American voters deserve the truth. But too often, politicians get away with bending said truth, or even worse, completely disregarding or distorting facts to fit their desired message. And many times, these untruths go unchallenged. In a live, nationally-televised debate, it's crucial that these statements be clarified, during the broadcast, while voters are still processing their opinions. We demand that the Commission verify the candidates' answers and statements, identify any factual inconsistencies, and allow the moderator to challenge the candidates at pre-arranged intervals.

We should not be limited to choosing the least worse candidate.

Donald Trump launched his presidential campaign by calling Mexican immigrants "murderers" and "rapist," and has since deployed similar attacks on target women, Muslims, and most recently veterans and their families. Last week, Donald Trump dismissed the sacrifices of Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the parents of fallen U.S. Army Capt. Humayun Khan, and has proceeded to insult them repeatedly on national television. Another target of Donald Trump’s insults earlier this year was Gonzalo P. Curiel, a U.S. Citizen born in Indiana who serves as a federal judge in California, who Trump accused of being unfit to preside over the Trump University litigation due to Curiel’s “Mexican heritage.” Instead of denouncing Trump's abuse and disrespect towards the family of a fallen soldier, a federal judge, and other minority groups across America, Richard Burr continues to support and defend Donald Trump's racist policies and offensive attacks on our fellow citizens. Even worse, Richard Burr still supports the Trump campaign even after Donald Trump called on “second amendment people” to do something about Hillary Clinton - a disturbing suggestion that should not be made by any presidential candidate. If Richard Burr wants to represent all North Carolinians adequately in the U.S. Senate, then he must disavow Donald Trump’s racism and revoke his endorsement immediately. It is unacceptable for Richard Burr to continue supporting Donald Trump while seeking to represent the state of North Carolina, and its diverse population, in the U.S. Senate. We demand that Richard Burr puts people before politics and revokes his support for Donald Trump!

Donald Trump launched his presidential campaign by calling Mexican immigrants "murderers" and "rapist," and has since deployed similar attacks on target women, Muslims, and most recently veterans and their families. Last week, Donald Trump dismissed the sacrifices of Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the parents of fallen U.S. Army Capt. Humayun Khan, and proceeded to insult them on national television. Another target of Donald Trump’s insults earlier this year was Gonzalo P. Curiel, a U.S. Citizen born in Indiana who serves as a federal judge in California, who Trump accused of being unfit to preside over the Trump University litigation due to Curiel’s “Mexican heritage.” Instead of denouncing Trump's abuse and disrespect towards the family of a fallen soldier, a federal judge, and other minority groups across America, Rob Portman continues to support and defend Donald Trump's racist policies and offensive attacks on our fellow citizens. Even worse, Rob Portman still supports the Trump campaign even after Donal Trump called on “second amendment people” to do something about Hillary Clinton - a disturbing suggestion that should not be made by any presidential candidate. If Rob Portman wants to represent all Ohioans adequately in the U.S. Senate, then he must disavow Donald Trump’s racism and revoke his endorsement immediately. It is unacceptable for Rob Portman to continue supporting Donald Trump while seeking to represent the state of Ohio, and its diverse population, in the U.S. Senate. We demand that Rob Portman puts people before politics and revokes his support for Donald Trump!

Donald Trump launched his presidential campaign by calling Mexican immigrants "murderers" and "rapist," and has since deployed similar attacks on target women, Muslims, and most recently veterans and their families. Last week, Donald Trump dismissed the sacrifices of Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the parents of fallen U.S. Army Capt. Humayun Khan, and proceeded to repeatedly insult them on national television. Another target of Donald Trump’s insults earlier this year was Gonzalo P. Curiel, a U.S. Citizen born in Indiana who serves as a federal judge in California, who Trump accused of being unfit to preside over the Trump University litigation due to Curiel’s “Mexican heritage.” Instead of denouncing Trump's abuse and disrespect towards the family of a fallen soldier, a federal judge, and other minority groups across America, Joe Heck continues to support and defend Donald Trump's racist policies and offensive attacks on our fellow citizens. If Joe Heck wants to represent all Nevadans adequately in the U.S. Senate, then he must disavow Donald Trump’s racism and revoke his endorsement immediately. It is unacceptable for Joe Heck to continue supporting Donald Trump while seeking to represent the state of Nevada, and its diverse population, in the U.S. Senate. We demand that Joe Heck puts people before politics and revokes his support for Donald Trump!

Donald Trump launched his presidential campaign by calling Mexican immigrants "murderers" and "rapist," and has since deployed similar attacks on target women, Muslims, and most recently veterans and their families. Last week, Donald Trump dismissed the sacrifices of Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the parents of fallen U.S. Army Capt. Humayun Khan, and proceeded to repeatedly insult them on national television. Another target of Donald Trump’s insults earlier this year was Gonzalo P. Curiel, a U.S. Citizen born in Indiana who serves as a federal judge in California, who Trump accused of being unfit to preside over the Trump University litigation due to Curiel’s “Mexican heritage.” Instead of denouncing Trump's abuse and disrespect towards the family of a fallen soldier, a federal judge, and other minority groups across America, Darryl Glenn continues to support and defend Donald Trump's racist policies and offensive attacks on our fellow citizens. If Darryl Glenn wants to represent all Coloradans adequately in the U.S. Senate, then he must disavow Donald Trump’s racism and revoke his endorsement immediately. It is unacceptable for Darryl Glenn to continue supporting Donald Trump while seeking to represent the state of Colorado, and its diverse population, in the U.S. Senate. We demand that Darryl Glenn puts people before politics and revokes his support for Donald Trump!

Nuclear weapons pose a grave threat to people and the environment, and must never be used. By building more accurate, "usable" weapons, the Pentagon's plan actually increases the risk of nuclear war. Also, NY State's share of the proposed nuclear buildup would be a whopping $90 billion over 30 years. We can put this money to much better use by investing in clean energy, housing, education, health care and mass transit.

Donald Trump launched his presidential campaign by calling Mexican immigrants "murderers" and "rapist," and has since deployed similar attacks on target women, Muslims, and most recently veterans and their families. Last week, Donald Trump dismissed the sacrifices of Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the parents of fallen U.S. Army Capt. Humayun Khan, and has proceeded to insult them repeatedly on national television. Another target of Donald Trump’s insults earlier this year was Gonzalo P. Curiel, a U.S. Citizen born in Indiana who serves as a federal judge in California, who Trump accused of being unfit to preside over the Trump University litigation due to Curiel’s “Mexican heritage.” Instead of denouncing Trump's abuse and disrespect towards the family of a fallen soldier, a federal judge, and other minority groups across America, Marco Rubio continues to support and defend Donald Trump's racist policies and offensive attacks on our fellow citizens. If Marco Rubio wants to represent all Floridians adequately in the U.S. Senate, then he must disavow Donald Trump’s racism and revoke his endorsement immediately. It is unacceptable for Marco Rubio to continue supporting Donald Trump while seeking to represent the state of Florida, and its diverse population, in the U.S. Senate. We demand that Marco Rubio puts people before politics and revokes his support for Donald Trump!

Like so many other family's planning a trip this year we thought we would be able to witness this amazing event. Instead it will be replaced with the same traditional events seen every year. Let's give the consumer a voice.

Georgia Democratic Representative Hank Johnson has been outspoken in his defense of human rights. For example, he is the lead sponsor of the Berta Caceres Human Rights in Honduras Act, challenging U.S. military and police aid to the government of Honduras because of the Honduran government's failure to address its gross abuses of human rights. [1] Recently, the Washington Free Beacon, a Sheldon Adelson-funded newspaper that supports Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank, manufactured a controversy out of criticisms that Rep. Johnson made of Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank. Rep. Johnson clarified his remarks. J Street wrote, "The Congressman was clearly referring to the corrosive impact of the settlement enterprise on the two-state solution and not to individuals. The Free Beacon and its headline writers have, as is their habit, taken irresponsible liberties with the words actually spoken in an effort to advance their political agenda. The proper focus of media coverage here should be on the growing political opposition to Israeli settlement growth and not on the misrepresentations by an irresponsible media outlet." [2] It is important that Members of Congress not conclude from this episode that they cannot criticize Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank, as Peter Beinart, writing in Haaretz, suggested they might. [3] Urge Rep. Johnson to continue speaking out in the future about Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank by signing our petition. References: 1. http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/cosponsor-the-berta-caceres?r_by=1135580 2. http://jstreet.org/blog/post/j-street-welcomes-rep-johnson-clarification-of-remarks-_1 3. http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-1.734850

My petition is about getting someone to listen. It has affected me personally, it has affected my family, it is affecting thousands of students and something needs to change. The for profit colleges that are feeding Sallie Mae need to be controlled. Stop robbing our children, its hard to live a life when your living to pay off a debt so large because the interest rates are so high that you will never pay off your loan. Cant survive if all your money goes to your student loans.

The PennEast Pipeline Company still hasn’t fully documented how much damage its pipeline would have on the environment. But the federal agency in charge of the project rushed ahead without all the information, and issued a draft Environmental Impact Statement. Talk about putting the cart before the horse! Issuing an Environmental Impact Statement without data on environmental impacts is irresponsible. Drinking water for millions of people and some of Pennsylvania’s cleanest streams is on the line. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has opened a comment period to hear from the public on their so-called findings. This is our best shot. If we can send in thousands of comments, we can force FERC to send this unacceptable Environmental Impact Statement back to the drawing board. Add your name: Tell FERC to stop PennEast’s application until it’s collected 100% of the environmental impact data.