H.R. 347 was recently passed by both houses making it a federal offense to "disrupt" an event where a person covered by the secret service is in attendance. This disruption doesn't even have to be located on the actual property, the amendment extends the reach to "or within such proximity to." It extends the scope of situations where our rights to peaceful assembly are already restricted, "is or will be temporarily visiting." We want our freedom of speech! We want our right to peaceably assemble! Don't let our government take those rights away from us. Ask your president to veto H.R. 347. You can read the bill yourself here: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr347enr/pdf/BILLS-112hr347enr.pdf Here is the amendment: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr347rh/pdf/BILLS-112hr347rh.pdf And the amended amendment: http://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20120227/BILLS-112hr347-SUS.pdf

Stop the pending agreement between Virginia and The Department of Justice. Governor McDonnell has over reached in his move to virtually close all institutional facilities and to privatize the care of the most profoundly intellectually and physically disabled.

Independent voters of Colorado have been denied acess to primaries forever. With the growing # of independents in Colorado, thier voice should be heard in primaries.

The Georgia House of Representatives has proposed HB 981 which will allow license holders to carry concealed weapons into public schools, including universities, among other places. This petition is to support HB 981, and encourage the Georgia House to approve it ASAP. The bill is just an extension of current gun laws to allow anyone over the age of 21 that passes a background check to obtain a license to conceal arms, it does not grant the right to new people, it just extends current rights.

Please advocate for civil unions regardless of gender in Colorado in order to get closer to having the same rights and privileges as married couples.

My petition is about civil rights for all people, regardless of race, creed , color, age and religion. All of a sudden proof is to be provided, and is valid. When one registers to vote proof is provided along with the form, or with the person you are registering with. Why create a problem now. Its very important that citizens are voting. Why should they be discourage with this stupid tactic. Why, because the fear of Pres. Obama being President og these United States again.

On Saturday February 11th, Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina declared that, following discussions with Colombian President Santos, he will present a proposal for drug legalization in Central America at the April 14-15 Summit of the Americas. Guatemalan Vice-President Roxana Baldetti will begin a tour of Central America to discuss the proposal with regional leaders and garner support for it, starting with Panama, Costa Rica and Salvador on February 29th. Unsurprisingly, the move was greeted by a quick rebuke from the US government. President Molina’s initiative is unprecedented and marks the first time since the launching of the War on Drugs by Richard Nixon in 1971 that a foreign head of state actively challenges the US-led policies of drug prohibition and try to build a coalition against it. A former general of the Guatemalan army, President Molina has impeccable credentials to launch such a move: he was elected in November 2011 on a law-and-order platform, pledging to restore security to the country. Guatemala is on the major transit route from Colombia to the US and drug violence has exploded there over the past few years, turning this already impoverished and unstable country into one of the most dangerous countries in the world. We all need to show our support to President Molina and his potential Latin American allies. We also need to put pressure on the Obama administration to ensure that it doesn’t stall Molina’s proposal, and that it allows a truthful debate to take place at the April 14-15 Summit of the Americas and beyond.

The Nebraska legislature is set to debate a voter ID bill today. We know that the bill, LB 239, makes it harder for Nebraskans to vote while racking up costs to fix a problem we don't have. Our state senators need to know Nebraskans do not support costly bills that make it harder for us to vote. Counties estimate they could spend $200,000-$600,000 more per election just to implement voter ID. About 10% of Nebraskans do not have photo ID. We all know grandparents who no longer drive or folks who use public transportation that simply do not have a government-issued photo ID. LB 239, the voter ID bill, will be up for a debate today or tomorrow. We need to let state senators know before they vote on advancing the bill that Nebraskans will not accept our constitutional right to vote being taken away.

Eight states have passed to allow gay marriage, we need to be the ninth state to do so. Tulsa has one of the biggest Equality centers in the world, we would be able to suprise the nation by passing this. And we also need Equality for all.

Prevent Auto Corporate entities in Arizona without return policies, from manipulating and deceiving consumers in the new purchase of automobiles. Currently they are protected by ie hiding behind the fact that there is no state law of rescission/return of the auto protecting the consumer. This is a call to the legislature to enact the law for return of automobiles with legitimate reasons within a reasonable time period of 2-5 days. The lack of such a law allows duplicitous corporate profit at the expense of the consumer. Having a law of rescission, the right to return an automobile, will require a higher standard in AZ dealerships that are not currently bound to any ethical or legal standard. This law already exists in other states. It is time that Arizona step up, get proactive.

Much has been said about the Indiana legislature's recent passage of a so-called right to work law. This petition takes issue with the name of the legislation. It is malfeasant to extend that right exclusively to anti-union corporations but not, as all faith traditions require, to unemployed human beings. Please support this new citizens' right to work legislation.

Censorship is Big Business - It Should Not Be Stop the firewall, Act now.