Refusing to do her job as County Clerk - and taking such a strong anti-LGBT position are not what the Democratic Party is about. It is time for the party and party leaders to do the right thing and distance themselves publicly from this intolerable behavior from a fellow Democrat.

Last year, Vermont passed a law requiring most genetically engineered foods to be labeled…and soon, industry attacked. Earthjustice has now gone to court to defend Vermont’s law and stand up to these attacks. But now an extremist segment of the food industry is pushing to prohibit GMO labeling anywhere in the country. You have a right to know what’s in the food you eat. Take action now to defend that right. The House has already passed a bill prohibiting any and all state and local GMO labeling requirements. We need more food transparency, not less! Tell your senator you oppose this legislation now! The bill goes far beyond labeling—it would preclude not only labeling, but also all state and local regulation of GMOs. We’re defending communities in Hawai‘i that have chosen to restrict the growing of GMO crops to protect conventional and organic farmers from contamination and the public from associated pesticide use. In fact, Earthjustice has litigated for years to protect people and the environment from dangers associated with genetically modified food crops. More than 99% of GMO crops are created to withstand toxic chemical applications or produce their own pesticides, leading to greater pesticide use. Increased use of pesticides and the emergence of pesticide-resistant weeds are just two of the problems GMO crops create, not to mention possible long-term health effects and risks to biodiversity. GMO crops also reduce consumers’ ability to avoid GMO-contaminated food and farmers’ ability to protect their non-GMO fields from contamination. More than 60 countries already require GMO labeling. Today, we’re asking you to stand up for food transparency in the United States!

Today, Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte announced that his House Judiciary Committee would hold a hearing to investigate alleged sales of fetal tissue Planned Parenthood. But Goodlatte should be focused on a much more pressing concern: our right to vote is under attack. Ever since the Supreme Court gutted key Voting Rights Act protections in 2013, states have passed new voting restrictions and rolled back proven bipartisan reforms. If Goodlatte has time to crusade against Planned Parenthood, there's no excuse for letting our most fundamental democratic right go undefended. Demand that Rep. Goodlatte use his power as Judiciary Committee chairman to stop attacks on our right to vote.

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Penn State University freshmen this year will be required to read Russell Gold’s pro-fracking book, "The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World", as part of the school’s Penn State Reads program. They’ll even be able to win cash prizes for the essays they write on what they’ve learned! Then, in mid-October, Mr. Gold will spend a few days on campus to speak with students and lecture. Penn State University is nothing if not loyal to the fracking industry! Please sign and share our petition calling on Penn State to do a whole lot better by their students by scrapping "The Boom" from its reading program and breaking ties with the fossil fuels industry for good!

Penn State University freshmen this year will be required to read Russell Gold’s pro-fracking book, "The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World," as part of the school’s Penn State Reads program. They’ll even be able to win cash prizes for the essays they write on what they’ve learned! Then, in mid-October, Mr. Gold will spend a few days on campus to speak with students and lecture. Penn State University is nothing if not loyal to the fracking industry! Please sign and share our petition calling on Penn State to do a whole lot better by their students by scrapping "The Boom" from its reading program and breaking ties with the fossil fuels industry for good!

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I think we're all disturbed by the danger people are undertaking on their journeys to Europe and the amount of deaths we have witnessed is heartbreaking. And now, seeing images of dead children washing ashore is unacceptable and has convinced me that we need to do something to help.

This affects me so much. Please.

Dismissing the Iran Deal as "not good enough" is misguided. It lacks rationale, sense, and leads to the conclusion that Representative Meng is trying to sabotage the extraordinary diplomatic achievement with Iran, and the rest of the P5+1. Support diplomacy and common sense thinking - we will NOT reach a "better" deal and any belief in that is a fallacy.

Despite this issue being around for years, the State Department of Education has no realistic plan for heat abatement in all schools, and the Legislature only funded $3 million dollars to address the problem in this year's budget.