Douglas Hughes represents us-99-percent. We detest money in politics. We detest government serving the corporate interests. We-99-percent also thank Mr. Hughes for bringing the issue of air space security to light. Lax federal oversight is the problem, not Mr. Hughes. Government works for us. We shall not be enslaved to our government. GET MONEY OUT OF POLITICS. Years of imprisonment for Mr. Hughes for simply exercising our First Amendment Right, The Right to Free Speech, is WRONG. We respectfully ask that you will free DOUGLAS HUGHES -- the people's hero -- now. Thank you.

It is time to repeal this archaic 1949 law and let the consumer be able to pump their own gas.

I am disabled and live in a rural area where public transportation is not available. Doing business online is often my only option.

I want to see online voter registration passed so that we can have a better turnout of voters. Why not make it as easy as we can for people to vote? The first step is to get them registered. We all work many different hours and can't all get to the registration polls at the few times they are open.

I believe that providing for voting online would increase access to the polls, increase participation by the electorate, and make voting and counting of votes more convenient and organized with little or no risk of fraud because of encryption requirements.

I'm starting this petition because men and women have fought and died for our right vote. That right is sacrosanct and cannot be used as a political football to give one political party an advantage over an other by suppressing the right to vote.

It has come to my attention and the attention of the people of the United States that our elected officials are out of touch with what their constituents need and want. If a person running for office wants to truly better his or her community, they have to somewhat feel the struggle of what their community is going through. Too often, money in politics changes a once-good candidate into someone peddling issues that no longer affect the people he or she will be representing. If an elected official wants his district or constituents to progress, they have to work hard for that to happen. The only way we can see fit that that works is if the elected officials are tied to their constituents. They choose to represent the people so let them make the median average wage of the people they represent. Maybe then we'll see some real change in America.

I sincerely doubt our founding fathers intended to create a profession of politics. Politicians are meant to serve the public and not worry about reelection. It should be considered a civic duty, much the same as jury duty.

Move On has not embraced Bernie Sanders for President despite his record of consistently standing up for the middle class. It is time that all organizations that stand up for regular working people - stand behind Bernie Sanders and make sure he gets into the debates and make sure he is elected.

Last year, Jackson County passed a ballot measure banning farmers in the county from growing genetically engineered crops (GMOs). Local farmer Elisa Applegate writes that the purpose of the ban was to "protect our traditional and organically grown crops from contamination by the GMO crops legally patented by Monsanto, Syngenta and the other chemical giants." But, the Oregon State House of Representatives has recently decided to step in and pass HB 3212, which undermines Jackson County's bans on GMOs. This bill is an example of the state legislature kowtowing to corporations like Monsanto and Syngenta who don't like it when municipalities vote to restrict the use of their seeds. But this bill doesn't just impact Jackson County -- it can have ramifications all across the state. It's going to take all of us, speaking out together, to reverse this ban on local communities making decisions about what's best for them. Through signing this petition, you'll be making a statement that Oregon's laws should promote the interest of local farmers, not big agriculture multinationals.

The below text is the original content of the petition. It has been changed by MoveOn.ORG; they will not restore the original petition. I would like to thank this commission for their efforts to recommend ethical protections for human subjects. Much work in the form of regulatory and legislative changes are needed. Ethical protections for human subjects are essential considering the past history of non-consensual research by United States Military and intelligence agencies in collaboration with educational institutions such as Harvard, John Hopkins, MIT, Princeton, and Stanford; pharmaceutical companies such as Eli Lily; medical schools and hospitals; the American Psychological Association; the National Institutes of Health, the Veterans Administration Center, U.S. Public Health Service and others. Examples of past non-consensual experimentation include the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, The Manhattan Project, The Willowbrook Experiment, and Radiation Experiments. Mind control experiments such as Project CHATTER, Project BLUEBIRD, Project ARTICHOKE, Project MKULTRA, Project MKSEARCH, Project MKNAOMI and others were often interwoven with radiation experiments and research on chemical and biological weapons. Psychiatrists, psychologists, neurosurgeons and other contractors conducting the work were embedded in a broad network of doctors and some of the research was published in medical journals. Non-consensual victims of experimentation have experienced covert COINTELPRO type tactics including those used in Project MKDELTA . MKDELTA materials were used for harassment, discrediting, or disabling purposes. These tactics were usually trauma based and devastating to the victims. As previously reported to this commission in 2011 and continuing to be reported in increasing numbers to this day United States citizens and others are reporting non-consensual experimentation. In 2011 it was reported to this commission that there were approximately 3000 known victims. Four years later those numbers have grown to over 4000 victims, an increase of at least 33%. Due to past history, previous testimony and statements provided to this commission, and continuing reports of non-consensual research ethical protections for human subjects in the form of regulatory changes are critical. As we understand Subpart A of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) regulations, Protection of Human Subjects (codified at 45 C.F.R Part 46), also known as the Common Rule,existing loopholes need to be closed. For example there is no oversight for some non-federal entities such as private corporations and contractors and foreign entities; and some federal departments and agencies. Oversight is needed for all entities conducting research on American citizens and U.S. persons as well as research conducted on foreign soil. Loopholes allow for experimentation when the identify of the subject is unknown to the investigator (for example Subject 9,543); or when there is no physical intervention or interaction with the subject by an investigator as occurs in remote experimentation. Also, research activities are permitted for some demonstration and service programs for public benefit; department or agency heads can waive consent in certain cases; institutions can register their own institutional review board (IRB); and IRBs can waive consent in certain instances. There are other loopholes not described here. Additional protections are also needed for children, prisoners and those of impaired consent. In light of the testimony given in 2011 and existing loopholes in federal regulations we are shocked and dismayed that the only notable recommendation the Bioethics Commission made regarding the consent process is to add people of impaired consent. Ethical protections for human subjects necessitate regulatory changes. Additionally, criminal penalties must be legislated for research involving human subjects when bodily integrity and autonomy are violated as for other criminals who are routinely punished with convictions for assault, fraud and homicide. Unethical treatment of human beings can only be prosecuted when laws and regulations are in place. Even if a researcher, physician, institution, other is engaged in socially beneficial research that might lead to cures or treatments for devastating diseases it is imperative that each person's autonomy, self-determination, human dignity and constitutional rights prevail over scientific advancement and social benefit. We victims of non-consensual research are being tortured in a most unethical and inhumane manner. We experience COINTELPRO type tactics as well as torture. Children are being experimented upon and tortured. Over fifty years ago American citizens reported being victims of non-consensual human experimentation and reports continue to this day. Over fifty years later we still don't have the necessary reforms to protect U.S. citizens and others from non-consensual research. As a society we must ensure that research subjects possess human rights that are inviolate. This commission includes members of institutions that have participated in unethical research in the past. This commission does not include a single victim of non-consensual research. They have the insight that only a victim could impart. Thank you for your efforts to recommend ethical protections for human subjects. Much work still remains to be done. Sincerely,

New Hampshire Republicans are planning to institute a 30-day residency requirement for same-day registration for new voters. The state legislature should not be trying to prevent people from voting, so this law should not be passed.