If we say we believe in equality for all then we must fight for equality for all, not betray our immigrant sisters.

We all must educate children at the youngest ages that private parts are private, 'no' means no, and there is only one code of honor for everyone.

We should go forward in courts and Congress with investigations into post-9/11 interrogations and the decisions leading to them.

Remember the Dreamers whose patriotism was praised when the Democratic House passed, and the Senate filibustered - the DREAM Act in 2010? Washington promised a path to citizenship, not just a roadblock to deportation.

If we say we believe in equality for all then we must fight for equality for all, not betray our immigrant sisters.

Being green and clean is not just an aspiration but an action.

Mitt Romney has won the 2012 presidential nomination by promising Republicans that he would end a so-called 'culture of dependency' on welfare - welfare defined as 'free stuff' and food stamps for poor folks, not tax breaks for Big Oil or tax shelters for Bain executives.