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Honoring Susan ButcherThis petition is in efforts to find enough resident Alaskans interested in a rename of the Ted Stevens International Airport terminal, to be changed in Honor of Susan Butcher, as the "Susan Butcher International Airport".4 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Spam MaGee
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Cell phone use in movie theaters should be illegalEnough is enough. The use of cell phones during movies is disrespectful and rude. It is corroding public life. New York should lead the way in banning cell phone use during movies.2 of 100 SignaturesCreated by David Allyn
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Stop Murder Cover Up by James Backstrom, Dakota County, MNStop Murder Cover Up by James Backstrom, regarding the 1986 murder of Jane Duchene, by physician ordered withdrawal of two thirds of insulin to help associates claim the dead woman's money, so she would pre-decease her brother (whose son was a pathologist) and who had suddenly become ill with pancreatic cancer and was due to pre-decease Jane Duchene. She had to die first for fiscal reasons.6 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Diabetics/Disabled Anonymous
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Justices Service LimitJustices serve in the Supreme Court for life. I think this should be change to serve for a maximum of 10 years, on which the President, would elect another justice. I think this will create a more balanced Justice system, and stop the abuses from those judges, that are not for the service of the people.1 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Jose Miranda
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Impeach Clarence ThomasClarence Thomas has broken the laws over and over again and lied under oath in his confirmation hearings! He is a disgrace to America. He has taken payments through his wife from entities or individuals on cases he has ruled on! He is a disgrace to all of America!208 of 300 SignaturesCreated by Marc Levy
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Appoint a neutral outside agency to oversee Internal Affairs Investigations of Police OfficersWe need an agency to review reported misconduct brought to the attention of local Internal Affairs Officers. Unfortunately, the officer who reviews and investigates these complaints tend to be coworkers and this either needs to change or oversite is needed to ensure citizens complaints are not just being written off.1 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Johnny Chaney
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Bush / Cheney War CrimesI would like to petition both the local,state, and federal government to compel an investigation into war crimes by George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. To compel our government to act responsibly and to show we will not allow anyone whether it be our own government representatives to feel they can act with immunity and trample over the rights of law abiding citizens in ANY country.29 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Richard L. Respler
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Make Hating a Felony crime in all states.Haters have got out of hand and the outcome of haters have become detrimental to many in so many ways and it needs to be outlawed.1 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Michael Maroy
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Make Hating a Felony crime in all states.Haters have got out of hand and the outcome of haters have become detrimental to many in so many ways and it needs to be outlawed.3 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Michael Maroy
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Texas Dept of Criminal Justice: INJUSTICEWe lost our high-school friend Hart almost 30 years ago to a violent, non-remorseful criminal with a long history of crime. Hart had a life full of promise. He had just graduated high school, and was attending a technical college in Texas, when he and several friends were brutally attacked by several grown men outside a nightclub. Those men had criminal records a mile long. John Wilkins was found guilty of the murder, and sentenced to LIFE in a Texas prison. But for the past 20 years or so, Hart's family has endured parole reviews every 1-1/2 to 3 years. The Texas DOCJ can choose to give prisoners a "5-year setoff," which means that only every five years is the prisoner up for parole. Instead, they choose to use shorter setoffs as incentive with prisoners to encourage them to behave. This practice creates stress and anxiety in the families...they already lost a loved one, but to be continually tortured with parole reviews every couple of years is inhumane. The State of Texas needs to take the needs of victim's families into consideration, and extend setoffs to a reasonable amount of time as DEFINED BY THE FAMILIES. Not the prisoner.66 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Katherine Kramer
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Governor Scott: Commute Marissa Alexander's sentence!Marissa Alexander, African American, sentenced to 20 years for firing a warning shot to fend off her abusive husband. This African American woman is a college graduate with a Masters' Degree, no criminal record, and she is a mother of three. No one was injured or killed. This woman was defending her life and should be freed.313 of 400 SignaturesCreated by Sharon Coates and Crystal Langdon
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Justice for Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.On November 19, 2011, at approximately 5 a.m., 68-year-old Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr., was at his home located at 135 S. Lexington Avenue in White Plains, New York. He was a 20-year veteran of the Westchester County Department of Corrections, and he proudly served the United States of America as a Marine, receiving an honorable discharge. He stood about 5 feet, 9 inches tall, and he suffered from a heart condition. His medical alert device sent an alert to his service provider, which placed a call to the City of White Plains Department of Public Safety. In response to the call, police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians went to Chamberlain’s home. Once at his house, the police knocked on his door and were verbally greeted by him. He told them that he did not need assistance and that there was no medical emergency. He told them that he did not call them. Despite being told that there was no need for their services, the police refused to leave and insisted that he let them into his home. Kenneth had not committed any crime, and he declined to let them into his home. He communicated with police at length, and his medical alert service provider advised the White Plains Police Department that they wanted to withdraw their request for medical assistance because there was no emergency. Despite this information, the police continued to insist that they gain an entry to his apartment. During the incident, the police banged the door over and over again, causing him to fear for his life. In fact, he even contacted his medical alert service provider while the police were banging on his door and asked them for help. He told them that the White Plains Police employees were outside his door and were going to kill him. The medical alert service provider recorded the communications between the police and the victim. During the incident, the police were disrespectful to him and threatened him as he stood in his apartment and told them that he just wanted to be left alone. The police continued to bang on the front door for approximately an hour. During that time they taunted him, cursed at him, and called him a "n*****." They ultimately broke through his apartment door and forced their way into his apartment, all without his consent. Upon entering his home, and without warning or prior verbal warnings or orders, police immediately used a Taser weapon and attempted to shock him with the Taser’s electricity. He was standing approximately six to eight feet away from the officers, and he was wearing nothing but boxer shorts when the police began their assault against him. After using the Taser against him, everything else is questionable except for the fact that two 40 caliber rounds were fired into Chamberlain's chest, which resulted in his death. Autopsy shows that KC was shot while standing with his arms at his side, through one arm, puncturing the lungs. The toxicology exam said that “no drugs of abuse were detected.” Cyclobenzaprine, a muscle relaxant, was found in Chamberlain’s blood. We are calling on the United States Department of Justice or the New York State Attorney General to prosecute this as a hate crime, since it appears that his killing was motivated by racial hatred.57 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Ted Goyal