I am a Family Therapist who works with children and families every day. I cannot look away from glaring child abuse. Our government's intentional terrorizing and traumatizing of the poor, and especially children, is unconscionable. This is a dark day for the U.S. that we would allow this treatment to happen to anyone, let alone innocent children and their parents who are fleeing impossible conditions in their own countries, brought on, in part, by our backing of their own corrupt governments. Please speak up now for all those stranded at inhumane border stations.

I am starting this petition, because in 2017, after my then 12-year-old son (whose father passed away in 2010) spent 14 months in a Broadway show (which he of his own initiative auditioned for and got the role), I was told by Social Security that I would have to repay every dime I received to support him from his father’s death benefit, for all 24 months of 2016 and 2017. (Also, in compliance with the law, he paid taxes on this death benefit and yet the IRS is not required to pay back those taxes even though we have to repay the money the taxes were taken from.) The earnings limit is particularly hard on people in the entertainment industry and other temporary jobs, because benefits can be removed for entire years even though the working income received is months long. Also, the earnings limit is a violation of a child's civil rights because it is the only situation I could find where it was legal to force a minor child to essentially support themselves. In all 50 states and even in a Supreme Court ruling, it is not legal for a parent to withhold support for a minor child for any reason. Yet Social Security, with money paid by a parent and supporting a child on behalf of that parent, is allowed to withhold support. Since orphans are not being treated with the same protections under the law as other minors, I believe this violates the 14th Amendment and is therefore unconstitutional. I thank you for considering this petition. Current earnings limits laws put even further hardships on already struggling families who have lost not only a loved one but their vital source of income. Social Security was designed to protect these families. Please sign so Social Security lives up to this promise and so future families in this situation do not have to suffer this hardship.

It serves no good purpose to put this question on the census form. It only reinforces the racism coming from the White House.

The human rights abuses by the Trump Administration at the border detention centers aimed at children are unconscionable and in violation of the U.N. charter.

Womxn have the right to be exactly who we want to be in person or online. We can share what we want to share or nothing at all. We don’t owe men a damn thing! For too long black women, women of color, femme presenting non-binary folx, and our entire gender diverse community have had to accept an expectation of violence in exchange for the “freedom” to exist anywhere. We live with the fear and fact that every move we make is being stalked through the eyes of a man who believes we are here to act the way HE thinks we should act. No “type” of woman is safe. Strong outspoken women are not safe, women who do not openly resist are not safe. We hear about online death threats all the time and the most targeted group is what they perceive as our sisters( not just cis-ters). These threats incite physical violence that many of us won’t recover from. Usually, via private message but the most dangerous aggressors use open intimidation to scare us into submission. Especially community leaders and activists. One of the most recent cases was against a beloved mother, Justice League NYC activist and community organizer named Tamika Mallory. Michael Ravelle acted with malice when he publicly suggested death for Tamika Mallory and wrote, “ You’d look really good with a hole in your forehead.” This was an outright criminal act. Tamika has the right to continue to advocate and shine light on the darkness. Tamika is all of us. Like us, she is many things to many people who love her dearly. Hey, “not all men”, your grandmothers, partners, mothers and daughters deserve to live in a world where “ she was asking for it” is never uttered again. That includes the threat of violence after daring to believe in her inherent worth as a human. When they come for one of us they come for all of us. Michael Ravelle’s social media accounts are no longer active since this event, but the images and intent can’t be unseen. We will not allow this to be our children’s inheritance. We’ve done enough, already. Let’s get 1000 signatures on behalf of our sister Tamika and every person who is subjected to this vile act. We won’t be silent. We make a special appeal to Governor LB Pritzker to look into this because of his fight to reform the Illinois criminal justice system and the integrity with which he currently leads.

Women have the right to be exactly who we want to be in person or online. We can share what we want to share or nothing at all. We don’t owe men a damn thing! For too long, women have had to endure violence in exchange for the freedom to exist. We live with the fear that every move we make is being stalked through the eyes of a man who believes we are here to behave the way HE thinks we should behave. No “type” of woman is safe. Strong outspoken women are at risk, and women who do not openly resist are at risk. Michael Ravelle Jr. acted with malice when he publicly suggested death for Tamika Mallory. Like us she is many things to many people who Despite the fact that his account is no longer active, the images and intent can’t be unseen. When they come for one of us, they come all of us. We can never allow this type of violence to be normalized. Let’s start with 1000 signatures on behalf of our sister Tamika and every woman who suffers in silence every single day. We won’t be silent. Michael Ravelle Jr. you need you to apologize to the woman you violated and all women immediately.

Mr Trump should have received permission from the House of Representatives Appropriation Committee before he arranged to spend millions of tax payer dollars on this 4th of July event.

Illinois has already passed this provision - it is time for other states to follow suit.

Trump's citizenship Census question is the latest of his transparent efforts to divide and conquer this country. Since he appears to be immune to standard checks and balances, any further discrimination and profiling Trump imposes against the will of the People, we pledge to cancel by massive, non-violent resistance.

A commitment to not answer a citizenship question if there is one on the census. I am an American citizen and want to stand in solidarity with all citizens and non-citizens who wish to protect the constitution which states that the census counts persons, not citizens.It affects me personally in that I will not to be party to a flagrant misuse of the constitution of the U.S.A.

H.R. 1 seeks to "expand Americans' access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, and strengthen ethics rules for public servants." The Senate should follow the example of the House in voting on and passing legislation that expands and strengthens our democracy. After you sign this petition, we encourage you to individually contact your Senators: https://www.senate.gov/general/contacting.htm.

After the tragedy in Virginia Beach, the Governor called a special session of the Virginia General Assembly, giving us an opportunity to finally act. For far too long, the gun lobby has blocked opportunities to make Virginia safer. On July 9th, we have the opportunity to finally pass common-sense gun safety laws. Join House Democratic Leader Eileen Filler-Corn and make your voice heard on this important issue.