I am starting this because we can not vote these people out and we can't fire them. They are imposed on us by the State.

I am one of many parents who struggle to provide their children with the best education possible. When there is an attempt to cancel a positive program like the Academy, which was created to further our children's education, we as parents need to stand up and say NO! Our children's education should be our top priority, and any attempt to cut positive steps toward meeting that goal should be stopped.

Lowe's fired a grandmother after 18 years of dedicated employment for helping catch a shoplifter she witnessed stealing a $600 tool kit. Since corporate companies have turned their backs on their courageous employees, lets turn our backs on them and support this hero!

I'm Haitian-American and have family living in the Dominican Republic who are affected by this ruling. We want the world to know how unjust this is.

Boehner is keeping people out of work while he tries to salvage the situation for his Tea Party colleagues. This needs to stop. No more conditions. No more concessions. No more stalling while Republicans look for a way to declare victory.

We feel that Senator Ted Cruz needs to be recalled due to being the main ingredient of this Government Shutdown and Cruz is not representing us has Citizens of the State of Texas. Senator Cruz is representing a factious group in which does not speak for us

Racial Unity USA along with other community organizations, individuals and Tomayo McDuff's family are seeking relief from this questionable even bizarre accusation and the resulting charges. And to break the pipeline from grade school to prison.

The people of the United States of America are being harmed by the actions of the Congress of The United States. Services that citizens rely on for their health and well being are being closed and denied and cut by the very representatives elected to assure the health and well being of the citizens of the United States of America.

The purpose of this petition is to create American Jobs encourage advocacy sufficient resulting in a tax system that is fair, transparent and equal to society's views on appropriately balanced income and wealth distribution. The corporate share of federal revenue has declined by more than 60% over the last 50 years --- plummeting from 22% to 8%. Over the decade corporations have spent billions to get favored treatment as evidence documents corporations have been benefited with a return of more than 2,000% on their investment. Corporations do not pay their fair share of federal taxes yet promote a pro-growth strategy of austerity for American citizens and prosperity for themselves using the tax code as their “profit center” to boost corporate profits. Lawmakers substantially grant favors to corporations at the behest of corporate lobbyist consistently, to the detriment of ordinary citizens. This has accelerated the wealth gap according to representative studies showing in 2009 white families’ median income was $113,149 for Latino families their median income was $6,325 for and black families median income was $5,677. Worst, today more than 22 million Americans are unemployed. As a solution to closing the wealth gap and recognizing that: ➢ All global wealth passes through tax havens, and ➢ One-third of all wealth resides in cross-border tax havens This petition hereby demands the following: 1. Congress establish a United States based tax haven thereby creating a new economy, whose primary objective is to serve corporations as the authorized American tax haven. This tax haven will require benefiting corporations to accurately report all taxes paid in all countries regardless of where the income was generated, and to respect and adhere to a social contract between governments and citizens in promoting a tax system that eliminates wealth inequality. 2. Congress terminates all corporate tax credits for moving jobs off shore and outsourcing of services offshore. We demand that Congress: * Provide incentives for companies that hire Americans to work onshore * Offer incentives for corporations that give vendor opportunities to Americans * Provide a special tax incentive to corporations that establish a closely aligned relationship to colleges and universities developing curriculums to fill their labor needs over at least a 5-year or more period of time 3. Passes legislation prior to February 2014 ---exceeding the basic Action Plan released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and endorsed by the G20, the world’s premier forum of Leaders representing economies creating more than 80 percent of global GDP--- agreeing to crack down on corporate tax evasion. 4. Require the Tax Reform Coalitions, all corporations, or their designated representatives, now to enter into an agreement with those representing the best interests of the 99% to jointly present to Congress preferred legislation that advances the G-20 Action Plan on cracking down on corporate tax evasion, avoidance and manipulation not later than January 15, 2014, adhering to the established schedule of the OEDC. 5. Put forth the strongest possible effort to conduct investigations, make business analyses, formalize business plans and hold hearings exercising all options to expeditiously complete the authorization of a United States tax haven. Simultaneously, companies with offshore funds, estimated now at $2 trillion, will be required to invest here in the United States tax haven or will be denied tax credits offshore and moreover denied a presence in the United States tax haven. We urge The United States Congress to give these five demands urgent attention and immediate implementation.

After the shutdown, the U.S. Senate will take a vote on the LGBT Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) for the first time in 17 years, and this commonsense proposal already has 55 Senate supporters and counting. ENDA simply says a corporation can’t fire you just because of who you are or who you love. But Senator Mark Pryor of Arkansas is still waffling. He’s 1 of only 3 hold-out Democrats who has not made up his mind. We think 100% of Democrats should support basic fairness for LGBT Americans. Arkansans understand that Americans should be judged on the job based on their skills and hard work, rather than their sexual orientation or gender identity. In a new study released this September, 61 percent of Arkansans support a federal law protecting LGBT Americans from workplace harassment and discrimination. Nationwide, so do more than 81 percent of Democratic voters, a majority of Republican voters, 61 percent of senior citizens, and 72 percent of Latinos. Wal-Mart, the state’s largest employer, has protected gay and lesbian workers from discrimination for nearly 10 years, and they adopted workplace protections for transgender employees two years ago. The company also recently added domestic partner benefits for gay and lesbian couples. If Wal-Mart can finally take steps to make the workplace more fair for LGBT employees, so should the Democratic Senator from Arkansas. Sen. Pryor - You should follow the lead of top business leaders in Arkansas and throughout America who have decided to protect their LGBT employees from workplace harassment because it’s the right thing to do, and also the best thing for business. There’s no reason for any Senator to keep stalling on workplace fairness. Now is time to announce your support and publicly pledge to vote Yes for the LGBT Employment Non-Discrimination Act.

Almost all of the packaging used at Five Guys is paper; paper bags, paper french fry containers, paper napkins, etc.; but all of it is just thrown away. If the option to recycle was introduced into the Five Guys restaurants, paper waste could be almost completely abolished. This would not only save considerable landfill space, but also reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The U.S. Senate will soon take a vote on the LGBT Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) for the first time in 17 years, and this commonsense proposal already has 58 Senate supporters and counting. ENDA simply says a corporation can’t fire you just because of who you are or who you love. But West Virginia’s Senator Joe Manchin is still waffling. He’s the last remaining hold-out Democrat who has not made up his mind. We think 100% of Democrats should support basic fairness for LGBT Americans. West Virginians understand that Americans should be judged on the job based on their skills and hard work, rather than their sexual orientation or gender identity. In a new poll released this fall, more than 60 percent of West Virginians support a federal law to protect LGBT Americans from workplace harassment and discrimination. Nationwide, so do more than 81 percent of Democratic voters, a majority of Republican voters, and 61 percent of senior citizens. Sen. Manchin - You are a recognized leader in the Senate, and the Democratic Party of West Virginia platform says that the Party should be leading the fight against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. There’s no reason to keep stalling on workplace fairness. Now is time to announce your support and publicly pledge to vote Yes for the LGBT Employment Non-Discrimination Act.