To ask Bernie to be a candidate for president in the general election, by any means necessary.

I just read the statement from moveon.org congratulating Hillary Clinton but actually being nicer to Senator Sanders. Hillary Clinton won the primaries and should be treated with the respect she deserves. Do your job move on.

Recent events show that increased measures are necessary to combat radical acts of terror. We need to do more about this misguided hatred.

With exit 57 serving as a prominent gateway to Auburn fans, prospective students, opponents and the like, "Cam Newton Run" recognizes one of Auburn's most famous graduates and athletes who has served as a prominent and effective ambassador for Auburn both on and off the field. This renane also serves as a way to depoliticize what may be considered by many in this community to be a painful yet imminent name change . WDE and thanks for the support.

This is not a request for financial support, but equally important, for your moral support to stand with us and sign this petition. Since 1983, Caffe Vivaldi has provided a haven for artists, musicians, writers, and comedians—young and old alike—to come and share their magic with our community of local, national and international customers. Caffe Vivaldi has become a way of life first and foremost, and then a business. From its inception, the idea of establishing Caffe Vivaldi was to provide a venue for creative people, who would contribute to the timeless qualities of the Republic of Greenwich Village. The Republic of Greenwich Village, below 14th St. in New York has no physical but some cultural boundaries where artists and free thinkers have mostly dwelled for over 200 years. Its streets, buildings, alleys, eateries and cafés have riveting stories about people who have enriched modern day America. For the past 30 years, Caffe Vivaldi has been harnessing such creative energy by attracting individuals such as Nobel Prize Laureate Joseph Brodsky, who gave interviews here upon receiving the Award; Al Pacino, who directed parts of his autobiographical film here; Woody Allen, who preferred to shoot scenes for three of his films here; Oscar Isaac and Marcus Mumford, who in an unplugged acoustic performance personified the ever-present magic of the Village; along with numerous other great artists, known and unknown. But a threat looms. The past five years have been a challenge for us to keep this heritage going, and especially for me on a personal and emotional level as I have dedicated most of my life to keeping this legacy in Greenwich Village alive. In October 2011, we launched an online petition to save Caffe Vivaldi from the imminent existential threat posed by a new landlord who tried to impose a 400% rent increase. After almost five thousand people from our community signed and commented on our petition, our landlord caved in to the overwhelming support and pressure and the fear of further adverse publicity. The rent did increase, but thankfully, nowhere near the amount demanded, and with incremental adjustments. In December 2011, we launched a fundraiser to help us pay for soundproofing, allowing us to stay open longer with live music, so we could increase our revenue to pay for our higher rent. Our new lease, signed in January 2012, allowed us the use of a basement, promising critically needed storage space to begin serving extra revenue-generating premium beers, along with the chance to open a small annex space for our artists and customers, and access to one of the two existing basement restrooms. However, once the lease was signed and the public pressure was off his back, our landlord refused to provide us the access to that basement, and yet demanded that we pay rent for that inaccessible space. In July 2012, our landlord took us to court for non-payment of that portion of rent pertaining to the inaccessible basement space. I can only speculate that the landlord believed, given his own vast financial resources, that I would not have the financial means, the stamina, nor the savvy legal team (who offered their services at a semi pro bono basis) to defend myself in court, and that I would thus be forced to give in to his pressure to close Caffe Vivaldi). On February 27, 2013, New York State Civil Court Judge Lynn R. Kotler, declared Caffe Vivaldi to be a "cultural institution," and dismissed the landlord's case against us, noting that in essence, Caffe Vivaldi was partially evicted by the landlord from the space allowed in the lease. To our absolute shock, the case turning in our favor did not result in us being given access to the basement. The landlord defied the court order and continued to hold back from giving us access until nine months later, when it was already too late for us. By denying us access, he had forced us to take a huge risk and change our marketing strategy. We had to build storage shelving throughout the inside of our ground floor space, and to reverse the focus of our live music selections from 70% rock and contemporary (largely beer drinkers), 30% jazz and classical (mostly wine drinkers), to the complete opposite. Basement access was no longer essential. The landlord continued to demand rent for the basement and began harassing and bombarding Caffe Vivaldi with eviction notices. In 2014, a new court case was initiated by Caffe Vivaldi against the landlord, this one at the Supreme Court of the State of New York. Continued delays have pushed the case to finally be heard in June 2016. We were at the point of seriously considering the actual viability of Caffe Vivaldi's future. A ruling against Caffe Vivaldi would force us to permanently shut our doors, or to somehow find a way to rebuild this "cultural institution" elsewhere. On May 9, 2016, our landlord, Mr. Steven Croman, was arrested on 20 felony counts, including grand larceny, business record falsification, and tax and mortgage fraud and called the "Bernie Madoff of landlords" by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. I invite you to do your own research on Mr. Croman and learn what you will. This criminal case against Mr. Croman, however, has nothing to do with the pending civil case between Caffe Vivaldi and Mr. Croman. There is no way to predict what will happen next. Today, I, Ishrat Ansari, owner and operator of Caffe Vivaldi since opening our doors in 1983, reach out to you yet again to help us save our "cultural institution." We need your help, your support, your voice. We need you to sign our petition, and to comment if you will. Our objective is simple: the more we can draw in community support, the more we can show to the Supreme Court judge, who will be deciding our case against Mr. Croman shortly, that Caffe Vivaldi deserves to remain open. Landlord-tenant relations (commercial and residential) have been precarious throughout the history of New York City, i...

I have had enough of the rampant distortion of facts and use of provocation as a means of sidetracking political debates from addressing real issues.

We are The Afghan American Artists and Writers’ Association primarily based in New York. https://afghanamericanwriters.wordpress.com/2016/06/13/afghan-american-response-to-the-orlando-gay-club-massacre/

Control Regulate Tax Adult Use Marijuana Act (Aka AUMA) No. 15.0103 is NOT meant to legalize marijuana. It IS meant to control, regulate and tax you. JUST SAY NO. Protect your rights as provided by The Compassionate Use Act, Proposition 215, (1996). California now has the Best Medical Marijuana Law in the Land! California Supreme Court decision People v. Kelly upheld your right to grow your own marijuana sufficient for your own medical use. In California You Are Now Free to use marijuana to "fight cancer", to use marijuana to "relieve stress". Let's keep it that way. Let’s Keep It Intact. Vote no. Spread the word. FEDERAL LAW has yet to catch up to California law. SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS has submitted a bill to take marijuana OFF the CONTROLLED substances list; it will take some time to get passed, but he is working on it. This will mean freedom on the Federal level. This is what we need. Vote for Bernie and we will see marijuana legalized on the Federal level. https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2237/text The famous LAWYER LETICIA PEPPER is warning us NOT to VOTE for AUMA. She is not just a lawyer; she is a top notch lawyer who has worked for three different California Appellate Court Justices, and one Federal District Court Judge. [email protected]

It’s time the Democratic Party commits to doing away with the jobs-killing TPP, TTIP, TiSA, and other free trade deals in the Democratic National Committee platform. Also, commit to revisiting past free trade deals like NAFTA, to overturn the Investor State Dispute Settlement system that gives corporations power over sovereign decisions to protect people and the environment. It’s important that the Democratic Party stand up for the people, the environment, climate, affordable medicines, open internet, and end currency manipulation that kills jobs. Free trade is killing jobs, wages, the environment, driving climate change, and destroying our economy. To remain viable, the Democratic Party must commit to kill the TPP, TTIP, TiSA, and other free trade deals in the Party platform. We need trade that is sustainable for people and protects the environment with enforceable protections. The Democratic Party must lead in this crucial campaign, and demand a race to the top instead of the current race to the bottom model.

The differences in crime rates between the US and other developed nations have exponentially more to do with liberal social policies that create a more functional society, and thus more functional citizens with less need for violence and self harm, than they do with the alleged benefits of restrictions on the right to keep and bear arms. Single payer mental and physical healthcare, economic justice, an end to the Drug War: a progressive society reduces violence and self harm, as it results in a less dysfunctional less violent society. And these reforms, not being tied to the rights hot button issue, have an actual chance of passing into law, by sidestepping their strongest point of resistance. We must reject both extremist positions of deregulation on the one hand and prohibition on the other, and adhere to the full intent of the Second Amendment: a well regulated citizens militia. Let's examine just one of these measures: Half of all US violence, including and particularly 'gun violence' is perpetrated by gangs and cartels according to the FBI. http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/2011-national-gang-threat-assessment The primary reason for existence of gangs and cartels is exploiting the $400 billion /year US drugs black market. Other activities are secondary/opportunistic. To put out a fire, you remove fuel and/or oxygen. Legalize, regulate, tax, educate. Continue to interdict foreign shipments and crack down on gangs. Their money dries up, they can't attract new members or support their operations. Use proceeds from taxes on same and former drug war spending to implement single payer healthcare with addiction treatment on demand. No more wasting Billions per year - one Trillion so far - creating a black market for psychopaths to exploit. No more wasting billions per year ruining the lives of people that have harmed no one. No more wasting billions per year militarizing our police forces, eroding our own rights, and creating for profit prisons. No more overwhelmingly disproportionate victimization of minorities. No more incarcerating casual users and small time dealers with hardened criminals in gang run prisons, creating criminal universities in every state and hardened criminals where there were none. This alone would yield vast savings and improve countless lives. Let's move to another: TWO THIRDS (21,175) of the 32,000 ‘gun deaths’ per year commonly cited in this conversation are suicides. Not violence. Suicides. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/suicide.htm Let that sink in. These people need help, not paternalistic rhetoric. And that means social services. Remember those? We liberals are supposed to be really good at those. When did that change? When we started barking up the wrong tree. When effort that should be concentrated on expanding the services that will help these people started instead being focused on pointless restrictions that will prevent nothing. If you agree that murder is a public health crisis then you have to accept the notion that the remedy is medical. Therefore, abandon the farce that is gun control and concentrate on fixing the mess that is the mental and physical health care system in this country.

People who have bipolar disorder, PTSD, or seizures like I do need to have marijuana legalized.

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