I am starting this petition because the hero worship of this horrible human from history needs to end. He murdered thousands of natives, encouraged the sex trade of girls aged 9 and 10 years old, started the slave trade, tortured native peoples and robbed them of anything of value. This "holiday" was created in the 1930s, when we celebrated anything that held up the power of the white male. It's 2013 and we are VERY clear as to the history of Columbus and his maniacal and greedy desire to get as much gold as he could for himself, and to "rule" the natives as a king. There is absolutely no reason that we should celebrate this man any longer and it's time for us to move forward and end the hero worship of this murdering lout.

A little over a week ago, a new right-wing recall petition process began against another good progressive Colorado lawmaker, Senator Evie Hudak of Arvada. If these extremists manage to take out just one more progressive Senator, the radical right will take control of the Colorado Senate.

Why do we honor a man whose legacy has been a total misrepresentation of historical facts and actually a tragedy in America's history. Why not honor Native Americans whose land our ancestors stole and whose populations were decimated by the invaders like Christopher Columbus?

Honoring Christopher Columbus with a national holiday as an American Hero is disgraceful.

Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner said that Republicans were locked in an "epic battle" to keep the government shutdown going. As a World War II veteran, I fought in six epic battles. I helped fight the Nazis in the North African seas, and took part in operations that liberated Italy and the South of France, from Germany. The Tea Party Shutdown is not an epic battle -- it is bad governance. Americans and veterans like me depend on our entire government being open. I filmed a television ad with VoteVets, and it's on the air. I hope you'll watch it and sign my petition today. - Redge Ranyard, WWII Veteran.

Tired of the Tea Party Attacks on our Country and the American People.

I am disgusted by the partisan gridlock in our highest branches of government and do not want there to be a precedent of brinksmanship working as a political maneuver.

The Republicans in the US House of Representatives are holding the Country hostage over funding the US Government by demanding unpopular changes in our laws. They have shut the Government down and are threatening the full faith and credit of our Country. If these members of Congress are arrested and charged with Conspiracy to Commit Extortion they would no longer hold the majority in the House of Representatives and a Democratic majority could then elect a new Speaker of the House and move our business of Governing ahead.

Every citizen of the United States has been affected by the crisis precipitated by this vain and reckless demagogue.

Boehner is keeping people out of work while he tries to salvage the situation for his Tea Party colleagues. This needs to stop. No more conditions. No more concessions. No more stalling while Republicans look for a way to declare victory.

We feel that Senator Ted Cruz needs to be recalled due to being the main ingredient of this Government Shutdown and Cruz is not representing us has Citizens of the State of Texas. Senator Cruz is representing a factious group in which does not speak for us

The people of the United States of America are being harmed by the actions of the Congress of The United States. Services that citizens rely on for their health and well being are being closed and denied and cut by the very representatives elected to assure the health and well being of the citizens of the United States of America.