I am writing to demand a response from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and Congress regarding the April 2015 letter to the IOM from Erin Brockovich and others that was cc’d to thirty members of Congress. It concerned the ‘dietary reference intake’ (DRI) of fluoride established in 1997. The DRI determination was based on the IOM Food and Nutrition Board’s faulty assumption that fluoride, which is neither a mineral or nutrient, was an element that provided a significant dental benefit and had no known adverse health effects up to 10 mgs. per day. The weight of the evidence since 1997 summarized on page 16 of that letter confirms that even at very low doses: - Fluoride is an enzyme poison and an endocrine disruptor - Fluoride is a potent adjuvant… causing or worsening allergies - Fluoride is a proliferative agent... causing or worsening inflammation - Fluoride accumulates in bones and tissue... causing or worsening arthritis and other ailments - Fluoride impacts thyroid hormones… resulting in both hypo and hyper disorders - Fluoride interferes with glucose metabolism… a concern for diabetics - Fluoride causes dental fluorosis… disproportionately by race and social economic status - Fluoride is neurotoxic to fetuses, infants and young children… resulting in permanent deficits - Fluoride is a burden to kidneys... resulting in increased fluoride retention and possible renal damage in those with kidney disease. The 2015 Cochrane Review of fluoridation literature was published in June. Its findings are consistent with the 2000 York Review and earlier critiques referenced in the April letter. Cochrane oral health panelists found no evidence that fluoridation benefits the poor, no evidence of safety, and only low quality limited evidence of minimal reduction in cavities from poorly designed studies that they characterized as having “high risk of bias.” Cochrane voiced low confidence in this evidence of benefit. The Cochrane panel also confirmed the fact agreed to by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) that fluoridation causes dental fluorosis in approximately half the population living in fluoridated communities, with about 12.5% finding the fluorosis to be ‘aesthetically displeasing.’ I am confident that an honest examination of 21st century science by the IOM and of the law by Congress, not colored by the machinations of biased agencies defending their reputations and advocacy groups who emphasize endorsements of policy rather than scientific evidence, will result in Congress and the Food and Nutrition Board of the IOM agreeing with 2006 National Research Council Fluoride in Drinking Water panelist, Dr. Robert Isaacson, who said, “The addition of fluorides to drinking water was, and is, a mistake.” Congress, you have the power to instruct the IOM to respond to the April 27, 2015 letter (see attached link). The health and welfare of your constituents depend on it. https://www.aaemonline.org/pdf/LetterIOM_2015.04.27.pdf

The purpose of the petition is to compel the County government of Pacific County Washington to close Mauch's Sundowner RV Park by revoking or denying the licenses that enable the Park to operate. A historically significant parcel at or near sites once occupied by the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery Expedition, the park is situated on the Washington side of the Astoria-Megler Bridge near the mouth of the Columbia River. The park has existed in dilapidated conditions (please see www.closemauchsrvpark.com) for years as a nuisance property that promotes conditions adverse to the public good and hazards the health, safety and general welfare of the community.

Democracy demands transparency and accountability, DWS has violated each of these tenets and should retire.

The recent trial in Baltimore in the Freddie Gray case, the one related to Sureshbhai Patel in Alabama, and several others have shown that a hung jury inevitably occurs when race issues are involved. The racial divide of juries may be an issue, in addition to the inherent limitations related to juries being easily played on their emotions, not understanding intricacies of the law, and feeling a sense of intimidation. Justice to victims is being thwarted by repeated hung trials.

This petition is to encourage MoveOn.org to hold a membership vote to endorse a Democratic candidate for President before the Iowa Primary. On the “Run Warren Run” website MoveOn states: “We will encourage all candidates to embrace the Warren agenda on the economy, pursue diplomacy over war, fight to get big money out of politics and address climate change, and present an agenda that speaks to the growing demands of the Movement for Black Lives, the need for immigration reform, and the whole of the progressive coalition.” No candidate role models these qualities better than Bernie Sanders. A large portion of his campaign platform is in line with the agenda sort after by MoveOn. Through this petition we want to encourage a similar voting process as recently carried out by Democracy for America. They were a key partner in the Run Warren Run campaign and its membership overwhelmingly decided to support Bernie’s campaign. We would like the membership of MoveOn to have the same opportunity.

Here’s the truth: from the first day of Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign, their continued success has shocked many of the Democratic Party Establishment who would have preferred a coronation over a competitive campaign. On December 18th, due to a fault in their own technology platforms, the DNC took unprecedented steps to take away our access to data accumulated through tens of thousands of voter contacts made by our volunteers — supporters like you who power our political revolution. In essence, the Democratic Establishment is effectively shutting down our ability to access the information we need for field campaigns and volunteer activities just six weeks before the Iowa caucuses. We're sending out this petition to the Oregon members of the DNC, who represent us within the national party, to reverse this draconian 'punishment' and put 'democracy' back into the Democratic Party. DNC members across the country are just as outraged as we are: As Heather Mizeur, a Committeewoman on the Democratic National Committee (DNC) stated: "If the DNC doesn't reverse its decision to give the Sanders campaign access to its voter file data again, I am ready to resign my post as a Democratic National Committeewoman from Maryland in protest. The DNC is expected to stay neutral and supportive of all candidates during the primaries and their response to this situation is heavy-handed and ill-conceived.” We need 'Democracy' BACK in the Democratic Party!

President Obama has the authority to direct the Department of Defense to automatically upgrade the less-than-honorable discharges to Honorable Discharges for gay and lesbian veterans who were kicked out solely because they were guilty of being homosexuals. This presidential option is no different than when President Jimmy Carter on his first day in office on 1/21/1977, issued an Executive Order granting unconditional pardons to hundreds of thousands of men who evaded the draft during the Vietnam War. Over 100,000 veterans who served honorably received less-than-honorable discharges simply for being gay or lesbian. Title 10 USC §1553 Current rules requires that each such veteran apply individually to a Discharge Review Board, or a Board of Correction of Military Records, to right this wrong. Most of these requests are denied because the boards presume the correctness of the original discharge and place the burden of proving otherwise on the individual veteran making it a costly and multi-year long process. Veterans’ less-than-honorable discharges become “scarlet letters”, barring them from veterans’ benefits, costing them government and other jobs, leaving many to grapple with shame for decades. Since “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was repealed, Congress has refused to act on the proposed “Restore Honor to Service Members Act” that would grant upgrades to veterans discharged solely for being gay. So, we need President Obama to issue an Executive Order to upgrade those discharges now!

As a long term Democratic Party supporter I am truly disappointed in the way the party has treated Bernie Sanders. The political machine appears to want to deny voters the ability to hear what Sanders has to say. Let the voters determine who the Democratic candidate will be!

Debbie has sought her new precious in Hillary Clinton whom she clearly wants to utilize for her own political gain. She has come here from Middle Earth after clearly having failed to secure her place within Sauron's inner circle following his defeat at the hands of the companions. She has now set her sights on the United States of America after seeing a bit of herself in Hillary. We can't let that happen. Sign this petition now and demand Obama to deport her back to Mordor and also have Hillary thrown back into the fires of Mount Doom.

What the DNC is doing to Bernie's Campaign is wrong. Sanctioning a candidate's access to the VAN will stop them from being able to caucus in all 50 states. The Democratic Party leadership is wrong to do this. Tell DWS pull the sanctions. Let the people have a say in our democracy.

It is time to end this prohibition. Legalization is the most logical answer. Love and Aloha

For many years now, we, as committed Democrats have watched as Party Leadership has chosen to select our candidates for us; candidates who have failed to adhere to our Democratic Principals; candidates and platforms which became increasingly conservative. These conservative "Democratic"candidates have failed and continue to fail in the most urgent business facing our nation today: Corruption in our Government. By greater and greater degrees large corporations -- even those in foreign nations -- have been permitted greater and greater access to our elected representatives who have engaged in a "legalized bribery" scheme which has perverted the course of government and put the people of the United States at great peril, costing them their homes and livelihoods and sending the political landscape lurching wildly to the Right. This right-ward shift of the Democratic Party has not been representative of any such shift in rank-and-file priorities or values, nor has it placed the Party in a superior position in Congress or the White House when even those seats to which democrats were elected have been filled by conservative, corporatist and so-called "blue dog" (read: republican) democrats. What it HAS done is to depress Democratic voter turnout and involvement among liberals, ceding critically important Liberal Principals, allowing the GOP to win the day in too many elections leading to what can only be described as nightmarish fascist rule followed by the slow malaise of Conservative economic recovery and the total blocking of Liberal Initiatives. And now, Chairman Wasserman-Schultz gives every appearance of still being on the payroll as Chair for the Clinton campaign. She has arrogantly refused to bend to the will of the rank-and-file in scheduling adequate Democratic Debates and has even neglected to promote the few debates that she has scheduled! On her Facebook page today she touts a New York Times article about the Republican debate as a "must read" a day before the third (3rd) and final Democratic Debate referred to in that same edition of the New York Times as "The Invisible Democratic Debate(s)". BUT HERE IS THE LAST STRAW: She has denied access to the all-important Democratic Voter Database to Clinton's nearest challenger because of a so-called "glitch" that occurred (and had previously occurred) under her watch and from her offices. It is not entirely clear if this "glitch" is an intentional act by Chairman Wasserman-Schultz to put a lid on the challenge and attempt to secure the nomination for her "former" boss. This stinks to high-heaven of corruption and certainly fails the measure of being beyond even the appearance of wrong doing that her position demands. WHEREFORE, we demand that Ms. Wasserman-Schultz and her entire staff be removed from office without delay and that Vice Chair U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who has our full faith and support, be named Emergency Interim Chair and mandated to assemble a staff and move quickly forward serving ALL Democratic candidates for all offices in the upcoming primary and further to refer the matter of the firewall to Federal Law Enforcement Agencies DoJ and FBI for immediate investigation.