The headline in Politico says it all: "Shuster lounges poolside with airline lobbyists as he pursues FAA bill "It's the latest example of the Transportation Committee chairman's coziness with the airline industry." (http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/bill-shuster-faa-bill-airline-lobbyists-219666#ixzz41BxPY6Ls) On Feb. 10, Nick Calio, head of the nation’s top airline trade group, Airlines for America, testified before Rep. Bill Shuster’s House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The topic was a top priority for both men: A bill to overhaul the Federal Aviation Administration, most controversially by putting air traffic control in the hands of an entity favorable to the airlines. Two days later, Shuster’s committee approved the measure. And the week after that, he and Calio escaped to Miami Beach, Florida, with Shelley Rubino, an Airlines for America vice president who is Shuster’s girlfriend. The three lounged by the pool and dined together during festivities tied to Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart’s (R-Fla.) annual weekend fundraising trip. Attendees said it they looked as if they were traveling in a pack. It’s the most recent example of Shuster’s cozy relationship with the powerful airline association. His panel has jurisdiction over the $160 billion U.S. airline industry. The FAA bill is critical to the Pennsylvania Republican’s legacy, and to Airlines for America’s members, which include every major airline and cargo carrier in the country except Delta Air Lines. Calio testified that modernizing the air-traffic control system would provide an “immense benefit” to the airlines and their customers. The bill would spin off the nation’s air-traffic control apparatus into a nonprofit company. The airline industry would have more representation than any other industry on the entity’s board. Pilots would also get a seat, handing the airlines effective control of the air-traffic control system. Regional airlines, which operate roughly half of the nation’s flights, would have no representation on the board.

I am a Nevadan. The recent Nevada caucus allowed the public to see to the lack of democracy and equality in our state. Anyone who was working during the time of the caucus was unable to participate. The voices of working people were not heard during the caucus. This is unacceptable. The purpose of this petition is to let our leaders know that we are dissatisfied with the caucus process. We want to return to becoming a primary election state.

Donald Trump consistently uses his rallies and public appearances to threaten violence against individuals who challenge his candidacy. His out of control, childish and brutish behavior is unbecoming a Presidential candidate and has the potential to cause physical harm to people exercising their First Amendment Rights. Americans should not have to foot the bill for Trump's Secret Service protection when he purposely endangers them. The Justice Department is charged with protecting the rights of Americans. It's time the Justice Department requires Donald Trump to stop endangering the safety of those who oppose him.

We need a fully functioning Supreme Court and a fully functioning President for the next 11 months. If a missile lands on Iowa tomorrow - shall we leave it to the next president to respond? It is critical that the Supreme Court is brought back to full strength as quickly as possible so that all cases will be resolved rather than tabled or to allow lower court decisions to stand.

Acting at the behest of the FBI, a federal court has ordered Apple to develop technology to help the FBI break the security on an iPhone. Apple has resisted the FBI's demand and is expected to appeal the order. Privacy advocates fear that the FBI is trying to set a precedent in court that will make it easier not just for the U.S. government but also for foreign governments to demand that technology companies comply automatically with broad government requests for citizens' private information. If the FBI has its way, this precedent would be set without a debate and vote by Congress, bypassing the shift in public attitudes on government surveillance following Edward Snowden's revelations. The ACLU and Amnesty International back Apple's legal fight against the court order. The ACLU said: “The Constitution does not permit the government to force companies to hack into their customers' devices...The government's request also risks setting a dangerous precedent. If the FBI can force Apple to hack into its customers' devices, then so too can every repressive regime in the rest of the world.” [1] Amnesty said: "Apple is right to fight back in this case: the FBI's request ... would set a very dangerous precedent. Such backdoors undermine everyone's security and threaten our right to privacy. Undermining mobile security ... threatens privacy and freedom of expression at a time when [it] is a clear lack of checks and balances that prevent[s] authorities from abusing surveillance powers." [2] Urge Congress to debate and vote on the government's power to break encryption and to push the FBI to step back in the meantime by signing our petition. References: 1. https://www.aclu.org/news/aclu-comment-fbi-effort-force-apple-unlock-iphone 2. http://www.theverge.com/2016/2/18/11044642/apple-fbi-encryption-eff-aclu-amnesty-snowden

Mayor de Blasio has his own special interest group, the Campaign for One New York - and it is setting a dangerous precedent. As a non-profit organization, One New York collects millions of dollars in large checks from businesses and individuals directly doing business with the City. Using this cash flow, One New York then hires expensive political and PR consultants to promote the mayor’s policies and initiatives. This cycle makes a mockery of our campaign finance laws - which are designed to prevent corruption and conflicts of interest. The good government group Common Cause New York has filed an official complaint letter with the city's Campaign Finance Board and Conflict of Interest Board. Tell Mayor de Blasio that NYC residents find this unacceptable – we need to end to One New York now!

Mayor de Blasio has his own special interest group, the Campaign for One New York - and it is setting a dangerous precedent. As a non-profit organization, One New York collects millions of dollars in large checks from businesses and individuals directly doing business with the City. Using this cash flow, One New York then hires expensive political and PR consultants to promote the mayor’s policies and initiatives. This cycle makes a mockery of our campaign finance laws - which are designed to prevent corruption and conflicts of interest. The good government group Common Cause New York has filed an official complaint letter with the city's Campaign Finance Board and Conflict of Interest Board. Tell Mayor de Blasio that NYC residents find this unacceptable – we need to end to One New York now!

He's a hateful, fear mongering jerk. He's banned from half the world's countries, he's nothing but a corrupt business owner. Let's stop the next Hitler, let's stop trump from ruining this country.

8.5 million Americans are left without representation in Washington. Countries such as Italy send delegates abroad to represent their citizens. These delegates then go back to the respective countries to state their needs. We should have the same.

Because this election cycle has been a sham, and every thing the establishment, media, and DNC has done has been to block Sanders. Bernie Sanders deserves just as much vocal opportunity as Clinton.

This is the first time in my life that I've been genuinely interested in politics and the democratic process of our country, enough to actually consider myself to be an informed voter. Super delegates directly impede democracy and the will of the people. For example, in the New Hampshire Primary Bernie Sanders defeated Hilary Clinton by a huge margin of over 20%. Sanders won 15 delegates to Clintons 9 however, because of the super delegates who have pledged their support for Hilary Clinton in direct conflict with the will of the people of New Hampshire, they ended up tied. Theses super delegates are elected officials and party insiders. Please tell these people that we will not tolerate them standing in the way of democracy by signing this petition. This issue goes far beyond one election and two candidates, this is about the democratic process that many of my peers are becoming a part of for the first time. This is about the right of the people to decide for themselves who they want to nominate for the presidency. This is about the country that we will leave our children and about the freedoms that countless men and women have given their lives to protect. Please consider adding your name to the petition.

We, the people, need elected officials who put people over profit. We need environmental solutions that prioritize our needs--not corporate gains. For this, we need a promise from ALL Senate candidates of Illinois that they will take no campaign contributions from fossil fuel companies. Sign now to make sure your representatives are listening to you, not to corporations . Tell them to #FixDemocracy!