trillion by the time the last veteran receives needed care. The Iraq war could swell to more than $6 trillion, according to a study released by the Watson Institute for International Studies on the cost of war at Brown University, drew from actual expenditures from the U.S. Treasury and future commitments. Investment in our infrastructure would create up to 20 million decent paying jobs and make this country more efficient and productive allowing America to once again have the greatest Infrastructure in the World. Our Democratic Party must give people a reason to vote in 2016 by creating this Jobs Bill & Giving America A Raise once we take back the Senate and the House with this 50 State Strategy. (For the Republican Misinformation Campaign) With the money being generated by the creation of millions of jobs and the increase in incomes for WORKING AMERICA you remove millions off of Food Stamps and Welfare while increasing the tax rolls therefore lowering our deficit. WORKING AMERICA will spend money buying our products and goods effectively putting money back into the economy. This will create more demand for product and services therefore lowering the cost for goods as we all learned in basic High School Economics. The Bush tax Cuts did not trickle down and go into the economy it trickled into Overseas Tax Havens and Corporate Greed. THE REBUILDING AMERICAS INFRASTRUCTURE & WORKING AMERICA WAGE EQUALITY ACT OF 2017 would power record economic recovery and growth. This is facts not Fox News and Republican Party and Programmed Propaganda of Misinformation confusion for the ignorant and not well informed. Details being worked out by Antwann LaCraig Webb and the New Breed of Democratic Strategists and will be scored by the CBO.

On behalf of League 42 Parents, coaches, and visitors, we would like to have the McAdams Park Parking lot in front of the McAdams Recreation Center, open to parking for anyone in the vicinity at a first come first serve basis. No cones should block off reserved parking for any reason. Especially not the handicapped parking. For 3 years I personally have been with League 42. There has always been some parking spots reserved with cones for the recreation people. My first year, three years ago, it was only a select few spots reserved, along the entrance of the recreation center. My second year the number of reserved spots increased to at least a dozen and expanded over into the next line of parking spots. This is when individuals who were coming for baseball games started to move the cones themselves and park. This year there has been a pair of ladies whom have taken upon themselves to become the parking lot cone police. They have waited for anyone to back out of spot and immediately claim it with a cone anywhere in the lot. Even if someone was patiently waiting to take the spot, these women would tell them no to go else where. They have approached any individual who dares to move their cone and threatens to take a tag number if you don’t move. These women are not nice at all, and can be intimidating to some individuals. We are talking about these women rushing families with one to as many as five kids. They rush the handicap, they have even claimed the handicap parking for non handicapped people. League 42 has approximately 600 kids enrolled to play this year. Not all 600 kids play at once on three fields. Monday through Friday each field has at least two games played. That is a total of 18 teams of 13 kids. That is 234 kids playing in one night from 5:45pm to approximately 10pm. Of course all games have different time lengths for every corresponding age group. So not all 234 kids are at the park at one time. With this being said, there are 4 parking lots accessible for parking. Two of the parking lots are across the street and a walk from the ball parks. One parking lot is right by the older kids ball fields. And the other is the McAdams Park parking lot. With this parking lot being right by the turf Tball field, we have a lot of families trying to park here with young children under the age of 8yrs old. Some Saturdays are booked for make up games, showcases and even pictures. This past Saturday 6/11/2022 was the Saturday reserved for pictures from 8am to 2:15 pm. There were also some games played. By 12:30pm these ladies had reserved spots throughout the parking lot. They proceeded to stand at the entrance of the lot and not let any baseball affiliated cars in the parking lot. At some point a police officer did come out and he just went along with keeping recreational only in. By 1:30pm the parking lot was half empty but no one was aloud in to park. We are not asking to claim the parking lot in front of the McAdams Recreation center. We are asking for the parking harassment to come to an end. There are families who have special needs and need the handicap. There are coaches who have all the equipment and coolers to haul for the games. There are families who have young children to corral to the field. Every family pays to play. Every individual who signs up for a recreation event at McAdams pays to participate. It should be fair for all of us, to park without being harassed. This parking lot can be shared and should be shared on a first come first served basis. Our baseball season runs April to June. We are only asking to share during these months.

Dear Governor Ivey: This petition is being presented to you as a show of hands of residents of Alexander City and surrounding communities begging for your help with the situation of water quality. With the continued smell, color, and the amount of toxins the EPA, ADEM, and the EWG have shown through testing clearly shows that our filtration system is outdated and not working. The amount of chemicals and the types of chemicals used over and over have now produced what is a poison cocktail. While the city made efforts to make water line improvements with a 500k grant from your office, we question a 9 million dollar loan the city took out for infrastructure that, according to the Alabama Political Reporter in an article written by Bill Britt and published 12/18/2024, the company doing the infrastructure work ran out of capital and the infrastructure never materialized. This needs to be investigated at a higher level. The taxpayers now hold the burden of repaying this debt. If we are responsible, then we ask for accountability as to where such a large amount of money went. Many believe this money may have been allocated to a location well outside of city limits. The article also stated that this location, voted on and approved by the city and the state, was annexed into Alexander City municipality and brought yet another burden on an already shaky foundation because the city now is responsible for its infrastructure. Our problem isn’t this new development. Our problem is over and over administrations aren’t facing the water quality issue, but wasting taxpayer money on beautification in areas of the city and allocating vast amounts of money in areas we feel should have been the burden of the developers, not residents. We need clean water and demand the state step in and investigate and resolve this water quality issue. Our current administration is speaking on it, but their actions are slow to improve the quality of life. The toxins that are found in our water are linked to cancer, thyroid disease, hemoglobin disease, and residents are stating they are having digestive tract issues. Parents are expressing concerns of not only their hair falling out, but their 14 year old child losing hair. Otherwise perfectly healthy children are losing hair in excessive amounts. Their voices aren’t being heard. We are pleading for your Good Graces and the Grace of God above to help us. Bring us not only a better life through water quality and also bring us transparency as to what our city government is actually doing and to honestly inform us of not only the good, but let us know the bad as well so we can make our own decisions as to prepare quickly and effectively for the dangers we may face. Just like telling us which streets they will close, they should tell us of exactly what they are selling us in the form of potable water. In closing, we as residents having deteriorating pipes and a treatment system that is outdated and clearly no longer serving its purpose, would like to see a new sediment treatment facility built no matter the cost monetarily. Paying for water then having to spend hundreds out of pocket to filter it again inside our homes is ridiculous. Seeing our families and neighbors becoming sick when they were otherwise healthy individuals is a price no one should have to pay. And watching so much be done for expansion when the real problem lies right at the heart of the foundation of our community has not only hurt so many, but has angered them as well. We thank you in advance for reviewing this and informing us of your findings and how it may be addressed. Best Regards, The residents of Alexander City and surrounding communities of Tallapoosa Cojnty and Coosa County.

I hope this letter finds you well. My name is Sarah Whitaker, and I am a school nurse at a public pre-K–8th grade school for Sunrise R-IX. I am writing to respectfully request your support and sponsorship of a proposed legislative initiative titled “Missouri School Staff CPR and BLS Certification Act.” This proposal calls for a requirement that all public and charter school staff in Missouri obtain and maintain certification in both Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Basic Life Support (BLS). As someone working firsthand with children every day, I have witnessed the importance of having staff prepared to respond effectively in emergency situations. Missouri already mandates CPR instruction for high school students (RSMo 170.310), yet staff—who are often the first responders in the school environment—are not held to the same life-saving standard. This legislation would bridge that gap and ensure safer learning environments for all Missouri students. I have enclosed the formal proposal with this letter, which outlines the rationale, implementation plan, and funding considerations. I would welcome the opportunity to speak further with you about the proposal and how we might move forward to protect our school communities through preventive preparedness. Thank you for your time, service, and consideration of this critical issue. I look forward to your response and am happy to assist in any way to support the development of this legislation. Objective: To require all public and charter school staff in the state of Missouri to obtain and maintain certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Basic Life Support (BLS) to ensure the safety and well-being of students in emergency situations. Rationale: Sudden cardiac arrest can happen at any time and immediate CPR can double or triple the chances of survival. While Missouri law currently mandates CPR instruction for high school students (RSMo 170.310), it does not extend this life-saving requirement to school staff who are likely to be the first responders in a school setting. Ensuring that all school staff are trained in CPR and BLS enhances school preparedness and aligns with national safety and health recommendations. Proposal Details: 1. Scope: All certified and non-certified staff employed by public and charter schools in Missouri. 2. Certification: Staff must obtain CPR and BLS certification through nationally recognized organizations such as the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross. 3. Renewal: Certifications must be renewed every two years to maintain validity and up-to-date practices. 4. Implementation Timeline: All current staff must be certified within 12 months of the law’s enactment. New hires must provide proof of certification upon employment. 5.  Funding: The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) may allocate funding or identify state and federal grants to subsidize training costs, ensuring equitable implementation. Schools may also choose to fund CPR/BLS instructor certification for school nurses or designated health personnel, allowing them to train school staff in-house and reduce long-term certification expenses. 6. Exemptions: Medical exemptions may apply with appropriate documentation from a licensed healthcare provider. Expected Outcomes: - Enhanced emergency response capabilities within school environments. - Improved student safety and reduced risk of death from cardiac incidents on campus. - Increased community confidence in the preparedness of school personnel. Call to Action: This proposal respectfully urges Missouri lawmakers to prioritize student safety and health by introducing and supporting legislation that requires school staff to be CPR and BLS certified. We believe this is a practical, life-saving initiative that aligns with both public health interests and educational safety standards.

On Sept. 20th 2022, Antonio Robinson was pulled over and arrested for trafficking. His bond was set to 1 million dollars. The trafficking amount he was being charged with is the minimum amount for trafficking which is 4-14 grams. Union County bond amount for that amount is $100,000. In December Antonio received a bond reduction to $750,000. The requirements if he were to bond out was that he would also have to stay in union county and cabarrus county with a monitor on. He bonded out on Dec. 28th, 2022 and had the monitor put on that same night. On Jan. 11th, 2023 he was pulled over at the old BB&T bank in Monroe. He had a passenger in the vehicle with him. The officers claimed that they pulled him over due to the plastic cover over his license plate. When they got to the window, the officer said he smelled Marijuana. Antonio and the passenger were asked to step out of the vehicle. The passenger then gave another officer the marijuana they had. The officers put both persons in handcuffs and started to search the vehicle. They searched under the hood of the vehicle, in the tires, all through the inside and said they found a blue pill under the passenger seat by the battery that was consistent with what he was being previously charged with. The officers took both persons to jail and Antonio received charges of poss w/i/m/s/d sch 2 sub, marijuana charge and main/veh/dwel charge and was given a $10,000 bond. He bonded out the same night. The next day he received notification that the DA filed to have his first bond revoked. On Jan. 25th 2023, Antonio went to court for the motion to revoke his bond. Antonio's lawyer had all evidence that everything found in the vehicle did not belong to him. The judge still revoked his original bond and doubled it to 1.5 million and he went back to jail. On April 12, 2023 Antonio received a call stating that the lab work was back on the pill they found in the vehicle and it came back as no controlled substance and the charges were dismissed. His lawyer got him an add on for court on April 18, 2023 to get him released or his bond reduced. The lawyer fought for 30 minutes showing all evidence and the judge still denied the motion for release or reduction because the other person had marijuana and that marijuana is still illegal. I have had a meeting with the Union County Manager, requested meetings with the Attorney General, Tried to meet with the Governor, wrote into the NAACP of Union County who responded to me that no laws have been broken and no civil rights have been violated. I also sent a complaint form to the NC Judicial Standards Commission also with all supporting documents to get the decision reversed. With the second charges being dismissed, Antonio should be out on his original bond with the ankle monitor with the restrictions that were in place until a decision is made for the first charges. I watch the Union County Sheriff Office Facebook page and see that there are a lot of others of different color that are charged with the same charges with a higher poss. amount like 88g or 127g or death by distribution and their bonds are a lot lower. They are also repeat offenders. If you talk to any lawyer that has been present at all the court dates, they will also tell you that none of this makes any sense. I will start posting all the evidence showing the charges being dismissed and the lab work results. Also others that have higher charges and their bonds lower and that they are all of a different race than Antonio.

The issue of social work salaries is a major priority, reflecting a longstanding concern for professional social workers serving in Oklahoma. NASW members are urged to join this campaign to make equitable professional salaries a public issue in Oklahoma and beyond. Read the statement below and sign-on now. Together, we will push this issue forward with employers, boards of directors, government officials and policy makers, foundations, Tribes, and labor unions. What We Believe about the Value and Worth of Professional Social Workers Social workers deserve pay commensurate with their major contributions to social programs, based on their education, experience and the effectiveness of the profession. Given the intrinsic value of people’s lives and the value social workers bring to service delivery, social workers must be paid fair and appropriate salaries. Capturing over 100 years of accumulated practice wisdom, social workers receive the world’s best advanced professional education that prepares them to intervene in the most intractable social problems, using evidence based and culturally relevant knowledge and practice, theory, methods, and advocacy at all levels. Professional social workers serve people from every sector struggling with life’s greatest challenges. We help individuals, families, groups and communities identify and develop capacities, resources and opportunities in the face of such difficulties as illness, addictions, childhood abuse, poverty, underemployment, inadequate housing, death and bereavement, trauma, and sudden shifts in life’s circumstances. Our interventions range from direct clinical services, which assist people in navigating the myriad social systems that impinge on their lives, based on assessments that identify critical areas where change is likely to occur, to advocacy and social justice at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels. The results frequently prevent more acute need for services and can positively alter the course of people’s lives. Under many circumstances, this provides cost effective programs and services. The Impact of Inequitable Salaries Social workers report significant challenges in meeting the cost of living in Oklahoma (especially in rural areas), while facing one of the highest debt to salary ratios of any profession in public service, given the amount of loans required to obtain an education and costs of obtaining and retaining licensure. Social workers are generally one of the lowest paid professions providing services to the public, despite paying the same tuition for graduate education as higher paid professions. The repayment of student loans alone can be financially devastating. Social workers are frequently paid lower than comparable professions within the same institution, including professions that require less education. The impact of inequitable salaries includes the necessity of leaving one’s job for alternative opportunities both in and out of social work while many social workers have little choice but to persevere in economically difficult circumstances. Not surprisingly, many social workers report the necessity to work in more than one job. What is Required at Every Stage of a Social Workers’ Career Fair and appropriate salaries are required for social workers at every stage of their career, and this needs to be reflected at the entry level, in the provision of steps based on experience and the attainment of specialized knowledge and skill, and changes in the cost of living. Immediate and Long Term Implications On a larger policy level, we must also recognize that the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the need for social workers to greatly expand by as much as 24%, depending on the service area. This includes the need for more social workers to work with our aging population, the need for more bi-lingual, bi-cultural social workers, Native American social workers, and the increasing demand for professional social workers because of the federal healthcare issues and mental health parity. Without fair and equitable salaries, many current and future social work professionals will forgo careers in this field. The challenge is both immediate and long term. The Goals of the Campaign We recognize the economic underpinnings of social work salaries are often limited by the funding that employers receive for the provision of services. In addition, NASW is not a labor union and is not permitted by law to call a strike or a boycott. Nevertheless, we must not be silenced by these circumstances but should see this as a challenge to be addressed. The first step in this effort is to build a ground swell of support among social workers to assure that fair and equitable salaries is a priority for the social work profession through a sign-on campaign. Being united as a profession is key to the sustained effort required to bring about change. What we are calling for is that employers of social workers, along with those who are invo...

Civil Society Statement on Concern for the “New Citizens’ Movement” in China July 24, 2013 Taipei, Taiwan Since earlier this year, many activists involved in the “New Citizens’ Movement” in China have been successively persecuted by the Chinese government. In March and April, at least 15 anti-corruption activists, including Yuan Dong, Chang Baocheng, Ma Xingli, Ho Xin, Ding Jiaxi, Zhao Changqing, Sun Hanhui, Wang Yonghong, Li Wei, and Qi Yueying in Beijing, and Liu Ping, Wei Zhongping, Li Sihua, Li Xuemei, and Zou Guiqin in Jiangxi were arrested; Xu Zhiyong, founder of the Beijing-based nongovernmental organization Gongmeng, and three of his colleagues, Li Huanjun, Li Gang, and Song Ze, have been detained or forcibly disappearance since mid-July; dissident Chang Lin was detained in July after waging a nonviolent protest for his daughter’s rights to education. While all these people had been peacefully exercising their rights protected by international laws as well as Chinese domestic laws, the government prosecuted them for crimes including illegal assembly, provoking disorder, disturbing social order, disturbing order at public spaces, and even inciting subversion of state power. In the mean time, many other activists have been under illegal house arrest, such as Liu Xia, the wife of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo; Hu Jia, the Sakharov Prize winner; and Tsering Woeser, a renowned Tibetan writer, to name but a few. Furthermore, in the past months, many nongovernmental organizations have been harassed or clamped down. It appears that these are not only threats to the freedom and personal security of these individuals, but also demonstrates that Chinese civil society is facing a severe and systematic crackdown. Emerging out of the past decade of increasing rights activism, the Chinese “New Citizens’ Movement” is not a formally organized social movement, but rather an open collaborating platform for the pursuit of democracy, the rule of law, liberty, human rights, and civil society, based on a common identity of “citizens.” According to one of its initiators, Xu Zhiyong, its founding values are “freedom, righteousness, and love,” and it shall “proceed from individual citizen’s actions, and then, through solidarity and collaboration, promote a transition of political civilization towards a fair, righteous, free, and happy civil society in China.” As experiences in various part of the world have proved, a strong civil society is not only a key to redress social conflicts. It is also an important factor in peaceful social transformation as well as a necessary condition of democratic consolidation. The raising of civic awareness and rational political participation are healthy developments in Chinese civil society. However, the healthy social forces have faced relentlessly hostile treatment by the government. The situation appears quite bleak. As long as human rights remain unprotected, we believe that not only will the Chinese people suffer continuously, but the democracy and freedom in Hong Kong cannot be enhanced and the relations between China and Taiwan cannot develop healthily. Moreover, even regional peace and the global human rights regime will be threatened. The Constitution of the People’s Republic of China provides that citizens “enjoy freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly, of association, of procession and of demonstration” (Article 35), that “[t]he freedom of person of citizens… is inviolable… Unlawful deprivation or restriction of citizens’ freedom of person by detention or other means is prohibited; and unlawful search of the person of citizens is prohibited” (Article 37), that “[c]itizens… have the right to criticize and make suggestions to any state organ or functionary. Citizens have the right to make to relevant state organs complaints and charges against, or exposures of, violation of the law or dereliction of duty by any state organ or functionary” (Article 41). China has signed the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and ratified the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, and it is a state party to Convention Against Torture and many other human rights treaties. An article stipulating “[T]he state respects and protects human rights” has been written into the Constitution. Therefore, under both international and domestic laws, the Chinese government is obliged to protect basic rights and liberties. This is indisputable. As the new Chinese leadership is busy consolidating its authority, we urge the Chinese government to honor its own promise “to rule the country according to the laws” and “to protect human rights.” Specifically, it should respect civil rights and expand space for civil society activities and start political reforms, leading the country towards democracy and constitutionalism. Therefore, we call on the Chinese government to: 1. release immediately and unconditionally all those detained for peacefully exercis...

Switch caps. In order to strengthen Social Security and help balance the budget we should take the cap off of the income that is taxable under FICA and in order to deal with the deficit we should put a cap on payouts from the IRS. The FICA taxable wage limit of $133,700 should be removed completely. Doing so would allow social security to become solvent for the foreseeable future. The way the FICA is currently set up is much worse than a flat tax. With a flat tax (which is harder on the poor than on the rich), everyone pays the same rate. The way that FICA is currently set up a person earning $1,137, 000 a year pays only one tenth of the rate paid by someone earning $113,700. This is unfair. The opposite side of the coin is where the cap should be. When a company like GE makes over $14 billion, it should not get a tax benefit of over $3 billion (these numbers are from a New York Times report published on March 24,2011 and report on 2010 taxes – I also confirmed the report through other sources). Placing a cap onto IRS payouts would end the ridiculous pattern of the IRS giving out large sums of money to corporations that have large loopholes in the IRS tax code. (Do corporations face an alternative minimum tax as people do – since, supposedly, corporations are people, I think they should). Placing a cap on IRS payments could be done much faster than revising the tax code to close loopholes and closing loopholes is a process that could result in lobbyist working to open up other ones. If the IRS gave out substantially less money, the deficit could be dramatically reduced Para fortalecer la administración de Seguro Social (Social Security) y equilibrar el presupuesto, debemos de quitar el límite de la base imponible bajo el acta FICA (Federal Insurance Contributions Act – Acta de Contribuciones al Seguro Federal). Y para manejar el déficit debemos de poner un límite a los beneficios que paga el IRS (Internal Revenue Service - Servicio de Impuestos Internos). El límite de la base imponible bajo FICA, $133,700, se debería eliminar por completo. Así será solvente el Seguro Social para el futuro previsible. Actualmente, el sistema de FICA es peor que un impuesto fijo. Con un impuesto fijo (bajo el cual el pobre lleva mayor carga que los ricos) todos pagamos la misma tasa. Actualmente, FICA le cobra a una persona que gana $1,137,000 al año solo una décima parte de lo que le cobra a una persona ganando $113,700. Esto es una injusticia. El límite debería ser lo contrario. Cuando una compañía como GE (General Electric) gana más de $14 mil millones, no debería aprovechar de un beneficio de impuestos mayor que $3 mil millones (Estas cifras fueron publicadas en un artículo del periódico New York Times el 24 de marzo, 2.011, y en un informe sobre los impuestos del 2.010. También confirmé este informe por otras fuentes.) Poniendo un límite a los beneficios que paga el IRS acabaría con el vicio que tiene de pagar suma cantidades de dinero a las corporaciones que se benefician de lagunas fiscales en el código de impuestos del IRS. (¿Les toca a las corporaciones pagar un impuesto mínimo alternativo como a la gente ya que, supuestamente, las corporaciones se denominan como “personas”? Yo pienso que deberían.) Poner un límite a los beneficios que paga el IRS se puede hacer mucho más rápido que cambiar el código de impuestos para cerrar las lagunas fiscales, lo cual será un proceso que puede terminar en grupos de presión obrando para crear otras. Si el IRS pagara mucho menos dinero, el déficit se reduciría enormemente.

PETITION To H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General Regarding the decolonization of Kampuchea Krom territory, the Homeland and Motherland of the indigenous Khmer Krom peoples, the rightful and legitimate owners of the land in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, Chapter XI, Chapter XII, and Chapter XIII, in order to create a free and fair political environment allowing the indigenous Khmer Krom peoples to exercise their right to self-determination and independence pursuant to the international law. Recalling the French Republic’s Law No. 49-733 of 04 June 1949 transferring Kampuchea Krom territory or Cochin China to Vietnam in gross violation of the Charter of the United Nations, Chapter XI, Chapter XII, and Chapter XIII, of which France has been Member State since 24 October 1945, Recalling the United Nations General Assembly Declaration 1514(XV) of 14 December 1960 regarding the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, Recalling the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1541(XV) of 15 December 1960 regarding the options for the forms or models of self-determination such as Free association with an independent State, Integration with an independent State, and Independence, Recalling the United Nations General Assembly Declaration on the 2001-2010 Second International Decade and its Plan of Action for the Eradication of Colonialism in the twenty-first century, Recalling the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted and proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948, calling upon all United Nations Member Countries to publicize the text of the Declaration and to “cause it to be disseminated, displayed, read and expounded principally in schools, and other educational institutions, without distinction based on the political status of countries or territories”, and to promote respect for these rights and freedoms, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance, both among peoples of the United Nations Member States and among peoples of territories under their jurisdiction, Considering that the recognition of the inherent dignity and the inalienable rights of all members of the human family to which the Indigenous Khmer Krom Peoples of the Mekong Delta Region (southern Vietnam) belong is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, Considering that these inherent dignity, basic human rights, fundamental freedoms, and inalienable rights to which all Indigenous Khmer Krom Peoples are entitled, by virtue of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 10 December 1948, have been persistently violated by the government of Vietnam, Recalling H.E. Mr. Kong Korm, President of the 7th Commission of the Senate of the Kingdom of Cambodia’s letter dated 26 October 2007 to H.E. Mr. Christian PONCELET, President of the Senate of the French Republic, whose copy was sent to the United Nations, asking the French Senate, French National Assembly and French government to revise and resolve the problem of Kampuchea Krom territory, Recalling King Norodom Sihanouk’s public message of 8 June 2003 in strong support of the Khmer Kampuchea Krom Community’s resolution, reiterring the Parliament and French government to repeal French law no. 49-733 of 04 June 1949 illegally transferring her colony of Cochin China to emperor Bao-Dai of the associated State of Vietnam without consultation with and consent of the Khmer King and Khmer Krom peoples, the rightful and legitimate owners of Cochin China or Kampuchea Krom territory, Expressing high appreciation and profound respect and deepest gratitude for H.E. Asha-Rose Migiro, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations whose excellent remarks, “Pragmatic Steps Needed to Close Colonial Chapter in Human Affairs” at the 22 February 2007 opening session of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization in New York City, requesting the UN Special Committee on Decolonization, all UN bodies, all administering Powers and all international organizations and institutions to cooperate with each other to “bring about a speedy, successful and sustainable solution for the total eradication of colonialism.”, Expressing great appreciation and deepest respect and gratitude for H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General citing “Unfinished Business” and calling for renewed commitment to eradicate colonialism at the UN Special Committee on Decolonization on 27 February 2009 in New York City stating that “under the Charter, the administering Powers have a special obligation to bring the territories under their administration to an appropriate level of self-government”, hoping the administering Powers will work together with the Special Committee and the peoples in the territories to find the appropriate format and timing for the completion of decolonization in each territory.”, Considering H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General’s significant remarks...

In Washington, DC, government officials and lawmakers need to enforce and regulate illegal pop-up laws and regulations immediately when they occur. The DCRA should be made to issue violations immediately when it is found that a developer and property owner has violated the illegal pop-up codes and be forced to tear down, remove, and/or demolish the illegal pop-up.