I believe strongly that if every citizen voted we would truly be a democracy rather than a plutocracy.

Descendants of Mission Natives strongly oppose the canonization of Junipero Serra. Pope Francis recently apologized to Native peoples in South America for past inhumane treatment and colonization; yet our ancestors were suppressed, dominated and enslaved by Serra and considered collateral damage to the Church and State. The canonization will not celebrate Hispanics (since Serra and his Inquisition Conquistadors were foreign invaders), welcome Native Peoples back to the Catholic Church, or honor our ancestors. It will re-awaken the Inquisition Doctrine of Discovery; a very dark, and brutal time in the history of the Catholic Church and Civilization. The passage of time has not made the reality of dominations and genocide of Indigenous Californians go away, nor has it made the Mastermind of the brutal Mission system a Saint. We respectfully ask you to urge the Pope to vacate this plan and open meaningful dialogue with California Nations, in California, before his visit to Washington D.C.. We do not want an apology; rather, we need immediate action from the Vatican to rescind the Doctrine of Discovery and to recognize the inhumane treatment of our ancestors. This canonization is in direct conflict with the pope's position on protecting indigenous peoples in his encyclical on the environment. If Pope Francis is sincere in his intentions towards Native peoples, he will abandon the canonization of Junipero Serra now.

William is a 57 year old Disabled Veteran ON OXYGEN , ASSAULTED by Jacksonville Florida Police. March 15th 2014, Police arrived at Bills house on a "Well Person Check." Bill came out and told Police he was fine. Police wanted Bill to come with them. They had no warrant.... he said he was fine and refused to leave. THAT WAS HIS LEGAL RIGHT! Instead of leaving , Police held Bill hostage for 18 hours inside his home. They SHUT HIS POWER OFF , FLOODED HIS HOME WITH LIGHTS AND LOUD NOISES. 18 HOURS LATER THEY PUNCHED A HOLE IN BILL'S HOME AND THREW A PHONE IN.... THEN TEAR GAS! (Did I mention he was on OXYGEN?) Bill came out unable to breathe and dropped to all fours choking... Police ordered him to get up but he obviously could not. They surround him and shot him with rubber bullets. Bill falls sideways unable to move or breathe now.... and they follow up with tazing him . Bill spent 4 days in the HOSPITAL, and has been in jail over 300 days now, FOR DOING NOTHING! Bill's income has been cut. He has requested 3 times for indigent status.... 3 times the Judge has ignored it. His first trial was a DEADLOCK. His second trial was to start last Monday.... The Judge CANCELLED COURT AND RE SET THE DATE FOR MARCH! Many times they have offered to let Bill free if he would just plead guilty. BILL WILL NOT PLEAD GUILTY TO SOMETHING HE DID NOT DO! WHAT IS BILL BEING CHARGED WITH? ASSAULTING A POLICE OFFICER! WHERE AND WHEN DID THIS ASSAULT TAKE PLACE? AND, if they were there on a well person check,,,, why haven't they taken Bill to a psychiatrist? His doctor? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F-9Q_fwTXo We have a petition going .... please take the time to sign. Thank you.... Justice for William Desmond https://www.change.org/.../honorable-angela-corey-email... Honorable Angela Corey @: Email Angela Corey and ask her to Let William Desmond... CHANGE.ORG

Ted Jec - this petition creator is effected every day by corruption in New Port Richey, Florida's court where child support imposed unjustly by general magistrate Angela Hoogeveen and judge Patricia Ann Muscarella and judge Kimberly Campbell exceeds many times income and Crimes Against Humanity ( all marital assets - property, house and cars were legally taken away from the victim, taking away write to work by suspending driver license, ruining lives and livelihood of conducting business, prosecuting and intimidating for money that can not be earned, incarceration for half a year when new born baby was born and wife of Ted Jec had to stay alone for half a year in despair, stealing child support from bank accounts, trying to levy private properties by Florida Department of Revenue, refusal to issue passports or other licenses, constant intimidation and court hearings to incarcerate on behalf of the ex wife where children are abused and used in worst than prostitution style exploitation, child abuse - the children are not free to see the father since 2010 as they are used as extortion tools by the corruption in New Port Richey, Florida's court. See more details at http://www.tedjec.com/petition/

It's a proven fact, communities that value diversity and promote equality see an influx of business, outside funding, and enhancement to the overall quality of life for all of its citizens. These are your friends, neighbors, children, co-workers, family; who all need and deserve the ability to work towards achieving the american dream.

With skyrocketing rents and low vacancy rates, we all know how hard it is to find housing these days in California. Why then, does California allow landlords to discriminate against tenants with Section 8 vouchers? The tenants have the money to pay the rent, but it's common in advertisements for apartments to see "NO Section 8." California law does not expressly ban Section 8 discrimination, emboldening landlords to blatantly discriminate against low-income tenants . Sign our petition: California must ban section 8 discrimination.

I see no reason why this information should be kept from the public, especially given MLK's historical importance and the relevance of his work in relation to ongoing racial strife in the country and the world.

My husband is currently serving a life sentence in Mississippi Prison. Conjugal visits ended February 2014. Having personal time with our family will allow us to preserve our family bond.

This petition is about civil rights abuses upon developmentally disabled citizen applicants and recipients by California Regional Centers, and a biased director of the California Dept. of Developmental Disablitiy Services.

As architect for a minority non profit housing operation, I observed a Federal Court without jurisdiction to hear a case hold conduct it for more then six years at great cost to HUD where the City that sued its own housing agency and the agency were both found to have "dirty hands" in an joint City-HUD audit; where the case named the a defendant wrongly which should have in any court caused the case to be immediately dismissed; where the defendant was not permitted to have an attorney; where no trial was held; where the $25 to $27 million of HUD funds (at least) that went missing or misappropriated was waived because the DOJ attorney said "now we don't have to investigate", then was shortly after appointed to the same Federal Court; and where a sanction was issued and I am threatened with jail by the Federal judge whose wife, also a Judge, laid the sanctions against me for exercising my due process rights by raising these matters. This Case is docketed at the US Supreme Court but unless there is wide public support the case will NEVER get read....As pro se, in forma pauperis no attorney asked will represent these issues. The Supreme Court understandably picks cases where they know the legal representative knows what he or she is doing, whether or not the issues have merit. This case explains the unseen background as to why a Ferguson, Missouri can happen.

While a host of governors and state attorneys general have paired up to try and undo President Obama’s new immigration program that will grant temporary legal status to millions of hard-working immigrants, North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper has been an exception. So far he’s refused to join in on this anti-immigrant lawsuit, saying “I am concerned that a partisan lawsuit adds to the divisiveness that has prevented meaningful immigration reform in the first place." This new immigration program is a win for the state and North Carolina’s families. It would protect thousands of North Carolina's immigrants from deportation, and pump millions in new revenue into state’s economy. But the state’s governor, Pat McCrory, has a long history of going after immigrants. He’s part of the lawsuit to stop the President’s plan, and now he’s even publicly scolded Attorney General Cooper (a Democrat) for refusing to join in on the attack on North Carolina’s immigrants. This is partisan politics, plain and simple. Attorney General Cooper is on the right side of history here and he should stay strong against pressure from the McCrory Administration to give in. Immigrants are a part of North Carolina’s fabric and economy, and they deserve a way to become documented residents, not shunned and set up for deportation.

To gain the support of U.S. Solicitor General and have U.S. Supreme Court hear case 14-7455: Three white Columbia, Missouri, police officers yelled "Don't move!", "Hands up!" and "It's not worth it!", interrupting the music on a sunny October day as Josh Williams and Phillip Porter were sitting in a city park, preparing to lawfully have a beer. Phillip noticed that the police guns were pointed at their heads just before the police commands were made to these two black men sitting in a car and listening to music, and they slowly raised his hands in surrender. The shouting initially caused Josh to reach for the radio to turn the volume down, until he realized that his imminent execution was possible. The police then forcibly removed the pair, searched and handcuffed them, and after Josh admitted he lawfully had a gun in the glove compartment, he was also told he was "under arrest." The vehicle was completely searched and their beer destroyed. After an hour Josh's gun was returned, and they were released. The lower federal 8th Circuit Courts said not an arrest and no violation of Josh & Phillip's rights, ignoring on-point Supreme Court precedent. See my Huffington Post Blog for more info. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-wyse/how-americas-legal-system_b_6269376.html