The Supreme Court Justice should require a minimum of 60 votes in the Senate. Stop the Republicans from going nuclear. Trump should not be allowed to choose a Justice while under investigation. We do not want a Justice that sides with the Corporations while hurting the common people. They need to stop changing the rules. They are there to protect us.

Fox News and Bill O'Reilly have paid $13 million to settle with five women who accused the host of repeated sexual harassment or verbal abuse -- including two lawsuits that came in after the network's former chairman, Roger Ailes, was dismissed during a harassment scandal last summer -- according to a bombshell New York Times report published this weekend. [1] Enough is enough. Fox's leadership has protected O'Reilly for years, letting him get away with racism, sexism, and outright lies. [2] In the wake of the accusations against Ailes, Fox News executives declared that the network wouldn't tolerate behavior that "disrespects women or contributes to an uncomfortable work environment" -- but they just signed Bill O'Reilly’s new contract. [3] His ratings shouldn't protect him from the consequences of his behavior. A culture of sexism, misogyny, and harassment has thrived at Fox News for more than a decade. [4] Last year, Fox executives' swift decision to launch an internal investigation into reports about Ailes, managed by the well-regarded law firm Paul, Weiss, suggested that Fox was determined to change. [5] But O'Reilly proves that sexual harassment is still a serious problem at the network. More than 50 advertisers -- including Allstate, BMW of North America, and Jenny Craig -- have already pulled their ads from O'Reilly's program, and other sponsors are publicly considering dropping it now. [6] If Fox doesn't take action soon, more advertisers that don't want to associate their brands with O'Reilly's behavior will soon follow, and the network will face growing financial fallout. It's time for Fox News to stop paying lip service to fixing its toxic atmosphere. Fox executives need to be transparent about the findings of their internal investigations and the steps they're taking to improve, especially now that the spotlight is on their star host. Fox's own CEO had to resign due to reports of sexual harassment; Fox executives need to hold Bill O’Reilly to the same standard. Let's pressure them to do what they said they’d do: create a work environment that doesn’t tolerate harassment, no matter who's doing it. Fox News must take the reports about Bill O'Reilly seriously and hold him accountable. Help us take a stand against the culture of sexual harassment at Fox News by adding your voice now. Footnotes: [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/01/business/media/bill-oreilly-sexual-harassment-fox-news.html [2] https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2017/03/29/what-would-it-take-bill-o-reilly-get-fired/215862 [3] http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/01/media/bill-oreilly-settlements/ [4] https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2016/08/01/roger-ailes-and-rampant-misogyny-fuels-fox-news/212059 [5] http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/09/fox-news-settles-with-gretchen-carlson-for-20-million [6] https://mediamatters.org/blog/2017/04/04/these-are-bill-o-reilly-s-advertisers-oreilly-factor/215912

There is a concerted effort in Congress and the White House to privatize our public lands. In the first of January, Congress ruled they are worth $0, which make it easier to give them away. Public lands are for all of us: hunters, fishermen, campers, dirt bikers, hikers, etc. Congress needs to stop all the bills that jeopardize our American heritage.

From WhyLegalizeMarijuana.com So, Why Legalize Marijuana? Marijuana is an enjoyable and relatively harmless drug. Marijuana is less harmful than tobacco and alcohol, both of which are legal. The criminalization of marijuana represents an unjustified intrusion of big government into our private lives while the legalization represents respect for freedom of choice and personal privacy. Punishing non-violent marijuana users, growers, or sellers serves no legitimate purpose and is inhumane and destructive. Legalization of marijuana would increase respect for police, district attorneys, judges, and the courts. Legalization would save taxpayers billions of dollars by eliminating needless police, court, and prison costs associated with the prosecution (and persecution) of marijuana users and producers. Legalization would also produce billions of dollars [nationally] in new tax revenues while reinvigorating the economy by creating legal jobs producing and selling legal marijuana. Criminalization does not prevent children or adults from obtaining marijuana. Marijuana is medically beneficial.

This week's stolen vote will skew the distribution of a supposed non-partisan court to the far right for generations. A nominee with bipartisan support can reach the 60 vote threshold.

It is important to maintain the norms of democracy if we want our republic to survive. Democracy only works if all sides agree to serve both the needs of the majority and the minority. Judge Gorsuch is an extreme candidate deserving of filibuster on the Democratic side. Republicans should change the nominee, not the rules.

I worry about the damage that playing politics with this empty seat for the last year has done to the Supreme Court. The judicial branch of our government draws its power from its impartially. We need justices that are moderate enough to gain wide bipartisan support. To restore faith in the court, the President and Senate need to find a way to compromise.

The recent failure of the "repeal and replace" AHCA underscores the inherent problems with the current costly health care system. Our reps know the power we the people have at the polls which is why they killed the bill. The current profit-driven system is killing people because it is set up by and for the insurance / drug industry. We must pass a health care bill that is based on health over profit--National Improved Medicare for All--NIMA.

This petition is about changing the core of the world’s financial structure by changing the way corporations function. I have been affected by this, as has nearly every other person in the world, because democratic systems of government have been corrupted by persons who have no interest in making society fair, nor making the lives of workers more satisfying.

Many residents of NJ07 district are trying to discuss their local and national concerns with congressman Lance. Lance constituents have been leaving many voice messages and writing many emails but it would be much more fruitful to have a public event to understand how the congressman is representing the NJ 7th district in Washington. We ask Rep. Lance to please schedule a town hall during the Congressional recess between April 10th and April 21st 2017.

Protecting our environment and public health in California despite Trump's dangerous rollback of federal regulations, particularly budget cuts to the EPA

For decades, a Supreme Court nominee had to get 60 votes in the US Senate to be confirmed. This ensured that the nominee appealed to a consensus of Senators from both parties. On Friday, the Republican Senate majority will vote on changing the rules so only a simple majority can confirm Trump's nominee, further politicizing the Court. We need to petition our Senators not to take this unprecedented step.