When I learned that local regulators gave permission to oil companies to haul tanker cars full of crude oil on the railroad tracks a few blocks from my home, I was terrified. I’ve heard of horrific fiery train disasters involving similar trains -- including one that killed 47 people and incinerated half of the downtown of a small city in Canada. If the same thing happened here, my family and my neighbors would have no chance of surviving. According to the Wall Street Journal, the oil carried on these trains -- called Bakken crude -- is much more volatile and prone to explosion than other types of crude, making it particularly hazardous when tank cars derail or puncture. The agency responsible for protecting our community from these dangers -- the Bay Area Air Quality Management District -- recently granted permission to Kinder Morgan to haul oil by train through our community. The Air Quality Management District conducted the process in secret without notifying the public or conducting a public review. As a mom, I want to fight for the community my babies are growing up in. Right now, it’s a risk and a gamble to live here, but if enough people sign this petition, I believe we can create a better, safer, and greener community. And if we win here in the backyard of the oil companies, it’ll set an important precedent that could help stop bomb trains across the state and even across the country. Please sign my petition to demand the Bay Area Air Quality Management District reverse their decision and hold an open public review process that allows local residents to decide if we want to allow bomb trains in our neighborhoods.

Facility is in need of substantial repairs and we need your help. Please sign our petition to help save this precious resource for not only Rhode Island, but also to preserve its unique aviation history.

African lions have declined by at least 50% in just three decades. Habitat loss, loss of prey species, human-lion conflict, and poaching have all contributed to this rapid loss. Following pressure from conservation groups, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing African lions as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act. The final rule is expected anytime. However, it is simultaneously proposing an exemption that would allow the import of African lion "trophies" (or carcasses) from nations that it determines practice sound conservation. Allowing lions to be killed by wealthy trophy hunters could further exacerbate the precarious status of these majestic creatures. Please join us in asking the USFWS to protect lions under the widely successful Endangered Species Act and to prohibit the importation of lion trophies.

My son Sgt. James "Jay " Brown who was active duty, served a two tours in Iraq, and suffered from PTSD was killed by El Paso County Sheriff's Department while in custody.

I am African American and through slavery my 3rd great grandfather was VP, US senator, Confederate Slave owner John Caldwell Calhoun. I believe that Lake Calhoun should be dedicated to his slave descendants. John C. Calhoun: All public institutions named after Calhoun should be dedicated to his slave descendants

Recently, Congressman Mark Meadows has filed a motion within the House of Representatives for Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) to vacate his speakership. Meadows accused Boehner of bypassing Congress, creating a series of crises to force votes on legislation and punishing his members. The grounds of that resolution are far fetched and ridiculous. Speaker Boehner did not create a series of crises to force votes, nor did he ever bypass Congress. Speaker Boehner has a political role to direct his members, and he has the power to appoint or remove members to committee spots, chairmanships, etc. Meadows was a victim of Boehner's punishments, as he lost his Chairmanship of the Subcommittee on Government Operations. Meadows ultimately got his chairmanship back, but not even that has satisfied Meadows. Since entering Congress in 2013, Meadows has been a contributing force of intense partisanship and gridlock, and was a major contributor to the 2013 Government Shutdown. Meadows has complained about the way he was treated by the Speaker, but he should wonder why he was punished. It appears everything must fit his rigid and far right ideology, and if something doesn't fit it, it's automatically bad. Meadows has states that he's doing this to "cause a discussion", perhaps we should start a discussion about Mr. Meadows. By signing this petition, you're asking Mark Meadows to resign from the 114th Congress. Our elected leaders should be more then drama queens and ideologues. I think the people of North Carolina's 11th District, The House of Representatives and the United States of America deserve more then Mark Meadows's extreme partisanship.

What do Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Marco Rubio, and Scott Walker all have in common? For starters, they've all lamented the outsize power that special interests and big money hold in our democracy. They're correct to do so -- our next president will need a plan to put We The People back in charge. But they're also all headed to southern California to a closed-door retreat this week, hosted by the Koch Brothers -- the poster children for how big money can flood our system, corrupt elected officials, and shut out our voices. Instead of begging for part of the over $889 million the Kochs' network plans to spend on next years' election, any of these candidates could distinguish themselves as a champion of reform by rebuking the Kochs and their big money, anti-democracy agenda.

The IRS shouldn't look the other way while secret spending overwhelms our democracy and lets a few million-dollar front groups influence our elections but hide their donors by claiming “social welfare” tax status. Sen. Ted Cruz isn’t happy with the IRS either -- for all the wrong reasons. Tomorrow, he’ll bring the IRS’s commissioner before a Senate hearing hoping to scare him into further inaction, and might claim that enforcing campaign rules is bad for democracy. But the real threat to democracy is the unchecked, unlimited, secret spending that's happening under the IRS's watch. Sen. Cruz could use his position and national profile to shine a light on this important issue and spur the IRS into action. Instead, he's playing political games. Tell him to change his tune.

The IRS isn’t doing its job. It’s looking the other way while secret spending overwhelms our democracy and lets a few million-dollar front groups influence our elections but hide their donors by claiming “social welfare” tax status. The agency says it wants to write new rules around political spending, but won’t enact them until after next year’s election. That's no excuse for not enforcing the rules we have now. If the IRS thinks the American people aren’t paying attention, or worse, is too afraid of the backlash to enforce their own rules, then they won’t do anything. Tell the IRS -- we're watching, and we demand action.

I've been working since the age 16. I'm 32 with two kids and it gets harder everyday.

Wiki : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racketeer_Influenced_and_Corrupt_Organizations_Act I am deeply affected by all the murders of my brothers and sisters in the hands of corrupt police. I lived through the LA Riots. It was very sad. #SamDubose - Cincinatti - The video of police killing of Sam Dubose is apparently so bad, Cincinnati is preparing for riots, " "police chief said he had seen the video, and he said “the video is not good.” “It’s not a good situation, I think that’s clear, and it will become evident once that video is shown,” said Chief Jeffrey Blackwell, of Cincinnati police. “We’re just trying to do our best to be prepared for whatever might come out of it.”" The Police Unions need to support this petition. There needs to be systematic change. Sandra Bland Michael Brown Rekia Boyd Kindra Chapman Sharonda Coleman-Singleton Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr. John Crawford III Jordan Davis Ezell Ford Freddie Gray Eric Garner Oscar Grant III Akai Gurley Dontre Hamilton Cynthia Hurd Susie Jackson Aiyana Jones Ethel Lance Trayvon Martin Renisha McBride Depayne Middleton-Doctor Clementa Pinckney Tamir Rice Tony Robinson Timothy Russell Tywanza Sanders Walter Scott Daniel Simmons, Sr. Myra Thompson Cameron Tillman Malissa Williams

We should know the ideology behind all the Presidential Candidates to understand the impact of our choices.