Dewey Bryant is the Odessa City Councilman for place 2. Dewey Bryant’s complaint about nuisance waterfowl at his business and subsequent abuse of power as a politician shows his lack of regard for the citizens he is supposed to represent. Dewey Bryant’s abuse of power is responsible for our city's rapid response to involve Texas Parks and Wildlife to deal with the overpopulation of waterfowl at the Memorial Gardens Park duck pond. As a result of this abuse of power, Texas Parks and Wildlife will be executing around 90 ducks and geese to control the population of waterfowl in the park. I am starting this petition to ask for the Resignation of Dewey Bryant as The City Councilman for the City of Odessa Place 2. We cannot have people in political office that are more concerned with the needs of their business than the needs of those whom they are in office to represent. Please join me in signing this petition. #bekindtooneanother #saveourducks

At a time when more and more Americans are becoming aware of gross misuses of police power, filming the police, especially secretly, is one of the few ways to bring to light instances of police brutality. In order to have a state where officers are held accountable, it must be legal to film on-duty officers under any and all circumstances. Read an editorial about it in the Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/editorials/2016/07/07/epoliceshooting/v47TmG9fKMdeZylfeGsyIL/story.html#comments

Deravis Caine Rogers was shot and killed by Atlanta Police on June 22, 2016 while unarmed and not posing a threat. The officer (James Burns)has since gone silent, refusing to even give an initial statement to investigators. I don't know many innocent people that plead the fifth! So when I ask you all to share, it's because it's not okay to murder someone, execution style, and just go home, hide, and still get paid! #JusticeForCaine CNN MSNBC CNN iReport CNN Center 11Alive FOX 5 Atlanta WSB-TV Cynné Simpson FOX 5

Ideally, signatures need to be collected no later than July 24th. Please share with everyone.

Joe Walsh has long been an embarrassment to myself and other citizens of the state of Illinois, but this time his rhetoric has turned violent, and he should suffer the consequences of it, even if it simply means he should be questioned by the Secret Service, as anyone making even veiled threats against the President would be.

18 USC 871(a) Whoever knowingly and willfully deposits for conveyance in the mail or for a delivery from any post office or by any letter carrier any letter, paper, writing, print, missive, or document containing any threat to take the life of, to kidnap, or to inflict bodily harm upon the President of the United States, the President-elect, the Vice President or other officer next in the order of succession to the office of President of the United States, or the Vice President-elect, or knowingly and willfully otherwise makes any such threat against the President, President-elect, Vice President or other officer next in the order of succession to the office of President, or Vice President-elect, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

William Joseph Walsh's call for the murder of the President of the United States is a pure racial hate crime and violates 18 U.S. Code § 871. Joe Welsh's rhetoric will lead to an all out race war, which threatens and undermines the national security of the United States and will lead to the senseless deaths of millions of Americans of all races, religions, origin, genders, sexual orientation, sexual preference and what have you. This should not be happening in the 21st Century Untied States of America.

The Democratic National Committee has taken a very meaningful step by including a plank on gun violence prevention in the 2016 Democratic Party Platform. However, given misleading GOP efforts that PRETEND they want stronger gun laws, it is important for the Platform to be precise in its goals. Current language calls for expanding background checks, but is not explicit that they should be for ALL gun purchases. We must distinguish between universal background checks and the weak legislation introduced by Republicans in the House and Senate. The goal of keeping "weapons of war" off our streets mentions assault weapons, but omits large capacity magazines (LCM). Experts agree that banning LCMs would do more to reduce gun deaths than an assault weapons ban alone. The platform calls for keeping guns out of the hands of "violent" criminals. Our standard should be higher; no criminal should have access to firearms. Finally, the plank sets the goal of keeping guns from people with "severe mental health issues." The Platform should take care not to stigmatize those who suffer from severe mental health issues, the vast majority of whom are not violent and in fact are more likely to be victims than perpetrators of violent acts. The language should be modified to "keeping guns from those with severe mental health issues who may be a danger to themselves or others."

CRUISE SHIPS TO THE BLOODY FJORDS If you love whales and dolphins please do not book a cruise on any of these Ocean liners until they stop bringing tourists to the brutal ferocious isles in the North Atlantic. The Faroe Islands where the beaches run red with blood, a gruesome slaughter that one Faroese woman described as a beautiful thing to watch. This barbaric practice is called the Grindadrap and it is done in the name of tradition for sport, for amusement and as the Faroese describe it - their national pride, a part of their archaic culture. To the rest of the world it is an obscene sadistic perversion and an indictment on all of humanity. Azamara Cruises Princess Cruises Zuiderdam and Prinsendam Oceania Cruises Nautica Costa Cruises Pacifica Cruise and Maritime Voyages – Marco Polo Silversea Cruises – Silverwind Olsen Cruise lines – Boudicca NCL - Norwegian Star Viking’s Viking Star Windstar and Sage Cruises Carnival Cruise lines, And others These companies need to hear from us and if we love dolphins we need to never travel on these ships for helping to enable the barbarism of the Grind. - Paul Watson SSCS Cruise Ship News has taken up the call to help expose this atrocity.

We must put an end to blatant racism. Our Black men are being shot and killed regularly and nothing is happening. Our President is being threatened along with the lives of peaceful protestors and nothing is happening.

The deaths of countless men and women of color by police have gone undocumented and unchecked for too long. A law signed by the House, Senate, and President but not enforced by the Attorney General is useless. I am hoping there will be changes in the way our states hold police accountable by compliance with the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013. By making local police agencies report deaths on their watch, we can close the gap of numerous deaths by having the Attorney General monitor the behavior of these agencies with investigations for cases that are frequent and suspicious. The collection of data provided will allow the Attorney General to detect misconduct within local agencies. The law also allows the federal government to withhold federal funding for all agencies not in compliance. Although currently this is the law, it has not been enforced. So there has been no requirement for police agencies to send information regarding the death of any person in their care to the attorney general for further review. Tell the Attorney General to act now and make police agencies accountable by enforcing The Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013.

The people of New York City and those who love New York City are disturbed by the unfair actions and hostile takeover of the current and original incarnation of The Campbell Apartment. Mark Grossich and his company, Hospitality Holdings, Inc., spent 2 years and millions of dollars renovating an unused historical space, a drop-ceilinged shell, that was nothing but a room full of sawdust, a water-damaged space that had been used as a temporary jail and a storage space. Hundreds of thousands of people, if not millions, from New York and all over the world have developed a very strong emotional attachment to Mark Grossich's version and creation of The Campbell Apartment -- and we do not want nor understand this swift and aggressive change of a cultural landmark that is part of the fabric of our lives --- by the actions and decisions of 2 or 3 people at the MTA. People have been married at The Campbell Apartment, gotten engaged, have had almost two decades of experiences under the thoughtful operation of Mark Grossich and Hospitality Holdings, Inc. --- and we don't want Hospitality Holdings to hand over the lease. This is much more significant than deciding if Chipotle can have some square footage at the mall. It's much bigger than that. This is not about "hanging on to the past" -- this is a matter of fairness. It's a sad day in New York when someone can create something great, from their own vision, idea, and hard work --- something that enriched the city and people's lives --- to faithfully create a wonderful contribution to the community ... only to have it unfairly ripped from beneath his or her feet. This is not fair. Mark Grossich's space created memories, experiences and more, that will stay with people and the city forever --- this is no way to treat such a contributor. As well, it is not unreasonable to consider that through Mark Grossich's renovation of a dilapidated unused space, and the creation of a business that has been thriving for 17 years -- that the MTA has been able to charge higher rents to other commercial tenants since the day The Campbell Apartment opened. Mark Grossich created a draw, a destination, a cultural landmark -- and a space that elevated Grand Central Terminal. We don't want the eviction of Hospitality Holdings, Inc. from The Campbell Apartment and we are emphatically asking the MTA to stop it. As well, we are prepared to boycott The Gerber Group and all of their properties if the eviction proceeds. Reference: http://nypost.com/2016/06/30/all-the-history-thats-going-to-die-with-the-campbell-apartment/ http://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/news/a6854/campbell-apartment-grand-central/ http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_26202.htm