Many states have already banned the discriminatory practice of checking credit ratings before offering employment but many have yet to catch up. This petition is in effort to raise awareness to Government Officials at all levels in Massachusetts that this practice is discriminatory and elitist in nature. It prevents those who have recently fallen on hard times through no fault of their own from joining the workforce again and being productive members of society. I urge you to take a stand for the hard working Massachusetts residents that want to work. US States That Took Action to Eliminate Credit Checks in Non-Financial Employment * In the Northeast: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont, Maryland, Pennsylvania. * In the Midwest: Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Indiana, * In the South: Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina * In the South/West: Texas, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Arkansas * In the West: California, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Nebraska

My petition asks Americans to stop allowing the fillibuster in government

If we don't have a healthy planet, everything else is moot. We need to STOP producing greenhouse gases and get serious about increasing penalties, enforcement of regulations, and changing from an energy dependency on fossil fuels. We HAVE to act on climate change, no more talking. Scientists have been talking about this for more than 40 years! Listen to them! Federal, State, Counties of EVERY state and all countries need to CHANGE!

The United States is the only industrialized country in which approximately half the population is not insured and does not have access to medical services. It is a sad commentary for the greatest nation on the planet. It time to move forward, not standstill. Please forward to everyone you know and keep the petition going.

The United States is the only industrialized country in which approximately half the population is not insured and does not have access to medical services. It is a sad commentary for the greatest nation on the planet. It time to move forward, not standstill.

The majority of citizens want this to be done. The will of the people should be acknowledged. All that is needed is the will of our state lawmakers.

I believe that we as citizens of this great country should put our collective feet in the middle of the legislators posteriors and push until they discontinue this practice of treating the American Public like mushrooms.

President Obama was re-elected because most of us believed he was the better choice. We all need to support President Obama because he is trying to help all of us; the American people.

The Internet empowers everyone — anyone can speak, create, learn, and share. It is controlled by no one — no single organization, individual, or government. It connects the world. Today, more than two billion people are online — about a third of the planet. But not all governments support the free and open Internet. There is a growing backlash on Internet freedom. Forty-two countries filter and censor content. In just the last two years, governments have enacted 19 new laws threatening online free expression. Some of these governments are trying to use a closed-door meeting in December to regulate the Internet. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is bringing together regulators from around the world to re-negotiate a decades-old communications treaty. Proposed changes to the treaty could increase censorship and threaten innovation. Some proposals could permit governments to censor legitimate speech — or even allow them to cut off Internet access. Other proposals would require services like YouTube, Facebook, and Skype to pay new tolls in order to reach people across borders. This could limit access to information — particularly in emerging markets. People around the world are standing up for freedom. Users, experts and organizations from around the world have voiced their opposition to governments regulating the Internet through the ITU.

A Washington lobbyist, Grover Norquist, not elected to anything, has been pushing a pledge, for years, that hogties congress people's ability to act on their own. They take an oath on entering congress, and should not be pressured to sign any other sort of pledge, or oath.

The prosecutor's office is a public office. It is housed in a privately owned building. The owner of the building prevents us from rallying at the prosecutor's office. This means a private citizen prevented the public from having access to a public office. We are asking the city county council to move the prosecutor's office to a building where the public has access.

My son on June 15, 2008 experienced a fatal gun-fire in the city of Detroit. The Detroit Police department transported Derry in a police car to the Sinai Hospital. The Crime Victim Assistance Program distributed funds to an individual or group stating they paid for Derry's funeral expenses. The state of Michigan released a check to someone other than the parent or the undertaker in charge. The homicide case is stilling under investigation. The hospital perform surgery on a dead body.