The rich already run roughshod over the voters thanks to Citizens United and other Supreme Court decisions favoring Big Money and gutting democracy. And yet President Obama says he’ll sign a budget bill that increases TEN-FOLD the amount one person can donate to a political party during an election! The new ceiling would be $1.5 million, allowing the wealthy few to buy vast amounts of so-called "speech" –and power over elections and the government-- regular Americans cannot afford. Sign the petition strongly urging President Barack Obama TO VETO this and any other budget deal that increases the already outrageous and anti-democracy power of wealthy donors.

I am from Puerto Rico. All my countrymen and women alike; despite our different political differences want him released. It is time that he comes home.

Thousands of workers who maintain NYC public schools are doing the same work as others, but for nearly a third less. This is unfair and must be addressed. NYC must invest in ALL those who make our schools clean and safe environments for our children's learning.

Digitally inspired acts of hatred and violence like racism, hate crimes, sexual exploitation, cyber bullying, and body dysmorphia (among others) have had a powerful negative impact on our culture for the past 20 years, in part because younger generations feel more involved in the digital world than the real world. It's time to change that, by implementing a new national educational policy where volunteer hours are weighted equally with SAT scores/other factors on college applications. Social media would be the primary, positive platform where youth can fulfill their mandatory quota, raise awareness about real-world issues, and help turn around all these negative headlines.

my husband who is in prison at this moment was informed about this he is a frist time offender and is wrongly convicted innocent

Enabling Wall Street to privatize profits and socialize risk with credit swaps and other completely corrupt financial processes just as they did in 2006-2008 is wrong and should not pass an uncorrupted government of the people.

This petition is about getting laws changed in the world, the procedures of death that are constantly occurring in our face saying that the law has the right to kill us and nothing can be done about it. Every family deserves Justice. George Orwell said, "Political language is designed to make Lies sound Truthful and Murder Respectable".

This petition expresses the will of free people everywhere to reject state-sponsored torture of any detainee -- and to expose, condemn, and punish its perpetrators and enablers. The sought-for grand jury probe can help dethrone official torture as the epitome of "the end justifies the means." That negative public policy makes a mockery of the democratic process and hence endangers public safety.

Please sign this petition to save our community. East San Carlos is a peaceful & lovely community about to be destroyed. At the corner of Old Country and Holly sits a beautiful park with a preschool, community room, picnic tables, benches, barbeque pits, and baseball + soccer fields for children under 12. Last month I learned that an upscale hotel will be constructed down the block from me starting in 2015. That was hard to swallow, but I understand. Now, I just learned that a new high school construction is also in the works. And the high school wants Laureola Park. I'm distraught. Our elected government is doing nothing to protect us. We received NO NOTICE that a 400 student high school is planned for our backyard. Instead we were informed of the School District's plan and vote just a few days ago. We were given the wrong time. By the time we showed up, it was obvious the decisions had been made. Our voice was not heard. One block north, the children on Holly street can't play on their front lawns because of dangerous traffic congestion. And now the School District expects us to send small kids to play next to 17 year olds. Or maybe they will just take away the park. Who knows, because we were never told. So much for notice and hearing. - Where will our children play? - Are we going to suffer through construction sounds to the east and west for the next two years? - What is being done to prevent all these strangers from parking and speeding down our streets? - Why is the San Carlos government doing nothing to protect us? - Why is the School District spending our tax dollars to place students on top of a railroad track, a natural gas pipeline, and 1 mile from an airport and major highway? The environmental study, traffic study -- NOTHING has been completed and shared with the public.

Sandy City is trying to push through 8000 South into our neighborhood. I am concerned for our neighborhood children's safety. Because 8000 South is a major artery in Sandy City, if opened it will encourage drivers to use our neighborhood as a cut through to 1000 E. and 1300 E. This will increase traffic and speeding. Currently there are four streets that adequately serve our neighborhood traffic. Please help us STOP 8000 South at 700 East.

Because the citizens are getting a raw deal, constantly being ripped off, and our government/taxpayers are always on the hook for the greed and risky behaviors of the bankers. We think, when matured, People's Bank of U.S.A. will turn annual profits of $200 billion or more, which will be distributed as dividends to any Citizen who votes. This bank will address so many problems all at once.

Someone I care about who I have known for years prior to his arrest, Roderick "Rudd" Walker was sentenced to LIFE for LSD Conspiracy in Federal District of Oklahoma in Tulsa based solely on the testimony of others with no physical evidence of any drug. New evidence has been discovered that both DEA agent Sean Henry and the Federal Prosecutor Robert Thames Raley were aware of. One of the witnesses who testified against Rudd, Steven Weller, was offered immunity for his testimony. http://www.scribd.com/doc/76147024/Attachment-S-Steven-Weller (the link to see Weller’s offer of immunity). Both the prosecutor and Rudd’s defense attorney knew of Weller’s offer of immunity in exchange for his testimony against Rudd. Steven was directly asked if he was offered immunity on the witness stand and he denied being offered any immunity. The prosecutor and DEA agent Sean Henry did not correct the witness and suborn perjury. The jury who convicted Rudd was never aware of this. All witnesses had immunity and other pending cases and failed to disclose their deals they had like Steven Weller. Please view the USA Today articles on our site that had same violations raised by others as this same issue Rudd has and all them were released where there was no physical evidence but only testimony and having the same issue as Rudd were released. We demand this "that Rudd be released based on the same violations that he be treated the same way" By signing this petition you are supporting a complaint of the prosecutor misconduct to the Dept of Justice Office of Professional Responsibility and to DEMAND an investigation into Rudd’s case. Also you are imploring the Oklahoma Bar Association and NORML to investigate Rudd’s paid attorney, Mike Arnett, who had failed to defend Rudd's rights. Rudd has already served 10 years of his Life sentence. He is a kind person who did not rape or murder or hurt anyone and does not deserve a life sentence or to even be convicted in the first place. Rudd is a father of two kids who have already missed 10 years of having a father. He deserves to be home with his family. This type of injustice can happen to anyone and is not what our country was founded on. That is why signing this petition is very important. Please sign my petition asking the Justice Department to review the perjury on record and fraud committed by the courts and civil violations against Rudd who should not be left to DIE IN PRISON only based on false testimony and fraud without any physical evidence. Please visit Rudd’s Facebook support page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Free-Roderick-Rudd-Walker-LSD-Prisoner/321368794554295 And his petition for clemency: https://www.change.org/p/clemency-for-roderick-walker-life-for-lsd You can also write Rudd at Roderick Walker #13615-055 USP Hazelton PO Box 2000 Bruceton Mills, WV 26525