The free press (and by extension the news/commentary media) is held by the constitution and tradition to be one of the great safeguards of American democracy. At present, there is no consequence for deliberately misleading readers viewers and listeners with known falsehoods. We should follow the example of Canada with a statute that requires that a commentator forfeit his/her license if he/she can be shown to have said or written something that they knew to be untrue.

Stopping Healthcare professionals from participating in torture and improper treatment of "prisoners" at Guantanamo Bay, and other detention spots

Wisconsin has the opportunity to join more than 20 other States who have successfully deregulated gas and electricity utilities--to the financial benefit of their residential and business customers. Actual utility bills show that Illinois residents, alone, pay nearly 25%-45% LESS than Wisconsin residents for the same services--thanks to deregulation. We have experienced this success in other area, for instance, landline and cell phone service. Help us to collect 1,000 signatures to show that we are serious about lowering our utility bills. Thank you.

The Colorado Civil Union Act was introduced in February 2011. It passed in the Senate with a vote of 23-12. When the Act moved on to the House, it was defeated 5-6. We need your help to re-introduce this act and stop discriminating against LGBT couples by not giving them marriage-associated rights. If we legalize the Colorado Civil Union Act, we will be that much closer to overturning Amendment 43 to Colorado's Constitution and equal rights for all couples in Colorado. Sign now and help equality!

Solicito ser excomulgado pues me rehusó a ser parte de una iglesia hipócrita, cuyos ministros son unos degenerados, y que lucra con la fe del pueblo mexicano y que busca intervenir en el futuro de México apuntalando en el poder al régimen podrido y sangriento del PRIAN.

My petition is to recall Rick Scott from office. I believe he is an incompetent and inoperative person who has done a lot of damage to the State of Florida.

The petition is to save the Wisconsin Retirement System which is one of the soundest, well-financed ,and secure funds in the whole nation.

California's Public Educational System, Kindergarten through College and University has been cut to the bone. Overcrowded classrooms, textbook shortages, teacher and professor layoffs, and reduced or eliminated college class sections have made it impossible for millions of talented students to graduate. University of California students' tuition fees have been raised by 20 percent, California State University students' tuition fees have been raised by 27 percent, and California Community College students' tuition fees have been raised by 80 percent for the 2011/2012 academic year, and these students face the probability of severe midyear tuition fee increases in the Spring 2012 semester. California's K-12 System is suffering with overcrowded classrooms, instructional material shortages, and teacher layoffs. Californians must act now to save our once renowned Educational System. Education is the foundation of a strong economy. California Governors Pete Wilson and Arnold Schwarzenegger enjoyed tuition free education at UC Berkeley and Santa Monica College respectively. In the 1960s and 1970s, California's Educational System was the envy of the world. During this time, public higher education was tuition free as mandated by Governor Pat Brown's Master Plan for Higher Education, and California's economy grew to the 5th largest in the world. Today, California's economy has fallen to 8th position in the world because of a lack of investment in education and technology. China recently invented the world's fastest computer server and produces the largest number of solar panels, while South Korea produces the best electric car batteries using cutting-edge technologies. California's K-12 spending per pupil has dropped to 43rd out of 50 states. College and University graduates are saddled with huge debts. If California is to successfully compete with countries such as China, Japan, Germany, South Korea, and India, California's Educational System must be adequately funded, offering more classes and programs in cutting-edge technology, skilled manufacturing, alternative energy, the humanities, and the arts. Unbelievably, California has failed to employ a widely used revenue source that can address this crisis in our education. This revenue source is employed by every major oil producing state, except California. This untapped source of revenue is a severance tax on oil and natural gas extracted in California. Since California is the nation's 3rd largest producer of oil, after Texas and Alaska, a 15% oil and natural gas severance tax (midway between that of Texas and Alaska) would raise over $3 billion each year, at 2011 oil prices. This has not been a partisan issue in other states. For example, Governor Sarah Palin, with a Republican legislature, raised Alaska's oil severance tax to 25%, bringing in billions of dollars. Texas' and Alaska's gasoline prices were not affected by their oil severance taxes, and in March 2011, their price per gallon of gasoline was lower than California's. This type of oil and natural gas severance tax is the economic standard in every major oil and natural gas producing state and nation around the world. Closing the California Oil and Natural Gas Severance Tax loophole will help fully fund California's public education once again, making California competitive in the global economy and ensuring a bright future for this generation and succeeding generations of Californians. http://www.lao.ca.gov/ballot/2011/110648.aspx http://www.rescueeducationcalifornia.org/

Leave the Wisconsin Retirement System alone. It has worked well in the past. We don't need Wall Street getting their greedy hands on our funds which would occur in the defined contribution model. It's another ploy to aid the wealthiest 1% at the expense of the middle class.

Whereas the voters of United States have politicians that routinely pass legislation and take executive privilege beyond the voter's expressed desires, we demand the right to recall politicians (both legislative and executive) who fail to meet the electorate's mandates. We further demand that both the United States Constitution amended to include the right of recall, and such right shall not be more stringently restricted than it is in other US States or US Cities that currently recognize the right in their respective bodies of law.

So unwanted officials can be removed from office

Florida Governor Rick Scott decided to cut the budget for people with disabilities which will lead per APD (Area offices) website information to 40%+ cuts for 2/3 of the costplans of Florida's most vulnerable disabled population. Rick Scott and APD Director Hansen decided in addition to those cuts to eliminate Adult Day Training Programs as a core (:needed) service. With this decision, they removed the previous guaranteed funding and parents as well as advocates fear the worst especially since the changes will happen in Spring 2012. Without Adult Day Training, parents are either forced to quit their job and care for their child, or give their adult child in an institution which breaks their heart (and cost Scott much more) or they leave their child alone at home from Monday-Friday during work hours. Current Medicaid Waiver disabled recipients have challenging disabilities and medical conditions, ranging from severe seizures, low IQ's, wheelchair bound and often unable to even move a arm, the need of receiving full assistance often through a 2-person-lift with changing attends/adult diapers or using a restroom, and most needing full assistance to eat. Many need positioning throughout the day to avoid bed sores and skin drafts. Much more could be listed her Florida's republican Governor shows no to ensure the safety of people with often severe and multiple disabilities. Tell Governor Rick Scott to stop cutting the funding for the developmental disabled population and to make Adult Day Training Programs (and transportation to ADT) again a core service.