Reparations

I have been injured by being subjected to an abusive work environment which led to me being terminated in 2012 in retaliation for being awarded my job back in 2009. On November 9, 2011 Assemble Bill 364 was introduced by Representatives Roys, E. Coggs, Grigsby, Kessler, Pasch, Pocan, Steinbrink, C. Taylor, Toles, Turner and Zamarripa, cosponsored by Senators S. Coggs and C. Larson, Referred to Committee on Labor and Workforce Development. 2011 Assembly Bill 364 has not been amended to create 103.08 and 893.997 of the statutes relating to prohibiting abusive work environments and permitting a person who has been subject to such an environment to bring a civil action.

I've been discriminated against from employers and dealing with the struggles of knowing that my state really don't care about the LGBT community when it comes to job protections! We are people and we should be treated fairly across the board!

"Without protecting confidentiality," says Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, "investigative journalism required for accountability and democracy will wither and disappear.”

Because 65 million Americans with criminal records face unprecedented barriers to employment; because human potential is being squandered; because a 'get tough on crime' policy created a bogged-down criminal justice system; and because policies within the American legal system have denied far too many citizens their right to trial is why I'm starting this petition. And for the record- most countries don't hold misdemeanors against their citizens for life. Consider that, while you compete for jobs- against immigrants brought in to take the jobs that they won't give to you. Something to consider.

How can we as the proponents and defenders of democracy around the world accept such crass, anti-democratic behavior by one of our two national political parties? On the sale that this is being perpetrated, it is clearly a conspiracy against our country's basic principles.

Tired of hearing religious liberty used to justify discrimination? You'll love this. In North Carolina, it's actually a crime for a pastor to bless a same-sex relationship. So in a historic case, the United Church of Christ, together with a group of local pastors and couples, is seeking to overturn the state's marriage laws because they violate the church's religious freedom to celebrate same-sex weddings. This first-of-its-kind lawsuit could set a hugely important legal precedent. And the North Carolina attorney general can help by declining to defend against the lawsuit and telling the court he agrees that the state's marriage laws are unconstitutional. Attorney General Roy Cooper says he supports marriage equality, but his office is still planning to argue against the lawsuit in court -- ignoring the example of the Obama administration, which last year told the U.S. Supreme Court that the Defense of Marriage Act was unconstitutional and should be overturned. Presumably, Cooper is worried about his political future in a state with many conservative Christian voters. So let's show him that we're standing with the United Church of Christ and want churches to have the religious freedom to treat same-sex couples exactly the same as opposite-sex ones.

Our local potato fields are located in very rural areas. There is no reason to require fencing and 24 hour security guards with the threat of terrorism here in the U.P. Our local potato farmers have provided potatoes for many years. How heartbreaking that some are now shutting down their family businesses due to new federal regulations. Please sign to support your local potato farmer.

The signers of this petition believe that the Chinese Communist Party should act in accordance with their National Human Rights Action Plan for 2012–2015, whereby Chinese citizens are assured that they will enjoy rights to freedom of speech, freedom of information, freedom of religion, and a fair trial, and that the rights of ethnic minorities will be protected.

Voting is a right. For Natives living on reservations in Montana, however, voting might mean traveling 100 miles or more. There are no courthouses on Native reservations, or satellite voting stations. Traveling to distant white population centers to vote is difficult for some Natives – and impossible for others.

Brother Dean is a menace to University of Arizona campus. Hopefully this petition can reveal the student body opinion on the question on every ones mind. Should Brother Dean be allowed on the University of Arizona property? As a senior graduating from the U of A it saddens me to think that future generations of Wildcats may have to endure his messages of hate. He does not exercise the right to free speech he abuses it, spewing out messages of how women deserve rape, or gays deserve hell. Brother Dean does not bring any benefits to the school nor does he contribute to building of a positive environment for development and higher learning. He should be brought up on disciplinary charges for his blatant disregard for the University's own code of conduct. To site statute 21, " Engaging in discriminatory activities, including harassment and retaliation, as prohibited by applicable law or university policy. " He violates this rule every time he takes to the mall to speak. I know that I am fed up with his behavior and would like to see a campus free of Brother Dean. To be clear my message is not speaking to infringe upon his right to speech or freedom of religious practices. I am only saying that what he is doing has no place on a college campus.

Jim Coughlan, the Dutchess County controller and a candidate for state Senate, told the black MSNBC news anchor on Twitter, ‘Keep your stinking paws off my kid, you damned dirty ape.’ The tweet was in response to remarks Harris-Perry made about child-rearing. Coughlan said he had no idea that Harris-Perry is black and denied the comment had racist undertones. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/upstate-pol-stirs-race-furor-tweet-msnbc-anchor-article-1.1780967#ixzz30y7HBaBd