Simply put: we don’t trust Sarah Palin to do what’s necessary for our veterans. After all, she once infamously abandoned her post as then-Governor of Alaska in order to take a lucrative position as a Fox News pundit. And she has also made comments in the past that suggest veterans suffering from PTSD are inherently unstable and violent. Are these really the types of traits we want from someone who's supposed to lead the fight for veterans affairs? To us, couldn't be more clear that she's unfit for the job. And we want you to sign and share this petition if you agree.

In recent weeks, the vast scope of potential conflicts between President-Elect Trump’s business dealings and his duty to serve the American people has become even more clear: *The financial structure that has been described as a “blind trust” for his holdings turns out to be controlled by members of his transition committee and his closest advisors — his children. *The Trump Organization met with about 100 representatives of foreign governments to pitch them staying at the Trump Organization’s new hotel in Washington, D.C. *Our President-Elect has still not disclosed to whom he owes money, despite copious reports that foreign banks are among his major creditors. *The Secret Service is reportedly leasing space directly from the Trump Organization. Our next President has made clear over and over in business and his campaign that his strategy is to comply with only the letter and not the spirit of the law. This is not acceptable for the President of the United States, who has to set a broad example of respect for our laws.

President-Elect Donald Trump tweeted on Wednesday, November 30 that he will be leaving his business “in total” to focus on the presidency. Simply removing himself from the daily operations of his business and putting his children or close advisers in charge will do nothing to prevent corruption, bribery, and conflicts of interest. We don’t even know the full extent of Trump’s business interests – but we do know that he has already talked to several foreign leaders about doing business in their countries. Trump must sell his businesses to people who aren’t his children, liquidate all his holdings, and place all of them in a truly blind trust over which he has no control. This is the ethical, legal, and constitutional thing to do to ensure he is making decisions on behalf of Americans, not to further enrich himself and his family. Americans deserve a president who is accountable only to them, not to his businesses or foreign business partners. Tell Donald Trump to sell off his business and put it in a true blind trust so he can’t be bribed or corrupted by foreign governments or corporate interests.

In 2013, Donald Trump's organization negotiated a 60-year lease with the Government Services Administration for Washington, D.C.'s historic Old Post Office Pavilion to turn it into a luxury hotel. Its lease with the Trump Organization reads, "No member or delegate to Congress, or elected official of the Government of the United States or the Government of the District of Columbia, shall be admitted to any share or part of this Lease or to any benefit that may arise therefrom." Trump tweeted that that he would leave his businesses ‘in total.’ But vague statements on Twitter–where he has lied and misled the public countless times in the past–are not action. Until he fully liquidates his personal assets or creates a true blind trust, his conflicts will remain. In this specific situation, if Donald Trump does not fully divest from his business holdings before taking office, he will be in direct violation of the lease agreement with the General Services . Tell the the Government Services Administration to cancel the lease and avoid this conflict. The Government Services Administration has managed the U.S. federal government's procurement, technological needs, and real estate holdings for the last 67 years. Its stated priorities guaranty the American people that all of its activities from the "biggest purchases to [its] most routine leases, are carried out with integrity and at the highest level of performance."

Very plainly, this petition's primary purpose is to prevent Donald Trump from becoming the 45th president of the United States of America by any and all means necessary, even if it means supporting a different Republican. On December 19th, 2016, members of the Electoral College all across the U.S. will cast their votes for the president of the United States of America. Currently, there is a group called the Hamilton Electors imploring the Electoral College to ignore their state's preferred candidate, Donald Trump, and vote for a more viable candidate, Mitt Romney. This will only happen if 37 Electors whose votes should be cast for Trump are cast for someone else; in this case, Mitt Romney. This is not so much a petition in support of Mitt Romney; rather it's a petition against Donald Trump. We must accept that Hillary lost and the House of Representatives will not support a Democratic candidate after Republicans won full Legislative control as well as the Executive Branch. We may have lost the party battle, but we can still win a small victory by denying Trump his throne. But this only happens if we all stand together and swallow our pride by unifying around the far lesser of two evils. Mitt Romney in unity or we all suffer Trump. So please sign this petition and encourage your representatives to make the pledge to back Mitt Romney for president and save America from complete regression. If we don't get House Democrats to pledge their support to Romney, then not a single Republican will take a chance by abandoning Trump. There are 435 members of the House, only 188 of them are currently Democrats, which means to pull this off with full Democratic support, we would still need to convince 30 Republican House members to abandon ship and support Romney. This is an incredible long-shot, but it's literally the only shot we have right now of avoiding four years with Trump. Please sign and share with fellow Never Trump-ers.

Background 1: Eleven days before the election, FBI Director James Comey sent a letter to Congress announcing that they were re-opening the investigation into Hillary R. Clinton’s emails. Although it is state policy not to release such statements close to an election unless there is evidence that a matter is significant, his letter stated that it was unknown if the potentially new emails had any significance. Only a few days later, on Nov. 6, 2016, two days before the election, it was announced that Clinton was again clear of all charges, but both of these incidents—finding out that there might be new emails, and then finding out that Clinton had been speedily determined to be clear of charges—only further angered Trump supporters. At the same time, information was suppressed about an investigation into improper links between Russia and Trump. Comey’s announcements took place during the early voting period where approximately one-third of total ballots were cast. The emails were found to be either personal emails or duplicates of ones already examined. There are two complaints filed against Comey for violating the Hatch Act by abusing his position of power and influencing a presidential election as a federal employee. But an investigation has not moved forward. Background 2: Officials have stated that they are confident that Russia engaged in computer intrusion and email leaks during the campaign in order to interfere with and influence our election process. The Washington Times reported that the Russian government was also responsible for much of the “fake news” circulating on the internet in the weeks leading up to the election. There has been a bipartisan call by representatives in Congress for an investigation into this unprecedented interference by a foreign government in our election process, but this has not moved forward. The gross irregularities of the election are direct attacks on our democratic process and must be challenged and investigated in order to ensure our elections are fair for candidates of any party.

President Obama swept into office 8 years ago on a promise of hope and change founded on the importance of empathy, i.e., understanding the experience of the Other. Many people were inspired and deeply moved by his vision of hope, his stated desire for change, and his seeming care for the well-being of all. And now many are deeply disappointed. We believe he has lost his way and has failed to stand for the values he articulated 8 years ago. This is our call to President Obama to return to his highest values, values that are hard to hold when the weight of the world is on your shoulders, but values that we need even more now than we did 8 years ago.

Tell your Senators to stand up to ignorance and bigotry and speak out against Steve Bannon’s appointment to the White House. By making Steve Bannon first among equals in the White House, the Trump administration is undermining the equality we value for all people. This is unacceptable. While White House staff are not subject to Senate approval, our senators still hold tremendous influence. A groundswell of bipartisan opposition from the Senate — which is not impossible given Bannon’s appalling record — could have a tremendous impact. .

It is in the interest of the citizens of the United States to know the entanglements and potential conflicts of interest that Donald J. Trump's businesses and investments have with his job as our president. We want to assure that presidential decisions are made in the best interest of our country and its citizens, not in the interest of Mr. Trump's businesses.

Seventeen Democratic members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee called on the panel's chairman, Rep. Jason Chaffetz to "begin reviewing [Trump's] financial arrangements in order to identify and protect against conflicts of interest." That request, according to the Democrats, did not receive a reply.

It's about having a president who isn't dishonest.

Birmingham has had a large growth in construction in recent years, allegations of corruption tied to construction and Mayor Bell's brother is concerning in light of what kind of city we want to be and who benefits from revitalization.