There is no dispute--Le'Taxione is serving an illegal life without parole sentence. The courts agreed, but then held that it was too late to fix this error. The only remaining option is to petition the Washington Governor for clemency. No one should be wrongfully imprisoned for even a day. Serving an admittedly illegal life without parole sentence is a nightmare! Please lend your support and help us correct this gross miscarriage of justice.

It's time for sustainable solutions to fund our public education system, not last resorts, like bankruptcy. There are many sensible and even promising solutions that have not been tried. We support the following reforms to ensure our children’s future. At the state level: Reinstate the 5% income tax that ended Jan. 2015, costing the state billions, or implement a fair tax structure Add a state sales tax on services to yield additional revenue Close corporate loopholes and end corporate subsidies Contribute toward Chicago teacher pensions At the city level: Immediately shut down TIF districts that no longer meet their original purpose of developing blighted areas Return at least $400 million of TIF surplus to taxing bodies this year Enact a corporate income tax Raise property taxes by a modest amount as a last resort At the CPS level: Stop spending on nonessential items and explore cutting contracts that we’ve shared (http://bit.ly/cpsbudget) Reduce central office departments such as Innovation/Incubation, Accountability, and Family and Community Engagement Stop charter expansion and selective enrollment high school expansion We look to your example of leadership and stewardship during this challenging time. Our children and our schools depend on you. Please act now to raise revenue.

NJ State Senators Ray Lesniak and Loretta Weinberg are planning to introduce legislation that would require Governor Christie, and any future Governor, to resign from office in order to run for president. This is common sense. Christie has been out of the state for more than half of this year. He's making decisions based on what super conservative voters in Iowa and South Carolina want to hear, not what is in the best interests of New Jersey's families. And New Jersey taxpayers are going to continue to be on the hook for the cost of Christie's state trooper protection as he travels around the country running for president. Sign the petition to the NJ State Legislature asking them to pass a bill that would force Christie to resign if he wants to continue to run for president!

Release Marlon Vaz so that he can obtain necessary medical treatment, which ICE has failed to provide for three years despite his diagnosis of Bell's Palsy, a result of a botched dental surgery in an ICE facility that was run by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA). Marlon Francisco Vaz (A#205132331) has been in ICE (Immigration Customs Enforcement) custody since January 21, 2012. On March 12, 2012, while detained at the now closed North Georgia Detention Center, an immigration facility run by Corrections Corporations of America (CCA), Marlon underwent a tooth extraction surgery that has left half of his face paralyzed. Immediately after the surgery, Marlon began to experience droopiness in his right eye, and loss of feeling and muscle control over the right side of his face. Instead of releasing him so that he can acquire medical attention, ICE has ignored the severity of the permanent damage of his condition and has failed to provide proper medical treatment. Less than seven days after the botched surgery, ICE ordered him deported on March 19, 2012, without him seeing an Immigration Judge. ICE has pressured the Brazilian government to issue travel documents, while threatening Marlon with criminal prosecution for "not aiding in his removal." In addition to the denial of medical care, Marlon’s requests for medical release from custody have also been ignored as ICE continues to hold him, and his health continues to deteriorate. We demand that Marlon Vaz is released so that he could receive adequate medical attention.

I'm starting this petition because I'm a single mother, my husband is incarcerated, and my 4 year old has been acting out since he's been gone. She asks for him and cries for him and I see how it has affected her in many ways. She asks to go sleep with her Dad and she wants him to watch movies with her. How can someone deny a child from being with the father regardless of where he is? I hope this petition is passed around and signed.

---------------------------------------- Since 2008 Cindy McGinley has been nursing sick or injured deer back to health before returning them to the wild. As a state licensed wildlife rehabilitator, she’s allowed to provide care and emergency treatment to wild animals in order to release them back into nature. In her eight years of aiding animals though, McGinley has encountered two special cases that have stayed with her long-term. Deirdre and Lily are a pair of white-tailed deer that live on McGinley’s horse farm in Chittenango. Each were brought to McGinley as malnourished and orphaned fawns. Deirdre, now five years old, was just the size of a Chihuahua when she arrived on the farm. "Her mother was hit by a car and she was found beside the body," said McGinley. Lily was so underfed and dehydrated that she lost her ability to see. McGinley believes that neither would be a good candidate for release into the wild and has since raised the does on her farm in their own turnout and stable. But now the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation says the deer must go. While attempting to apply for a license that would allow her to care for the deer long term, McGinley was not only met with a rejection letter, she was also told that her deer must either be released or turned over to the DEC for release or euthanization. In the case of Lily, the blind doe, the DEC gave McGinley a grim choice. "There are only two options available for the one year old: 1) euthanize the animal as non-releasable; 2) surrender the deer to DEC," Joseph Therrien, a DEC Special Licenses Unit member wrote in his denial letter. McGinley believes her application was not given fair consideration. According to her, no one from the DEC came to see her farm or asked any questions to consider the circumstances for these deer. Cindy filed a temporary restraining order to try to buy time for her application to be reconsidered. For now at least, Deirdre and Lily’s future remains uncertain, but Cindy will continue to try to protect them just as she has since they first arrived on her farm.

As a leading manufacturer of neonics, Bayer has contributed to countless bee deaths around the world, putting our very food supply at risk. We need bees to pollinate 2/3 of the food crops we eat every day -- healthy fruits and vegetables matter far more than Bayer's extra profits! So now we need to show Bayer’s CEO that his toxic chemicals are tarnishing the Bayer brand and harming its business.

In the early 1900s, white Montgomery County politicians wanted to appeal to Confederate veterans to help diminish the potential influence of former black slaves. Thus, the Confederate statue was erected on the grounds of the Rockville courthouse and Confederate military service was honored. The Rockville statue should never have been placed on public property and it is long past time for it to be removed. Confederate soldiers should not be honored as "heroes" as the Rockville statue does. Those who chose to fight for the Confederacy were fighting for slavery and white supremacy; a cause admired by the South Carolina murderer and racist groups across the country. We call on the Montgomery County, MD Council to recognize the damage that Confederate symbols cause within our community. Please act to remove the Rockville statue and send a message that our society does not honor traitors who fought for slavery. We do not "...Love the Thin Gray Line".

This petition advocates for the re-establishment of the United States Civilian Conservation Corps in the 21st Century (HR 1966 - 114th Congress)as a direct INVESTMENT for both our Nation's most valuable Human Resource Capital and our precious Natural Resource Capitol! FMI http://www.goccci.org Consider joining: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CCCIniative/ FYI: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1966 Please help our non profit to get this NATION - Back to the Future http://wecantakeit.org/id63.html

Mayra F is the mother of 4 US citizen children who has been living in the United States since 1996. Currently, she's one of the most proficient health promoter instructor through her Zumba Class in Fort Worth, Texas. She has helped many people reach their goal to lose weight, improve their health and also, she has organized events such as "Zumbathon" to help kids like "Peter to fight cancer", or "Martin to get a liver transplant". Mayra needs an opportunity to remain living with her US citizen children. She made a couple of mistakes in the past. There are regarding two misdemeanor cases. One of them has been reopened since 3 months ago, and still pending in Tarrant County court. Mayra's lawyer is fighting to demonstrate her innocence. Please, if you read this petition, please give a Mayra Fuentes the opportunity to remain in the United States with her children and let her continue to promote health and fitness to local communities.

I feel that Jello Biafra has been wronged and that this issue should be fixed right away. He owned those songs not manifesto and Ray so please listen to me when I say this needs to be fix.I have been affected by it due to the fact that manifesto overprices the heck out of their music and has prevented me from purchasing any Dead Kennedys music.

I have written and criticized the policy of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD). I am a psychologist. I feel a sense of urgency. I understand the Pentagon is in psychological denial, reluctant to admit they are wrong. They claim they are protecting us, yet a trigger alert multiplies the danger to our families and our world. The generals are proud. But soon, before it is too late, they must change course.