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Time for another Constitutional Convention!Flush the current disgrace in the US House, Senate, Executive Branch and Supreme Court3 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Dr. Bob Hacker
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Policy BrutalityI would like to see some new laws protecting citizens from police officers and police brutality. They have to much power to physically abuse potential suspects, for example Kelly Thomas, Rodney King, kicking a pregnant woman in the stomach, kicking a woman in the head that was sitting on the curb handcuffed and not a threat to the officer. I would like to see some laws passed such as: not allowed to beat someone in the head with a flashlight or a fist or kicking them, not allowed to kick pregnant women in the stomach, not allow officers to pile on top of people causing the suspects ribs to break and puncture a lung, crushing their windpipe so that they suffocate. If they suspect a person is mentally ill, there should be an advocate on duty at all times called to the scene to assess the suspect and protect suspect and escort the suspect with the police to a hospital if needed during a mental crisis. If the police cannot assess if a person is mentally ill, perhaps a course in mentall illness should be included in their training along with a course on compassion. The police should not be bullying suspects or threating them, or provoking them. They are suppose to serve and protect, not abuse and kill! Their job is to apprehend, handcuff, and put in police car for transport without physically abusing a person. When they use a stun gun, they cannot expect a person to get up and walk immediately after that and then continue to drag the person across the pavement, they cannot stand up because they have just been stunned! They should not be allowed to bully, antagonize, or threaten. Limits need to be set NOW!5 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Heather Williams
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End The War Against MarijuanaThe prohibition of alcohol was a complete failure, and the current prohibition against marijuana is, and always will be a complete failure in which our government is spending over a billion dollars a year of our tax money trying to enforce an insane law that has ruined tens of thousands of lives by sending non violent "criminals" to for profit prisons. Over 50% of all Americans have stated that they want this insane and impossible to enforce law overturned, and 70% of all Americans agree that medical marijuana should be made available to those in need of this cheap and easily gotten natural herb that has been proven to help many unfortunate people suffering from serious diseases. The billions of dollars that are wasted trying to enforce this insanity could be much better spent on things like education, health care, roads, bridges, green energy and much more.13 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Edward Loeffler
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END APARTHEIDIsrael has been getting away with murder for far too long and we cannot rely on our elected representatives in Washington to turn the tide because they have been muzzled by the Israeli lobbies like AIPAC and ADL and they also rely on their money and votes.32 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Victor Trinidad
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Unsung Victims in Society.Petition investigations into all CIVILRIGHTS cases the Department Of Justice disregarded based on orders from the Bush Administration1 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Godschild Diana
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President Obama & Congress: Replace Pardons Attorney Ronald RogersEvery President, according to the Constitution, has a responsibility to commute sentences of worthy inmates. President Bush & President Obama have the worst records but it's not their faults. Ronald Rogers has withheld worthy petitions, and withheld supporting documents. He should be replaced by someone who is just, fair, compassionate & competent.124 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Emma Young
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President Obama stop sending people to jail for smoking marijuanaIt should be criminal that we are destroying people's lives and wasting manpower and money on a substance less harmful than alcohol or tobacco. If our president was arrested for his admitted drug use, he wouldn't be our president. Stop the hypocrisy.20 of 100 SignaturesCreated by jillhalpern
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California Manditory Minimum Sentencing Reform.My son's dad has been in prison for almost thirty years on a 25 to Life Sentance. He is now in his early fifty 's with a variety of health issues. When he was arrested for murderer back in 1986, he was suffering from a sever brain injury and was threatened with the death penalty if he did not take a Life Term plea bargain. He had no previous criminal history and his crime was committed in the hopes of protecting children who were being abused by the victim on a regular basis. He is now much recovered from the injury and knows he committed a horrible crime. His is only one story out of hundreds. Another Lifer inmate has been in prison over thirty years for the crime of accidently killing his mother's boyfriend as he was beating severely beating her. He too is over fifty years old with no release in site. Both of these men committed one crime, both to protect a weaker person and both are serving Life sentances and both are now elderly and suffering from health issues that, collectively, cost state tax payers thousands of dollars a year in health care. A decade ago, the state housed 6000 inmates 55 and older. In 2012 it is more like 14,000 over 55. By 2017, there will be an estimated 20,000. That is an amazing figure. Even Judge Anthony Kline knows that "recindivism among Lifer prisoners is less than 1%. " Let our Lifers go home when they have served their time. Save the state money. Thank For your time. Please share this.55 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Laura Savage
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Ban the 'Three Strikes Law'Ban the 'Three Strikes Law'....Let the time fit the crime...Put logic back into the Justice System...Prisons over-crowded, schools going under! Choose schools over prisons!357 of 400 SignaturesCreated by Brenda
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Change the Penal SystemPrison statistics are daunting.The United States has the highest documented incarceration rate in the world. At year-end 2009 it was 743 adults incarcerated per 100,000 population. Something's not working. Something needs to change.2 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Maureen Murphy
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REGULATION OF LAWYERSThe regulation of lawyers by The Supreme Court is Organized Crime. It violates the US Constitution and The Florida State Constitution. This Petition is to take the BAR out of the Supreme Court. operation-cleansweep.com; disbartheflbar.com; supremelawfirm.com.7 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Richard Schatzel
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Transparency and equality in our justice departmentI'm always curious about what is the agenda for black men, every election cycle presidential candidates court and cater to all voting blocks except young black men. Our issues seems to always tied down with all others issues, which in affect doesn't let us focus on the major issue facing young black men. The Trayvon Martin case is a perfect example of why we need transparency and equality, even though this disproportionately affects young black men, it's equality for all. No mother/father would like to know that her son died and his body lay for 3 days before any notification. We need to practice what we preach and set a good example in our communities. If we want cooperation and a better community the police department should lead by example. they should hold every officer accountable and get rid of their oath,their version of 'stop snitching" because they allow cover ups to occur without accountability... I know this is a hard line to thread but its necessary, because we do need officers in our community, but we want everyone to feel protected and have these officers playing with our kids instead of killing them...62 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Ralston Johnson