Just hours after news broke that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia had passed away, Mitch McConnell was already trying to exploit the unfortunate news for political gain. Senate Majority Leader McConnell rushed out a radical claim: That the Senate should shirk its constitutional duty to consider and confirm Supreme Court nominees, simply because it’s an election year. That’s not how it worked when Ronald Reagan nominated Anthony Kennedy to the Supreme Court in an election year (1988) and the Democratic Senate confirmed him. The U.S. Constitution specifically states that the Senate should give “advice and consent” on Supreme Court nominations by the president. The Constitution has no exception for election years. It’s clear that McConnell is looking for any excuse to block President Obama from naming another justice to the Supreme Court. Mitch McConnell knows what we all know. The future of reproductive rights, overturning Citizens United, labor rights, and Obama’s Clean Power Plan all hang in the balance. Tell the Senate: Fulfill your constitutional duty. Work with President Obama to fill the vacancy at the Supreme Court without delay.

Any organization that consistently ignores the rules of law and abuses it's position within our communities must be held accountable for it's actions. The child abuse scandal is a systemic and pervasive culture within the Catholic Church. It refused to comply with the independent 2014 UN investigative committee's recommendations. “The Committee is gravely concerned that the Holy See has not acknowledged the extent of the crimes committed, has not taken the necessary measures to address cases of child sexual abuse and to protect children, and has adopted policies and practices which have led to the continuation of the abuse by and the impunity of the perpetrators...”. The Catholic Church leadership has a culture of aiding and abetting child molesters; all while enjoying the benefits of its tax exempt status. ‪#‎TaxDay‬ 2014 UN Report URL: http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CRC/Shared%20Documents/VAT/CRC_C_VAT_CO_2_16302_E.pdf

Michael Moore's new movie, "Where to Invade Next," [1] challenges a dominant idea that's been a key obstacle to reforming the U.S. government and U.S. politics: the idea that the U.S. can't learn from other countries. [2] A popular movie can change the national political discourse. If Members of Congress see the new Michael Moore movie and get comfortable talking about the idea that we can learn from other countries, new opportunities may arise for reforming U.S. domestic and foreign policy. Urge Members of Congress to go see the new Michael Moore movie by signing our petition. References: 1. http://wheretoinvadenext.com/ 2. https://theintercept.com/2016/02/10/where-to-invade-next-is-the-most-subversive-movie-michael-moore-has-ever-made/

To protect our Life on Earth!

The lives and futures of thousands of children have been jeopardized. Since I feel personally affected when a child on another continent is hungry, I am even more impacted by this atrocity in my own country.

In April 2014 Governance Expert Greg Gubitz tabled his recommendations on a way forward for ACPA when it came to Governance Reform. In November of 2014 at Policy Convention after considerable time and member resources the MEC abandoned the Gubitz Recommendations, basically in their entirety. Including the salient recommendation of the Membership electing the MEC Chair - Nationally. On February 23, 2016 the current MEC is holding a Special Meeting to elect their chosen MEC Chair among themselves. Has the MEC no regard for the costs associated with conducting a two day meeting in a Downtown Toronto Hotel to choose between two MEC incumbents, one being favoured before they even meet? Could this event be conducted over a MEC Conference Call or an Internal Webinar? Hold your MEC Member's Transparent & Accountable and consider forwarding this ePetition to the VCC Chair. Time is of the essence! We would like to collect a 1000 ePetitions in the next ten days. Not an easy task. We need your help! This original ePetition is only going out to 100 Active Members. If you are in favour of promoting the merits of this ePetition, please forward it on to fellow Member's in your email contact list. Without your help and involvement, this ePetition will fail. 30% or approximately 960 ePetitions are required for the MEC to entertain the request and more importantly to consider Conducting a Vote of the National Membership. On the reply section of the ePetition it asks for your Name and Address, this is a generic petition form. This is what is required to validate your e Petition with ACPA: 1. Rank & Name. In the comments section please include: 2. Base. 3. Membership Number which is your 6 digit employee number. 4. Date of Submission. Thank you!

We would like to see Representative John Lewis, as a long-standing progressive champion of democracy in Congress, use his unpledged delegate or "superdelegate" vote to reflect the rights he fought for and sacrificed to gain, has defended and protected—along with continuing to represent the values of the Democratic party—by not supporting a candidate before all of his constituents have had their say at the voting booth. We urge him to lead other Georgia superdelegates in committing to honor the vote of the people.

The forefathers of the USA have President's Day and some of them even have their own personal holidays too, besides having a President's Day. It is now time and long overdue for OUR Forefathers of Turtle Island to also be HONORED. We want a recognized day of remembrance of our Chiefs for their leadership, bravery and all that they gave for their people's future.

We do not want this facility in our neighborhood or any other additional facilities of this kind. We want you to know that we will stand in opposition, with the area businesses, faith-based and community organizations. Our neighborhood is already ridden with crime, and plagued with despair and hopelessness. A facility of this type will only add to the negativity we are trying to combat and will put the safety of our children, families, neighbors, businesses, and worshipers at risk. Link to supporting information about Park Heights - https://parkheightscommunity.wordpress.com/

To halt any proposed trash and recycling programs that prohibits unlimited trash and recycling in the City of Methuen.

Prince George's County Deserves Better!

As the parent of a 3rd grader who has been invited to participate in the Georgia Day Parade, I find it offensive and demeaning to myself and my child. To re-enact history, children were not allowed to associate freely. Therefore this parade and the associated celebrations need to be discontinued immediately. Tax payers funds are being used to facilitate the recognition of a period of time when slavery and the abuse of black persons was not only accepted and legal but also encouraged. As there is no parade to commemorate the Holocaust, there should be none to draw attention to a grievous period of time in Georgia's history. As history denotes, blacks were not afforded the same privileges as whites. There were no blacks celebrating anything with whites back then, and if we are going to re-enact history then it should be done correctly. I would instead suggest that students be given the opportunity to dress up as the career professionals they aspire to be and embrace a positive forecast for their futures.