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Remove preferred religious status from PA ConstitutionThe Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania contains antiquated verbiage (the Preamble, Section 3, and Section 4) offering preferred status to certain religious groups while blatantly discriminating against those not in those groups. This is in clear violation of the US Constitution's Establishment (1st Amendment) and No Religious Test (Article VI) clauses.4 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Laurent Levy
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Gov. Sam BrownbackI lost my driving privileges for the next 3 years because my attorney misrepresented me, and yet Violent Offenders and Habitual Drunk Drivers can continue to drive and be a danger to the community. I want to call on you to put a stop to me losing my driving privileges and Habitual Violent Offenders and Drunk Drivers can keep theirs. This is Profiling and illegal.1 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Connie Bailey
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Lower tuition at Kentucky universitiesThis petition is about the high tuition cost at state universities in Kentucky. Parents and/or students are looking at massive amount of debt with the rising costs.327 of 400 SignaturesCreated by William Wilkinson
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Campaign finance reformCampaign finance regulation that: 1. Eliminates the advantage of having more money than the opponent(s). 2. Removes the obligation candidates incur to their most generous donors. 3. Provides the general public with a monetary incentive to pay attention to political campaigns. 4. Provides for extremely fast detection of violations and speedy prosecution of violators. 5. Does not for the most part penalize candidates or the legislators who must vote to enact it. 6. Involves almost no government expenditure-- a half-time secretary during campaign season~! 7. Protects, promotes and enhances freedom of political speech. 8. Can be instituted one race at a time.2 of 100 SignaturesCreated by chuck gregory
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Rate increases for Idaho PowerI am concerned that if this rate increase proposal is approved, many more families in Idaho, on a fixed income, or a limited income, will not be able to pay their utility bills. As it is MY family struggles to keep on top of our bill. In fact, this past winter, my husband wasn't working, and our bill got up to over $700, and we had to seek assistance from charities, and other organizations, to avoid being turned off!458 of 500 SignaturesCreated by Heather Robinson
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Transition WI Senate NowWisconsin Republicans should stop playing political games and swiftly transition control of the state senate to Democrats.2 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Eilene Stevens
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Tell Bob McDonnell to reduce tuition for Virginia college and university students!Last week I learned that my 19 year old cousin had been kicked out of her home by her own mom, for no reason other than she could no longer collect child support on behalf of my cousin. Beyond that, I learned that my cousin's mother also refuses to help my cousin co-sign her FAFSA paperwork so that my cousin can claim financial aid and attend a Virginia state college to earn a degree. My cousin sought support from my uncle, a bus driver who claimed just over $30,000 in earnings in 2011. My uncle helped her fill out the necessary paperwork to see what financial aid my cousin could receive to attend Radford or any other school in Virginia. She was awarded $5,000 - a generous gift, but not enough to cover the nearly $20,000 per year cost to attend Radford or other Virginia colleges. I find this outrageous. I graduated from Godwin High School in Richmond, VA in 2005, and opted to attend an out-of-state school in South Carolina. My tuition cost to attend an out-of-state school was approximately $25,000 per year, and I was lucky to have the financial support of my parents and their help to secure my own loans to pay for school. Many students choose to study at a school in their home state, simply because they are unable to afford the cost difference between attending a state school and a school in a different state. Now you're telling me that I could've chosen USC or Radford and still graduated with nearly the same amount of student loan debt? That's insane. Moreover, some states in the U.S. offer an incentive to ANY high school student who graduates with a particular GPA, or who excel in a Math or Science related field. In South Carolina, that's known as the LIFE scholarship. In Georgia, it's known as the HOPE scholarship. I don't know off the top of my head, but I can imagine there are similar programs in other states as well. I could be wrong, but I don't know of a program that exists like this that is funded by the state of Virginia and is accessible to all Virginia high school students. I appreciate and understand the immense challenge that our legislators face in balancing our state budget, but investing in our students and allowing them a clearly defined path to attend a Virginia state school will pay off handsomely in the future of our state. It's a remarkably daunting task to choose what services and programs to cut or fund, but I can't support legislators who choose to make access to affordable education seem impossible for good students like my cousin, who feel like they're on their own. She knows she will have to work hard. She knows she will likely need a full time job while studying full time. She knows all of this, but she wants more than anything to create a better situation for herself than the one she finds herself in right now.14 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Katie
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Protect Our BLM Backyard ForestsWestern Oregon BLM manages 2.6 million acres of public forests - some of the greatest temperate conifer forests in the world. Western Oregon BLM forests surround our communities. People live next to BLM forests, we recreate in BLM forests, and we get our drinking water from BLM forests. There are currently two major developments on Oregon BLM forests. 1) Legislative proposals to manage large portions of BLM forests for the sole purpose of timber production and 2) The Obama Administration has initiated the process of creating a new management plan for these special public lands. Your voice is needed.3,073 of 4,000 SignaturesCreated by Joseph Vaile
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Congressional Health/Retirement BenefitsShould we the people pay our taxes for outlandish Congressional health and retirement benefits the likes most of us will never see? Why hasn't the press asked every representative of Congress this question?1 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Robert M. Thacker
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SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICAREPeople are missing the big picture and it should be made known to everyone. The Republicans have said repeatedly they would like to get rid of Social Security and Medicare. If any one that votes does not want to collect their Social Security OR Medicare vote Republican. BRING THIS TO EVERYONES ATTENTION, SEEMS LIKE PEOPLE FORGET THIS..2 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Curt Solomon
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Petition to Lower Tuition Costs in NebraskaThis petition is an effort to convince Governor Heineman and heads of Nebraska Universities to lower tuition costs statewide. By lowering tuition costs we can open up educational opportunities to disadvantaged students and ease the student loan debt for those post-college.181 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Randy
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Obamacare is a real thingMy petition is about how obamacare has directly benefited me, as a 33 yr old full time employee, who got very sick because of a very rich man's actions. I never had insurance because I never had a job that even bothered to offer it to me, although I have been employed since I was 18. I am healthy, with no real reason for a primary care physician or healthcare, just like everyone else my age.2 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Jenny Harris