By its effect, the clear intent of the War on Drugs has been the suppression of Black voter rights - there are now ~20 million Black Americans that have been incarcerated & stripped of their Civil Rights generally for possession of 1 ounce or less of marijuana. The application of marijuana laws has been grossly discriminatory as comparable usage rates in the white population have produced quite low incarceration rates.

Just now, 95 percent of elections are won by the person who has the largest amount of money. The top 1% are now donating bucket loads of money to our politicians effectively silencing the 99%. Therefore campaign donations of money has become an ineffective tool for the 99% to affect policy decisions. Everyone agrees that the only way to have a fair election is by passing a robust constitutional amendment that states that corporations are not people and money is not speech. But some organizations like MoveOn, Common Cause and unions are reluctant to add all legal entities to this clause. Since Citizens United was a not-for-profit organization, it is crucial that we add all man made entities to this amendment. The opposition is united. It is time we all joined hands to make this happen. Please do not hang onto a myth that we will be able to influence politicians and policies by donating money to politicians. We have to realize that we cannot compete for money with the 1%. If you do have excess money, It is better to use that money to help the poor and give our kids scholarships and help each other. Let us stop wasting our hard earned money on politicians. So let's get together and get the movetoamend.org amendment stating corporations of all types are not persons. And speech is not money now before the elections. Do not be afraid. We have people power behind us. So once money becomes an ineffective tool, the 99% will once again have a voice in promoting good policies. It is time to unite.

I signed this petition so Muhtar Kent, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of The Coca-Cola Company and J. Alexander M. Douglas, Jr., President, Coca-Cola North America, will know that I support our First Amendment rights . . . just as their company should!

The Denver movie theater demanded that patrons disarm themselves. This rule did not prevent some crazed lunatic from bringing in several firearms and killing 12 people. All it did was disarm those lawful citizens with valid concealed weapons permits(CWP) who could have prevented this tragedy. If someone can serve in the military or serve in the police force to protect people then they should also be allowed to continue to protect people in everyday places such as movie theaters even when they are off duty. We need to lift any unnecessary restrictions off of the current CWP laws and institute a new classification of CWP that will allows certain people such as former law enforcement, military or the equivelant, to be allowed to carry their weapons into all establishments.

When you are being unfairly treated due to your race,age,genda,disability or religion.It is a this present day and time as a united States of America citizen that in the work force discrimination is clear and seen among certain employees.In some instantances discrimination is being made to look as if it is the right thing due to it has been exsiting for so many year but i ask for this not to be accepted in no shape,form or fashion.

I grew up in Alabama during the Civil Rights Era and saw, first hand, the effects of hatred and discrimination. Marriage equality is yet another basic human right. I want people to be able to legally marry the person they love. It's as simple as that.

Without regard to party affiliation, let's have all broadcast media agree to air the sentence "Please Vote - It Matters" once, and only once (or whatever is agreed upon) every hour or two. It's only 3 seconds of their air time. Surely it's worth it as a public service to all potential voters. Is anyone afraid of encouraging everybody to vote? Seems very American to me.

110K Japanese-Americans, 15K German-Americans and approx. 3K Italian-Americans were sent to interment camps during WWII. Currently only 16 states require the Japanese-American internment to be taught; ZERO states require that the interment of German and Italian Americans be taught.

Civil Rights : The president of Chick-fil-A restaurant has made his stance against gay and lesbian marriage and equal rights . We are trying to stop bullying in schools and colleges and a business like this is portraying hatred by speaking out against equal rights to the gay population . We don't need more hatred on College or school campuses .

There has been far too many DEADLY attacks on the GLBT people, and the guilty have just gotten away with a slap on the hands. NO MORE!!! I am not going to tolerate this anymore. I know way too many people that will join with the GLBT community everywhere. We must put a stop to this evil, and put the guilty in prisons for no less than 5 years

Brad Lang has started a petition to hinder and reverse the citizens right to sell and purchase fireworks. His claim is that tent sales of fireworks somehow causes violence and it is obvious that he is grasping at straws for an excuse to restrict others freedoms. Remember the Tunisian vegetable vendor that was similarly prohibited from earning an honest living and set himself on fire in protest thus, igniting the Arab Spring revolutions? The current law is just and needs to be protected agianst those who want to restrict others freedoms.

Idaho is one of only two states that does not provide protection for a woman's right to breastfeed her child anywhere she is able to be. Breastfeeding women are often discriminated against and harassed for trying to do the best thing for their children. We need to protect the rights of our mothers and babies and help support a strong breastfeeding relationship.