A declassified Joint Chiefs of Staff [JCS] report shows that in September 2002, senior officials of the Bush Administration, including Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Air Force General Richard Myers, and Air Force Maj. Gen. Glen Shaffer, knew that the Bush Administration's public case for war did not match U.S. intelligence knowledge. [1] Politico notes that several Iraq war architects are now advising Republican presidential candidates. Then Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, whose military assistant was copied on the JCS report, is one of Jeb Bush’s foreign policy experts. John Bolton is advising Ted Cruz. Elliott Abrams and William Kristol are supporting Marco Rubio. Senator Dick Durbin, who voted against the war, said on the Senate floor in April 2007 that as a member of the Senate intelligence committee, he had known in 2002 that U.S. intelligence knowledge did not match the Bush Administration's public case for war. “The information we had in the intelligence committee was not the same information being given to the American people. I couldn’t believe it,” Durbin said. [2] Politico notes that the 2002 JCS report was available for inspection by Members of Congress, if they were interested. But as the Washington Post reported in April 2004, as Congress debated the war in the fall of 2002, no more than six senators and a handful of House members read the classified National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq WMD. [3] Urge the New York Times to investigate who in the Administration and Congress knew the public case for the Iraq war was bogus and when they knew it, and who should have known, by signing our petition. References: 1. http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/01/iraq-war-wmds-donald-rumsfeld-new-report-213530 2. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2007/apr/27/20070427-124842-1706r/ 3. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2004/04/27/congressional-oversight-of-intelligence-criticized/a306890e-4684-4ed4-99a0-c8ae7f47feb7/

The bill passed by the GOP majority to cut social security disability by 19%, effective the end of 2016. This could in fact make me homeless, yes I am affected by this ruling. That is a massive cut.

Hillary claims that she will reform Wall Street if she wins but does not say what she told them in their speeches. To fight corruption and the taking over of our government by monied interests, we need transparency when possible as to what is promised to them by politicians behind closed doors.

Any day now, the full California Assembly will take a final vote on AB 700, the California DISCLOSE Act (Gomez-Levine), and strike the biggest blow yet against the unlimited secret money unleashed by Citizens United. AB 700 requires that ballot measure ads and ads about candidates by outside groups clearly disclose their top three true funders — on the ads themselves. TV and video ads will display the top 3 true funders in easy to read text on a black background on one-third of the screen for a full 5 seconds. There are similar powerful rules for ads on radio, in print, online, even robocalls. Equally important are rules for earmarking to identify true funders when they try to hide behind shell groups with misleading names. It's time to stop the deception! Assemblymember Baker is a key vote. Sign and share the petition urging her to vote “Yes” on AB 700 before it's too late!

To reduce gun deaths in Pennsylvania.

When infringement of one occurs, others will follow. There should be NO modification or codification of any infringements whatsoever.

Congressional gerrymandering in Ohio by Republicans has ensured that they control 12 of 16 districts; even though our state is considered balanced - or "purple". These districts as drawn have no regard to city, county or township lines; such as Scioto County being split in half between the 2nd and 6th Congressional Districts. For more, please read: http://workplace.dispatch.com/content/stories/editorials/2016/01/24/1-help-to-end-gerrymandering.html

The Cannabis Advocacy Community is a broad spectrum of voices including social justice, industrial hemp, and patient's rights. The Marijuana Task Force created by the Ohio House is not diverse - and also includes two architects of ResponsibleOhio - the corrupt Issue 3 campaign using the Ohio Constitution to create a cartel. This hurts Ohio as a state and Ohio's future standing in the national cannabis economy and policy.

Max Villatoro - Mennonite pastor, father of four, husband, community organizer - was unjustly deported in March of 2015. In January of 2016, Rep. Dave Loebsack (IA-2) introduced a bill in the House of Representatives to return Max to his family and community. Sign this petition to support the passage of the House bill and #BringBackMax. To see the bill, visit here: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4261/text

OK is far behind other states in adapting to climate change and in starting this new industry, key to the transition to renewable energy. This law is vital to helping OK catch up.

Michigan officials have failed residents of Flint, Michigan. A state-appointed emergency manager switched Flint’s water supply to the Flint River in an attempt to cut costs. The water from the Flint River needed treatment to make it drinkable, but officials didn’t want to spend the small amount of money necessary to treat it. Instead, they dismissed complaints about the water from Flint residents for months, as lead contaminated the city’s water. Now, thousands will deal with the effects of lead poisoning for the rest of their lives. Tell Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to ensure every affected citizen is provided with free long-term care.

The idea that the wealthiest few so control the legislature as to prevent it from imposing common-sense, data-driven taxation policies is harming the labor force and thereby the chances at Washington state improving economically. It's past time that the state of Washington enact a progressive income tax.