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Save John Potter's HomeA 91-year-old man wants to stop his daughter from evicting him from the home he built 56 years ago in Zaleski, Ohio, a small community south of Columbus. In 2004, John Potter and his wife, who has since died, gave the general power of attorney to his daughter for future matters if they declined in health, including to take care of her autistic adult brother, now 63. But unbeknownst to Potter, his daughter Janice Cottrill eventually used that power to convey the deed to the one-story home to herself. In 2010, Potter said he learned of the deed transfer and switched power of attorney to his granddaughter, Jaclyn Fraley, now 35. Potter won in Vinton County Court, but an appeals court ruled last year that the statute of limitations of four years had passed on the accusation of fraud and thus the deed could not be handed back to Potter. Early this year, his daughter and her husband sent Potter an eviction notice, saying they had terminated his "existing lease." An eviction hearing will take place on June 12, during which the judge will have no choice but to evict Potter. Another reason Potter and his attorney believe Cottrill would sell the home is she began selling parcels – about 14 acres in total -- from a hunting property Potter had owned a few miles away from his home last year. This man needs our help.8 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Tyler J Sundra
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Violating Amendment #1-Freedom of the pressAfter reading that the FBI had copied the phone calls of the AP reporters, I expected my emails to be flooded with outraged citizens asking me to man the barricades with them and demand that the confidentiality of their sources be respected as inviolate. Sadly, the only request for my signature on a petition was to support the marriage of two characters on a television show. Where is our moral indignation? Isn't it apparent to everyone that one of our greatest protections comes from the shielding of investigatory press? No whistle-blower, who may be the only witness to gross fraud, is going to step forward and chance all kinds of retribution without the protection of anonymity until all the facts can be uneartthed.2 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Casper Roos
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Arkansas Citizens: Support Fair Criminal SentencesI've seen the injustices of mandatory long-term prison sentences in federal court. We can put a bi-partisan end to this. S. 619 is a bill introduced by Senators Rand Paul and Patrick Leahy. The bill would create a new safety valve for federal mandatory minimum sentences that, if enacted, would give judges the authority to sentence offenders below the minimum under certain circumstances. The safety valve the would be created by S. 619 is necessary because mandatory minimum sentences have created unsustainable prison spending and an explosion in the federal prison population. Allowing judges to use their discretion to sentence below minimums where appropriate means that prison beds and justice resources are saved for those who pose the biggest danger to the public. Tell Sen. Boozeman and Pryor to co-sponsor S. 619.11 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Justin Eisele
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Require country of origin on prescriptions.I got generic lipator made in India, it had ground glass in it. I don't want my medicine made in third world countries.32 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Ben Hart
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Eliminate The Electoral CollegeDue to the Electoral College these "well- to-do" people were able to take advantage of their role of choosing the president for the people by placing their electoral votes to George Bush. The shown & believed policy is the presidential candidate that wins the state gets the electoral votes (number of votes vary by state). The other part not talked about is the fact the the electors have the right to overrule the people's popular vote and shift their votes to the candidate THEY CHOSE. This is exactly what occurred in the 2000 Pres. Election between Gore & Bush. Al Gore won the popular vote yet somehow George Bush received enough electoral votes to win that election by way of this idiotic technicality. The Daily Press had his story on the the front page where one of the electors was quoted saying " I made what I felt was the choice for the American people in electing George Bush" More truthful eyes are on these elections so its a hard thing to duplicate. Which is why now they are trying to adjust districts of states to make certain areas electoral votes counts more than others. The electoral college needs to go before another controversial election occurs38 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Mainframe Magazine
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Hallowed ground of the landfill in VirginiaTo honor the 274 airmen who's remains were horribly mishandled and discarded in this landfill4 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Donald Arner
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Proportional ELectoral RepresentationProportional electoral representation would give the American electorate that political power which special interests have monopolized. Our current winner take all, gerrymandered, and bought form of electoral representation unjustly concentrates both political and economic power in a few individuals and entities.3 of 100 SignaturesCreated by C.V. Compton Shaw
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Speed Bumps to Save Our Kids!On May 14, 2013, a drunk driver was arrested after ignoring the 4-way stop at the corner of 187th Loop and 41st Street and running her car onto the sidewalk. If children had been playing in the street or on the sidewalk, lives could have been lost. Drivers are consistently failing to fully stop at this 4 way stop and it is endangering our children. The Homeowners Association refuses to take action. We want the Homeowners Association to install speed bumps and blinking light stop signs. Please don't let a child get hit by a car this summer - sign this petition to show the Association that our kids should receive more attention than our landscaping!1 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Maureen Winningham
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Tell Congress: Don't Pass a Farm Bill that Lets Monsanto Wipe Out State GMO Labeling Laws!Monsanto has been poisoning our food and environment for nearly 20 years. Consumers are finally fighting back, by demanding labels on GMO foods. Will Monsanto try to take away our right to pass state GMO labeling laws? Monsanto already slipped a rider into the emergency Continuing Resolution, giving the biotech giant immunity from federal law. Now, there is talk of an amendment or rider to the 2013 Farm Bill that could take away states' rights to pass GMO labeling laws.175,777 of 200,000 SignaturesCreated by Katherine Paul
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Gerrymander reformGerrymandering is an undemocratic practice that distorts true representation. Just looking at a map of these districts tells you that something is very wrong.4 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Dennis Gorecki
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Craig Watkins: Don't Seek the Death Penalty Anymore.The death penalty does not act as a deterrent. It is also exorbitantly costly and deeply flawed. We demand that Texas DA's stop seeking the death penalty and instead embrace life-without-possibility-of-parole (LWOP) as an alternative to the death penalty.7 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Hadi Jawad
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Lee Baca, "Sheriff of the Year"? Not on our Watch!I was outraged to learn that the National Sheriffs' Association has chosen to honor Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca as its “Sheriff of the Year.” I strongly urge you to rescind this award.1 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Lovisa Stannow