Dear President Obama, As a nation we face many critical challenges one, however, the aging of our population is not receiving adequate attention or resources. Before this challenge severely impacts our nation, create a new cabinet position and department - The Department of Longevity - to focus solutions, resources and attention on this essential topic. The future of this nation will depend on how we adress this challenge today.

The only way that Congress is going to do anything is for the voters to demand term limits. Today's incumbents care only about being re-elected and feeding at the public trough.

Gay marriage may be seen by most Democrats as an equal rights protection. But we equally need to protect religious believers whose conscientious objections might cause them to lose jobs when refusing to sell wedding products and services to same sex couples. Ministers who object to violating their consciences need to be legally free to abstain from performing same sex marriage rites. Any change to laws must protect the rights of religious faith at the same time they protect the rights of any other group.

BSL DOES NOT WORK!!! It is ineffective, expensive, and unenforceable. Breed-Specific Legislation What Is Breed-Specific Legislation? Breed-specific legislation (BSL) is the banning or restriction of specific breeds of dogs considered “dangerous” breeds, such as pit bull breeds, Rottweilers, and German shepherds. Many states, counties, and municipal governments are turning to legislation that targets specific breeds as an answer to dog attacks. BSL Does Not Work While supporters of BSL argue that the only way to be safe from dog bites is to eradicate “dangerous breeds” from the community, there is little evidence that supports BSL as an effective means of reducing dog bites and dog attacks. On the contrary, studies have shown that it is not the breeds themselves that are dangerous, but unfavorable situations that are creating dangerous dogs. Often, the very research that some cite as “support” for BSL actually argues for alternative, more effective means. Examples include: Breeds of Dogs Involved in Fatal Dog Attacks in the U.S. Between 1979 and 1998 Fatal Dog Attacks, 1989-1994 Dog-Bite-Related Fatalities - United States, 1995-1996 Enforcement of BSL Breed Identification According to the American Pet Products Association, out of 73 million pet dogs, 31 million are classified by their owners as “mutts”. While almost all BSL refers to “pit bulls,” many breeds of dogs have the facial and body characteristics of a “pit bull,” but are actually not pit bulls at all, including Labrador retrievers, bulldogs, Rhodesian Ridgebacks, mastiffs, and many others. Cost Enforcing breed-specific legislation can be burdensome and costly. BSL is enforced by animal control agencies on tight budgets, expanding their duties without necessarily expanding their budget. Additionally, many rural areas do not have funding to establish and effectively run an animal control division. Costs can include additional animal control staff to enforce the law, the kenneling of dogs awaiting breed determination and/or appeal, court time and costs, expert testimony, and veterinary care. As an example, one county in Maryland spent more than $560,000 maintaining pit bulls (not including payroll, cross-agency costs, and utilities), while fees generated only $35,000. As a result of such costs, many cities have considered repealing or have repealed breed-specific legislation. In the Maryland case, the task force found that while the county spends more than a quarter-million dollars each year to enforce the ban, “public safety has not improved as a result [of the ban].” Alternatives to BSL Legislation targeting specific breeds simply does not work because dog attacks result from multiple factors, not just a simple breakdown of breed culpability. Studies conducted by the Centers for Disease Control, the American Veterinary Medical Association, and The National Canine Research Council, as well as independent researchers, all agree that BSL is not productive. They do, however, identify four key points that could reduce the number of dog attacks: 1. Education Children are statistically the most at risk for dog bites. Unsupervised newborns were 370 times more likely than an adult to be killed by a dog. Eighty-two percent of dog bites treated in emergency rooms involved children under 15 years old. Adult supervision plays a key role in prevention. Children who understand how to act around dogs, how to play with dogs, when to leave dogs alone, and how to properly meet a dog are much less likely to be bitten. To address this need, American Humane has created American Humane KIDS: Kids Interacting with Dogs Safely™, a dog-bite prevention program specifically for children ages 4 to 7. By educating children at home and in school, we can drastically reduce the instances of dog bites. 2. Enforcement Communities can greatly reduce the number of dog bites by enacting stronger animal control laws and by providing better resources for enforcing existing laws. Examples include leash, animal-at-large laws, and licensing laws, as well as mandatory spay/neuter laws for shelters. Additional measures include increasing and enforcing penalties for violations, targeting chronically irresponsible owners, imposing serious penalties for bites that occur in the context of another infraction (particularly a violation of leash laws), and prohibiting chaining or tethering for excessive periods of time. Chaining and/or neglect results in anxious, lonely, bored, under-stimulated, untrained, unsocialized, isolated dogs that are much more likely to react aggressively because of their fear. However, enacting more laws and strengthening laws are not the only answers. Animal control facilities are already underfunded and understaffed, which makes enforcement of existing laws difficult. It is essential that legislators recognize the value of and need for animal control facilities and officers, and provide them with increased financial support and staffing to enforce these laws....

US Senators and Members of the House of Representatives should be prohibited from taking oaths of allegiance to any private organization or individual on matters of public policy that are in conflict with their oaths of office and the judicious consideration of the full array of public policy options to be considered in the process of governance of the American Republic.

Demand that the FDA insist on the of labeling genetically engineered foods. Next Tuesday is the FDA's "due date" to respond publicly to the petition calling for GMO labeling -- and every comment is a statement that Americans care about what's in their food. We are only 3500 short of our goal of million comments. We can and should be making history: This will set a new record!

In August, 2012, The Bureau of Land Management is auctioning off 20 lots in the towns of Paonia, Hotchkiss and Crawford, all rich organic agricultural areas with 50 organic farmers growing vegetables and fruit totally dependent on clean water which would be at risk. Halt the BLM from this auction on August 9th until all environmental risk factors are determined.

Rush Limbaugh has over-stepped his "freedom of speech" by by-passing civility, good taste, and human decency. Help us get rid of Rush on Rome, Ga. radio.

We the people of the State of Delaware believe more transparency is needed in state government, local government and those public organizations which receive state funding. Therefore, we petition the legislature and governor to enact laws which will require decision making meetings by these bodies to be open to the public and broadcast over the internet.

Abolish Nuclear arsenals! They do not provide security: they create international insecurity! They do not work as deterrants.