Wa. state does not have Grandparents Rights currently. Grandparents should have rights to visitation of their grandchildren in general unless they have records of abuse or neglect themselves. Grandparents should be able to support their vulnerable grandchildren especially in cases when CPS has removed the kids from their parents. CPS says the children have rights to see their family and friends but they don't honor it if the parent doesn't approve visitation. They should place the kids with family and allow all family members interested in helping them be there to support them. The children's civil rights need to be first and foremost in CPS placement and visitiation of children. Restore Grandparents rights to nurture our children nationally and statewide wide. Precious little money is being wasted paying for foster care when families are blocked by Child Protective Services. They also pay for unnecessary childcare when family can help.

In the state of Missouri, gays and lesbians are not allowed the right to enter into a civil union. This affects issues such as family healthcare, parental rights, and end of life concerns. It is 2012. Our society needs to move forward and allow these couples the same rights as everyone else. More and more gays and lesbians are coming out, raising families, and integrating into our social structure. It is time to put an end to bigotry. At one point in history it was illegal for interracial couples to marry. This is no different. Put an end to it. Vote to legalize gay civil unions. Give them the same civil rights. They are a part of our culture.

The Arkansas Medical Board is attacking Doctors for Doing There Job and Treating People with Pain. The doctors are emergency suspended if they refuse to abandoned treatment of chronic pain patients. The patients are left with no medical care in life threatening situations by the medical board actions and no options to continue treatment with the few doctors left having long waiting lists and no medical records or referral after their longtime general practice doctor has been attacked and shut down. Chronic Pain is a disease and the Rights of these Patients need to be Protected as the rights of every citizens to be treated for pain as determined by medical doctors not the DEA and government entities. The government needs to acknowledge the epidemic that has been created by the war on doctors and enact emergency protection for the patients and doctors until an independent review can be conducted and a system to protect patients with chronic pain from being denied life saving treatment. If medical records support the need for narcotic pain medication, doctors should be not only allowed but required to provide it without fear of prosecution.

Our constitution is the foundation of our freedoms. The president of the United States vows to protect and adhere to the tenets therein. The moment he strays from this, he chooses to delegitimize his office. This Petition is to ensure military members are made aware that their Commander-in-Chief has become a domestic enemy of our constitution and has used the authority prescribed him to usurp its authority and destroy the very foundation of our freedom.

Three former U.S. Presidents have denied children their basic human rights, and Obama will too unless we demand action. The CRC, The Convention on The Rights of the Child, is an international treaty that has been ratified by every country on Earth except the U.S. and Somalia. The CRC can change childrenʼs lives by finally giving our children their basic human rights. These two children are paying for this: Cristian Fernandez is a 12-year-old boy who faces life in prison. http://www.change.org/petitions/reverse-decision-to-try-12-yo-cristian-fernandez-as-an-adult This 6 year old Texan boy was hospitalized after a school paddling. http://weatherforddemocrat.com/local/x980632247/School-parent-OK-with-paddling Thousands of children in America suffer in similar ways! But Obama has the power to stop this by ratifying the CRC! What does the CRC guarantee American children? •The right to play. •The right to be safe. •The right to practice the religion of their choice. •The right to an education without physical punishment. •The right to be tried as a child, and not sentenced to life in prison without parole. In 1995, President Clinton signed the CRC, but he didnʼt send it to the Senate. It is time for our President to take real action. Obama says heʼs committed to improving the lives of our children. He says he values their well-being. He says itʼs an embarrassment that the U.S hasn't ratified the CRC. Enough talk, Mr. President. It’s time for action! Over 200 non-profits support the CRC, yet a small group of people are afraid of children having rights. They think parents should have 'fundamental rightsʼ over their children, to include the fundamental right to be criminally negligent parents. Here are a few of the crimes that will start to disappear: -Child beatings occur in schools in 19 states more than 200,000 times a year. -Approximately 6 million cases of child abuse go unreported annually. -At least 200,000 children are sexually trafficked across the U.S. annually. . The U.S. is the only country on earth to imprison children for life without parole. -America is the worst offender of child abuse in the Industrialized World. It is time to end the hypocrisy, and give children their rights. It is time for our President to do the right thing. Please also sign our petition on change.org: http://www.change.org/petitions/president-obama-end-mistreatment-of-american-children-ratify-the-crc For more information about... The CRC: unicef.org/crc http://www.childrightscampaign.org/ Corporal Punishment: stophitting.com unlimitedjustice.com Imprisoning children for life: www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/issues/children-s-rights/juvenile-life-without-parole Child Abuse: www.rainbirdfoundation.org Take a Stand for the End of child abuse: rainbirdfoundation.org/takeastand Child trafficking: http://www.notforsalecampaign.org/

Dear Virginia Voter or Friend of Virginia Voter, We're calling on Governor McDonnell to veto these bills today and protect democracy for all Virginians. Veto SB 1 and HB 63, and end the attack on democracy in Virginia. Government should go out of its way to make sure that all Virginians can vote. Democracy is for everybody. Will you sign the petition? Click here to add your name, and then pass it along to your friends.

This is not to suppress the voting which is a Constitutional Right in this country. Voter ID is no protection against voter fraud.

Unnecessary voting identification requirements threaten us all.

RACISM AND IGNORANCE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED

Voter fraud is practically non-existent, and the NH legislature should stop wasting so much time on bills restricting peoples' rights. The requirement of any I.D. document that costs the citizen money is equal to imposing a poll tax, which was prohiited in 1964, by the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

This petition is about the injustice and inequality that the gay community is facing in the state of Florida. Although discrimination against gays exists in other parts of our country, it is slowly declining with the recent legislation allowing gays to marry in several states such as New York, Washington, and Maryland. Ending this ban will end the use of personal religious beliefs in politics.

It is one thing to make encroaching on White House grounds a misdemeanor, which is understandable. But to make a peaceful protest/demonstration/picket line when the Secret Service is present a FELONY? Did any of the 388 members of the House who voted Yea on this bill even read the First Amendment? In the wake of the atrocities committed against various Occupy groups, and this bill on the verge of signing near the start of the "99% Spring" week, this sets a dangerous precedent.