By stopping gerrymandering practices, we build a path towards a more equitable and inclusive future for the generations to come. It's time to demand transparency in the redistricting process and ensure that it reflects the real demographics and interests of Georgia communities, not partisan gerrymandering.

In August 2024, Phoenix Police Officers Benjamin Harris and Kyle Sue aggressively confronted Tyron McAlpin based on unverified allegations from a bystander. Within seconds of the encounter, body camera footage showed the officers repeatedly punching Mr. McAlpin and shocking him with a taser multiple times. Mr. McAlpin, who is deaf and lives with cerebral palsy, could not hear their commands and posed absolutely no threat. Following the violent arrest, the officers filed reports claiming Mr. McAlpin took a "fighting stance" and assaulted them. Because of these lies, Mr. McAlpin was wrongfully incarcerated for over a month before the Maricopa County Attorney's Office finally reviewed the evidence and dropped all charges. While the Police Department initially issued a minor 24-hour suspension to the officers, the Phoenix Civil Service Board voted behind closed doors to completely overturn Officer Harris's suspension and reduce Officer Sue's discipline to a mere written reprimand. Erasing what was already a minimal "slap on the wrist" is a profound insult to the disabled community and completely destroys public trust. A system that forces an innocent man to spend over a month in jail while letting the officers who beat him escape a single day of lost pay is fundamentally broken.

This issue is not about being against law enforcement or being against public safety. It is about deciding how much surveillance we are willing to accept in our community and ensuring that powerful technology is subject to transparency and public oversight. Flock Safety cameras are automated license plate readers. They photograph passing vehicles and record information associated with those vehicle sightings. That means the system doesn't only collect information about suspected criminals—it collects information about ordinary people going to work, taking their children to school, visiting friends, attending church, going to the doctor, or simply driving through town. That information can become searchable by law enforcement, and Flock operates a large network through which agencies can share access to vehicle data. Logan County residents deserve to know exactly who can access information collected here and what safeguards prevent that information from being misused. ~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~ August 12, 2026 The IJ Database of ALPR Abuse The Institute for Justice has cataloged more than 100 incidents of ALPR abuse, including romantic stalking, wrongful stops and detentions, non-law enforcement use, and other types of misconduct. Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) were sold to American communities as a targeted tool for catching car thieves and finding missing people. What they actually purchased has grown into something far broader and more frightening: an AI-powered network of cameras that photograph and log the movement of every driver who passes, whether or not they are suspected of any crime.   Companies like Flock Safety have now blanketed thousands of communities with ALPRs, quietly assembling powerful mass surveillance systems that can reconstruct where people have been, when, and how often, all without a warrant.  This dragnet surveillance threatens the freedoms the Fourth Amendment was adopted to protect. These concerns aren’t just abstractions: every day, innocent people are harmed by officials’ abuse and misuse of these ALPRs. Here are just a few examples: • In Florida, a woman was stalked and pulled over by a sheriff’s deputy who saw her at a TV shoot.  • In Texas, a sheriff’s deputy used 83,000 Flock ALPRs to find a woman who had allegedly had a medication abortion, at the behest of her abusive partner.  • In Georgia, a police chief tracked his ex-girlfriend and her teenage daughter roughly 600 times. All told, the Institute for Justice (IJ) has identified well over 100 incidents of ALPR abuse, including romantic stalking, wrongful stops and detentions, non-law enforcement use, and other types of misconduct. Although this is the most comprehensive list publicly available, it may be just the tip of the iceberg. Officers rarely enter specific reasons when they search ALPR databases, and the volume of searches is so large that it would be impossible to figure out whether officers’ vague justifications are actually true.   For instance, in litigation against Norfolk, Virginia, IJ discovered that the top three search reasons (“cj,” “stolen,” and “inv”) accounted for nearly one third of 230,000 searches over two years. One officer repeatedly wrote “la la la la,” and nobody noticed. When the government can track the everyday movements of ordinary people—to their jobs, their churches, their doctors, their protests—it holds a kind of power over private life that the Constitution does not allow.  ~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~ There is also a basic question of effectiveness. If taxpayers are paying for a surveillance system that records thousands of innocent motorists, the public deserves evidence showing what benefit Logan County is actually receiving. How many crimes has it helped solve here? How many arrests or stolen-vehicle recoveries has it produced? How frequently is the system searched? Who has access? These are reasonable questions, and citizens should be able to ask them without being dismissed or treated with hostility. Technology that gives the government greater ability to monitor people's movements deserves greater oversight—not less. We can support law enforcement while also demanding privacy, accountability and transparency from our government. Those principles are not mutually exclusive. Please sign this petition if you believe Logan County residents deserve a meaningful voice in whether this type of surveillance continues in our community.

As one person making change is hard. That’s why I need you, your voice, your action, your compassion to fight for what’s right. When we get this Data center taken down it will help influence the masses, show them that they too have the ability to scream NO! So please, help make a change. With peaceful protests and a lot of phone calls we can make the world a better place for all of us. Take back from the greedy.

Flock is a surveillance company that operates over 90,000 cameras nationwide that feed location data to over 5,000 law enforcement agencies. This totalitarian spying network is a grave danger to our civil liberties, privacy rights, and physical safety. ICE is accessing Flock footage to hunt people down. At least 24 police officers have used Flock to stalk romantic interests. Law enforcement have used Flock and other automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras to discriminate, track protesters, and follow at least one woman seeking reproductive health care. Lawmakers are introducing bipartisan legislation to withhold funding from police departments and local governments who use ALPR cameras like Flock to mass surveil, stalk, violate rights, and prey on communities. Tell Congress: Defund Flock. Urge lawmakers to withhold funding from cities that spy on people with Flock cameras! ALPRs snap millions of pictures of license plates that law enforcement can use to follow people around to their homes, health care appointments, jobs, houses of worship, and everywhere in between. That means ICE and other Trump administration agencies can use Flock to track your every movement, all across the country. “The tracking of an individual vehicle, as it moves throughout an area, can reveal very deeply personal and private information, not only about the vehicle but the person operating it. That is Flock at its most dangerous," said the ACLU. There's a bipartisan push in Congress to effectively ban Flock cameras, but we need more lawmakers to back this critical policy right away. Send a message to your members of Congress: Defund Flock's authoritarian camera network and protect our privacy rights! SOURCES: 1. Truthout, "The Nationwide Resistance Against Flock Surveillance Cameras Is Gaining Steam," July 4, 2026. 2. ACLU, "Flock’s Aggressive Expansions Go Far Beyond Simple Driver Surveillance," August 18, 2025. 3. Mother Jones, "Police Keep Losing Their Jobs for Using Flock Cameras to Stalk People," July 18, 2026. 4. Electronic Frontier Foundation, “EFF's Investigations Expose Flock Safety's Surveillance Abuses: 2025 in Review,” December 30, 2025. 5. Mother Jones, "Police Keep Losing Their Jobs for Using Flock Cameras to Stalk People," July 18, 2026.

Trump's illegal war on Iran just entered its sixth month and shows no signs of slowing. A brief pause in the violence quickly collapsed, with strikes reported in Iran, Jordan, Egypt, and Iraq. At least seventeen U.S. servicemembers have died. At least 1,700 people in Iran have been killed. At least $100 billion has been wasted. Congress never authorized this war. More than that, Congress ordered Trump to end it through a historic war powers vote. But once again, Trump returned to the playbook he’s most familiar with — violence. Instead of demanding accountability, Republican leaders are moving forward toward a record-shattering $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget Trump can use to wage more war. They’d do it at the expense of social service programs — food assistance, healthcare, and more — that millions of people across the country rely on. It’s a dangerous moment, one that’s made it clear that you get what you pay for: Investing trillions of dollars in war over the last several decades has gotten us exactly that. It’s past time we turn the tables, which is why we’re demanding investments in people instead.

As a part of his mission to cut out government “waste” and cut through bureaucracy, the Trump administration and Republicans  have put the health of the American public in danger.  Since the start of Trump’s second term, the FDA has lost 20% of its staff — including 1 in 5 positions from its human food inspection division, and the CDC has lost 25% of its staff – now with only three scientists tracking food parasites.  In 2025, Trump eliminated the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods, which was created in 1988 under president Ronald Reagan to provide scientific advice and coordination to defend against dangerous microbes.  The administration also ended the mandatory tracking of cyclospora and other foodborne illnesses, which the FDA, along with other key agencies, was involved in. Gutting staff at these critical agencies didn’t save money, it risked the health and well-being of millions of people and we need answers now. Sign the petition to demand the Senate HELP Committee investigate the FDA over food recalls!

It is our duty as the public to speak for those who don’t have a voice. Long term reform is the goal and it can only happen when we pass on awareness and take action. 

         Protect our children’s water supplies. • Enforces the Law: It directly cites Article XI of the Virginia Constitution, holding elected leadership legally accountable to their sworn duty as the primary protectors of public natural resources. • Prevents Resource Depletion: Data centers require millions of gallons of water daily for cooling; this petition demands a pause before local water tables and agricultural resources face irreversible exhaustion. • Protects Family Finances: By blocking unbridled energy grid expansion, it protects everyday Virginia ratepayers from absorbing the massive infrastructure costs required to power private data infrastructure. • Secures Intergenerational Equity: It reframes environmental policy around long-term sustainability, ensuring that today's economic decisions do not compromise the drinking water of future generations.

The constitution of a country is the foundation that defines the relationship between citizens and the state. Decisions that change the way leaders are elected, institutions operate, and citizens participate in governance affect every Zimbabwean, regardless of political affiliation. This issue is important because: • A constitution belongs to the people. Citizens must have confidence that major constitutional changes reflect their views, concerns, and aspirations. • Strong democratic institutions protect everyone. Independent institutions, accountability, and citizen participation help protect the rights of all Zimbabweans. • Good governance affects daily life. Transparency, accountability, and responsible leadership directly influence jobs, healthcare, education, public services, and economic opportunities. • The future generation is affected. Constitutional decisions made today will shape Zimbabwe’s political and social environment for years to come. • Peace depends on trust. A country is more stable when citizens believe that their voices matter and that important decisions are made through inclusive processes. WHY SHOULD PEOPLE JOIN THIS CAMPAIGN FOR CHANGE? People should join because this is not only about one political party or one group of citizens. It is about ensuring that every Zimbabwean has a voice in decisions that shape the future of the country. By joining this campaign, citizens can: • Stand for meaningful participation in national decisions. • Promote accountability and transparency. • Support peaceful dialogue and constitutional governance. • Protect the rights and interests of future generations. • Encourage leaders to listen to the concerns of ordinary citizens. This campaign is built on the belief that Zimbabwe’s future should be shaped through the participation, dignity, and confidence of its people. Together, citizens can peacefully advocate for a Zimbabwe where institutions are trusted, leaders are accountable, and every person’s voice matters.

Reform Utah child support for Equitable co-parenting. 

Trump has refused to rule out deploying the U.S. military to polling sites this November and has called to “nationalize” voting in battleground states. If you’re outraged and worried, you’re not alone. Luckily, lawmakers like Sen. Slotkin are working to block Trump’s shameless and dangerous attempt to intimidate voters and suppress turnout with legislation like the Protect Our Polls Act. They aren’t waiting until it’s too late to react — and neither are we. We’ve already seen Trump follow through on past authoritarian threats, and we can’t risk him doing it again. We know nothing short of our democracy is at stake. That’s why we need to sound the alarm and push members of Congress to keep our elections safe by supporting this common-sense legislation.