On March 16, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel called for Republican Senator Ron Johnson and his fellow Senate Republicans to do their jobs and give President Obama's Supreme Court nominee Judge Merrick Garland a hearing. [1] Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins [2] and Illinois Republican Senator Mark Kirk [3] have called for the Senate to vote. But so far, Sen. Johnson is siding with Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump rather than with "moderate" Senate Republicans like Susan Collins and Mark Kirk. [4] Urge Ron Johnson to press McConnell for the Senate to vote on the nomination of Judge Garland by signing our petition. References: 1. http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/senate-must-do-its-job-and-give-merrick-garland-a-hearing-b99689013z1--372246861.html 2. http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/2016/03/senate_gop_in_1997_playing_politics_with_judges_is_unfair 3. http://www.wlsam.com/2016/03/21/kirk-protesters-despite-support-of-vote-on-scotus-nominee/ 4. http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/Sen-Johnson-discusses-opposition-to-Supreme-Court-nominee-373313071.html

We, the LGBT community of Palm Springs, ask the City to pass an immediate resolution supporting the Equality Act.

John McCain is one of seven current Republican Senators who voted in 1997 to confirm Judge Merrick Garland to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, the second most important court in the nation. The then-Republican Senate confirmed Garland 76-23. Maine Senator Susan Collins is another of the seven remaining Republicans who voted to confirm Garland in 1997. Now, Senator Collins is one of two Republican Senators calling for a vote on President Obama's nomination of Judge Garland to the Supreme Court. But John McCain has been silent. [1] The other Republican Senator calling for a vote on the Garland nomination is Illinois Senator Mark Kirk, who told a Chicago radio station his colleagues should "man up" and vote. [2] Urge "Straight Talk McCain" to join Susan Collins and Mark Kirk in calling on Senate Republican leaders for a vote on the nomination of Judge Garland by signing our petition. References: 1. http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/2016/03/senate_gop_in_1997_playing_politics_with_judges_is_unfair 2. http://www.wlsam.com/2016/03/21/kirk-protesters-despite-support-of-vote-on-scotus-nominee/

The NRA leadership is once more trying to flex its corporate muscles where it should NOT: By actively working to derail the U.S. Senate confirmation of Judge Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court. The U.S. Senate really needs to hear from us, because by outward appearances the NRA shenanigans seem to be working. On Fox News Sunday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell actually said: “[I] can’t imagine that a Republican majority in the United States Senate would want to confirm…a nominee opposed by the National Rifle Association...” Was McConnell implying that gun industry lobbyists like the NRA leadership have the power to advise and consent on Supreme Court confirmations? Outrageous! Tell Leader McConnell and the U.S. Senate that gun industry lobbyists like the NRA should not be permitted to dictate who sits on the U.S. Supreme Court and that the Senate should do its job and move forward on Judge Garland’s confirmation now!

For months, thousands of Maricopa County, Arizona voters had been eagerly awaiting their opportunity to vote in the primary election on March 22, only to learn upon arrival that their polling station had been closed with no notice. With record turnouts in previous primaries this year, it is unconscionable why Helen Purcell would choose to cut the number of polling station locations by more than two-thirds, other than to deliberately suppress voter turnout. Adding insult to injury, Helen Purcell is blaming voters for the lines, issuing a statement saying that voters could have cast their vote early. Send a message to Helen Purcell that voter suppression will not be tolerated! Recall Helen Purcell!

The 2008 financial crisis demonstrated that when the markets aren’t being watched, working people can become victims. While Dodd-Frank reform was a huge step toward fixing regulatory failures within the financial system, more needs to be done. Hedge funds enjoy special tax breaks. But when something goes wrong, everyday Americans pay for it. Our retirement savings are embedded in these funds, and today’s standards fall well short of protecting working families’ hard-earned money. Dodd-Frank gave federal regulators the authority to monitor institutions outside the banking sector and hedge funds need to be at the top of the list. It is time to end the fiction that wealthy investors alone will protect us from the risks these forces pose. Our legislators need to take action.

Retirement security is a crisis we must face head-on. If nothing changes, more than half of today’s working-age households will not be able to maintain their standard of living into retirement. Too many retirees rely only on Social Security. In the private sector, workers have been losing out as pensions have been frozen or cut in favor of less generous 401(k) plans. Half of workers have no retirement plan at all, and far too many have saved little or nothing on their own. Retirees encounter high hurdles in making their savings last throughout their lives. Saving for retirement is a luxury many working families can’t afford. Wages have been essentially flat for decades, and only the very rich have benefited from our nation’s economic growth. The shortcomings of 401(k) plans are glaring. Too many workers are unable to contribute what they need to survive retirement. Fees and expenses are too high. Workers end up making crucial decisions with bad advice or none at all, and there’s no safety net to protect them. Seniors are facing higher costs, but today’s Social Security program isn’t keeping pace. We must reject any calls for cuts and create new plans that fill the evolving needs of all workers and retirees.

Arizona primaries results just don't add up. Voter suppression, DNC fraud and a seemingly lazy Bernie Sander's Campaign are starting to get on real progressive's nerves.

Dear Fellow Massachusetts Residents: I have been working with State Senator Jason Lewis since March of 2013 to get a law passed. If you agree with my proposal, please sign this petition. It will help Representative Michael Day persuade the Joint Committee on the Judiciary to move "An Act to protect the privacy of 911 callers" onto the next stage by May 2. (See below for a link to this bill.) Senator Lewis and Representative Day filed "An Act to protect the privacy of 911 callers" in March 2013, which would protect the privacy of 911 emergency dispatch callers by disallowing public access to recorded 911 calls without the express consent of the original caller. Written transcripts would still be made publicly available upon request, and exemptions for the release of original recordings are provided for law enforcement and court proceedings. In layman’s terms: I believe it to be a violation of someone's privacy for their recorded 911 calls to be aired on the news. Listening to a person in his/her darkest moment seems inappropriate—intrusive and cruel—and airing such a call seems to me to be an example of the media sensationalizing. I believe that to make these folks not only relive those moments but to share them with the general public is unnecessary. A quick Internet search reveals that several states, including Rhode Island, but not including Massachusetts, do, in fact, limit the media’s access to 911 call recordings. Other states have proposed that while 911 calls are public domain, only the transcripts should be accessible to the public, and not the actual emotion-filled recordings. Now I am asking for your help to keep this thing alive. Will you sign today? Thank you! Learn more about the bills: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/House/H1255 Sincerely, Karen M. Lynch Winchester, MA

TYT NETWORK is the largest online newscast in the world more people watch TYT NETWORK than other Networks including TV! Young voters are online and want to be engage in the political process, so they turn to TYT NETWORK for that engagement!

Everyone benefits from fair and equitable elections and all our neighbors deserve clarity. A 21-day extension of online voting will soften the blow of five weeks without candidate information posted on the council's website.

OK WORLD, it's officially NOT FUNNY ANYMORE!! Do we need anymore proof after Flint and this election that we NEED THE UN TO WATCH THIS!! The people are losing their voice!