I am starting this petition because we are seeing women and children being raped and murdered at an alarming rate! We, as a community, need to come together to stop this epidemic! Rapists, pedophiles, and child abusers, are being let out of prison early to re-offend ! This is not okay! Here's our chance to make a difference.

There was ANOTHER violent attack on a Planned Parenthood clinic. The latest attack was in Claremont, New Hampshire, where someone broke into a Planned Parenthood health center and used a hatchet to destroy equipment and exam rooms, and broke water and sewer lines, flooding the entire center. This is the fifth terrorist attack on Planned Parenthood since July--and the mainstream media have mostly ignored them. Local officials are investigating--but these are acts of domestic terrorism and require the resources of the Department of Justice. One week ago, the Justice Department actually created a Domestic Terrorism division for cases exactly like this. That's why we're joining our friends at NARAL Pro-Choice America to demand the Justice Department open a domestic terrorism investigation.

I'm tired of seeing American taxpayer get ripped off every 2 years so each candidate can live luxuriously on the campaign trail, double dipping from campaign donations and legislative salaries, while their constituencies sit idly by and do nothing about it.

The Republican leadership has agreed to a deal to keep the government operating, raise the debt limit, and ensure that all Social Security benefits continue to be paid in full and on time beyond 2016. When hostage takers release their hostages, we are, of course, relieved that the hostages are no longer in harm’s way, but this is nothing to celebrate. That the ransom isn’t steeper is also not something to celebrate. The deal does include some good provisions: Medicare beneficiaries will not experience the drastically large premium increases that were set to take effect next year. It also closes a loophole that was introduced in the law relatively recently that allows wealthier Americans to game the system by claiming extra benefits inconsistent with the goals of the program. But there is a diversion of Social Security resources towards virtually nonexistent fraud. This focus on fraud is a distraction from Social Security’s one real shortcoming: its benefits are too low, and an overwhelming majority of Americans know it. Congress should follow the will of the people by expanding those modest but vital benefits and restore the program to long-range actuarial balance by requiring the wealthiest among us to pay their fair share. Join us in calling on Congress to follow the American people and expand Social Security benefits! The fraud prevention provisions will require workers with disabilities to wait longer to receive their earned benefits and may prevent some from receiving their earned benefits completely. That is wrong. And though there are positives in this deal, Social Security legislation, as a matter of principle, should always go through regular order, in the light of day. If that were done, Social Security would be expanded. That’s why we can’t rest on our laurels. We need to keep pressure on Washington to expand, not cut, Social Security benefits.

It is no surprise to anyone that I am "a crazy cat lady". What most people don't know is that I have been in cat rescue for more years than Facebook has been around, or longer than my husband and I have been together. All of the cats we have now are all the product of feral cats breeding - All of them. I have also been a caretaker for a feral cat colony for the past 8 years. I've laughed and cried over these guys. I've held kittens while they've died in my arms from sickness, and tricked adults into taking medicine when they were sick. I've lost sleep on nights it was frigid during the winter, and have brought toys and catnip so they can play. I've also taken about 100 kittens from there. Not all of their's, mind you. Some were dumped because people figured out that someone is taking care of cats there (there is a BIG apartment complex just above my colony) I even found a litter of 4 that were tied up in a garbage bag and tossed into a dumpster (all 4 live with me now - Chicken, Sadie, Lilly and Monet). I've done this virtually alone because they are considered "nuisance animals", throw-aways, degenerates, disease carriers; I don't have to go on. The saddest thing is.... the original matriarch of the colony was probably an abandoned, not spayed cat from the apartment complex. It wasn't their fault that they have to live this way, and they didn't choose this for themselves. I also work with a rescue. ALL of the kittens, this year, were a direct result of feral females birthing kittens. In fact, we are at kitten capacity now because of it! We've had to turn away adults because of it - perfectly adoptable adults. The same is true at other rescues. The animal shelters, during kitten season, have to euthanize perfectly adoptable adults because of overpopulation. And guess what? It's going to get worse unless we find a solution, besides euthanasia, that will stop feral cats from breeding. In NYC "Intakes fell 35 percent, to 18,219 in 2013 from 27,940 in 2009, according to Animal Care and Control of NYC, a nonprofit organization that has a contract with the city to take in rescued animals. Euthanasia numbers (excluding requests from owners) fell 63 percent, to 3,044 in 2013 from 8,122 in 2009." Results.... proactive, not reactive. The TNR bill that was vetoed was an important tool for us who work with feral cats. This bill, unlike most, would not increase taxes or be a burden to taxpayers. The monies to fund the program would come from the Agricultural and Markets budget. The opposition (mainly PETA and Audubon) says it doesn't work. They opposed it without doing their own research. There have been NUMEROUS studies that show it DOES work! Governor Cuomo couldn't be bothered to even read the bill or do his due diligence before vetoing the bill. He turned a blind eye to a need that is unmet in this state. NOTHING will change, unless we override this veto. I speak on behalf of the homeless, abandoned and forgotten cats, the ones without voices. Please support this petition. Julie Moses

The City/Museum's land grab attempt needs to be stopped. Piecemeal annexation is detrimental. It is up to LAFCO (Local Agency Formation Commission), the County’s public commission that makes land jurisdiction decisions, to decide the fate of this special area. We need your help to preserve the scenic Mission Canyon Corridor. We do not want to lose Oak and Sycamore trees; we need your help to maintain the character of this special area. The density for development in the City is higher than the County and potentially would disrupt the rural/urban environment and open spaces. http://www.independent.com/news/2015/aug/19/no-jurisdiction-change-museum/ http://www.independent.com/news/2015/nov/12/hazard-duty/

Deputy Ben Fields of the Richland, SC police department is seen on video body slamming a teenage girl for refusing to leave class. This happened in school and in front of other students and the teacher. Turns out, Deputy Fields has a reputation for brutality towards students in Spring Valley High. Criminalizing the behavior of Black students in school does not help them or the school. This is not just about a bad apple, but a bad way of thinking about an entire segment of this society. We must stop the school-to-prison pipeline by ending the use of police to solve normal childhood behavioral issues.

The New York Times reports that Republicans in Congress are nearing a budget deal with the White House that could include cuts to Social Security and Medicare. Three years ago, the national conversation was about cuts. Together, we changed that. Now, expanding benefits for millions of Americans is the mainstream Democratic position. Democratic presidential candidates have called for expanding Social Security benefits. 42 of 44 Senate Democrats voted for the Warren-Manchin resolution that called for expanding Social Security benefits. And a national poll by the Progressive Change Institute shows expanding Social Security benefits is popular among 2016 70% to 15%. The President and Congress must see that any deal that cuts Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid benefits would be unacceptable policy -- and would be wildly unpopular with voters. We will share this petition with them to make sure they do.

Since 1982, the Governor's School for the Sciences has been the premier science program for thousands of Pennsylvania's brightest high school students. As a '15 alumni of the program, I know firsthand that the learning, social, and experiential bonds PGSS cultivates are truly special. By discontinuing funding for PGSS, Governor Wolf, you will sincerely be doing a great disservice to thousands of Pennsylvania's next innovators, discoverers, and scholars for years to come.

Deputy Fields has to be fired. We cannot let him get away with this because if he does, he will continue to do it. What if it was your daughter or son dragged out of a desk and flung across the classroom? SIGN the petition now!

I recently discovered why all the CNA's [Certified Nursing Assistants] I work with are uninformed regarding politics in this country. Many work 2-3 jobs to afford basics [food, shelter, car] and many confided that they can not afford what is called "expanded cable" [too expensive for them]. The poor are being disenfranchised. This is NOT Democracy.

We are hearing reports that Congress is rushing towards a deal that will prevent the U.S. Government from defaulting on the debt ceiling and keep the government funded through the 2016 elections. But, if The New York Times is correct, there could be cuts to Medicare and Social Security benefits in the deal. We don't know all of the details yet, but people who rely on Social Security are already stretched thin, and just found out that they won't receive an annual increase this year. We need to make our voices heard to keep cuts out of any potential deal: No cuts to Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid benefits!