Lives are at stake. The closure of San Leandro hospital will have a drastic effect on wait times in nearby hospital emergency rooms, longer distances to travel for acute heart attacks and strokes. 400+ people will lose their jobs, and doctors will relocate their offices elsewhere. Sutter Health maintains they are losing money at this hospital, at the same time moving more profitable procedures to nearby Eden Medical Center- which they own. California State records show that Eden Hospital earned in excess of $30 million a year. St. Rose Hospital, in nearby Hayward CA has offered to take over San Leandro Hospital, and has provided financial statements to corroborate this.

The recent US Supreme Court decision to allow unlimited corporate donations to political causes is at odds with one person one vote as a basis for our democracy because advertisements affect voter choices.

Warren Buffett, in a recent interview with CNBC, offers one of the best quotes about the debt ceiling: "I could end the deficit in 5 minutes," he told CNBC. "You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for re-election."

It's to eliminate the "a coporation is a person" that the Supreme Court passed. Even in the Gettysburg address, the last line says, "... of the people, for the people, by the people..." It does not refer to corporations.

Ask for accountability! Was our economy in the hands of corrupt individuals shielded by corporations, political motivation, organized gain and greed - acting in bad faith? Title 18 was created by the Federal Government to pursue such matters, yet no one has even suggested applying this to those who gambled, extorted monies from not just U.S. citizens, it's global!

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.