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Pledge To RegThe only way we are going to defeat the worse president in the history of our country, we must get more voters who agree with us, especially younger voters so many of whom are not voting.20 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Rabbi Philip Posner
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Alan Dershowitz must be disbarredThe very foundation of our democracy relies on the rule of law. We have an adversarial legal system, but when attorneys lie in court it distorts the entire process. Process is important! Many of the attacks on our system of government we have witnessed in recent years, have been attacks on process. This must stop.661 of 800 SignaturesCreated by Rick Emmet
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Please Help Us Live!This cause is very important because there are too many women dying everyday by the hands of abuse. There are too many women who have to defend themselves and end up in jail for doing so. So many women being violated. We need change. We need new laws. WE NEED HELP! PLEASE HELP US LIVE!!212 of 300 SignaturesCreated by Chavonia Pratt
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Fire the WFLA Reporter for his remarks.Durning the coverage of the funeral for the fallen FHP Trooper. WFLAs reporter made a very anti law enforcement remark saying " waste of my day" the news station has chosen not to terminate the reporter showing the public and law enforcement that they do not care about what the men and women in blue do for them.15 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Pierce Trujillo
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Retaliation is wrongIf President Trump continues his retribution against individuals who followed the law, in good faith, to report suspected wrongdoing regardless of the outcome, it will send a chilling message to all workers that they could face job loss, loss of prestige, and life-long discord in addition to whatever monetary funds that they could have earned, if terminated by someone in power over them done so in retaliation. The Whistleblower Protection Act is in effective even for Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman. What TRUMP did to Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman was reprehensible, and WRONG.95 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Loy hairston
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I stand with Lt. Col. VindmanWith a blank check from the Senate’s sham impeachment trial in hand, Donald Trump is out for revenge. He’s starting to lash out against anyone who put their loyalty to the country ahead of their loyalty to him. His latest target? Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the top Ukraine expert who was on the fated July 25th phone call where Trump tried to extort an investigation into the Bidens from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Vindman later testified before the House about what he heard on the call. Vindman did this country a great service. He felt, in his words, a "sense of duty" to tell Americans the truth -- and now, that honorable act has cost him his job, his career, and his privacy. Vindman needs to know that Americans are thankful for his courage -- and that Trump's attacks can't change the important truth that he told. And the White House must be met with a nationwide outcry -- thousands and thousands of us speaking out and condemning Trump's abhorrent decision to punish Vindman for his patriotism.124,369 of 200,000 SignaturesCreated by Common Cause
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NYU: Designate Election Day as a University HolidayNew York University has a serious problem with civic engagement and voter turnout. If the University is truly committed to student enfranchisement, NYU must designate Election Day a University Holiday. Currently, the NYU Law School, Columbia University, Fordham University, and Barnard College all designate Election Day as a holiday. Students should not be forced to balance school, work, and family in order to exercise their right to vote. This policy would help to address many of the issues in voter turnout which the University currently faces. According to a 2016 Tufts University report, New York University's voter turnout rate lags behind the institutional average by 2.6% and behind all private research institutions by 5.3%. Election Day off would have an immediate impact on accessibility, and it would meaningfully prioritize voting and civic engagement on-campus. NYU is among the largest private universities in the country. According to the 2018 student fact sheet, 12,022 undergraduate students are permanent residents of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. This means that 45% of the undergraduate student body lives in proximity to their voting districts and would be immediately impacted by the passage of this resolution. Even more students from elsewhere in the United States choose to register in New York during their undergraduate career. We must come together as a community and urge President Andrew Hamilton to publicly support the University Senate Resolution to Designate Election Day as a University Holiday.1,039 of 2,000 SignaturesCreated by Robert Lopez-Irizarry
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Representative Rodney Garcia: ResignRepresentative Garcia stated, in a public forum, that "...in the Constitution of the United States (if) they are found guilty of being a socialist member you either go to prison or are shot,” which is neither true nor becoming of a public servant of your stature. "They’re enemies of the free state,” he continued. “What do we do with our enemies in war? In Vietnam, (Afghanistan), all those. What did we do?" With these quotes, he demonstrated that he lacks the critical thinking skills and moral rectitude to represent Montanans in any capacity. Further, he disgraced our state on the world stage. Most seriously, he incited violence among his constituents for political purposes. This is a perilous time for our nation, in which political partisanship has taken priority over good governance and civility at every level. We the people must stand up to those who would see this trend continue, who would brand their constituents, indeed their neighbors, as enemies of the free state for nothing more than expression of their political views. The statements made, and doubled down on, by Representative Garcia are an alarming escalation of this violent rhetoric and he must be held accountable for them. Only pressure from the people of Montana can compel him to take responsibility for his actions, so please join me in condemning him publicly. By acting together in the interests of our state and our communities, we can begin to change the ugly course our politics have taken.66 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Eric Dunham
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Stop The Bill To Name Highway Interchange After Trump!Let's show that the South Carolinian can unite together against a Corrupted Government that refuses to work for the American people's needs in whom they represent. Their are far more important matters that needs addressing more than focusing on a monument of a Tyrant who has disgraced our Nation and Society! "Vote Them Out!"696 of 800 SignaturesCreated by Millicent Middleton
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Montana state Representative Rodney Garcia Incites ViolenceInciting violence against anyone is unacceptable, regardless of differing political opinions. Rodney Garcia should step down as a state representative immediately.148 of 200 SignaturesCreated by John Romano
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Green New Deal GeorgiaI am a student, a daughter, a sister, and a friend. I barely have my life together, let alone a plan for my future, but seeing the destruction around me only goes to show I may not have a future. Look at your children. Should they be forced to live in a world where the air is as toxic as breathing poison? Everywhere around us, we see people building for their futures, whether it be children in school or adults building a family. How dare we strip that future away from them? What gives us the right to burn fossil fuels and destroy the planet? What gives us the right to turn pastures into junkyards only to dump the burden on the next generation? What gives us the right to value objects like money and gasoline as more valuable than the lives of thousands of people. Sign this to support the Green New Deal being passed in Georgia. Sign this for Georgia to lead the nation into rebuilding. Sign this to be the generation to finally make a change for the better.55 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Mridula Sudhakar
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Reform NYPD Spying - Pass The POST ActThe POST Act addresses the long-unmet need for civilian oversight of NYPD surveillance practices, particularly the acquisition and deployment of novel, highly-invasive technologies. For years, the NYPD has built up an arsenal of spy tools on the public tab while trying to block public notice and debate. These tools not only include the so-called “gang database,”[1] but also items like facial recognition, IMSI catchers (so-called “stingrays”), and automated license plate readers that can monitor a vehicle’s location throughout the city.[2] These tools threaten all New Yorkers' privacy, but they pose a particularly potent threat to our immigrant communities and New Yorkers of color. Unchecked, the growing use of surveillance technology threatens to obscure and automate racial inequalities under the guise of unbiased computer systems. And too often, these systems create a risk of information sharing with federal agencies, including Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”). For example, the NYPD has contracted for years with the private firm Vigilant Solutions, which operates a national database of over 5 billion license plate data points. Shockingly, in recent years, we learned that Vigilant Solutions was not just contracting with local police departments, it was also contracting with ICE. This is the vendor that the NYPD uses to record countless New Yorkers’ license plates per day, and we do not have an accurate understanding of how the NYPD may be sharing license plate data with ICE. Even worse, the NYPD relies on Vigilant Solutions’ artificial intelligence to map out social networks, label New Yorkers as “criminal associates,” and create databases based on the company’s unproven algorithms. This is just one example of countless surveillance tools that requires a systematic solution. The POST Act is not just a comprehensive response, but also a modest one. The NYPD can continue using these tools by complying with limited protections against waste, discrimination, and misuse. In fact, the POST Act would be one of the most limited surveillance reform bills in the country, especially when viewed in comparison to San Francisco’s and Oakland’s oversight legislation, which also contain outright bans on facial recognition technology or to Massachusetts’s proposed state-wide moratorium on facial recognition. Additionally, many of the jurisdictions require legislators to approve each and every surveillance system their municipality buys, unlike the POST Act, which only requires public notice. The measure is not just widely supported by your City Council colleagues, it’s even endorsed by the New York Times.[3] The message is clear: civilian oversight of surveillance enhances the public’s trust in police departments and public safety. After a hearing before the Public Safety Committee in December, thirty-two City Council members and the Public Advocate have now signed on as POST Act cosponsors. The time is now for a vote of the full City Council. [1] https://www.stopspying.org/latest-news/2019/7/23/the-nypds-gang-database-a-new-age-of-stop-and-frisk [2] https://www.stopspying.org/latest-news/2019/9/26/domain-awareness-system [3] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/18/opinion/nypd-post-act-surveillance.html552 of 600 SignaturesCreated by Will Luckman