By removing the word "limited" from in front of the phrase "missile defense" in the National Defense Authorization Act [NDAA], Congress is laying the groundwork for a costly effort to field space-based weaponry, the Los Angeles Times reports. Experts say the changes could aggravate tensions with Russia and China and prompt a renewed nuclear arms race. The bill awaits action by President Obama, who has not said what he will do. Leading defense scientists say the idea that a space-based system could provide security against nuclear attack is fantasy. [1] “It defies the laws of physics and is not based on science of any kind,” says David Montague, retired president of missile systems for Lockheed and co-chair of a National Academy of Sciences panel that studied missile defense technologies. “Even if we darken the sky with hundreds or thousands of satellites and interceptors, there’s no way to ensure against a dedicated attack. So it’s an opportunity to waste a prodigious amount of money.” He calls the provisions passed by Congress “insanity, pure and simple.” [2] Philip Coyle, former assistant secretary of Defense who headed the Pentagon office responsible for testing and evaluating weapon systems, describes the notion of a space-based nuclear shield as a sham. “To do this would cost just gazillions and gazillions,” Coyle says. “The technology isn’t at hand - nor is the money…Both Russia and China will use it as an excuse to do something that they want to do.” [3] Press President Obama and Congress to oppose a new arms race in space by signing our petition. References: 1. http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-missile-defense-unlimited-20161221-snap-20161221-story.html 2. http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-missile-defense-unlimited-20161221-snap-20161221-story.html 3. http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-missile-defense-unlimited-20161221-snap-20161221-story.html

Your crusade against Planned Parenthood and the patients they serve is based on thoroughly discredited videos recorded by indicted anti-abortion activists. Using a bogus smear campaign to further jeopardize the health care of 13,000 Texans who rely on Medicaid and Planned Parenthood is irresponsible and shameful. This prevents Cancer Screening, Birth Control, and Health Care to deserving Women across the state of Texas.

January 2017, an amendment to a Missouri statute will take effect. This change will affect students, schools, and our communities. Justice and liberty are at stake; a law that could potentially stifle an education before it begins, disproportionately affect citizen votes, and further disenfranchise citizens must be repealed. Don't sentence our children for the crimes of our society. There are multiple outlets to learn more about this issue. Here are some: https://www.google.com/amp/fox2now.com/2016/12/21/fighting-at-school-could-result-in-felony-charge/amp/ http://www.theroot.com/articles/news/2016/12/missouri-statute-feeds-school-to-prison-pipeline/ http://thefreethoughtproject.com/school-fights-felony-prison-pipeline/ You can also call your state representatives to affect change: http://www.house.mo.gov/member.aspx

IT IS TIME TO SECURE OUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND ABOLISH ALL GOVERNMENTS BECAUSE THEY HAVE OUTLIVED THEIR PURPOSES AND ABUSED THEIR AUTHORITIES IN DIRECT VIOLATION OF U. S. TITLE 18 SEC. 241- CONSPIRACY AGAINST RIGHTS! SIGN THIS SECURE PETITION TO BE DELIVERED TO THE INTERNAL COURTS ALONG WITH A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT TO INCLUDE FRAUD! LETS MAKE A CHANGE TOGETHER! The Declaration of Independence was put in place to protect us from the abuse of power by our Governments; it's time to ABOLISH! Declaration of Independence IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.— That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,— That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government ...... It should be painfully obvious this is one reason (among others) why the Declaration of Independence has not been seriously regarded as law by legal scholars for over 100 years (and why it has been denigrated in academia). If people actually took the words of the Declaration at face value it would create all kinds of problems for our modern world, and people in academia, law and government have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo. Belief in a government of limited powers, or (God help us!) a government that can be discarded from time to time, would put politicians and government workers of all stripes (as well as those in the symbiotic fields of law and education) at risk for losing their jobs – an intolerable risk. That is one reason why mainstream political culture left the worldview of the American founders in the ash heap of history long ago. However, I believe the Declaration yet has things to teach us that not only have value, but authority, as we deal with the pressing issues of an overreaching, over-regulating, abusive, and dare I say, increasingly tyrannical American government (both state and federal). I’d like to show you that the ideas embodied in the Declaration are really not radical or extreme at all. In fact, it’s not even complicated. For this purpose, I will assume the Declaration’s statements are not based on mere political expediency (i.e., that the founders just said whatever they needed to say to give their political goals plausibility). I assume the founders were not a bunch of political charlatans – they actually believed what they said and were not deceived in their beliefs either. So in that light, let’s consider the evidence from history and the laws of nature and nature’s God, and see whether we can discover any eternal principles which undergird the Declaration’s statements. NOT BY FORCE OR VIOLENCE I am not advocating the exercise of any right to alter or abolish our forms of government by force or violence. I say this not because Title 18 of the U.S. Code forbids it, but because I simply don’t need to. The right to alter or abolish is a natural right which is perfectly capable of being exercised lawfully without force or violence. The laws of nature and nature’s God allow for a way, actually several ways, to bring about fundamental government change peacefully without armed conflict. The most likely scenario for doing such a thing in America would be through a convention of states – either pursuant to Article V of the U.S. Constitution or apart from it through a Congress of States. At the state level, the people can similarly call for a constitutional convention directly.

I am doing this petition, so we can show how many people support diversity. We need to show that everyone should be treated the same and that is something that will make a successful country. "Our diversity is not a source of weakness; it is a source of strength, it is a source of our success." - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell

Too harsh on these drug users who do not commit crimes to do not kill people who do not do anything like the alcohol does of the prescription pills does do the you needed those people get any time now you're tearing up families you're ruining relationships you're destroying people because of these mandatory sentences that the federal DEA is pushing on these first-timers lighten up this is not a free country anymore because of laws and acts of power like this

John R.K. Howard is a menace to society. He and two juvenile perpetrators allegedly ganged up on a mentally disabled Black teenager and sodomized him with a coat hanger in October 2015. According to the original lawsuit, this young Black man also had a history of being taunted by Howard and other classmates with racist names, including "Kool-Aid," "chicken eater," "watermelon," and the N-word. The youth had to be hospitalized for rectal injuries from the assault. In May 2016, the Idaho attorney general originally charged Howard with sexual assault, but in October 2016 this charge was lowered to felony count of injury to a child. As a result, Howard will be sentenced to just two to three years of probation and up to 300 hours of community service. To add insult to injury: The Alford plea which Howard submitted allows him to maintain his "innocence" even though it is very likely that prosecutors would have won a conviction against him if the case had gone to trial. Once again, we have a brutal case of racial violence, of white on black crime, and the white perpetrator literally walks away, while the Black victim and his family are left to deal with violent memories and physical injury and the fact that the legal system failed to grant them the justice they deserve. Americans are sick to death of one travesty of justice after another in response to racially motivated crimes. This is an alleged double hate crime inspired by prejudice against both race and disability. We demand justice for our fellow Americans!

This has been kept secret until very recently and we now have only days to stop this. Follow the link below for more detailed information on the project, including maps of the proposed route, and the effects it will have on the local community and our environment. It's should also be noted that Connecticut's government officials called this plan "dead on arrival" yet Senator Reed thinks this a great idea for "South County" and Rhode Island. http://charlestowncitizens.org/2016/12/18/christmas-surprise-from-fra/ A quote from the CharlestownCitizens.org article: "One week before Christmas the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has released their Tier 1 Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to straighten the tracks of the Northeast Corridor over the next several decades. The impacted communities have just 30 days to respond. The FRA estimates the cost of its proposal at nearly $130 billion, plus an additional $2 billion a year to operate. The states will be expected to pay part of this cost. It is important to note that the plan cannot happen without approval from the state of Rhode Island. The new path of the rail lines would cut off an estimated 45 minutes of travel time between New York and Boston by straightening out curves that currently exist in the rail lines. Some of this curviness is in Charlestown where the rails were originally built to serve the mill towns or follow natural features. The train currently spends at most about 5 minutes traveling through Charlestown. It’s not known how many minutes or seconds of the upgrade depend on the straightening in Charlestown. The proposal calls for rerouting the rails through the Grills Preserve in Westerly, rerouting in the Burdickville Rd. Area in Charlestown, cutting straight through the Frances C. Carter Memorial Preserve, then transecting the Amos Green Farm, Columbia Heights, and Kenyon. The new rail lines would rejoin the old rail bed in the Great Swamp Management Area in South Kingstown where a third rail would be added to increase the railroad width by 50%. Wetlands would be filled in Burlingame and the Great Swamp Management Areas. Blasting and trenching would be needed to get through hills and keep the train at a steady elevation. A small area of Narragansett Tribal Land will also likely have wetlands filled in the Indian Cedar Swamp. There would likely be one or more temporary staging areas in the Great Swamp in South Kingstown to facilitate development of a third rail. Public and private property is effected, including many homes along the new rail path that would have to be removed." Information on the project can also be found at NECFuture.com

I wanted to start this petition because there's a lot of students in my school suffering through The cold temperatures throughout the day and this is occurring during a lot of testing and finals it's hard for us to work or learn in an environment where it's freezing because it takes our focus! Me personally I'm anemic and I know about two other people in the school that has the same condition so it's ten times worse for us just please someone fix our problem all we want is heat! Thank you

Whereas the Electoral College does NOT always represent the will of the people, We The People wish to have an amendment to the Constitution DOING AWAY WITH the Electoral College and have PRESIDENTS ELECTED by the will of the PEOPLE , THE MAJORITY VOTE, which determines the winner

Christine Lagarde, the top official of the International Monetary Fund, has been found guilty of criminal charges in France linked to the misuse of public funds during her time as France’s finance minister. The New York Times says the verdict could force Lagarde out of her post. [1] The U.S. is the largest shareholder in the IMF, which periodically receives funding from U.S. taxpayers that is approved by Congress. The IMF routinely micromanages developing country governments under the pretext of "fighting corruption." If Lagarde were allowed to continue as IMF chief following her French conviction on corruption charges, it would make a mockery of the idea that the IMF stands for any set of rules other than "he who has the gold makes the rules." Urge your representatives in Congress to demand that Lagarde resign or be forced out as IMF chief following her conviction in a French corruption case by signing our petition. References: 1. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/19/business/imf-trial-christine-lagarde-france-verdict.html

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