The nation is moving in this direction already. First smoking was banned on airplanes; then in the workspace; later, extended to restaurants and even bars. New York City banned smoking in stadia and taxis and extended the law to include all public parks and beaches last year. Most jurisdictions have banned smoking in cars when there are children present. However, entering a public building or even walking down the street is still like running the gauntlet and hazardous to one's health. While smokers should be able to retain some rights, their rights should terminate at non-smokers' noses. If you can smell it, you're being exposed to carcinogens, which is simply not only hazardous, but unfair. Smoking causes 440,000 deaths in America annually and adds to the burden on the health care system and tax payers along with lost productivity in the workplace. I urge reasonable people to support the notion of further restricting smoking in all public spaces where others may be exposed.

The sun should be able to shine brighter than the money in our wallets

Over 1 billion dollars will be spent during this presidential campaign. Isn't the public entitled to to truth rather than fiction?

Stop the arrests of peaceful protesters in NYC! We support those who are occupying Wall Street.

Cut, Cap and Balance Congress and Executive Branch's salaries and perks, as well as health care benefits to those of the American People. If they experience the same cut backs we do, maybe it will be FAIR.

The United States was built on the ideas of freedom, yet today, nine million American citizens are still having their rights stolen from them. Is it not true that the separation of church and state is essential in our politics? But still there is religious views mudding the judgements of our political leaders. There are only nine states that issue same sex marriage liscense: Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont and Washington. There are thirty states, including california, that ban same-sex marriage in their state constitutions. Ten states bar them under state law. And some states, like New Mexico, is silent on the issue. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled in November 2003 that it was unconstitutional to bar same-sex couples from marrying in the state. So why have more states not followed. There is no reason, besides from religious ones, to bar the marriage of same-sex individuals. The separation of church and state isn defined as the distance in the relationship between organized religion and the nation state. This essential concept for our county dates back to Jefferson and the Bill of Rights. Who's right is it to deny one of the most important documents in our country's history. The time is now to step up and forget about our religious insecurities, for god said all men are equal.

If Superdelegates are allowed to vote for a candidate that they want and not who the American people voted for, than what is the point of voting if the system is rigged? Please abolish the Superdelegate process and let the American people choose who they want the Democratic nominee to be.

You can submit written comments, and they will also be accepted on the draft plan until November 13, 2018.

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and President Obama :Authorize the implementation of this Federal Student Loan reduction program that has the borrower paying 25% of their loan in 3-years.The program will payoff the balance of the loan at the end of the 36 monthly payments made by the borrower. Instead of the current 10-25 years for loan pay off, the student loan gets paid off in 3 years allowing for quicker replenishing of the student loan fund.

Rescind your anti-science draft Lobo recovery plan and construct a plan that will lead to real recovery for these wolves that are in immediate risk of extinction.