• Expand Medicaid in This Session
    Even House Republicans now see the need for legislation to accept our tax money and provide health coverage for all Kansans. This will also create jobs. They can do it this session. We must INSIST that they do! Rep. Tom Sloan, R-Lawrence said, “I just think that we’re well past the time that we should be looking at how we develop a Kansas solution.” Rep. Jim Ward, D-Wichita (HB 2045) has been working tirelessly for this since last year. Now is the time! They have the power, now they just need the will. We can make sure they Expand Medicaid!
    3,227 of 4,000 Signatures
    Created by Lori Lawrence
  • Save Small Internet Service Providers
    On February 26 FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is calling a vote that will implement regulations that will reclassify all Internet Service Providers (ISPs) as public utilities. This may seem reasonable. However, it will essentially shut down most small ISPs serving rural areas. We don't have the resources to comply with the Title II reporting requirements. If that doesn't bother you, this might: The Universal Service Fund (renamed the Connect America Fund) is a tax that will apply to every Internet access customer in the land. It is currently 16.8% If the regulation is allowed to go into effect, your $40 Internet bill will go to $46.72. This money will be taken from all Internet users and selectively given (free of charge) to selected ISPs who will use it to build our their networks and replace your small, local ISP that they will have essentially driven out of business. Once Comcast, Verizon, AT&T and a few other big players have taken over, they will be free to increase Internet access charges-- they will have no competition. When you use up your monthly allotment of 10 Gigabytes of data (About 2 Netflix movies), and they start charging you for going over your data allotment, your bill won't be $200 for this "abuse" it will have the CAF tax applied so that you will be paying $233.60! The Internet has grown to its current usefulness through an approach of little government regulation as a Title I Information service. Please sign this petition and prevent this outrageous power grab.
    261 of 300 Signatures
    Created by George Fendler
  • We oppose Israel PM Netanyahu addressing the US Congress on Iran
    The purpose of this petition is to stop Israel's control on the US. We cannot afford another war for financial and human life reasons. Israel/Netanyahu and the rest of the right wing Zionists who are land hungry have an agenda of land grabbing and making Israel bigger for all the Jews to come. Netanyahu is a war criminal who is running an apartheid country and I do not want someone like that influencing our politicians and dictating what we should do. I strongly oppose the 4 billion dollars we give Israel and feel we should use that money helping Americans.
    181 of 200 Signatures
    Created by Clodette
  • Running For Local Office
    Hello everyone. My name is Samuel Keys, and I am running for local office right here in Mississippi. As a progressive, I want to create progressive ideas to not only move my district forward, but also my county as a whole. So join me in this fight as we move Lincoln County, Mississippi forward.
    112 of 200 Signatures
    Created by Samuel Keys
  • Stop Congress from Rushing to War with Iran!
    The U.S. Senate is poised to take up dangerous new sanctions legislation that would sabotage diplomacy and could lead to war with Iran. As President Obama explained, “New sanctions passed by this Congress, at this moment in time, will all but guarantee that diplomacy fails... It doesn’t make sense. That is why I will veto any new sanctions bill... The American people expect us to only go to war as a last resort, and I intend to stay true to that wisdom.” Tell the Senate to support Obama’s call for diplomacy, not war, with Iran! Introduced by Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Mark Kirk (R-IL), this legislation is a renewed push for the very same reckless, diplomacy-killing sanctions that we fought and helped prevent last year. New sanctions would violate the interim nuclear deal, push Iran away from the negotiating table, and put us on the path to war with Iran. If Congress passes a new Iran sanctions bill that leads to the end of negotiations, Congress will be held responsible for the failure of diplomacy- and perhaps for another war. This bad bill could go through- despite President Obama's promised veto- but only if enough Democrats support it. That's why we need to make sure Senate Democrats hear our opposition now- before the legislation gains traction. Help us send a united, strong, anti-war message to the Senate. The pending agreement has the potential to stand as a powerful example of an important U.S. foreign policy milestone- demonstrating the power of tough, principled diplomacy in lieu of a rush to use military force. An issue that's this important to all of our collective security is worth taking the time to get right. Please take one minute to stop war hawks from killing diplomacy.
    19,503 of 20,000 Signatures
    Created by Stephen Miles Picture
  • Evening the Odds Against Bullying (and Violence) In Schools
    As a parent of children who attend public schools in Virginia, I have witnessed first hand the effect school violence can have on the ability to learn and thrive in the school system. It is time for a change to happen. It is time for parents who send their children to school to learn, to be able to feel safe in doing so. As parents we have a right to be able to send our children to public schools to learn and be free from violence. It should not be the victims of these attacks and/or instances of bullying, that must find new schools to attend out of fear or embarrassment, but should instead be the requirement of those who commit the violent acts. It is also important for schools and those in power to realize that the need for counseling and anger management in early instances of violence is important to preventing these children from growing into violent adults. Our children have a right to education and to feel safe in getting that. Please help show support in making our schools safer for our children and in ensuring that children who need help receive that.
    58 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Valerie Arrington
  • sex offenders of children get only supervised visitation
    Every week we have to hand over our nephew to his mother and her husband a child sex offender. We have no choice it is the law that she and he get unsupervised visitations.
    29 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Beth
  • Bring Jimmy Swaggart & Sonlife Broadcasting
    Help Bring Jimmy Swaggart & Sonlife Broadcasting to our area.
    39 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Robert M Teter
  • STOP THE OUTSOURCING
    We want the Muncie Community School Board of Trustees to vote against paying outside nonlocal companies to manage school food services and sending money out of Muncie and the local economy for any school service. Non bargaining Workers of the Muncie Community Schools do not want to be outsourced to an outside company or even a foreign company and lose local jobs. Hold the school administration accountable for management of school services instead of approving an approach that will have long-term negative effects on the community.
    530 of 600 Signatures
    Created by Muncie Community Support Staff
  • Boycott Netanyahu's Unauthorized Speech to Congress
    Boehner's treacherous invitation to Netanyahu verges on treason. Netanyahu's goal is to use Boehner to sabotage the Iranian Nuclear Disarmament talks. Netanyahu is facing an election in March. This speech is clearly a campaign stunt that will be used to justify his continuing persecution of the Palestinians. It is the constitutional responsibility of the President to conduct foreign policy. There are well-established protocols by which an invitation would be extended through the State Department so that America presents a unified diplomatic position to the world. Democratic Representatives must boycott this speech and remain united behind the President. Failure to do so will make the United States appear to be controlled by Israeli interests further disrupting efforts to achieve Peace in the Middle East.
    1,038 of 2,000 Signatures
    Created by John Zwiebel
  • Call on Hillary Clinton to Join Fight Against TPP
    The Trans Pacific Partnership will give international corporations veto power over our laws. It will prevent us from doing what we need to do as a nation to get out of this economic crisis. If it is rammed through now, the next President won't be able to do what has to be done. Anyone who plans to be President better stop this treaty , or what's the point?
    9 of 100 Signatures
    Created by John McCarthy
  • Protect North Braddock PA From Fracking
    In 2014, residents of North Braddock were approached to lease their land for gas development. Fracking began to be seen and promoted by some as the cure for our borough's struggling financial issues. In response, some of us banded together to form a community group, North Braddock Residents For Our Future. We already have steel mill pollution to contend with, and do not want another industrial operation near our homes. We have seen the harm that fracking has brought to communities all over Pennsylvania. We want to find ways to bring positive and lasting change to our borough and we want to tell our local government, we say YES to our health and safety, and NO to fracking in North Braddock.
    418 of 500 Signatures
    Created by North Braddock Residents For Our Future