One of the biggest present threats to our democracy is gaining serious traction -- thanks to secretive, wealthy special interest groups like the Koch Brothers’ American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). These far-right groups are spending big and wielding their influence with state lawmakers, demanding they vote to call an Article V Constitutional Convention. At this unprecedented event, unaccountable and unelected delegates could propose ANY amendments they want to our Constitution. That could mean gutting environmental regulations... rolling back civil rights advances… or even shredding our First Amendment protections. We need to show our lawmakers that we’re paying attention -- and we won’t let them gamble with our rights. Add your name now to defend our Constitution. To learn more about the dangers of an Article V Convention, visit defendourconstitution.org.

In the aftermath of the Gilroy mass shooting Mayor Sam Liccardo of San Jose observed, in a press release, that "[w]e require motorists to carry automobile insurance, and the insurance industry appropriately encourages and rewards safe driver behavior...[S]uccessful public health models inspire a similar 'harm reduction' approach for firearms." See http://www.sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/86243. Mayor Liccardo proposed a firearms regulation ordinance for the City of San Jose, CA, based on the “harm reduction” model. This approach to firearms regulation should be applied to the entire state of California so that: *All firearms owners in the state will carry liability insurance, or will pay a fee, by which the state will defray the public costs of firearm violence in the state. *There will be a state sales tax on gun and ammunition sales, which will help fund gun safety classes, gun violence prevention programs, and victim assistance services for survivors of gun violence in California. *The State of California will explore a consent-to-search program for juveniles, which would allow parents to consent to have local law enforcement search a juvenile’s person or their property. *The State of California will create a program that would offer cash rewards to anyone who reports someone who possesses unlawfully-obtained guns or weapons.

And what about aquí — “here” ?

I host a Dementia Support Group. All spouses that have lost their life partner struggled to check the box for Widow when they were filling out official documents. It added negativity to the already painful grieving process.

We are a group of hundreds of ordinary, concerned constituents. Even though we have been to the representative's office 6 times over the past few weeks, his staff could not even tell us his position on current US policy on family detention in border camps. Rep. Lynch has even voted to give unfettered funding to continue operating these camps. We have also called on Rep. Lynch to push for Impeachment hearings, which he continues to oppose, and to hold a town hall to meet discuss these issue with his constituents during August recess.

The Trump administration just leveled yet another cruel attack on immigrant families with its heartless "public charge" rule—and it's up to Congress and the courts to mitigate the damage. The Department of Homeland Security's newly-finalized regulation is nothing more than a "wealth test" on immigrant families who are seeking a healthy, stable feature in the US. It means that means that if you aren't white and wealthy, you aren't welcome in the U.S. And it goes into effect, it would separate countless families. If this rule is implemented, families will be forced to choose between health care, food and homes, and a safe, stable future in the U.S. because using basic safety net programs—like SNAP—could threaten their pathway to a green card in the future. This is a blatant attempt to create a backdoor administrative family separation policy, and it would virtually close America's doors on anyone who isn’t white and wealthy. The best way to build a strong country is to ensure that the families who live here—who are woven into the success of our communities—have the tools they need to thrive. Congress has the power to take the teeth out of this cruel plan by refusing to allow federal funds to be used to punish people for taking care of their families.

The Trump administration’s decision to eviscerate the Endangered Species Act is an appalling attack on America’s wildlife. The changes made will severely weaken protections for thousands of threatened and endangered species across the country. For animals like wolverines and monarch butterflies, this could be the beginning of the end. The American public broadly supports the Act because it is the single-most important law for saving thousands of animals and plants from extinction. It’s the reason that we still have grizzly bears, wolves, sea turtles and bald eagles around today.

Donald Trump's Departments of Interior and Commerce have published drastic changes to the way they carry out the Endangered Species Act. Under these revisions, protecting endangered and threatened species and the wild places they rely upon will be much more difficult. The Endangered Species Act is phenomenally successful. It has a 99 percent success rate at preventing the extinction of species in its care. But it only works if politicians stay out of the way. Please add your name to tell the Senate to pass legislation instructing the Trump Administration to carry out the Endangered Species Act as written.

Because people are dying and no one is getting anything done.

Judge Genece Brinkley of Philadelphia is the reason Meek Mill has gotten caught up in this country’s broken criminal justice system. She is not only responsible for Meek Mill’s disenfranchisement, but she is responsible for the unjust jailing of an astronomical number of young black men. She continually files dozens of civil lawsuits against her own tenants (yes she is also a landlord of an apartment complex in the area) that have no legitimacy. She is a corrupt judge. She is just one more piece of this corrupt criminal justice system. Sign this petition and send to everyone. Post this link everywhere you can. Judge Genece Brinkley needs to go NOW, before anyone else under her rule is unjustly sentenced.

According to Newsweek, the EPA "has reauthorized the use of controversial devices known as M-44s, or 'cyanide bombs,' which are designed to kill certain animals for predator control purposes." It's inhuman and dangerous!

Let's send the message to racists that their campaigns of intimidation, harassment, and violence have consequences.