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Make Election Day a National Holiday to Encourage Voter Participation in Our Democracy.I want our democracy to work. I want ALL Americans to be able to do their civic duty in voting on every Election Day. Let's free people up to vote and honor Election Day by making it a national holiday. Thanks.207 of 300 SignaturesCreated by Alexander Rosset
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Stop Wall to Wall Coverage Practices by News Media Organizations.While the loss of flight 370 is tragic, the entire mainstream media has covered absolutely nothing else since it's disappearance. Even when there were no new developements, the mainstream media persisted in speculation and inumerable repititions of information that was already widely known. It is the responsibility of the newsmedia to ensure that viewers are aware of all pertinant and current events. The practice of extended wall to wall coverage of this or any other issues by the mainstream media is a failure to meet their obligation to keep the viewers informed on newsworthy events. The signers of this petition collectively ask, both now and in the future, that media organizations do not engage in the practice of wall to wall coverage and keep people updated on ALL current events.1 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Christian Tecker
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Dave Hart: Give Cuonzo Martin the Raise and Extension He Deserves!This petition is being started to show the overwhelming support that Vol Nation has for their Head Basketball Coach, Cuonzo Martin. Having proven he's a Tougher Breed of Head Coach, Vol Nation wants to make sure he knows how important he is to our University, and want A.D. Dave Hart to give him the contract he's earned in the 2013-2014 season to ensure he stays at Tennessee for many years to come.25 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Sean Fishkind
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New Noragami Season!I think we can all agree that 12 episodes is not enough for Noragami.There is still so much to know about this magnificent tv show!If we all work together,we might prove the point that Noragami truly does need a second season!113 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Jeilyn
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Senator Bernie Sanders (I) VT for President of the USABernie represents everything the USA is all about. A voice for the average American.3,204 of 4,000 SignaturesCreated by Jerry Stidman
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La Jolla, Ca Change-the-name of the annual paradeBoost diversity and inclusiveness in La Jolla, CA into the 21st Century! Change the name of the annual December parade to one that is religion neutral.27 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Ted Rodosovich
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Create NYS Office of the Utility Consumer AdvocateAll New Yorkers, especially those in Western and Upstate New York pay way too much for utility services that are produced here. New York State has the highest electrical rates in the nation, but also have 51 power generating plants. One of these plants is located in Niagara Falls. The 2,353-megawatt Robert Moses Niagara hydroelectric power plant was the fourth largest hydroelectric power plant in the United States in 2010 and, in 2011, New York produced more hydroelectric power than any other State east of the Rocky Mountains. That is only one of 5 such plants in Western New York. The only state that pays more per kWh is Hawaii. See: http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/10/27/141766341/the-price-of-electricity-in-your-state Bring our rates down.108 of 200 SignaturesCreated by SUSAN SHELDON
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Shame on the New York Jets for hiring Michael VickThe scourge of dog fighting still plagues this country. Allowing scum like Vick to represent the New York Jets is appalling. Vick's sadistic and brutal abuse still haunts the dogs who managed to survive. It makes animal lovers everywhere sick to see Vick on the news. Stop rewarding his monstrous behavior by paying him millions.68 of 100 SignaturesCreated by PJ Clark
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The NFL bought itself a tax exemption — Let's repeal it.You know the NFL as the National Football League. But the IRS knows them better as the Nonprofit Football League – that’s because the NFL has not paid any taxes since 1966 and average Americans are left paying higher taxes to make up for that lost revenue. Senator Coburn is trying to change that, and we support his endeavor. The NFL has spent $3.6 million lobbying in recent years, and contributed more than $1.6 million to members of Congress. It leads all professional sports leagues in lobbying expenditures. Lobbyists demonstrated their prowess by adding, “or professional football leagues” to the language regulating 501(c)(6) nonprofit organizations back in 1966, and it has remained there ever since. No wonder Senator Coburn has yet to gain the support of his colleagues – we know how powerfully corrupting money in politics and the role of lobbyists has become. The only way Congress will act in the people’s interest is if the people begin demanding it and show them where we stand!199 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Demand Progress
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Fire Rejean SheroYou have the two best players in the game and continue year after year fail to surround them with 2 respectable players. Neal and Kunitz are fine, but Sid should not be stuck with Dupuis/Bennett/Stemp and Geno should not be stuck with Jokinen. Kunitz will only start to decline from here on out. Sadly, these are some of the better forwards that these two have played with. Sid and Geno are no longer 20 years old, it is time to properly utilize them. STOP signing guys like Orpik and Scuderi. They are not good players. Stop only drafting Dmen. You should probably play some young guys regularly to save cap space and to maximize their value. Shero's 2013 off-season: Re-signed: Dupuis and Adams Signed: Kobasew, Jeffrey, D'Agostini, Scuderi 3 of these idiots were waived Shero's #1 mistake - signing Bylsma to an extension Shero should be relived of his duties. His strategy of modeling the team after the Nashville Predators, yes, those Predators who have won 2 playoff series in their history.23 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Shero Must G/o
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Bring back BTE to COD!The College of DuPage has prided itself on being one of few colleges to have an in-house professional acting group. By inspiring excellence, the BTE has helped student actors grow as professionals and achieve their dreams.1,058 of 2,000 SignaturesCreated by Ed Garzaro
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Legalization of MarijuanaUS Policy on Drugs was driven by the Drug War, the U.S. prison population is six to ten times as high as most Western European nations. The United States is a close second only to Russia in its rate of incarceration per 100,000 people. In 2010, more than 746,000 people were arrested in the USA for marijuana-related offenses alone. On the 6th of November 2012 marijuana was legalized for recreational use in Colorado and Washington state. People over the age of 21 can possess up to an ounce of marijuana for recreational use. At least these people can now carry weed without worrying about the police arresting them. 31st of May 2013 former Mexican president Vincente Fox states that he wants marijuana to be legalized in Mexico and the USA. 10th December 2013 Uruguay becmes the first country to legalize growing, selling and smoking marijuana. However tourists will not be able to legally purchase cannabis. On the 1st of January, 2014 marijuana was legally sold in Colorado. Anyone 21 years of age and over is welcome to visit their nearby cannabis club and purchase marijuana. This marks the start of the green revolution and Washington will soon follow suit. One thing is for sure, it seems that marijuana has become a brand long before it was legal. At least judging by queues upon queues of people waiting to witness this historical moment and actually buy some weed.Rules & Regulations Still, lets be fair. You can buy it but you’re not allowed to smoke it in public. The first day left a bitter taste for some as the price of weed has risen up to $400 per ounce. That’s almost a quadruple increase of the black market price but black markets don’t have taxes in the range of 25%. The government and police monitoring will be strong in this one as all eyes are on Colorado at the moment. Everybody wants to make sure no slip-ups happen that would turn the legalization movement into a PR nightmare. In the 24 shops that opened that day, Colorado hasn’t reported one single incident. Well, there was a guy who was caught smoking it outside but that was quickly taken care of by the police. So if Missouri can follow these states I think it would cut down on are prison population in the state of Missouri69 of 100 SignaturesCreated by James Clark Jr