A lot of the residents from the District of Columbia are tired of being treated as second-class citizens. Congress has the power to redefine the district's borders and shrink its size as they did before in 1846. This action will give the 646,000 residents of the State of New Columbia the full rights of citizenship that they have been denied for over two centuries.

Ted Cruz has clearly violated the FEC's disclosure rules, and he should be investigated, fined, and held accountable. The New York Times reports that Ted Cruz failed to disclose to the Federal Election Commission that Goldman Sachs loaned him hundreds of thousands of dollars to finance his 2012 campaign for the U.S. Senate. The Times wrote: “such a disclosure might have conveyed the wrong impression for his candidacy,” given that he was “campaigning as a populist firebrand who criticized Wall Street bailouts.” But regardless of why he did it, Cruz needs to be held accountable. And with millions of dollars in special interest money lined up on both sides of the upcoming election, the FEC needs to send a message NOW to potential rulebreakers. That's why it's so important that they conduct a full investigation into Ted Cruz's failed disclosure and hold him accountable for violating campaign finance rules.

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We need a progressive political revolution in America that takes our democracy back from the billionaire class and makes our economy work for all. Every challenge that we face as a people – from economic inequality to climate change, mass incarceration, and a broken immigration system – hinges at least in part on the fate of this fight. I'm the director of 99Rise, co-lead the DemocracySpring.org campaign, and have been organizing for years to make this kind of political revolution happen for the good of my family, community, and country. The Bernie Sanders campaign is a historic opportunity for progress. Elizabeth Warren's endorsement now will be a huge boost that can power Bernie to victories in Iowa, New Hampshire, and beyond. We need Sen. Warren to step up and take a stand for her values, her vision, and our country at this time when she can make a huge difference. If at least 100,000 people sign this petition, I will organize a public delivery to Sen. Warren.

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I have had several instances where my wife and I could not take jobs because the Internet is too unreliable costing us income. I also do classes online and the internet does not allow me to always get things done. We also have 170 members in a Facebook group all having these same issues. https://www.facebook.com/groups/979635082110447/

Oregon Super Delegates pledged neutrality in the Democratic Presidential Primary out of a belief that THE PEOPLE and not THE PARTY should choose our nominee. This IS the standard by which OUR PARTY should be judged. For ONCE, let the voice of the Rank & File be our guide AND NOT the hand picked ESTABLISHMENT CANDIDATE. The influence of Super Delegates is absolutely inconsistent with every stated goal and ideal of the Democratic Party.

I'm starting this petition because progressives deserve to have their voice heard and because MoveOn needs to demonstrate its independence from the Clinton establishment.

To stop animal abuse and neglect in the State of Main, people who are repeat violators should be put on a habitual offenders list so we can stop them from hurting animals!

My Huffington Post article 'Bernie Sanders hints Elizabeth Warren as Vice President' has gone viral. In less than 24 hours it has gotten over 40 thousand likes and it is an extremely popular topic of discussion.

As former students and concerned citizens of Mashpee we stand united and demand that the Mashpee School Committee take immediate action to terminate Brian Hyde. The public record has proven that Brian Hyde is unfit to serve in his current role as superintendent.

At a town hall forum on Maine's heroin epidemic on January 6, Gov. LePage said: "Now the traffickers ... These are guys with the name D-Money, Smoothie, Shifty, these types of guys. They come from Connecticut and New York, they come up here, they sell their heroin, and they go back home. Incidentally, half the time they impregnate a young, white girl before they leave." These blatantly racist comments are unacceptable in today's political debate. I urge Gov. LePage and the Maine GOP to apologize for and repudiate these deeply offensive comments. UPDATE (JAN. 8): The governor gave a news conference in which he blamed the media for covering his remarks and claimed they were a slip of the tongue. He also said he apologized to "Maine women," who he made a point of saying were virtually all white. It's not clear what he was apologizing to them for. Because of the fundamental insincerity of this statement, we're continuing to urge the governor to give a full and honest apology for his racist statements without blaming others for his actions.