CITIZENS OF MONTANA ONLY PLEASE as the Senator will only consider the opinions of his constituents!! The Gorsuch nomination is scheduled for vote in the Senate on April 7, 2017, so, if you oppose the nomination, please sign this petition at your earliest convenience. Before setting forth the reasons supporting this petition, I ask that you take a moment to call Senator TESTER (202-224-2644) to tell him that his opposition to the Gorsuch nomination is important to you and that he should join in the filibuster of Judge Gorsuch's nomination. OUR CALLS DO MATTER as I've been told by every legislator with whom I've spoken in recent months! The following are but a few of the objections and concerns raised by the nomination of Judge Gorsuch to the Supreme Court: 1) While Judge Gorsuch claims to be apolitical, his nomination is supported by a publicity campaign funded by millions of dollars of "Dark Money" from largely unknown, apparently conservative, sources (reportedly linked to a network tied to the Koch brothers). 2) Confirmation of Judge Gorsuch, who is 49, will have a profound and enduring effect on our Nation as his philosophy and predilections will likely shape the views of the Court for more than 30 years. 3) During his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Judge Gorsuch was evasive and refused to answer legitimate questions designed to reveal his judicial philosophy. 4) Judge Gorsuch is a proponent of "originalism" (and will apply the words of the U. S. Constitution as they were understood at the time they were written - 1789 - when slavery existed and women could not vote) and "textualism" (and will look solely to the objective meaning of the text of a statute rather than to the legislative intent or statutory purpose), an approach not likely to protect and forward the civil rights of women and minorities. 5) As evidenced by his prior opinions as a Judge of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals and his extrajudicial writings, Judge Gorsuch will most certainly undo our country's progress in so many areas and prevent its progress in others, in part, as outlined below : ** Worker Health & Safety - See TransAm Trucking v. Admin Review Board in which Judge Gorsuch sided with the corporate employer and found that a Dept. of Labor rule that a driver can't be fired for failing to operate his vehicle because of safety concerns did not prohibit the firing of an employee who temporarily left a disabled truck trailer along the roadway in sub-zero temperatures to seek shelter at a nearby location in the truck cab. ** Environmental Protection - Judge Gorsuch has repeatedly denied court challenges brought by environmental protection groups against those who damage our environment. See, for example, Wilderness Society v. Kaine County. He also will likely restrict the ability of federal agency experts to implement federal laws enacted to preserve our planet and halt the progress of climate change. See, for example, Gutierrez-Brizuela v. Lynch. ** Campaign Finance Reform - In his concurring opinion in Riddle v. Hickenlooper, Judge Gorsuch indicated that making a campaign contribution is a "basic constitutional freedom . . . enjoying significant relationship to the right to speak . . .. Thus, it seems unlikely that Judge Gorsuch will vote to overturn Citizens United v. FEC, in which the SCOTUS struck down federal campaign finance law and held that corporations have free speech rights that permit financial contributions to political candidates. ** Women's Access To Contraception - See Burwell v. Holly Lobby Stores in which Judge Gorsuch interpreted the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to permit a corporate employer to refuse to provide its employees with medical insurance including comprehensive contraceptive coverage because it conflicted with the corporate employer's religious beliefs. ** Sex Discrimination/Harassment - Judge Gorsuch appears to have an extremely high bar for sexual harassment/discrimination cases, which will make pursuit of such cases very difficult for victims. (See, for example, Stickland v. United Parcel Service, Inc. (in a dissenting opinion, Judge Gorsuch found plaintiff's claims of multiple instances of sexual harassment insufficient to support her lawsuit). ** Separation of Church and State - In Holly Lobby, Judge Gorsuch essentially found that the religious beliefs of a closely held corporation supersedes the beliefs and the rights of employees. Much of the above information is available at https://www.indivisibleguide.com/resources-2/2017/3/17/supremelyextreme-filibuster-gorsuch

BACKGROUND In May 2016, Governor Deal vetoed HB 859 (guns on campus) after hearing from tens of thousands of Georgians across the state who did not want guns on college campuses. This year is the second time that a bill like this has made it to the Governor’s desk. We believe that Governor Deal will act quickly on this bill. He needs to hear from Georgia’s campus stakeholders – students, faculty, staff, parents, visitors, and concerned citizens. These stakeholders know that guns carried by people who have little or no training, or who can not be asked if they are legally permitted to carry lethal weapons will not make our campuses safer. Please sign and share this petition right away. As we did last year, we will deliver all petition signatures to Governor Deal. Thanks for signing and sharing.

It is too expensive to take out Newspaper ads and average Americans don't have a way to express our concerns directly to the judge. Therefore, this petition is an Open Letter to Neil Gorsuch to request he pull himself out of current consideration. Dear Judge: Please remove yourself from consideration for the Supreme Court. If you truly respect the court, the judicial system, and the Constitution, stand up for it now, not just when on the bench. State clearly that due to partisan politics and Congress not giving Merrick Garland a fair hearing, this process is tainted and you, as a principled individual, do not want to be associated with it. When you testified: “There’s a lot about the confirmation process today that I regret,” I would have preferred you said: “Thank you for considering me for this esteemed position. I feel I have a lot to offer. But, I am an American citizen first, even before a judge. I want the Constitution respected and am now removing myself from consideration until my colleague is considered. If you decide not to confirm him, I hope my nomination will still hold and I will be next in line to be considered.” You would gain my enduring respect and that of so many Americans. You might not care about our respect. You’re a judge of stature, who might only care about respect for the law and making good decisions. I implore you to make a good decision now that can help this nation get past this dark moment; this time of the Mitch McConnells of the world playing partisan politics with our highest court and ideals. You might respond: “I can make a difference for a much longer period of time on the Supreme Court.” That’s rational; just not the moral, or high road. You’d be gaining a high position by default and bad gamesmanship. It is reported you are a strict Constitutionalist. Article 1, Section 2 of the Constitution states: “The President shall…appoint Judges of the supreme Court.” It does not say only in his first term, nor not in his last term or months of office. In fact, 14 presidents appointed 21 justices in presidential election years, and six as lame ducks after their successors were already elected to take office within months. It is clear what Mitch McConnell did was wrong, anti-Constitutional, and un-American. I trust that you hold the Constitution dear. I implore you to step aside (if only temporarily) and take this stand. Our nation is counting on you. This moment is yours – and you have an opportunity to make it more than just accepting a nomination. You have the opportunity to make a decision that will be cited for years to come.

House Bill 24 and Senate Bill 145 would allow faith based adoption and placement agencies to legally discriminate against families for children with none, based on their religious views. Research supports that in looking at what is in the best interest of a child, a loving and supportive home is a much more important factor than whether the parents are of the same religion, race, gender or if one has been divorced. The over 4,000 children awaiting placement in Alabama, with over 1,000 waiting to be adopted, deserve to have a loving home regardless of individual organization's prejudicial beliefs. We must take a stand for the children

To secure the Integrity of the Investigation of the Russian Hacking into out Presidential Election of 2016. WE ARE ALL AFFECTED AS CITIZENS OF THE United States of AMERICA.

This petition is to show there are many families that are being torn apart due to lies from CPS workers, angry family members, and revenge-seeking exes and even medical personnel. As a whole nation, we need to put a stop to CPS and family court corruption. CPS doesn't seem to care about what is best for our children and WE ALL need to expose them for tearing apart good families and taking away kids who are loved yet leaving children who are abused in unfortunate circumstances in homes where they are in real danger. Please help me in exposing all CPS and all family courts for their corruption. NO parent should know the pain of having their child/children taken away and placed in a home with pure strangers. DCBS/DFS/CPS/FAMILY COURT would much rather take children from their homes and send them to strangers than try to ACTUALLY repair families. We CAN stand and SPEAK UP for OUR children and OUR rights!!

We all will be affected! By April 3rd (this Monday), Congress Representatives must pass in to the Appropriations Committee letters requesting funding for specific programs. Please ask them to request funding for LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act) and IAL (Innovative approaches to Literacy), which provide summer reading programs for kids, help building high-tech small business service centers, helps veterans apply for loans, etc. and IAL (Innovative Approaches to Literacy). which give grants to under-served school libraries and work to improve child literacy. Google LSTA or ALA (American Library Association) for full information about the issue and the Appropriation letters to be signed. $210 million of library funding is at stake.

CITIZENS OF MAINE ONLY PLEASE as the Senators only consider the opinions of their constituents!!!!!! The Gorsuch nomination is scheduled for vote in the Senate on April 7, 2017, so, if you oppose the nomination, please sign this petition at your earliest convenience. Before setting forth the reasons supporting this petition, I ask that you take a moment to call Senator COLLINS (202-224-2523; 207-780-3575) and Senator KING (202-224-5344;207-945-8000) to tell them that their opposition to the Gorsuch nomination is important to you, and they should vote "NO" to Judge Gorsuch. OUR CALLS DO MATTER as I've been told by every legislator with whom I've spoken in recent months! The following are but a few of the objections and concerns raised by the nomination of Judge Gorsuch to the Supreme Court: 1) While Judge Gorsuch claims to be apolitical, his nomination is supported by a publicity campaign funded by millions of dollars of "Dark Money" from largely unknown, apparently conservative, sources (reportedly linked to a network tied to the Koch brothers). 2) Confirmation of Judge Gorsuch, who is 49, will have a profound and enduring effect on our Nation as his philosophy and predilections will likely shape the views of the Court for more than 30 years. 3) During his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Judge Gorsuch was evasive and refused to answer legitimate questions designed to reveal his judicial philosophy. 4) Judge Gorsuch is a proponent of "originalism" (and will apply the words of the U. S. Constitution as they were understood at the time they were written - 1789 - when slavery existed and women could not vote) and "textualism" (and will look solely to the objective meaning of the text of a statute rather than to the legislative intent or statutory purpose), an approach not likely to protect and forward the civil rights of women and minorities. 5) As evidenced by his prior opinions as a Judge of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals and his extrajudicial writings, Judge Gorsuch will most certainly undo our country's progress in so many areas and prevent its progress in others, in part, as outlined below : ** Worker Health & Safety - See TransAm Trucking v. Admin Review Board in which Judge Gorsuch sided with the corporate employer and found that a Dept. of Labor rule that a driver can't be fired for failing to operate his vehicle because of safety concerns did not prohibit the firing of an employee who temporarily left a disabled truck trailer along the roadway in sub-zero temperatures to seek shelter at a nearby location in the truck cab. ** Environmental Protection - Judge Gorsuch has repeatedly denied court challenges brought by environmental protection groups against those who damage our environment. See, for example, Wilderness Society v. Kaine County. He also will likely restrict the ability of federal agency experts to implement federal laws enacted to preserve our planet and halt the progress of climate change. See, for example, Gutierrez-Brizuela v. Lynch. ** Campaign Finance Reform - In his concurring opinion in Riddle v. Hickenlooper, Judge Gorsuch indicated that making a campaign contribution is a "basic constitutional freedom . . . enjoying significant relationship to the right to speak . . .. Thus, it seems unlikely that Judge Gorsuch will vote to overturn Citizens United v. FEC, in which the SCOTUS struck down federal campaign finance law and held that corporations have free speech rights that permit financial contributions to political candidates. ** Women's Access To Contraception - See Burwell v. Holly Lobby Stores in which Judge Gorsuch interpreted the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to permit a corporate employer to refuse to provide its employees with medical insurance including comprehensive contraceptive coverage because it conflicted with the corporate employer's religious beliefs. ** Sex Discrimination/Harassment - Judge Gorsuch appears to have an extremely high bar for sexual harassment/discrimination cases, which will make pursuit of such cases very difficult for victims. (See, for example, Stickland v. United Parcel Service, Inc. (in a dissenting opinion, Judge Gorsuch found plaintiff's claims of multiple instances of sexual harassment insufficient to support her lawsuit). ** Separation of Church and State - In Holly Lobby, Judge Gorsuch essentially found that the religious beliefs of a closely held corporation supersedes the beliefs and the rights of employees. Much of the above information is available at https://www.indivisibleguide.com/resources-2/2017/3/17/supremelyextreme-filibuster-gorsuch

Because we need to move forward to make sure all Americans can receive the right to healthcare.

My quality of life has come under attack by short term vacation rentals. My house is next to a home that was frequently rented out and the loud parties, people coming in and out at all hours has hurt my quality of life and I believe will negatively impact the value of my home. No one wants to live next to the party house! No one wants to buy when you can rent and leave your mess to someone else. Our homes are our biggest investment and there is no price that can be put on quality of life. Our cities and towns should be able to enforce their zoning rules and protect the rights interests of residents and homeowners.

For signature by CITIZENS OF VIRGINIA only please as the Senators are only influenced by their own constituents!! Check MoveOn for a petition addressed to your Senator. The Gorsuch nomination is scheduled for vote in the Senate on April 7, 2017, so, if you oppose the nomination, please sign this petition at your earliest convenience. Senator Warner announced on April 3, after this petition was posted, that he opposes Judge Gorsuch's nomination and will join in the filibuster of that nomination by Senator Kaine and others. I hope you'll still sign this petition to show Senators Kaine and Warner that we support their position and want them to hold fast to that decision despite political pressure and dealings that will inevitably occur over the next few days. Please take a moment to call Senator Kaine (202-224-4024) and Senator Warner (202-224-2023) to tell them of your opposition to and your support for their opposition to Judge Gorsuch. OUR CALLS DO MATTER as I've been told by every legislator with whom I've spoken in recent months! The following are but a few of the objections and concerns raised by the nomination of Judge Gorsuch to the Supreme Court: 1) Hearings and vote on President Trump's SCOTUS nominees must not proceed unless President Trump and his campaign and transition teams are cleared of collusion with Russian officials/operatives who interfered in our 2016 Presidential Election. 2) Republicans effectively stole the SCOTUS seat. President Obama, by right and obligation, nominated Judge Merrick Garland to the SCOTUS. Republicans, contrary to their Constitutional duty and Senate rules and protocol, denied Judge Garland a hearing and a vote. This unprincipled behavior should not be condoned or rewarded. Confirming Judge Gorsuch in these circumstances sets a dangerous precedent and signals that Republicans can act contrary to our Constitution and be rewarded for their misconduct. 3) Judge Gorsuch was nominated by President Trump to fulfill his promise that the next Associate Justice will have an ultra conservative judicial philosophy like Justice Antonin Scalia and will vote to "automatically overturn" Roe v. Wade. 4) While Judge Gorsuch claims to be apolitical, his nomination is supported by a publicity campaign funded by millions of dollars of "Dark Money" from largely unknown, apparently conservative, sources (reportedly linked to a network tied to the Koch brothers). 5) Confirmation of Judge Gorsuch, who is 49, will have a profound and enduring effect on our Nation as his philosophy and predilections will likely shape the views of the Court for more than 30 years. 6) During his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Judge Gorsuch was evasive and refused to answer legitimate questions designed to reveal his judicial philosophy. 7) Judge Gorsuch is a proponent of "originalism" (and will apply the words of the U. S. Constitution as they were understood at the time they were written - 1789 - when slavery existed and women could not vote) and "textualism" (and will look solely to the objective meaning of the text of a statute rather than to the legislative intent or statutory purpose), an approach not likely to protect and forward the civil rights of women and minorities. 8) As evidenced by his prior opinions as a Judge of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals and his extrajudicial writings, Judge Gorsuch will most certainly undo our country's progress in so many areas and prevent its progress in others, in part, as outlined below : ** Women's Reproductive Rights - See a) Burwell v. Holly Lobby Stores in which Judge Gorsuch interpreted the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to permit a corporate employer to refuse to provide its employees with medical insurance including comprehensive contraceptive coverage because it conflicted with the corporate employer's religious beliefs and b) Assisted Suicide by Judge Gorsuch (2006), where he expresses skepticism of the Constitutional basis of a woman's right to choose abortion. ** Separation of Church and State - In Holly Lobby, Judge Gorsuch essentially found that the religious beliefs of a closely held corporation supersedes the beliefs and the rights of employees. ** Worker Health & Safety - See TransAm Trucking v. Admin Review Board in which Judge Gorsuch sided with the corporate employer and found that a Dept. of Labor rule that a driver can't be fired for failing to operate his vehicle because of safety concerns did not prohibit the firing of an employee who temporarily left a disabled truck trailer along the roadway in sub-zero temperatures to seek shelter at a nearby location in the truck cab. ** LGBTQ Rights - Judge Gorsuch's reasoning in the Holly Lobby case has already been used to allow individuals to discriminate against the LGBTQ community (See EEOC v. R.G. & G.R. Funeral Homes, Inc.). Judge Gorsuch has also expressed admiration for Justice Antonin Scalia, also an "originalist" who wrote that our Constitution DOES NOT protect against discrimination on the basis of gender or sexual orientation. As Judge Gorsuch is also a proponent of originalism, it follows that he will not likely be inclined to protect and extend the civil rights for the LGBTQ community. ** Environmental Protection - Judge Gorsuch has repeatedly denied court challenges brought by environmental protection groups against those who damage our environment. See, for example, Wilderness Society v. Kaine County. He also will likely restrict the ability of federal agency experts to implement federal laws enacted to preserve our planet and halt the progress of climate change. See, for example, Gutierrez-Brizuela v. Lynch. ** Campaign Finance Reform - In his concurring opinion in Riddle v. Hickenlooper, Judge Gorsuch indicated that making a campaign contribution is a "basic constitutional freedom . . . enjoying significant relationship to the right to speak . . .. Thus, it seems unlikely tha...

You can read about what NBC is doing to this beloved musical here: http://pagesix.com/2017/03/30/nbcs-bye-bye-birdie-will-be-less-sexist-and-old-fashioned/ NBC has kept the title, the character names, and a few of the songs, which now don't make any sense out of context. The very core of the show, exploring the Elvis Presley phenomena, is completely destroyed. To define the relationship between Albert and Rosie as just "a boss who is dating his secretary," completely misstates the depth and longevity of the pair.The whole point of "One Last Kiss," was Birdie's last kiss before going into the Army. "Lot of Livin'" is Kim's reaction to going on a date with a big, famous star, such as Birdie, and it doesn't make sense if she goes on a date with some kid she knows from school. While Mrs. Peterson might be upset her boy is marrying a secretary, her objections to marrying a fellow school teacher seem unreasonable. Paul Lynde's signature song, "Kids!" is a reaction to then-new phenomena of teenage girls falling for mass idols, such as Elvis, but the girls would hardly being going wild for some boy from their school. There may be a decent musical in what NBC is doing, but it isn't Bye, Bye, Birdie. Join me in asking them to do the show as originally intended or just produce a new musical with a new name.