• The Debt Ceiling Must Go
    As Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) writes on The Hill's Congress Blog "Here is a stubbornly well-kept secret: the debt ceiling is arbitrary, doesn't affect the deficit, and serves no real function in keeping spending down. In addition, it has recently become a cudgel which extremist Republican legislators use to beat the rest of us into submitting to political blackmail." It is time to end this farce which has already resulted in the U.S. rating being downgraded unnecessarily in the previous negotiations. We need to deal with the real issue--job creation.
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    Created by Annette N. Tchelka
  • NRA and U.S. GOVERNMENT MAKE A DATE!
    1. Agreement by both parties, Vice-President Joseph Biden, Representatives of the US Government, more importantly the NRA to meet ASAP; effective IMMEDIATE HALT on all sales, barter of Assault and repeating high- and low-velocity weapons. 2. Further, agree to commit to coherent framework and adherence on compromise of legislation of weapons control. 3. To make this palatable to the NRA, and the GOP, there is room for COMPROMISE. This is clearly a system that is broken! Too many voices and suggestions that are unworkable. Before another tragic shooting occurs. The NRA does not want this anymore than anyone else.
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    Created by Mary Wallace
  • This is not a petition
    It is an idea to end the sale and possession of assault rifles.
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    Created by Seymour Burd
  • The Public Option: Critical To Health Care
    A Public Option, granting every American the right to purchase an affordable and all-inclusive health care plan, will not only save thousands of lives, but will solve many of our economic problems. As a physician, I am acutely aware of the inability of our present for-profit system to ever provide quality, affordable health care. A choice must be given to the American people.
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    Created by Robert Caplan
  • The Cure For Aids Act HR 6187
    To establish a research program under the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program of the Department of Defense to discover a cure for HIV?AIDS
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    Created by Calvin Nokes
  • May 1,000 Night Walks Bloom
    According to the Kinder Houston Area Survey, a majority of Houstonians say the want a more walkable city. Let's get starting making that city real by closing off a street to cars and opening it to pedestrians once a week.
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    Created by Raj Mankad
  • Reinstate all police officers fired for supporting the truth about Cannabis.
    Reinstate all officers who have been relieved of duty by their police forces for either publicly or privately supporting the decriminalization of Cannabis. The majority of the public now supports Cannabis legalization. End the irrational prohibition of Cannabis, and initiate rational legislation to prevent the unjust abuses currently taking place against those who support or advocate for its well-documented benefits. Peace officers have the right to support the scientific, industrial, medicinal and institutional benefits of Cannabis legalization.
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    Created by Chris Curry
  • Florida University Professor who goes on the air and said that Sandy Hook tragedy was not real bu...
    Florida Professor who said Sandy Hook tragedy was nor real but was staged should be fired. How much more can these family take from heartless, stupid people.
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    Created by Lorna Gill
  • secure storage initiative
    education and facilitation of secure storage for gun owners by publishing secure storage advice and encouraging reduced pricing of gun-safes. just one of many possible actions hoping to reduce gun violence.
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    Created by Timothy Hime
  • Improve every neighborhood public school
    Whereas most young children enjoy music,moving and playing games, then the design of their curriculum could incorporate movement and games and music as strategies for child learning.
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    Created by M E Gladis
  • White House: Say NO to NRA Proposal for More Armed Guards in Schools
    In the weeks following the tragic events in Newtown, Connecticut, a number of advocates, including the National Rifle Association, have called for more armed guards or police officers in public schools. While school safety is our highest priority, past experiences have taught us that police in schools do not increase safety, nor do they catch early indicators of mental health needs, identify root and underlying causes of violence, or use the resources of law enforcement in an effective way. Instead of addressing serious threats to safety, police in schools often respond to minor student misbehavior by handcuffing, arresting and criminalizing the young people they were intended to protect. This results in lower academic performance, lower graduation rates and higher numbers of dropouts. Contact with the juvenile justice system can have long-lasting consequences for young people, following them when applying for college, the military or a job. As Vice President Joe Biden’s task force on gun violence develops policy recommendations in response to the attack in Newtown and gun violence more generally, now is the time to speak up. Sign this petition to tell the White House not to embrace proposals to put more armed guards and police in schools.
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    Created by Advancement Project
  • Todd Gloria stop using the 4TH District to service your own needs!
    The 4TH District is without a Council Representative and being under Todd Gloria's leadership is only leading him to Congress. We want Todd Gloria to listen to the constituents of the 4TH District when we came in masses to City Council and ask them NOT to vote on major issues that affect our District without our own representative. We didn't want the Port Commission vote to take place along with 2 other City Council Members and Todd ruled to have the vote anyway. We want an open and fair Democratic process!
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    Created by Darnisha Hunter