The importance of this campaign, and why others should join, is rooted in the necessity of correcting historical truth and establishing a future built on sovereign authority rather than administrative erasure.   Why This Campaign Is Important  Restoration of Historical Truth: The campaign addresses the systemic misclassification of Indigenous populations, which has suppressed identities and erased the legal and cultural recognition of these Nations for centuries.    Reclaiming Stewardship: It is essential for the return of control over ancestral lands, resources, and cultural heritage, which were often stripped away through displacement, flooding of ancestral towns, or the destruction of sacred burial sites.    Enforceable Justice: By framing restoration as an "administrative correction" grounded in federal and international statutes—such as NAGPRA, the Marshall Trilogy, and UNDRIP—the campaign transforms abstract grievances into actionable, legally sound demands.    Breaking Cycles of Trauma: It addresses the intergenerational impact of historical trauma, including the forced assimilation and marginalization that resulted from being mislabeled under obsolete categories like "Negro" or "slave".   Why Others Should Join the Campaign  Participation in a Factual Correction: Joining this effort means contributing to a monumental shift in history where the record is corrected to reflect the actual, documented identity of the original inhabitants of the Americas.    Supporting Sovereign Autonomy: By supporting this cause, allies and stakeholders help create the framework for Nations to manage their own education, economic systems, and cultural preservation, ensuring future generations are not defined by historical misclassification.    Upholding Universal Rights: This campaign advocates for principles of self-determination recognized internationally; supporting it aligns one with the global movement for Indigenous rights and the protection of cultural integrity.    Building a Legacy of Justice: The campaign is not merely about the past; it is about establishing a precedent where justice is not a favor granted, but a truth recognized, creating a foundation for equitable treatment and sustainable development for all historically misclassified peoples.   This movement seeks to honor the "rightful custodians" of the land by ensuring that the "story and authority" of these Nations is restored through "incontrovertible historical evidence".   

It’s unjust for government and court offices to operate on this day for several key reasons: • Disregard for a Federal Holiday: Juneteenth is a recognized federal holiday. Operating the courthouse signals that local civic and judicial branches are not fully participating in honoring the emancipation of enslaved people. [1, 2] • Symbolic Erasure: For many, the courthouse is a potent symbol of justice and the law. Keeping it open is viewed as a continuation of historical inequities where the American legal system has historically failed or marginalized Black Americans. [1, 2] • Contradictory Civic Values: Because the county grants paid holidays for other historic milestones, the exclusion of Juneteenth from the court's calendar is often seen by civil rights advocates as a minimization of the struggles and contributions of African Americans. 

This isn't the first time the Trump family has used its status to skirt ethics and engage in questionable business practices.  The Trump Organization is launching Trump Mobile with a gold-colored, MAGA-branded smartphone and mobile plan. They originally said the phone would be “made in the USA"—a claim that has since been dropped after it became clear there is essentially no manufacturing system in the U.S. that could fully produce a smartphone at low costs. The Trump family has already grifted at least $4 billion “off of the presidency," according to some initial reports—from unethical merch, crypto, and real estate schemes.  And all of this is happening while Trump and his cronies slash services to support working families, further scientific research, and protect our public health.  The House and Senate Oversight Committees should immediately investigate how Trump is using the presidency to enrich himself >>  

​Why You Should Sign This Petition Right Now ​This isn't just a petition about hemp—this is a petition about the future of Tennessee. Whether you use hemp products or not, this decision affects every single person in our state. ​Here is why your signature matters today: ​You are saving lives from the opioid crisis: Almost everyone in Tennessee knows someone impacted by addiction. By signing, you are helping keep a safe, natural alternative available for people dealing with severe pain and nausea, keeping them away from dangerous opioids. ​You are standing up for 1.1 million disabled Tennesseans: Our disabled neighbors, veterans, and elderly citizens deserve the right to choose their own healthcare and relief. Your signature tells lawmakers that we will not let our most vulnerable communities be ignored. ​You are demanding better roads for your hard-earned money: We are all tired of paying wheel taxes only to drive over potholes that damage our cars. By signing, you are demanding that lawmakers use hemp tax revenue to fix our broken infrastructure instead of letting that money disappear into a black market. ​You are fighting for our children’s health and safety: No child should have to go to a school riddled with mold, and no community should have to settle for unfinished, rushed renovations. Your signature demands that Tennessee invests hemp revenue directly into our local schools—like the one right here in Jefferson City—so our kids have safe places to learn. ​One signature can change a lawmaker's mind. Dozens can start a conversation. Thousands cannot be ignored. ​Please sign your name today to protect our health, fix our roads, and fund our schools. Once you sign, share this link with your friends, family, and neighbors. Let’s make our voices heard!

Elections in the United States are safe and secure, but Donald Trump is doing everything in his power to make Americans believe they aren’t. This sows mistrust in our election process and encourages people to stay home rather than take part in our political process and create a thriving democracy.  Trump is taking a heavy handed approach to suppress millions of votes as a way to lock-in right-wing rule for decades to come. He’s already established right-wing rule over the Supreme Court, now he wants more.  This is what happens under authoritarian regimes, not what is supposed to happen in the United States of America.  Tell the Senate and House Judiciary Committee’s to fight back and rein in the FBI!

This petition is important because no one should lose years of their life due to an unlawful sentence. Marcus Taylor spent years incarcerated under a sentence that was later determined to exceed what the law allowed. While his release was an important step, it does not restore the years he lost with his family, the career opportunities he missed, the financial hardship he endured, or the emotional toll of prolonged incarceration. This issue extends beyond Marcus Taylor. His case exposes a gap in Mississippi’s justice system that could affect others in the future. When sentencing errors occur, there must be accountability, a process to compensate those harmed, and safeguards to prevent similar injustices from happening again. By supporting this petition, you are standing for fairness, due process, and equal justice under the law. The goal is not only to seek justice for Marcus Taylor but also to encourage reforms that protect all Mississippians from being subjected to unlawful incarceration in the future. No one can get back lost years, but Mississippi can acknowledge the harm, provide compensation, and take steps to ensure it never happens again.

Todd Blanche is not only a Donald Trump loyalist, but he was also his personal lawyer. Blanche has spent years defending Trump—he represented him in the Stormy Daniels hush money trial, when Trump was accused of hoarding classified documents, and in his role in election interference.  The failure to provide transparency into the release of the Epstein files was one of the breaking points of his poor leadership. The DOJ wasn’t concerned about bringing justice for survivors—instead, Blanche personally interviewed Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell and moved her into a minimum-security prison.6 Blanche will lead the DOJ with one mission: Protect Trump and give the president endless power.

A sitting president buying and trading stocks that they have direct insider information about and influence over is a clear ethical violation and conflict of interest.  White House spokespeople insist that Trump has no input into these trades and that his portfolio is entirely managed by third-party advisers. But the evidence speaks for itself.  Trump bought millions in Nvidia stock only one week before approving it to start selling its advanced computer chips to China, which sent its stocks soaring. He bought millions in Palantir stock right around the time the company signed a billion-dollar deal with the Department of Homeland Security. He bought stock in Thermo Fisher Scientific the exact same day he toured its facilities.  The sheer consistency of this pattern makes it nearly impossible to accept that Trump has no influence over these trades. But insider trading isn’t the only problem. Trump has repeatedly taken to social media and public speeches to talk up companies he holds stock in, directly inflating the value of his investments using the platform of the presidency.  Meanwhile, everyday Americans are living through the worst cost-of-living crisis in recent history. Groceries, housing, healthcare, and other basic necessities have all become crushing costs for millions of families. While working people are struggling to get by, the president is running a personal enrichment operation out of the Oval Office.  The office of the president is not a get-rich-quick scheme. Sign the petition to stop Trump’s shameless corruption and demand a stock trading ban for all high-level public officials! 

The Department of Defense regularly fails independent financial audits regarding where the Pentagon budget is spent. The precedent to continuously allow the Pentagon to increase its budget without any sort of accountability must end.    The federal government continues to put the needs of people last, and wonder why people no longer have faith in our federal institutions. Many Americans are feeling the financial strain of higher costs at the gas pump and the grocery store. People are having to get second and third jobs to make ends meet while rent increases. Time and financial investment in warfare continue despite working people across the country suffering from instability, healthcare cuts, unaffordable housing, and cuts to programs that support children and our caregivers.    An intentional decrease of the Pentagon budget is about making real safety and security possible for all of us: safe homes, healthy children and families, affordable care, strong schools, and a government that shows up when people need it.    Congress must cut the Pentagon budget and reject any NDAA or defense spending package that locks in another round of military expansion, especially at the expense of our domestic programs that support families.    Every dollar spent on the Pentagon is a dollar siphoned away from essential programming everyday people rely on to survive.    Congress should stop writing blank checks for war and start investing in US!

You’ve likely seen the uproar over Trump’s Justice Department-created $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund that could send taxpayer money to January 6 insurrectionists, amongst other MAGA loyalists and political allies. Trump’s slush fund is as corrupt and lawless as it gets — and even his allies in Congress are pushing back. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) called it “utterly stupid, morally wrong.” Sen. John Curtis (R-UT) added, “I don’t like the fund at all.” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) referred to it as a “payout pot for punks.” Things got so contentious that Senate Republicans were forced to abandon votes on an unrelated bill to fund ICE in advance of the Memorial Day recess. It’s a good start, but it’ll be meaningless if this fund is left intact. Fortunately, right now there are multiple ways to pull it apart, from Rep. Jamie Raskin’s just-introduced No Taxpayer-Funded Settlement Slush Funds Act (H.R. 8914) to amendments in the reconciliation bills. While the iron is hot, we need to strike and ensure these measures get the support they need in Congress to kill this corrupt scam for good — and that’s where you come in.

Article 3, Section 2, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution states that courts have the power to settle "cases" between entities, including those involving the federal government. The creation of the fund comes out of a lawsuit Donald Trump settled with the IRS, an agency he was suing for $10 billion. Because of this, 93 House Democrats signed a 31-page amicus brief to block the fund. This "anti-weaponization" fund is dangerous and lets Trump get away with more abuses of power and further politicizes the Department of Justice, which is supposed to be independent.  A multi-billion dollar slush fund that seeks to reward Trump allies who have flouted the Constitution, peddled election conspiracy theories, and might have been involved in the deadly attack on our nation's capitol on January 6th must not be allowed to move forward. The precedent this sends could be devastating and reverberate for decades to come.  Congress must hear us loud and clear: block the creation of the "anti-weaponization" slush fund. 

Imagine your elderly parent is getting ready to vote on Election Day. They look up the address for their polling location. They know they need their voter ID, so they grab that. Since they have a disability that makes it hard to go inside the polls, they plan to use curbside voting. But when they show up to their polling location, they can't find any information on curbside voting. They want to ask a poll worker for help, but there aren't any outside. After driving around the parking lot for several minutes, they decide to give up and go home. They are extremely disappointed. Approximately 14% of Ohioans are living with a disability and about 17% of Ohioans are 65 or older. And they're not the only groups that benefit from accessible elections. A parent with a sleeping infant in the backseat can benefit from curbside voting; college students away from home can benefit from mail-in voting;  and polling locations that have plenty of room for wheelchairs also have room for strollers. Since everyone's needs are different, it's important that we make voting as accessible as possible for everyone.  This petition is open to all Ohio residents. The collected signatures will be shared with: • Frank LaRose (Ohio Secretary of State) • Brett Harbage (ADA Coordinator for the Ohio SOS' office)  Want to reach out to LaRose and Harbage directly? Frank LaRose Contact Information Brett Harbage contact information: [email protected] 614.387.6039