Bernie Sanders is on a roll among actual voters, with a blowout victory in New Hampshire (22 points!) and a virtual tie in Iowa. When Bernie is on the ballot - he can win. But in a close race, Superdelegates can snatch that victory away. The following superdelegates have preemptively pledged support to Hillary Clinton: Dan Halpern, Nikema Williams, David Worley, Leslie Small, David Scott, Sally Rosser, DuBose Porter, John Lewis, Hank Johnson. We want to send them a message that to uphold our democracy, their votes must follow the will of the people, and not the will of the elites. Only by pushing back against this possibility can we ensure that the candidate WE vote for becomes the nominee.

West Virginia has one of highest rates of institutionalizing and incarcerating children in the country. Thanks to your support, we stopped the opening of the Dazzy Vance Mountain Resort, a for-profit institution designed to confine children as young as four who suffer from mental health issues. Now we need your support to pass legislation to require West Virginia to invest in effect community-based alternatives to incarceration. Unfortunately, for too many of West Virginia’s children and families who need services, the juvenile justice system is the first stop rather than a last resort. Because community-based services are not available in most West Virginia's communities, courts and state agencies unnecessarily over-rely on the juvenile justice system. West Virginia should redirect money to community programs such as wraparound services, counseling and mentoring that have proven effective in helping children with mental health or behavioral issues. These programs can successfully serve three to four youth in the community for the cost of confining one youth in an institution.

While this Bill does not directly affect me, that matters none. Nor does it matter that this current legislation is not about Race, or perhaps your state. What's important is that no American, including Gay or Straight, should ever be denied a Right to Live and Love as he or she desires. Also remember, Slippery Slopes move from state to state, group to group. This is a time for healing, for growing as a Nation of Peoples, coming together as one. #Americans. We are a better People than how our "Representatives" have thus far demonstrated to the world. But, until you and I band together and move our country past all the nonsense coming from long-lost eras, we will not live free! Live now, in this moment. We will do it together. EarthMan Cometh @EarthMan_Cometh

At every election tensions increase and accusations of fraud abound. The possibility that at some point in the near future this mistrust will erupt into violence appears more likely than ever during this cycle. To alleviate this, and to ensure that our nation's government remains one that is of the people, by the people, and especially for the people, we need reassurance that every citizen has the opportunity to vote and that every vote is counted.

Customers often request to get tattoos on either their neck or face. They are turned away due to the current law, which restricts tattooing these body parts. Professional tattoo artists will normally turn people away for other reasons (like aesthetics or provocative imagery) that will have repercussions on the customer later in life. These decisions should be left to the individuals, not as a matter of legal prohibition. The sale of merchandise, any merchandise whatsoever, is also prohibited under the law. Many tattoo artists are also fine artists who produce works of art. The prohibition of sales of merchandise prevents an artist of great opportunities to sell their art. Additionally, the sale of miscellaneous merchandise will help strengthen the local economy and generate additional tax revenue for the state. The prohibition of these small details have a big, and negative, impact on the tattoo community and the culture of the public with whom we create art.

On January 11, my sister, Gynnya McMillen, was found dead in her room in a Kentucky juvenile detention center after being in custody for only a little over 24 hours. Since Gynnya’s death, the police are stating that they “didn’t expect that foul play was involved,” but it has recently been discovered that Gynnya was improperly monitored and immobilized when staff placed her in a martial-arts hold hours before she was found dead. There are so many suspicious factors surrounding the death of my sister. Governor Matt Bevin has fired KY Juvenile Justice Commissioner Bob Hayer and a staffer at the detention center, yet has failed to provide answers to how Gynnya died. Please sign this petition and join my family in demanding for Governor Bevin to release the Lincoln Village Regional Juvenile Detention Center surveillance video and provide answers about Gynnya’s death. - Greg, Gynnya's Brother

Recently the Des Moines Register published an op-ed saying, "Something smells in the Democratic Party." In the op-ed, the Register writes, “Too many accounts have arisen of inconsistent counts, untrained and overwhelmed volunteers, confused voters, cramped precinct locations, a lack of voter registration forms and other problems. Too many of us, including members of the Register editorial board who were observing caucuses, saw opportunities for error amid Monday night’s chaos.” The op-ed also states, “What happened Monday night at the Democratic caucuses was a debacle, period. Democracy, particularly at the local party level, can be slow, messy and obscure. But the refusal to undergo scrutiny or allow for an appeal reeks of autocracy." The Iowa Democratic Party must act quickly to assure the accuracy of the caucus results, beyond a shadow of a doubt. Please join with us and demand that Democracy is upheld in Iowa. The reputation of the Iowa caucuses depends on it.

Edit: On December 6, 2017 an announcement during an Inclusion and Diversity assembly that the school "reimagined" prom so that any student regardless of sexual orientation, religion, culture, etc. may attend prom with whomever they want. Thank you to the 2,765 people who backed this online and the many many more in the community. -Matt Barrett Dear all, It has come to the attention of the student body that same-sex couples are not being allowed to attend prom. The Saint John's mission statement speaks of "Respect and appreciation for individual differences," but not allowing every student to express themselves to their full extent contradicts this mission. In 2003, Massachusetts removed the ban on gay marriage. It is now 2016; gay marriage is legal nationally. Isn't it about time that we, the Saint John's Pioneers, took a step forward and set an example for our community and embraced Jesus' message to love one another? This is a violation of the civil rights of members of our community. Every student should be able to spend prom with someone that is important to them. This kind of discrimination needs to be stopped. Please sign and share if you support this petition!

Florida has had some peculiar issues in the ballot department before. Lets stop this now!

There is constant occurrences of Kim Cooper threatening our children. On January 29, 2016 my son was at Kim's neighbor's house to play with his friends just as he has since before Kim moved in. Kim tried to swing a belt at him and proceeded to approach him tell him to "get his bad a** out of the yard" or she was going to "whoop his a** and don't come the f**k back over to play", although he was not in her portion of her front yard. I approached her residence to calmly talk to her to figure out the issue and try to compromise or meet a solution. However, she started to raise her voice, insult me, threatened to have her daughters jump me and her grand daughters jump my daughter and she promised if my son came to play with his friend she would find an opportunity to take to physically hit him with her belt. My son is scared. That day he came in crying and shaking because he thought she was going to catch him and beat him with the belt. I asked my housing office for help and no solution, police told me to go to the magistrate and his answer was maybe I should just not let him play with his friend anymore. It is unfair that my child has to be scared when he is outside because she seems to have a low tolerance for children, even her grand daughters. She yells at them constantly and doesn't want them in the house until it is dark. These grand daughters, who I estimate to be about 7 and 11, have jumped on a 3 year old residence. They follow my daughter everyday telling her they are going to beat her up and the 11 year old has ran my 6 year old daughter over with her bike about two weeks ago. The grandma also attacked a 17 year old hitting him with blunt object to his head causing him to bleed out and go to the E.R. My kids are scared all our kids in Harold Goodman circle are terrified and bullied by Kim Cooper, her daughters and her grand daughters. We are asking for help, the answer for us should not be to confine our children inside our home because we have a resident who lacks basic respect of human beings in general. The police have been called out on numerous occasions because of this residence. We just want the peace for our kids restored. We are signing this petition in hopes of Kim Cooper being evicted so we can have a kid friendly neighborhood again. Thank your for the time and support.

It was released today (January 30, 2016) that the National Socialist Movement, one of the most prominent white supremacist groups in the nation, is planning to hold a "white rights" rally. As a city that boasts claims of diversity and culture, it is time to put the money where the mouth is. Invite your fellow Romans. http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/news/local/white-rights-group-planning-rally-in-april-rome-police-confirm/article_8d7a5be2-c715-11e5-a560-0ba65abad58d.html#.VqzgxNV1GPs.facebook

Recently, we have seen the backlash against the Academy Awards for an all white actor nomination slate. No Latino actor, no African American, Asian or Native American actor was nominated to any of the Oscar acting categories. If Latinos don't get cast in roles, they clearly can't receive any acting nominations/awards. Demand that Hollywood stop whitewashing Latino roles.