I am starting this petition because our President Obama met with other groups to hear, what there agenda their group need his assistance with, durning his !st term he didnt, wouldnt meet with the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). he sent the Vice President to the meeting. We showed our support for his dream to make our dream come true, now we are asking that President Obama show respect and concern with the Black Agenda and meet with the .NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People).

Because of My very low income on SSDI I became homeless for 6 years. I'm in a wheelchair . Thank the LORD I finally got help. but there are so many other's that are homeless because no one will rent on such low income. This Needs to change...

I was the artist that lived in the Los Angeles Arts District for 30 years and was unfortunately next door to Joseph Pitruzzelli's business, Wurstkuche Restaurant when they arrived in 2009. Joseph Pitruzzelli leased the AIR loft next to my studio and began to illegally use it as a commercial warehouse for his restaurant next door. I sued Joseph Pitruzzelli for that illegal commercial use of an Artist in Residence and I won. But Joseph Pitruzzelli refused to stop his commercial use of that legal Artist's loft. He turned it into a 24 hour nightmare for any artist actually trying to live and work there. Joseph Pitruzzelli would not stop his illegal use and had the case appealed because I sued him personally and didn't sue him as his republican corporation, Wilson, Pitruzzelli Investments, LLC. The city of Los Angeles cited Joseph Pitruzzelli's business for the illegal use of that AIR loft as well as Paul Solomon, the owner of my building. But rather then do the right thing and be the least bit considerate to his artist neighbors, Joseph Pitruzzelli refused to stop his illegal use, at which point I was forced to fight my landlord who was also cited by The City of Los Angeles for Joseph Pitruzzelli's illegal use of that legal AIR loft next to me as a 24 hour noisy commercial nightmare. That was my home and my studio for year before Joseph Pitruzzelli showed up and disrupted the arts district with no regard what so ever for the actual artist trying to live and work there. Having Joseph Pitruzzelli as LARABA's president is total hypocrisy. I ended up leaving the arts district because of this on going and growing nightmare Joseph Pitruzzelli and his partner Tyler Wilson brought to the Los Angeles Arts District. And his illegal commercial use of that loft in the heart of the LA Arts District continues to this day. Joseph Pitruzzelli's business has no permits to use that loft commercially. But he still does not care because he has chased the artist around him away. This man should not be the president of any artist association. LARABA must fire Joseph Pitruzzelli. Hypocrisy is not leadership.

In the next few weeks, our government--The President and Congress--must make decisions to head-off fiscal irresponsibility. Congress must act in good-faith with the President to "compromise" with action and not just lip service. If they cannot rise to the occasion to serve the needs of the people, they should give up their "seat" and paycheck and go home. They work for us and we want them to solve our problems--for everyone.

Ken Salazar is illegally rounding up wild horses and burros in the midwest's public lands, against the Wild Horse and Burro Act protections and is selling them to kill buyers. He is managing our American Legacy to extinction.

Senate Joint Resolution 41 was passed 90-1 on September 22, 2012. It is astonishing that it is not being covered in the media, and that it also had 83 co-sponsors from both sides of the aisle, introduced by Lindsay Graham, Bob Casey and Joe Lieberman. It has been referred to the House Committee on Foreign Relations. We would like a hearing on this matter. Please contact your CongressPerson and tell them to vote NO.

Unfulilled "promise"because of lack of will of those citizens of this country to shoulder our responsibilities.Who will take the prisoners?EVERY State in the Union should take at least one. Why? We need to shoulder our patriotic duty, our commtment to justice and show the world we are responsible, genuine, and truly believe in justice for all.

The majority of the electorate has given the President a mandate to eliminate tax cuts for the rich and not cut entitlements. The deficit cannot be cut without more revenue. Austerity alone will not work. He must not cave to Congressional Republicans or sell out to the Third Way.

President Obama must eliminate tax cuts for the rich; not sell out the middle class by guttingbentitlements; and NOT cave to Congressional Republicans this term

Fracking is risky business at best and dangerous to the populous in the extreme at its worst. Fracking is a disaster waiting to happen. Decaying mantle, polluted waterways, contaminated drinking water, and caustic infringement on pristine natural areas are some of the consequences and costs to the environment and human lives of fracking. The science is not in yet and the benefits, both in terms of energy savings and job creation are still claims not evidenced or demonstated. We urge Pat McCrory to lead on this issue and show us that he cannot be bought by industry interests.

The War on Drugs should end NOW because: 1. It's ineffective 2. It's expensive 3. It's our government telling us to go to jail if we ingest a product that has a negative effect on our health. 4. If number 3 can be justified, we should bring back prohibition and outlaw sugar and cigarettes.

Even the founders believed in term limits as evidenced by George Washington's decision not to seek a third term. Historians suggest this was done in a bulwark against development of a monarchy in spite of his farewell speech's mention of age. Jefferson wrote that "if some termination to the services of the chief Magistrate be not fixed by the Constitution, or supplied by practice, his office, nominally four years, will in fact become for life." The founders realized that there was a risky temptation for the position to be manipulated into self-serving motives.