Our citizens have been placed in a hazardous situation, even though it was not the will of the majority. It simply isn't right for the minority to endanger the majority.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz resigned as DNC chairwoman after WikiLeaks published emails showing bias against Bernie Sanders during the presidential primary process. Donna Brazile took over as interim chairwoman and has since faced scrutiny after further WikiLeaks releases showed she had shared a question with Hillary Clinton prior to a CNN town-hall event during the primary. The recent DNC chairs have been mired in controversy that ripped the Democratic Party apart from within. As we debated what really happened, who was to blame, and pointed fingers, Democrats lost the White House to one of the most controversial Republican candidates in history and face a Republican controlled House and Senate. The Democratic Party needs new, unifying leadership. Congressman Ellison has shown that he can bring both wings of the party together. He is a co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, who selflessly transitioned from supporting Sen. Bernie Sanders during the primaries to trying to organize the left in support of Hillary Clinton. Congressman Ellison is someone that Democrats from both wings of the party can easily support. The same can’t be said for others interested in the position. He is the only choice that can reinvigorate grassroots rebuilding of the party more in line with America’s present and future. We need to move away from old school party establishment style politics that failed to energize the party and win the hearts and minds of American voters. He has already lined up support from Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, who said that Ellison would be “terrific.” Congressman Ellison also has Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer in his corner. There is a growing list of organizations stepping up to endorse him as well such as the 350 Action, National Nurses United, and the Communications Workers for America, and more. Rep. Ellison sits on the House Financial Services Committee and the House Democratic Steering Committee, which determines the party's platform and committee assignments. He also serves as a Chief Deputy Whip for Rep. Steny Hoyer, the Democratic Whip. Congressman Ellison has the experience and would be a step in the right direction to reform the Democratic Party from within as a consensus leader and heal the internal divide by bringing all sides together. For the sake of the Democratic Party and for the sake of our country, we demand that Congressman Keith Ellison be selected as the next Chair of the Democratic National Committee. More on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DraftKeithforDNC/

There's been evidence that Russia is interfering with our politics and proof of Trump's connection to Russia, as well as his praise for Putin and his policies. Trump has many big Russian investors, who are losing money. How much does our next Commander-in-Chief owe them and will it affect what he tells Russia?

I feel my civil rights have been violated by manipulation of information through the media which was controlled and directed by government officials, foreign governments and agents of foreign intrigue, which effected the outcome of the election.

33 Senate seat and all 435 House seats are up for reelection in 2018. Pledge now to start the process of retaining the existing Independent and Democratic Party seats and replace as many as possible GOP seats with new forward thinking Independent and Democratic Party representatives.

THE POPULAR VOTE INDICATES THAT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE HILLARY CLINTON WAS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY DIRECTOR COMEY'S AND THE FBI'S INTENTIONAL ACTION TO DERAIL THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. DUE TO THIS VIOLATION, THE 2016 ELECTION RESULTS ARE INVALID AS THE FBI INFLUENCED THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE.

Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by 200,000 votes. Granted, a thin margin but never the less, it is a win. Your vote should count but The Electoral College saw fit to ignore that and install Trump as your President. The Electoral College is outdated and betrays Democracy, Majority Rule and a "Government of the people, by the people and for the people". Elections should be based on what the public wants, not on what the Electoral College decides to give us. Please, sign my petition to disband and completely End The Electoral College.

Many Americans are outraged that for the second time in five elections, the presidential candidate who won the most popular votes lost the election. And every presidential election, candidates are forced to only compete in a handful of swing states, and effectively ignore voters in every other state in the union. The winner-take-all Electoral College system that led to this anti-democratic outcome must be changed, so that voters in all 50 states have a say in choosing our president. Here’s how to do it: states can decide how they award their electoral votes, so if enough require their electors to vote for the winner of the nationwide popular vote (instead of who won in that state,) it would fix the problems of the Electoral College without needing to amend the Constitution. This National Popular Vote compact wouldn’t take effect until enough states joined in, but we’re closer to that than you might think -- ten states (California, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington) and the District of Columbia have already signed on, totaling 165 electoral votes of the needed 270. Activating the National Popular Vote compact would reshape our democracy for the better. Not only would it ensure that the person who actually got more votes win the presidency, but it would also force candidates to spend time engaging with voters in all 50 states, instead of just a handful swing states. In 2016, 95% of campaign spending and candidate visits were in just 12 states. We don’t know for certain who would have won this past election if National Popular Vote had been in place, but at the very least, we would end up with one winner, and not two -- and a democracy where every voter has a say in picking the president, regardless of where they live. If you’re upset that the Electoral College swung this election, then the National Popular Vote compact is the most effective and practical way to change our system for the better. Please add your name today to tell lawmakers in your state to sign onto the National Popular Vote compact.

The Democratic Party needs to be transformed from the ground up. New leadership without ties or obligations to Wall Street or polluter interests is needed. Climate hawk Rep. Keith Ellison, an early Bernie Sanders supporter and the first Muslim elected to Congress, is the right choice. Rep. Ellison has been endorsed by Sen. Sanders for the job, and has the experience, principles, and organizational skills to lead the Democratic Party in opposition to the Trump-Pence-McConnell-Ryan-Roberts administration. He is the co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, a member of the House Democratic Steering & Policy Committee and the Congressional Black Caucus, and the founder of the Congressional Consumer Justice Caucus. Democratic Party leaders leading the fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline such as Tulsi Gabbard, former DNC vice chair, and Jane Kleeb, chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party and former co-chair of the Democratic National Committee Youth Council, should also be considered for leadership positions. When elected, Rep. Ellison must make rebuilding the Democratic Party in all fifty states to represent and defend the working people of this nation of all colors and creeds his full-time priority.

It is abundantly clear that the Democratic Party is in need of new leadership. Deborah Wasserman-Schultz, the former chair, was forced to resign after emails showed her interfering in the primary between Sen. Sanders and Sec. Clinton. The interim chair, Donna Brazile, has recently been found to have done the exact same thing: she leaked questions to Sec. Clinton's campaign to aid her in her debates against Bernie Sanders. Frankly put, the Democratic National Committee's last two leaders have been mired in controversy and ineptitude, and after giving away full control of the House, the Senate, and the White House to Republicans, it's time to appoint a truly strong and progressive leader to take the reins. Someone who has a finger on the pulse of the American middle class, and who has a long track record of standing up for the people in a fair, honest, and unwavering way. Keith Ellison is that leader, and its time we show the DNC that millions of Americans agree. Please sign our petition.

In the interests of the popular vote, in the interests of core American ideals and Democracy, in opposition to the supremacist defined and spirited political mob overwhelming our Nation's Capital, I am adding my voice to the call to the Electoral College Voters. I am calling upon them to protect our Nation as they were intended to do, against populous mob rule. Trump is not qualified to be President, and this is widely known and appreciated. His narcissistic personality, actions, words, and choices used to agitate this hate defined mob mentality, has turned him into a true Demagogue who is a threat to our Democracy, which is exactly the tyrannical threat that the Electoral College was created to defend against. On Dec 19, I am asking the Electoral Voters to vote against Donald Trump. Courage is needed here in fulfilling the duties of the Electoral College. The threat is real, is clear, and the effects are already beginning to materialize. Electoral Voters, uphold your duty to protect the Constitution and the Democracy of the United States of America. It is NOT your duty to vote in accordance with the popular vote. If that was the case, the Electoral College would have no purpose or meaning, and we would just use the Popular Vote. Your duty is to defend the Constitution and its Republic from tyranny, from a populous authoritarian Demagogue and the destructive hate defined movement he has constructed to propel him to power. This appeal to duty is not done in support of any other specific candidate, including Hillary. This appeal is not partisan in nature. Voting for any of the candidates except for Trump, third party or not, is an option. The validity of this argument is not based on political affiliation, liking or disliking, or on specific policies, or in this case, the lack of policies. The argument justifying the Electoral College acting is based on the noted patterns and traits of a Demagogue manipulating popular sentiment, riding that support into power, then undermining the Democratic Republic, and seizing power as a tyrant. Socrates and Plato wrote about this, history reflected their political theory, and the Founding Fathers added the Electoral College specifically to address the risk of such a threat. Trump exhibits all of the patterns and traits of such a rising Demagogue, and thus so matching the threat that their institution was designed to neutralize, the Electoral College should act and vote against Trump. Trump represents a clear and present danger to the security and prosperity of the United States, an assault upon core and evolved American values and ideals. I believe that your duty is clear upon objective reflection, and I wish you courage, strength, and resolve in fulfilling that duty on Dec 19, when you vote against Donald Trump, and prevent the success of his assault upon our Democracy. We the Voters failed and were unprepared for the supremacist populous movement on Election Day. You can not fail, you are the last steadfast defense and safe guard of Democracy left, and it was for this exact purpose that the Founding Fathers created your institution. Profoundly and Truly, Thank you for fulfilling your service and duty.

In the hours since the election results have come in, I've watched with concern the Democratic party's rudderless response to their loss and their instinctive recoil from pushing toward a more inclusive and representative government. I don't want to have the progress made by Americans (including Ilhan Omar) overshadowed by the regression in national politics. I think its important to reflect and reassess but not overlearn the wrong lessons (like spending even less time and energy and focus on minority voices). More about Ilhan Omar http://www.refinery29.com/2016/11/127541/somali-american-refugee-elected-state-legislature