We have a rare opportunity to make a revolutionary reform to the primary process. During each of the conventions in July, the Party Chairs relinquish their power to the thousands of delegates selected in the primaries. Those delegates, many of them regular folks like us, have the power to change the rules for all future Presidential Primaries. And, over the last 100 years, they have done so multiple times.

Due to the overwhelming following of US Senator Bernard Sanders we are requesting a review of the votes of pre-pledged Superdelegates and their reconsideration of support for Senator Sanders, especially in those states he has won where very few to zero Superdelgates have unfairly sided against Senator Sanders. The Democratic National Committee has soared in new membership numbers due to the millions of Senator Sanders supporters. He has repeatedly shown his strong following of supporters with rallies larger than any Democrat or Republican to date. 27,000 plus in New York. 31,000 in one of the many California rallies recently... Please respect the popular vote with your support in this election cycle.. Thank you http://superdelegatelist.com/list California Mixed primary

According to US Uncut, Chris Matthews on MSNBC admitted recently that his network and several others "intend to call the Democratic primary race for Hillary Clinton before polls close in California on June 7". They don't elect our government, we do. If they want to mess with that, then let's mess with their revenue by petitioning and then boycotting their advertisers. Apparently, they need reminding who really needs who. Let's drive that point home. Source: http://usuncut.com/politics/media-clinton-california-primary/

The Koch brothers (and their ilk) plan to spend big in state and local elections, and the left can't come close to that kind of money. But we have to prevent any more right-wing takeovers of state legislatures and keep the Supreme Court from doing further damage to our rights (like in Citizens United). Get off your ego trip and start helping protect non-whites, women and LGBT Americans from the Republican bigots!

Corpus Christi will not take this anymore. First multiple water boil advisories cause a financial strain on having to pay for bottled water. We as citizens of Corpus expect to pay a water bill and be able to drink our water instead of having to boil it. Secondly, Citizens have hit multiple potholes that have resulted in flats, dented rims, bad alignments and even worn shocks. We want Nelda to step down so we can elect someone responsible to resolve the streets and the water.

Public worker pension funds shouldn't be a piggy bank for Wall Street financiers. But that’s exactly what they’ve become here in New Jersey. Under Governor Chris Christie, fees forked over to Wall Street money managers have skyrocketed. His appointees over at the New Jersey State Investment Council (SIC) have particularly helped them profit. Through high-priced hedge funds and alternative investments, the SIC has handed Wall Street well over a BILLION dollars to manage less than one-third of the state’s pension funds. Even worse is that taxpayers are paying these outrageous fees to get nearly the same exact returns as if we’d never placed pensions in these hedge fund managers’ hands. In 2015 alone, the New Jersey State Investment Council paid $728 million in fees and bonuses to Wall Street firms to manage less than a third of pension investments. The year before, Wall Street raked in $600 million in fees and bonuses. That’s $1.3 billion of the hard-earned retirement of nearly 800,000 active and retired public employees in New Jersey being doled out to Wall Street in just two years. Reducing New Jersey’s investment in these pricey funds and spending more prudently could save taxpayers $20 billion over the next 30 years. That will not only make pension plans healthier, but also save the taxpayers billions of dollars in contributions to the plans. On Wednesday, May 25th, the SIC will vote on how to allocate the state’s pension funds for the next year. Send the SIC a message: Public worker pension funds shouldn't be a piggy bank for Wall Street financiers. Stop giving pension money to Wall Street hedge funds now.

With heightened public alarm about money in politics, California's outdated online disclosure system is inadequate for meaningful transparency. SB 1349, by Sen. Bob Hertzberg, would create a modern campaign finance disclosure system that allows voters to access information crucial to understanding the candidates and measures they vote on. SB 1349 is a HUGE leap forward for disclosure and transparency in California. Please sign the petition to urge Governor Brown and legislative leaders to provide enough funds in the budget for SB 1349 to help shed light on Dark Money now.

Political Literacy is exceptionally low in the United States. While K-12 public education covers the fundamental structure of government, the inner workings of national political parties is almost entirely ignored. Political Parties set their own rules. Over the decades, the Presidential Nomination Process has changed and changed again; meaning, the current system is changeable. For 2016, we’ve got to work with what we’ve got and plan ahead for 2018 and 2020! Super Delegates make up 17-20% of delegate votes at the Democratic National Convention. This results in a few hundred party insiders ALWAYS choosing the nominee for the Democratic Party. Such a system blatantly concentrates control into the hands of a very few…while pretending to represent the many. The DNC and Corporate Media are pushing a narrative which promotes Hillary Clinton as the “legitimate” candidate, casting Bernie Sanders (and those who seek his nomination) as a “less than” or “protest vote.” In truth, both are legitimate candidates and no one needs to excuse their interest in one or the other candidate. Ultimately, we need the BEST person for the job, both in the race this Summer and as President for the next four years. A Contested Convention occurs when no candidate earns enough Pledged Delegates to clinch the nomination. In the 1930’s, a Contested Convention gave us FDR. His New Deal gave us Wall Street regulations, high taxes on the upper class, massive investment in America, and resulted in a strong Middle Class. In other words, “We’ve been here before, we’ve succeeded before, and we can do it again.”

As John kasich so eloquently put it, we have gone batshit crazy.

Without a strong showing for the Senate and House we are doomed to continuous gridlock and a right wing Supreme Court. Turning now toward unity is essential for the good of the country and progressive principals. Bernie has the power to create an organization that can pressure elected officials, he also has the power to hamstring us with another right wing Supreme Court.

Experts suggest that the U.S. economy loses more than $71 Billion per year due to the tax exempt status of religious organizations leaving everyone else to pick up the tab whether we exercise a religion or not. Churches are the only organizations that receive this automatic exemption without proof of compliance. The major stipulation required of this exemption is to maintain abstinence from political endeavors which is regularly violated in every region of the Nation. Tax exemption is a government subsidy and cash rich churches are influencing legislation. Under this recommendation, churches may still claim tax deductions in the same manner as other charitable organizations while being held liable to the same scrutiny as said organizations in order to curtail corruption. This shift in policy will allow religious organizations to refrain from the forfeiture of their rights to free speech under the first amendment. This influx in revenue should be utilized to lower the average household tax burden and fund other much needed social programs. Tell Harry Reid and and the rest of congress to enforce the U.S. Constitution and keep religion out of social policy by taking away the world's greatest weapon, money.

There can be no excuse for failing to disown behavior such as threatening violence or throwing chairs. In 2008 a supporter of John McCain publicly called on the media to “peel the bark off Barack Hussein Obama.” Within hours, McCain said “A person who was on the program before I spoke made some disparaging remarks. … I absolutely repudiate such comments.” Importantly, McCain called out the offender who, later that day said “Why would John McCain repudiate me? … I've had it with McCain.” And he stopped supporting McCain. That’s exactly what should happen. Disowning the violent fringe will induce them to change or to leave the Democratic Party. Democrats should at least meet McCain’s standards. Accepting less will only weaken us. [It will encourage others, if you can leave even a small comment when signing.]