There’s never been obstructionism quite like this before in Congress. Republicans are playing extreme politics and using every last trick in the book to deny President Obama a second term by blocking his executive branch, agency and judicial nominees. And so far Democrats are letting them get away with it -- playing by outdated, 20th century rules. The constitution says it loud and clear: The Senate by majority vote makes its own rules. And right now, we need REAL rules reform, not another watered down "deal" that lets Republicans continue to prevent government from functioning. Senate Majority Harry Reid says he's ready to move forward, but he needs the rest of the Senate Democrats to stand behind him. Sign the petition now to let Senate Democrats know that enough is enough - it's time to do whatever it takes to end the obstructionism.

The health dangers of genetically modified organisms are becoming more apparent with each new independent study done and many other countries around the globe already mandate labeling of genetically modified food, some countries have banned them and more join the list each week. Protect our right to decide what we eat by requiring a label on GMO crops in our state as well. Please support the two bills already proposed and bring them up for a hearing this next session! Los peligros de salud por los organismos modificados genéticamente son cada vez más evidentes con cada nuevo estudio independiente hecho y muchos otros países alrededor del mundo ya tienen un mandato para etiquetar comida genéticamente modificada, algunos países han prohibido y más se unirán a la lista cada semana. Proteger el derecho de decidir lo que comemos al exigir una etiqueta en los cultivos de OGM en nuestro estado también. ¡Por favor apoye las dos cartas ya propuestas y llevarlos a una audiencia esta próxima sesión!

As it becomes increasingly clear that GMOs are being used in a majority of food products in the grocery store it is time that consumers be allowed to make informed decisions about the food that is purchased. Tell Arizona to mandate that any product with a GMO ingredient is labeled as such.

North Carolina is sneakily attaching anti-abortion measures to bills that are completely unrelated. First the North Carolina Senate passed an extreme anti-choice bill that could shut down all but one abortion clinic in the state and would severely limit health care options for North Carolina women. Then the House tacked on abortion restrictions to a motorcycle safety bill (check out #MotorcycleVagina, currently trending on Twitter!). We urgently need your help to stop these bills from becoming law—and we have a real chance to win this together. During his 2012 gubernatorial campaign, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory promised voters that he would not support any new restrictions on access to abortion. So let’s remind him of his promise to stand up for the women in his state. These sweeping pieces of legislation are a direct attack on the reproductive health options available to North Carolina women. Through his influence or veto, Governor McCrory could put a stop to these bills. That's why we need you to tell him to remember his promise to defend women’s health. Just yesterday, more than 60 protesters were arrested at the state capital in an act of civil disobedience to speak out against this extreme anti-abortion legislation. Stand with them by signing the petition now.

David Koch, the oil and gas billionaire who has spent millions funding climate change denial, union-busting, and anti-government politicians, does not belong on the Board of Trustees at WGBH. Boston’s WGBH is the largest producer of national content for PBS, including the science program NOVA. David Koch has donated millions to climate change denial think tanks, proactively seeking to misinform Americans and undermine accurate scientific reporting. Someone with his anti-science track record should not have any role overseeing NOVA, or any other WGBH programming. Until recently, David Koch also sat on the board of WNET, New York City’s PBS affiliate. While he was on the board, WNET aired "Park Avenue", a film focused on the money, power, and inequality associated with New York's wealthiest residents, which included David Koch. Koch was offered an opportunity to write a statement rebutting the program, and WNET televised that statement immediately after the broadcast—an unheard of consideration. Not only that, the agency of public television that curated "Park Avenue", ITVS, pulled its funding from another film that featured David and Charles Koch, "Citizen Koch", apparently due to concerns that it would upset WNET and David Koch. This clear example of how Koch’s oversight can lead to journalistic self-censorship, together with Koch’s lengthy history of devoting millions to misinform Americans about climate change, can only lead to one conclusion: David Koch does not belong on the WGBH board.

No modern humans have ever seen a Dodo because they are extinct. let's make sure that future generations will not be saying the same about the elephant. This report in the National Geographic Magazine reveals the facts about the ongoing slaughter of these wonderful animals: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/10/ivory/christy-text. Please lobby the White House and Congress to work with the governments of Thailand, China and the Philippines to educate their people and stop the ivory trade and industries, which threaten to bring elephants to the brink of extinction.

I Believe I May Be among the Youngest of the First Victims of The War on Drugs Enacted by President Reagan , I was 17 and Stationed at Ft. Irwin (80-81)the Biggest Drug store I had and Have ever seen Not to long after arriving I was Discharged as a Drug Rehabilitation Failure without having Received any Treatment of any Kind .

We must not let the radical republican Supreme Court judges dictate who can or can't vote.

In 2008, the United States Supreme Court sided with the U.S. Navy, saying National Security came before protecting our whales. Since that time, many whales have died and continue to die, as a result of Navy SONAR war games. The Supreme Court decision was wrong, and we would rather live in a world with whales and some risks rather than a world with no risks and no whales. Chief Justice Roberts, please have the SCOTUS re-hear the issue of Navy SONAR and stop killing our whales. Like us on Facebook at: Stop Navy Sonar Testing

Senator Brian Schatz (Hawaii-D) has introduced Senate bill S1046 to committee for a American Indian Veteran Soldier statue placed at the National Museum of the American Indian. We have traveled the country speaking to American Indian Soldiers and they do not want a statue at the museum, they want to be honored on the National Mall near the "Three Soldier Statue"

This bill is designed by the Humane Society of the United States, not your locate Humane Society. The ultimate goal of this organization is to end animal ownership, right down to the steak on your dinner plate. They are currently targeting Responsible Pure Bred Dog Breeders and The American Kennel Club whose main office is in Raleigh, NC. They are also targeting humane surgical procedures, specific dog breeds, the number of companion dogs people can own (3-4 in counties in the Charlotte area) and more. Ann McCrory, wife of NC Governor Pat McCrory, has found new friends among HSUS and has taken up their cause to regulate dog breeders. Mrs. McCrory lobbied the NC House and helped push the Dog Breeding Standards bill through with the speed of lightening. Mrs. McCrory - we do not need you lobbying against us. Working in any way for HSUS is shameful. HSUS only has one agenda and that is to remove animals from our lives.

We the citizens of the Cascadia Region [W.Washington, W. Oregon, Calif. dn to SF Bay] no longer share the values of the U.S. right wing that controls the U.S. Courts, the Congress, and the Corporations. We wish to take our Progressive Fair Values and form a new province of Canada. We urge you to sign here to help us, and we welcome our USA brothers and sisters in other regions to form up provinces and come with us to a new fairer peace-loving Canada 2.0