“A number of freedoms are enumerated in the First Amendment. Freedom of religion, speech and the press, peaceable assembly, and to petition the government with a grievance. Freedom of religion means the government can’t dictate whether a religion is allowed to exist or not. A state-sanctioned religio…”
“Our brave responders who walked into the fire and destruction of the twin towers should be protected and supported if they contracted illnesses incurred from their jobs and their commitment to protect and save. This applies to all first responders who remained at Ground Zero to pick up the pieces lo…”
“ICE needs to stop the encroachment on undocumented kids. By attacking those who would help them survive here, it is depriving them and their protectors of due process and is acting on a highly unsubstantiated view put forth by Beauregard that DACA is unconstitutional. The arguments in favor of supp…”
“Please do NOT allow for loosening regulations on hunting wildlife! Leave the bears, the wolves, the buffalo alone! These proposed laws are not to keep wildlife populations balanced and thriving but to cater to those who cannot imagine themselves as part of a larger ecosystem but think of themselves …”
“No! It is a myth that we are safer with more guns. How do the kids feel with an armed officer in their midst? There are other ways to protect our schools. When guns are there, the more likely they will be used. What if some kid is having a meltdown? Is he or she the next victim of deadly force emplo…”
“To limit family members to immediate family is not only unrealistic but cuts right to the heart of how families are defined in cultures other than the white, Anglo-Saxon Protestant one that became the "norm" in the last century. This is biased and discriminatory policy that should be junked along wi…”
“All higher education is at risk without some way to offset the horrific debt the student incurs. The government is the only entity that is not in this for profit, which allows not only for universal funding but also treating these new professionals as an investment in our future as a nation. The pri…”