Petition to the United States Postal Service for a Commemorative Stamp for Civil Rights Martyrs Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore.

A historic state office building in Nashville, TN is at risk for being demolished. The Cordell Hull building, constructed in 1952-53, is named for a Tennessee statesman, Cordell Hull (1871-1955). Hull was the longest serving United States Secretary of State, serving for a total of 11 years from 1933 -1944 under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1945, Hull received the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in establishing the United Nations. He was referred to by President Roosevelt as the “Father of the United Nations.” The 59 year old Cordell Hull State Office Building at 425 5th Avenue North, Nashville, 37247 is one of several limestone buildings that frame the State Capitol, holding a distinctive presence on the Capitol grounds. According to Tim Walker, Executive Director of Metro Nashville Historical Commission, the Cordell Hull building is one of the best examples of mid-century modern architecture in the State. Several of its hallways along with restrooms are lined with marble, some of which is so rare that it can no longer be found in Tennessee. The are several statues on the Cordell grounds that honor many other Tennesseans. The building is eligible for listing in the National Registry of Historic Places. The building survived the 1998 F5 tornado in downtown Nashville. The Cordell Hull building is in need of repairs as is any building its age. Governor Bill Haslam’s administration is recommending that the building be torn down. The destruction of this stately civic building would be a major architectural loss to Nashville, to the State and perhaps even to the United States. The administration’s rationale for removing the building along with rational for keeping the building is described in several articles: Nina Cardona, July 15, 2013; Nashville Public Radio | Historic Nashville Art You've Probably Never Seen To Be Mothballed Amid Demolition Gail Kerr, The Tennessean, July 3, 2013; Logic for tearing down Cordell Hull site is lame | The Tennessean | tennessean.com Phil Williams, News Channel5.com, June 17, 2013, NC5 Investigates: Questionable Contracts; Administration's Claims About Cordell Hull Questioned - NewsChannel5.com | Nashville News, Weather & Sports William Williams, The City Paper, January 28, 2013; Cordell Hull building faces closure, uncertain future | Nashville City Paper Wikipedia describes Cordell Hull, his life and his accomplishments in great detail. The article can be found at Cordell Hull - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

There is no where to go when one has to use the bathroom. We are mostly a residential community consisting of many elderly people, some handicap, some pregnant and many children.

The Washington Post says that right now, Larry Summers is the front-runner for chair of the Federal Reserve, one of the most powerful economic policymaking positions in the country. But as noted progressive economist Dean Baker says, "Picking Larry Summers for Fed chair would be exactly the wrong message to send at the moment. Summers is one of the main architects of the policies that have given us the worst downturn since the Great Depression. It would be an especially bad signal to send when there is an outstanding pick already at the Fed serving as Vice-Chair, Janet Yellen." References: Reuters, "Opposition mounts to Summers as possible Fed chief," http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/26/usa-fed-summers-idUSL1N0FV0T820130726 (mentions this petition) Bloomberg, "Senate Democrats Ready Letter Urging Yellen as Fed Chief," http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-26/senate-democrats-ready-letter-urging-yellen-as-fed-chief.html Dean Baker, "The Return of Larry Summers?" http://www.cepr.net/index.php/op-eds-&-columns/op-eds-&-columns/the-return-of-larry-summers Felix Salmon, "Don’t send Summers to the Fed," http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2013/07/24/dont-send-summers-to-the-fed/ Scott Sumner, "Larry Summers is unqualified to be Fed chair," http://www.themoneyillusion.com/?p=22379 Bill McBride, "Janet Yellen for Fed Chair" http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2013/07/janet-yellen-for-fed-chair.html Ezra Klein, "The subtle, sexist whispering campaign against Janet Yellen" http://m.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/07/19/the-subtle-sexist-w hispering-campaign-against-janet-yellen/ Dean Baker, "Democracy Versus Bankers at the Fed" http://www.cepr.net/index.php/op-eds-&-columns/op-eds-&-columns/democracy-versus-bankers-at-the-fed William Greider, "Stop Larry Summers Before He Messes Up Again" http://www.thenation.com/blog/175372/stop-larry-summers-he-messes-again David Dayen, "Larry Summers will destroy the economy (again)" http://www.salon.com/2013/07/24/sexist_larry_summers_will_destroy_the_economy/singleton/ Yves Smith, "Why Larry Summers Should Not Be Permitted to Run Anything More Important than a Dog Pound" http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2013/07/why-larry-summers-should-not-be-permitted-to-run-anything-more-important-than-a-dog-pound.html William Greider, "No More Second Chances for Larry Summers" http://www.thenation.com/blog/175420/no-more-second-chances-larry-summers Noam Scheiber, "Wait, Larry Summers Is Now the Favorite for the Fed? Can we at least talk it over first?" http://www.newrepublic.com/article/114009/larry-summers-fed-chairman-over-janet-yellen Mike Konczal,,"Should Obama pick Larry Summers to head the Fed?" http://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/should-obama-pick-summers-to-head-the-fed-94765.html

Water Purchase Mandates in Pennsylvania and the violation of the Riparian Doctrine.

Our lawmakers should be encouraging more North Carolinians to vote, not limiting them. Under a new proposed voter ID bill, the North Carolina Legislature wants to make it harder for voters to get to the polls. On top of strict new voter ID requirements, this bill would: *shorten early voting by one week *eliminate same-day registration and provisional voting if at wrong precinct *prevent counties from offering voting on the last Saturday before the election beyond 1 p.m. *prevent counties from extending poll hours by one hour on Election Day in extraordinary circumstances (such as lengthy lines) *eliminate state-supported voter registration drives and preregistration for 16- and 17-year-olds *repeal voter-owned judicial elections and straight party voting *increase the number of people who can challenge voters inside the precinct *purge voter rolls more often

Recently revealed massive secret surveillance programs have been defended on the grounds that national security requires them. The vast expenditures for these programs, together with the even vaster outlays for homeland security, weapons, military deployment, and clandestine activities, necessitate austerity in basic domestic programs like education, employment, environmental protection, pension support, etc. Reminding ourselves of the consequences of past delusions advanced in the name of National Security may help to drain the term of some of its ability to instill irrational fear. This would enable us to appraise more coolly claims that we surrender our civil liberties, invade other countries, make enemies, and spend ourselves into national poverty in order to ward off the specter of terrorism. The world knows about what we did in Viet Nam, but unlike the Germans who looked closely at themselves in the mirror after the fall of the Third Reich, America has never examined the moral implications of what we did to the Vietnamese, or to other nations we have invaded or subverted. The disparity between what others saw us do and what we allow ourselves to believe lies at the root of most hatred and mistrust we encounter abroad. It allows us to continue believing in the beneficence of our actions as we send young men and women into cultures they know nothing of to commit atrocities they are unable to avoid. A Truth Commission, modeled after the South African one, would lay bare what has been done in our name. Enough time has passed since the Viet Nam War for a dispassionate examination that would shed light on current calls for secrecy, clandestine activity, and war. The insights of Viet Nam veterans were often ignored when they returned home; but the vets are still with us, as are survivors of the holocaust that we inflicted on a peaceful peasant population where an estimated three million people or more died.. Although our war effort was unsuccessful, the propaganda of the National Security State was successful in many ways, and it shapes our fears, our budgets, our willingness to go to war again, and our willingness to surrender our Bill of Rights even today. We owe it to ourselves, our children, and the rest of the world to do as the Germans, South Africans, and others have done: to face the truth and allow it to slay the demons which would lead us to kill innocent people again.

This is a petition to support the passage of H.R. 532 and/or S. 114 to bring back Chapter 7 protection to private student loans which was taken away in 2005. This will allow for private student loans to be discharged through Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

I want a National Registry for convicted animal abusers. It should include cross reference between States, stiffer sentences, mandatory home inspections, and the convicted shall never own an animal or sit for an animal again! The Registry will require each convict to provide valid proof of residency from either a driver's license or State ID that will be kept in the Registry's data base. In the event a convict moves, and/or changes his/her name and does not provide this information to the Registry, the convict will be charged with evading local authorities and sentenced to 10 years at a Federal Prison.

More than 1,230 young parents of many children have been killed in Bangladesh garment factories in the past 8 months due to extremely poor work conditions. Seven European fashion companies have signed a Workplace Safety Accord requesting standards for safe conditions. Please appeal to Walmart, Gap, and all of the U.S. firms to join in this action to save lives

I was very bothered when I read the paper this morning. A author Amber Dee Parker wrote a book for little kids to explain to them why it's wrong to be gay and teaches little kids to pray for gay peoples sins. She is scheduled to speak at Barnes&Noble today in Lincoln, NE. This petition is not asking Barnes&Noble to stop selling this book. This petition is asking Barnes&Noble to STOP endorsing authors who marginalizes members of society. I want Barnes&Noble to cancel Amber Dee Parker's event. This is taken from the July, 20 2013 Lincoln Journal Star Online copy. The book in a nutshell Amber Dee Parker's “God Made Dad & Mom” tells the story of a biracial boy named Michael who asks his father why his friend Jimmy has two dads. The story follows Michael through the day as he learns about family at parochial school, including the Bible passage Genesis 1:27: “So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them." And later, on a surprise trip to the zoo, his father shows him even animals have fathers and mothers. Along the way, Michael learns that he, like his friend Jimmy, was adopted, but by a mother and a father. The storybook ends with Michael and his father praying for his friend’s dads -- and that they ask God for forgiveness of their sins.

NEVADANS: Do You Consume GMOs? Do your Children? HOW DO YOU KNOW? At age 32, after having a complete hysterectomy due to my chronic pain, bleeding & inflammation, I began to research. Now, ten years later, I have read, studied and kept up with Medical cause and effect findings of GMOs.