I am starting this petition so that we can have legal Cannabis in our state. To stop the Prohibition of Marijuana and allow us to move on with the medicines we need. Chronic pain is not a fantasy it is a reality and no one should have to live with pain.

Almost all cases of leaving children in cars are harmless, and parents sometimes face situations where they reasonably determine that having the child remain in the car is safe enough. The Rhode Island bill, H7071 and S2030, would make it a crime to leave a child under 7 in a car for over 15 minutes, even if the child was accompanied by a 13-year-old sibling. Penalties could include a $1000 fine or a 1-year jail sentence, even if the child was unharmed. This bill is too judgmental. Current Rhode Island law already says that police can issue a warning to parents in this situation, and that's better than having fines or criminal penalties for what are almost certainly harmless parenting choices.

We have been fighting this battle for 12 years. During that time, over $1 Trillion in student loan debt has been added to the citizenry, and millions of lives have been wrecked. Congress created this problem. Congress must solve it by repealing 11 USC 523(a)(8) Please come to StudentLoanJustice.Org to help, and join us on facebook http://www.facebook.com/groups/sljgroup. The citizens are banding together and we need your help!

The 3 main sources of federal tax revenue are individual income taxes, payroll taxes, and corporate income taxes. Almost half of all federal revenue comes from individual income taxes. The State of California contributes the highest amount of tax revenue to the federal government out of every state in the union. California is also one of the least dependent states for federal funding. California gives more than it receives. This is not a partisan issue as all citizens of California benefit from and are reliant upon federal funding. Please join us in protecting our funds from being confiscated by the federal government.

Dear Mr. President, Your Muslim ban punishes refugees who have employed more courage than most of us can possibly imagine. This includes a five year old boy who you had detained in a room without his parents for “extreme vetting." We the People demand “extreme vetting” of your tax returns. If “extreme vetting” is good enough for a five year old child to be kidnapped, it is a good enough for the President of the United States of America who issued such a kidnapping. Notably, your Muslim ban does not include countries whose governments or citizens have attacked us this century: 1) Russia (which just cyber attacked us), or 2) Saudi Arabia which is where the 9/11 hijackers came from? We do not advocate for a ban on any refugees but we are concerned that you are favoring specific countries due to your personal financial interests. After all, We the People are your boss and you said the same thing when you repeatedly demanded that President Barack Obama show you his birth certificate. We believe, and we truly hope that we are wrong, that you are hiding something dangerous. There is only one way to know: "extreme vetting." Come forward and show us your tax returns. Sincerely, The American People

We know 45's Polluting Pruitt wants to destroy the Environmental Protection Agency. Now other Republicans are trying to help him - I guess in case Pruitt gets stopped. Head 'em off before the pass.

Already thousands of restaurant owners, consumers, and workers have joined the Sanctuary Restaurant movement — committing to hate-free establishments that have a zero tolerance policy for sexism, racism, and xenophobia. We're standing with our allies and refuse to let the Trump administration target and attack immigrants, refugees, Muslims, LGBTQ people and other vulnerable people through the restaurant industry. For more info: SanctuaryRestaurants.org

Veterans for Counteracting Russian/Putin interference in our freedoms.

The Constitution suffers when politicians refuse to do their constitutional duties. We are all going to be affected by the treachery of Senate Republicans in not putting Merrick Garland to a vote last year. Garland's name, to my knowledge, has never been withdrawn from consideration, so why not vote for him as a protest?

He literally doesn't know how the three branches of government work.

Over the past several weeks I have been watching Trump and all the unspeakably un-American and now unconstitutional things he's doing. Now there are calls for impeachment and investigation of all the ways he is likely benefiting personally from his Presidency. Which is awesome and we may get there. However, I've also been watching Mike Pence. What I'm noticing scares me because he is biding his time. He is staying out of the chaos and not engaging or responding to DJT's clearly impeachable acts / behavior; not talking to the media or engaging in media-bashing to remain UNimpeachable. Mike Pence should scare everyone because he is a homophobe and a racist hiding behind an ultra-conservative, "Christian" exterior. This man is dead set on walking back women's rights, voting rights and equal rights. And NO ONE is paying attention. He was a destructive force in this state, which I cannot even say enough , , , or loudly enough- and if Trump is impeached or resigns (voluntarily or otherwise) Mike Pence is next in line. I hope everyone in the media continues the great work in exposing DJT, and that eventually we can send him back to his delusional reality...fingers crossed - but I'm begging someone, ANYone- please start digging into Pence. He needs to be exposed and forced to come out of the shadows instead of being allowed to wait his turn patiently.

It is critical for Senate Democrats to publicly protest the lack of willingness by the Senate Republicans to consider President Obama's nomination to the Supreme Court.