Due process and civil rights are being brashly violated by the crushing pressure from Congress to have the citizenship pay for a debt they had no foreknowledge about, while those responsible and gained personal profits from that debt are getting an ‘out-of-jail-free’ card. Only a thorough in-depth investigation by a federal Grand Jury can assure the American citizens living in Puerto Rico that the sacrifices being imposed by the governmental entities are fair and equitable.

Children who are thriving in the long-term care of guardians are being returned to biological parents after years of absence simply because the courts are required to consider the rights of the parents, even when it is clearly detrimental to the child. The right of the child to a loving, happy, healthy environment should supersede the rights of all others.

The Civil Beat Editorial Board laid out a strong case on April 23, 2018, for immediate action: "Hawaii House Needs To Beef Up Harassment Rules — Now" http://www.civilbeat.org/2018/04/hawaii-house-needs-to-beef-up-harassment-rules-now/

Listen to the people of Georgia! The LGBT community should be treated equally and this bill is discriminating and hateful. All these people want is to have the American dream... get married, buy a house, and have a family. Why should you be the one to deprive them of that??

It’s time to #OccupyStarbucks and demand change. At high noon each day, we will shine the light on racial discrimination, racial profiling, unconscious bias, and mass incarceration. Each day at noon local time, we will have meetups with multicultural, socioeconomically diverse groups of people at our local Starbucks (without making a purchase). We will demand change until Starbucks changes its policies. CALL TO ACTION 1. Find or host an #OccupyStarbucks huddle at a Starbucks in your local area. #BoycottStarbucks by not making a purchase. Choose to tip the Starbucks employees instead. 2. Follow March for Racial Justice (https://m.facebook.com/M4RJNow) for small actions you can take to dismantle white supremacy and tackle unconscious bias. 3. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/231021647633944 to find local events in your area. OUR DEMANDS 1. We demand that Starbucks immediately terminate employees at the 1801 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA location who were involved in the racial profiling incident. UPDATE: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/16/starbucks-manager-who-called-police-on-two-black-men-has-left-the-company-.html 2. We demand that Starbucks create a Racial Justice Campaign to address racial justice, mass incarceration, and unconscious bias in the cities that Starbucks serve. 3. We demand that Starbucks cover all legal fees for the targeted black victims and assist with erasing the victims’ arrest record related to the incident. We also demand that the victims be compensated for pain and suffering. 4. We demand that Starbucks corporate create and publish an annual report on their corporate diversity and inclusion statistics. We will demand that public spaces be safe for everyone. It’s time to serve up a venti order of racial justice.

I am starting this petition on behalf of my fellow University of Portland community members who were deeply disturbed by the events that took place at this years Wally Awards. The events that took place mean that we as a University have created an environment in which an individual felt comfortable delivering offensive messages that blatantly perpetuate a culture of objectifying women and disregarding sexual assault. Additionally, the lack of a timely and appropriate response by our administration is very concerning. This time should be used to bring this very prevalent issue into the forefront of our attention. It is time for a large scale open conversation about sexual assault and gender dynamics at this University and an equally large response on how our administration intends to act to prevent anything like this from happening again in the future.

Floridians who have served their prison sentence and completed the terms of their probation should not be forever barred from participating in our democracy again. This is not a partisan issue, but a matter of right and wrong. It is time we allow those who have done everything the court required of them to vote and participate in our democracy.

There are over 2.5 million grandparents raising their grandchildren due to substance abuse, death, mental health issues, or abuse/neglect. There are over 1 million children nationally who have their grandparents as their sole caregivers. Many of these children have physical and/or emotional needs due to the treatment they received before living with their grandparents. These grandparents save the government over $6 billion each year by supporting the children and keeping them out of foster care while over 21% of these grandparents live below the poverty line. These grandparents NEED resources and financial assistance to care for their grandchildren while dealing with age-related issues such as health, living on a fixed income, and raising at-risk grandchildren.

Because of the kidnaping of my oldest son lance ealy by U.S. Marshals under the order of Federal Judges Thomas Rose and Michael Barrett who are out to deprive the black, negro and colored race of due process of law for fighting for there constitutional rights in Ohio. Strauder vs W. Virginia, 100 U.S. 303(1880) people are being illegally sentenced by agents of the judicial branch of government where no charge had been established, the government is out of control and are imprisoning citizens for profit

Anyone who knows me knows that my furbaby Mabel is the love of my life and my reason for living. My mother has decided to be a horrible person and hold her hostage from me regardless of offering money, pleading, and begging for her to live with me. She knows full well that I have hand-raised Mabel since her first few weeks, feeding her, burping her, stimulating her bowel movements, and staying up all night with her and loving and cherishing her. My mother claims that I am not able to properly take care of her because "I don't have a real job or place to live," but I work in an animal clinic where I get free procedures and vaccines done and good pay, and I do have a place to live and I will soon be moving closer to work with my friends. The only reason my mother wants to keep her is out of spite and complete selfishness and disregard for her own daughter's mental health and happiness. By getting a good amount of signatures on this petition, I am hoping that my mother comes to her senses and simply surrenders Mabel to her real mother, me, or if she refuses, then I will have this petition as legal evidence for a lawyer, and maybe even a courtroom judge, that it is a widespread belief that Mabel is mine and belongs with me so we can both be safe, healthy and happy. Please show your support and sign, share, and boost my message. You have no idea how much I have missed her, my mother won't even send me pictures of her. What she is doing is cruel and unnecessary. She will never love Mabel as much as I do. Thank you for your time and support.

I am a citizen of North Carolina and I abhor the idea that my state is represented in the US Hall of Statuary by a white supremacist.

In the District of Columbia, you can hold a job at 16, drive a car, pay taxes, be tried as an adult in court, but cannot vote. The 26th Amendment reads: “The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.” This does not disenfranchise people under the age of 18 or prevent greater inclusion. Allowing 16-17-year-olds to vote in the district will give a voice to what is already a responsible and engaged portion of our community.