To prevent the possibility of our unilaterally starting another war.

The recent actions of the Syrian government against its own people shock the conscience. But our own banks are making the problem even worse by doing business with Russian state financial institutions that do business with Bashar al-Assad. If the largest banks in the United States had to cut off their relationships with those financial institutions, that would be a powerful incentive for those organizations to in turn cut off Assad and stop enabling mass murder. Our banks aren't going to do this on their own. But there is one person who can, by executive order, stop US banks from dealing with those who take Assad's money: President Barack Obama. There's not much we can do to stop civil war in Syria, but by making our voices heard, we can stop our country's banks from making it even worse. Tell Obama to issue an executive order to US banks to stop dealing with the financial institutions that back the Assad regime. http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2013/08/29/in-syria-try-banks-before-bombs/

In a letter to Congress several weeks ago Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey's words speak for themselves. "We can destroy the Syrian air force," he said. "The loss of Assad's air force would negate his ability to attack opposition forces from the air, but it would also escalate and potentially further commit the United States to the conflict. Stated another way, it would not be militarily decisive, but it would commit us decisively to the conflict…" Stand with the veterans and military family members who oppose Syrian intervention and we'll share your thoughts with leaders in Congress before they vote. VoteVets.org is the largest progressive organization of veterans in America.

In the race to fill Senator Ed Markey's old Congressional District, Carl Sciortino is the only candidate who said he would vote against authorizing the use of force in Syria. We need to intervene through forceful diplomacy, rather than unilateral military action. Join him in telling Congress to VOTE NO on this important resolution. For Carl Sciortino's position statement on unilateral military intervention in Syria, click here: http://carlforcongress.com/my-thoughts-on-syria/

My petition is to not fight in Syria , as a tax payer and a citizen I have come to say enough is enough. There are other ways to make justice but not killing anymore people.

Blowing things up in Syria will help no one and have negative effects on our relations with China and Russia. It would be illegal aggression under the UN Charter, and breaking UN rules because we are against others breaking other UN rules makes little sense. Giving the Syrian people gas masks will actually help them, it is legal, and it will not make any other nations mad at us.

Fast track would allow the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership to leapfrog customary legislative protocol and be put to a rapid “up or down” vote without a public hearing, floor debate, or amendments. Transnational corporations have taken advantage of similar fast track negotiations In the past and the resulting agreements have hollowed out our economy, undermined our national sovereignty, and created a race to the bottom for the world’s workers. A fast-tracked Trans-Pacific Partnership is a recipe for more of the same. As a working professional near retirement age, I’ve personally witnessed America’s economic and civic decline in this era of so-called “free trade.” I’m worried what the future will hold for the next generation. We cannot give up democratic control of our own destiny - Congress must represent us and hold these powerful corporate interests accountable in all upcoming trade talks.

We have already delayed an attack on Syria, and forced the President to ask Congress for authorization. The next step in preventing war is to get Congress to deny permission for war. Add your name to this petition, and Rep. Alan Grayson will deliver it to your Member of Congress. Your voice matters.

Violence rarely solves anything, it just perpetuates the current culture of violence. The world deserves better from us.

The U.S. needs to seek international peace-keeping means through the United Nations to bring about a cease-fire among Syria's warring factions. Bombing Syria is not going to bring about peace, but may in fact lead to a wider war in the Middle East. The use of chemical weapons is a crime against humanity; but bombing Syria to show that the use of chemical weapons is wrong compounds the killing of people and will lead to more violence, bloodshed and death.

To present an alternative to military action in Syria by referring the case to the International Court of Justice to try Assad as a war crininal for crimes against humanity.

Everyone could be affected by the potential for death and destruction the current crisis in the Middle East portends. The US has an opportunity to respond to an outrageous act by a crazed despot in a way that does not continue the madness, the killing of one another.