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.

“Ashley's Memory Project” In 2007, Ashley Sietsema gave her life for her country serving in Kuwait. Ashley was called to serve her country to protect freedom and democracy and gave selflessly. Now, in the wake of losing his daughter Ashley's father, Alberto, has been placed in deportation proceedings. No parent of our brave service men and women should be faced with the additional trauma and injustice of being torn apart from their families. Ashley's Memory Project also brings to light the over three thousand US veterans who have already been deported. They return from war damaged and suffering from many forms of mental illness and addiction. In these cases, many of these men and women receive drug charges and are then ineligible for citizenship and are consequently sent back to their country of origin, separated from their family. This is no way a government can justify this treatment of the very people who risk their lives to defend it.

Max Villatoro - Mennonite pastor, father of four, husband, community organizer - was unjustly deported in March of 2015. In January of 2016, Rep. Dave Loebsack (IA-2) introduced a bill in the House of Representatives to return Max to his family and community. Sign this petition to support the passage of the House bill and #BringBackMax. To see the bill, visit here: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4261/text

This petition is about child physical and sexual safety. The California Constitution states in part that all citizens have a right to seek and obtain safety. Yet children are treated as property, not as human beings and citizens. This is the most important social justice and human rights issue of our times.

The School Board of Muncie Community Schools has been meeting in private to discuss issues which breaks Open Door Laws. They will try to tell you they are having dinner. The law is clear that no more than 2 of them can be in a room together at a time without an executive session notice 48 hours before the meeting. The Muncie Community is in the dark about everything they are deciding. Their decisions affect the economy and future of the Muncie Community. This school board has put what is best for the students of Muncie Community Schools on the back burner.

It is painfully obvious that these state representatives have their own agenda and are refusing to follow the SCOTUS determination. Discrimination in any form will not be tolerated. Lets tell Tennessee law makers to get with it, stop their own agenda and move forward! Say NO to the Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act NOW!!

Because Hillary Clinton does not have a proven LGBT record that is good for the endorsement that she received. She voted for DOMA!