There are plans in place for Wal-Mart to be the anchor store in a new development in downtown Athens. The Armstrong-Dobbs tract is the most valuable piece of land in Athens-Clarke County. It abuts the Oconee River and is within walking distance of UGA and Athens' unique local businesses. We are not against development of the Armstrong-Dobbs tract. In fact, we celebrate development for the opportunities it might bring our community to grow. However, we are against the placement of a 100,000 sq. ft. Wal-Mart within the Armstrong-Dobbs development as an "anchor store." Please sign this petition to voice your support for an alternative vision of Athens' future. We protect our small businesses. We love our unique culture. We are People for a Better Athens. We will not sell or trade your email under any circumstance. Please like and share our Facebook Page to stay engaged! http://www.facebook.com/ABetterAthens

The Supreme Court may treat corporations like people who can spend whatever they want on elections, but the American people don't have to accept it, said Democratic senators who proposed a constitutional amendment Tuesday to retake control of campaign spending. The proposed amendment would grant Congress the power to regulate campaign contributions to federal candidates and expenditures concerning federal elections; the same powers would be granted to the states with respect to state elections. The amendment would essentially reverse the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United ruling, which found that corporations have the right to spend unlimited sums of money in federal elections.

Dear AG of Hawaii We need a more comprehensive investigation before the financial institutions at the heart of the crisis are granted broad releases from liability. The Times editorial describes why Eric Schneiderman, Beau Biden and Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General of California, have refused to join the 47 other attorneys general who have agreed to the settlement. The Times editorial stated, The proposed settlement reportedly would prevent the states from pursuing claims against banks relating to fraud or abuse in the origination of loans during the bubble. It would also prevent states from pursuing claims for foreclosure abuses, like improper denial of loan modifications. And it would prevent them from pursuing banks' misconduct in their dealings with the Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems database, or MERS, a land registry system implicated in bubble-era violations of tax, trust and property law. redress -- could be impeded or blocked by the other constraints. Once one avenue of inquiry is closed off, it can be difficult to ascertain what happened along other points in the mortgage chain. In effect, the legal waivers being contemplated would let the banks pay up to sweep wrongdoing under the rug.

BLM IS USING OUR TAXPAYER MONEY NOT TO MANAGE LAND BUT TO MASS MURDER UP TO A MILLION FREE MUSTANGS ACROSS THE USA., ENGAGING IN HORSE GENOCIDE AND STERILIZATIONS, HOLDING OF WILD HORSES IN HORSE CONCENTRATION CAMPS WHERE THEY SUFFER STARVATION, DEHYDRATION,NO MEDICAL CARE, OVERCROWDING, AND KEEPING ALL TAX FREE PROFITS FROM SALES AND EXPORTS OF HORSES TO MEXICO AND CANADA FOR SLAUGHTER, RATHER THAN COMPENSATING OR REFUNDING THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WITH THESE PROFITS. FURTHER, BLM HAS BEEN CONTINUALLY IN FEDERAL VIOLATION OF THE WILD HORSES AND BURROS PROTECTION ACT OF 1971 WHICH PROHIBITS THEIR HORSES' GATHERS AND REMOVALS OF HORSES FROM THEIR NATIVE AMERICAN PUBLIC LANDS AND PROHIBITS THE MURDER, STERILIZATION AND ABUSE OF THESE HORSES AND CAPTIVITY.

It's about garnering the support of mainstream America to empower the largest grassroots political revolution on the planet.

Corporate America is all about private property rights... except when it comes to your personal financial information. They lobbied Congress to effect the current "Opt-Out" system where they have free use of your personal information unless you go through their procedure to restrict its use. That's not right. That information is your property and they should get your permission to use it.

Make every Democratic congress member sign a pledge to get money out of politics and start working for the people. Like the no tax pledge by Grover Norquist. We the 99% will vote only for candidates who sign this pledge.

The Supreme Court has made clear in such decisions as Citizens United and Buckley v Valeo that the First Amendment to the Constitution prevents Congress from restricting the rights of individuals and organizations, including corporations, to finance political campaigns and issue advocacy. Therefore the only way to eliminate the influence of money on American politics is to pass a new amendment to the Constitution.

The worst decision the Supreme Court has ever made. Going against all prior decisions of controlling and accounting for the amount of campaign funds given, this court voted for unlimited, unaccountable amounts of money that Congress may accept. Two judges making this decision should have recused themselves because each was a guest at a Koch brothers function before making the decision.

Save our home from these frauds at the bank.

PNC continues to bully homeowners in trouble and makes it nearly impossible to allow a distressed homeowner to complete a short sale or to modify a mortgage.

The right to vote and choose our leaders is at the heart of what it means to be an American. If we don’t like the decisions our elected officials are making, we can simply vote them out. Politicians and the corporations who bankroll their campaigns are now trying to make it harder for working Mainers to vote, by taking away our time-honored right to register on Election Day. They know that if we have less of a voice, it will be easier for them to stay in power. That way they can continue to give tax breaks to the wealthy, and keep ignoring the needs of the other 99%. Join thousands of other Mainers who are promising to support same-day registration this Tuesday by signing this Yes on 1 pledge. Use the form above to add your name.