Boycott Online Slavery Video Game that aims to reintroduce slavery. Anno1777.com is an online game that uses images of African Slavery to advertise their product. Players can also capture and trade slaves for real money. That is a dangerous thought because in real life slavery innocent people are beaten or killed if they refuse to work for little or no pay. Boycott and sign the Petition for removal of anno1777.com. The boycott address is https://www.facebook.com/events/505224176200464/. A second petition address is: http://itsyourad.com/s/?uri=2013514B2044C4456. Governmental Agencies: We requested that you block the domain http://www.anno1777.com from your country. Spread the word by forwarding this message to 10 of your friends. Supporting this boycott and petition puts you one step closer to ensuring that you or some one you know does not fall victim to human trafficking. Your support is appreciated, Sulaiman The WordSmith

Petition in support of LD 236 "An Act To Protect the Privacy of Citizens from Domestic Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Use"

It's a slap in the face. As people across the country demand reform, some members of Congress are actually trying to make our computer laws even more harsh. Many people will have heard of our friend and colleague Aaron Swartz, who tragically killed himself at the age of 26 while facing prosecution under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) - an outdated law that heavily criminalizes victimless online activities like violating a website's terms of service--that long fine print you "agree to" but never read. Aaron's supposed crime? Downloading too many academic articles from a site to which he had legitimate access. But law enforcement threatened to put him in prison for decades -- because that's how over the top the CFAA is. But instead of fixing the CFAA, some members of the House Judiciary Committee are now pushing a bill that will expand the CFAA, and create even harsher penalties. This new law would heighten penalties by creating the possibility of up to 30 years in prison for certain broadly-defined offenses. It would make it easy to be considered a conspirator -- meaning you wouldn't have to actually commit a crime to be punished the same as if you had committed one! The whole Internet is calling for Congress to fix the CFAA because it stifles innovation and can even imprison activists and innovators like Aaron. (And could easily have been used against Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, and countless others.) This is an awful affront to the cries for justice in the wake of Aaron's passing. Please help us beat this thing down!

Joe Manchin, with his history of walking the fence of partisanship is still yet to make a statement in regards to marriage equality. It's time to be on the right side of history.

Don't let Louisiana be the last state to join the marriage equality revolution, have Senator Mary Landrieu take a stand.

Only a handful of Democratic U. S. Senators do not support marriage equality for same-sex couples. Unfortunately, Florida's Bill Nelson is one of that tiny minority. Please send Sen. Nelson a clear and simple message--It's time to support marriage equality.

All Americans are equal under the law. However in the matter of marriage, some people are denied this civil right based on who they are. A majority of Americans support ending this discrimination, and are speaking out in favor of marriage equality. Support for marriage equality is growing rapidly.

Since I do not have physical custody of my son, I have no rights and the mother will not let me see him. No father should have to deal with this and this petition could help fathers get equal rights after birth and proof of DNA. Lets help fathers who care!

A friend of mine, an ordained minister, went to register with the State of Virginia so she could perform marriages. She was told that Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli had sent out a directive stating that only religions he approved of would be allowed to perform marriages in Virginia. No one should be able to tell people what religion they can follow - Not in the United States.

The Arkansas legislature should enact a law to effectively nullify and exclude Arkansans from the NDAA of 2012 from provision 1031 wherein american citizens can be indefinitely detained.

It's been tough telling my sons why their dad can't vote I made some mistakes when I was younger that have stripped me of my right to vote. You see, I was arrested for a fight when I was 16 and convicted of a felony drug possession when I was 29. I'm now 40 years old and I haven't been able to vote for most of my life. I'm also a single dad who is trying to set a good example for my boys. I'd really like to have a chance to show the that I care about the world around me and that I can do something to make it a better place. Governor Bob McDonnell said in his annual State of the Commonwealth that he believes in second chances and that he supports automatically restoring voting rights to people with felony convictions who have done their time and paid their fines. But the House of Delegates killed a bill that would have made that a reality. Now I'm asking Gov. McDonnell to sign an executive order that would allow people like me to get a second chance and be a part of our democracy. --Darrell Gooden

You might not believe it, but in Michigan, you can be fired for being gay. Republican politicians like Jase Bolger and Bill Schuette aren’t interested in changing this - in fact, since taking power they’ve launched numerous attacks on the rights of anyone who looks, acts, or loves differently than they do. Write your lawmakers today to tell them you believe it’s wrong that Michiganders can be fired for being gay, and that you support amending the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to protect people from discrimination based on sexual orientation.