This document was reviewed during the Reagan administration and signed by President Clinton, but never ratified by the U.S. Senate. One hundred ninety-three members of the United Nations have ratified this treaty. Only Somalia, South Sudan and the United States have not! What an embarrassment for our country -- the country of the document’s origin! Join the United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) in support of assuring rights for every child.

To support the Governor's effort to expand Medicaid in Ohio.

There is a strong feeling among workers today that they would be willing to support a union and even join or organize one in their workplaces. It is a known fact that the business lobby and their GOP allies have met Labor with resistance and pushback over many decades, eroding hard-won rights that have proven beneficial to everyone who works. Therefore, We the People, in order to form a more perfect Union, call upon You, Mr. President, to issue three (3) separate Executive Orders, the first of which would prohibit the destructive so-called Right to Work laws in all states across the country. The second request is for an order mandating the all-but forgotten EFCA bill, and the third would mandate the posting of workers' rights under Section 7 of the NLRA. The troops are ready to go.

Our system of government, and our economy, indeed our democracy itself, are all threatened by a strategy of using a government shutdown or, even worse, default, for any cause, left, right, or middle. This is not the way our system of government should work. Steps must be taken to prevent this from happening again, next year, or ever. We should only elect candidates of either party who will pledge to pass legislation that will prevent this kind of strategy.

Alejandro's nightmare began in January of 2012. While looking for an address for his construction job, he was pulled over, after a neighbor called the police to report a suspicious van. After the officer determined that Alejandro was innocent of any wrong doing and telling him how to get to the house he was looking for, the officer arrested him for not having a driver's license. Alejandro spent 4 days in jail. Even though all charges have been cleared, he is now facing deportation. Since arriving in Charlotte in 2005, Alejandro has gotten married and has 2 U.S. born daughters. He is the main provider for his family. This case is unjust and Alejandro deserves to stay with his family. He should never have been arrested to begin with.

Hundreds of millions of tax dollars have been diverted to Mr. Rangel, much of it siphoned off to relatives and politically connected individuals. It's time the taxpayers got a full accounting of where the money went. It's time for a FORENSIC AUIDIT now, before another dollar is diverted away from the public's schools.

Minnesota is the leader protecting the Environment. We need to make everyone aware of their role in Climate Change. Warnings of "Stop Climate Change" on fuel nozzles and pumps will make people aware of their part in protecting the Planet.

I live in NYS and poisoning any place means poisoning every place! The NYS Dept of Health is about to issue a review of fracking and health, and this petition is intended to make the governor and the DOH include this unholy trinity (“Fracking, Radon and Lung Cancer”) in its review.

Senator Ted Cruz's leading role in leveraging the government shutdown based on his irresponsible and dangerous agenda in an attempt to defund the ACA has inflicted reprehensible devastation upon the American people and the nation's economy. His obvious lack of remorse for his actions with his subsequent messages that he "would continue to do anything he can, to stop the train wreck that is Obamacare" is further reason to expel this senator before he paves the way to yet another destructive government shutdown.

The first words of the constitution are “We the People of the United States”. Not “We the Parties”, “We the Politicians”, or “We the Politically connected”. Since the founding of this country, those with power have worked tirelessly to take the power from the people. Our democracy is not representative. It has never been truly representative of all of the people. The current dysfunction within the federal and state governments, punctuated by the federal government shutdown, and the inequality within society show just how far we have gotten from the people. It is time for a revolution. A revolution of thought. A revolution of process. In order to divest power from the few and giving it to the people, we must start with the election process. The time has come to make our democracy truly representative of all of the people. Political parties and politicians must no longer be able to manipulate the election process for self gain. A true democracy stands on the simple principle of one person, one vote, no exceptions. The purpose of this petition is to give the power of the vote and elections unequivocally and irrevocably to the people (A detailed explanation of each piece of this petition can be found here: http://www.bowlofmice.com/2013/10/we-the-people/ )

Healthy food options are essential to healthy minds and bodies and as a educational institute it is our belief that this should be provided.

To help lawmakers look at their responsibility to their constituents and reign in spending.