There are many reasons why I am starting this petition. First, African Americans are not respected and treated equally in this country. Second, there have been too many coincidences in which African American men, boys, and women have been gunned down by outraged law enforcers and vigilantes. This has to stop. Thirdly, the time is now for us to stand up and fight for equal justice and rights for all African American citizens. I am personally affected by the issue of gun violence being committed against African Americans because I am an African American male and I could be a victim of injustice next. As African Americans, we must stand together and fight the Injustice System that has been murdering us and acquitting those who also do the same. In too many cases, we hear about young African Americans being gunned down by police. There is a long list starting with Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Freedie Graye, Sandra Bland, Walter Scott, Laquan McDonald and all other African Americans who were victims of gun violence committed by law enforcers. Let's eradicate the number of African American victims by signing this petition and getting the attention of Congress and the White House. Thanks, Antonio Miller

The rapid development of fossil fuel resources in the western U.S. and Canada has resulted in numerous proposed fossil fuel infrastructure projects up and down the West Coast. These fossil fuel infrastructure projects pose significant risks to the health and safety of people and their environment, and threaten the livability of their communities. Coal, oil and gas exports proposed for west coast ports would carry as much carbon annually as five Keystone XL pipelines. Given the urgency of the threat posed to the people of Vancouver by fossil fuel infrastructure and to our global environment by climate change, we urge you to act on this issue now by pledging to build no new fossil fuel infrastructure.

The next U.S. President will be faced with unprecedented and extremely difficult issues, both here at home and around the globe. We need someone we can trust, a candidate that speaks the truth and will offer concrete solutions that they firmly believe in and plan on implementing. Which U.S. Presidential candidate has the courage, confidence and integrity to face a lie detector test? More importantly, which ones don't?

Reporters Without Borders [RSF] is calling on Western governments to demand that the Turkish government release Cumhuriyet editor Can Dündar and Erdem Gül, his Ankara bureau chief, who are being prosecuted for reporting on alleged arms smuggling to Syria by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization. [1] The Guardian reports that the two face lengthy jail sentences. “If these two journalists are imprisoned, it will be additional evidence that the Turkish authorities are ready to use methods worthy of a bygone age in order to suppress independent journalism in Turkey,” said RSF secretary general Christophe Deloire. [2] Urge President Obama and Members of Congress to demand that the Turkish government free these two journalists by signing our petition. References: 1. http://en.rsf.org/turkey-eu-urged-to-press-erdogan-to-free-27-11-2015,48596.html 2. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/27/turkish-journalists-charged-over-claim-that-secret-services-armed-syrian-rebels

This is simply the politics of fear run rampant by Republican posturing: By encouraging the people to cringe before the threat theoretically posed by the possibility of a few terrorists being admitted, it threatens to reverse over two hundred years of both compassionate aid to afflicted people and loyalty to democratic values. Worse yet, it gives the terrorists exactly the fearful response they want, thus encouraging more and larger terrorism and other countries to follow our pathetic example. It diminishes America’s standing to lead in meaningful action against terrorism, while increasing the likelihood we will be driven into a violent alternative, already being pushed by leading Republicans, another useless and endless American war in the Middle East. If ISIS should kill tens, hundreds or even thousands in more of their fanatical attacks, we must remember that we have weathered such brutality before, and we don’t need to encourage it with this weakness, especially not in a bill that does nothing to prevent it. What we should be doing is helping the downtrodden and taking meaningful action against the terrorists by greatly increasing the speed and scope of admitting refugees, while working to create a worldwide alliance to remove the funding, communication and territory of terrorists. France, which was the victim of the act that is the excuse for this bill, responded with continued compassion for the refugees along with firm action to find the terrorists. Finland, Greece, Canada, and Germany, among many others, are working to take in more of these unfortunates, not fewer, and certainly not none, which is the real point of this selfish nationalism. They wisely see that helping refugees is not only a moral obligation but that courageous and intelligent people like these are an asset to a country, as refugees have always been to ours. Tragic as the consequences of this bill are to refugees, to Americans, and to people who look to the United States for principled leadership, perhaps more tragic is the corrosion of the American spirit, by this cynical stimulation of fear in crass political calculation. Unfortunately this is the same calculation that led the Republican party to oppose extension of health care insurance, protection of the environment, rebuilding the crumbling infrastructure, increasing employment, raising the minimum wage, controlling firearms, reforming taxes, protecting unions, guarding voter rights, and providing safe banks, food, and drugs—in fact just about every attempt to protect the American people since 1933. Whether the issue is immigrants, fair taxes, government regulations, unemployment, or voter fraud, the Republican party always tells us to be afraid of something, and the object is always political gain for them, more wealth for the one percent, or both. Senate Democrats, you have an extraordinary opportunity to give this bill a disciplined rejection, demanding answers to issues raised and throwing inevitable misleading counter-attacks. Let the debate begin!

The police is harassing the F. O. I. For going on the street corners to sell The Final Call Newspaper. They been giving us tickets and now is threatening to arrest us. I personally have been arrested in 2005 for seling The Final Call Newspaper. My charge was obstruction passage highway.

The rapid development of fossil fuel resources in the western U.S. and Canada has resulted in numerous proposed fossil fuel infrastructure projects up and down the West Coast. These fossil fuel infrastructure projects pose significant risks to the health and safety of people and their environment, and threaten the livability of their communities. Coal, oil and gas carried out of west coast ports would carry as much carbon annually as five Keystone XL pipelines. Given the urgency of the threat posed to the people of The Dalles and the Columbia Gorge and to our global environment, we urge you to act on this issue now by pledging to build no new fossil fuel infrastructure in your jurisdiction.

The rapid development of fossil fuel resources in the western U.S. and Canada has resulted in numerous proposed fossil fuel infrastructure projects up and down the West Coast. These fossil fuel infrastructure projects pose significant risks to the health and safety of people and their environment, and threaten the livability of their communities. Coal, oil and gas carried out of west coast ports would carry as much carbon annually as five Keystone XL pipelines. Given the urgency of the threat posed to the people of Oakland by fossil fuels being shipped via rail, we urge you to act on this issue now by pledging to build no new fossil fuel infrastructure in the City of Oakland.

The rapid development of fossil fuel resources in the western U.S. and Canada has resulted in numerous proposed fossil fuel infrastructure projects up and down the West Coast. These fossil fuel infrastructure projects pose significant risks to the health and safety of people and their environment, and threaten the livability of their communities. Coal, oil and gas carried out of west coast ports would carry as much carbon annually as five Keystone XL pipelines. Given the urgency of the threat posed to the people of Ashland and to our global environment by fossil fuels, we urge you to act on this issue now by pledging to build no new fossil fuel infrastructure.

The rapid development of fossil fuel resources in the western U.S. and Canada has resulted in numerous proposed fossil fuel infrastructure projects up and down the West Coast. These fossil fuel infrastructure projects pose significant risks to the health and safety of people and their environment, and threaten the livability of their communities. Coal, oil and gas carried out of west coast ports would carry as much carbon annually as five Keystone XL pipelines. Given the urgency of the threat posed to the people of Warrenton by a proposed LNG terminal and to our global environment, we urge you to act on this issue now by pledging to build no new fossil fuel infrastructure.

The rapid development of fossil fuel resources in the western U.S. and Canada has resulted in numerous proposed fossil fuel infrastructure projects up and down the West Coast. These fossil fuel infrastructure projects pose significant risks to the health and safety of people and their environment, and threaten the livability of their communities. Coal, oil and gas carried out of west coast ports would carry as much carbon annually as five Keystone XL pipelines, and much of it comes through Spokane. Given the urgency of the threat posed to Spokane residents and to our global environment, we urge you to act on this issue now by pledging to build no new fossil fuel infrastructure.

The rapid development of fossil fuel resources in the western U.S. and Canada has resulted in numerous proposed fossil fuel infrastructure projects up and down the West Coast. These fossil fuel infrastructure projects pose significant risks to the health and safety of people and their environment, and threaten the livability of their communities. Coal, oil and gas carried out of Northwest ports would carry as much carbon annually as five Keystone XL pipelines. Given the urgency of the threat posed to the people of Tacoma and to our global environment, we urge you to act on this issue now by pledging to build no new fossil fuel infrastructure in your jurisdiction.