Ruben Kihuen pushed women on his staff to have sex with him. He touched them inappropriately. He kept asking and asking. He demanded sexual favors from women who talked to him because his vote affected their lives and jobs. No matter how many times these women said no, he kept asking and asking, in more and more inappropriate ways. I've been a community activist in Las Vegas for many years. I supported Ruben when he ran for state legislature, and worked hard to elect him to Congress. When we sent Ruben to Carson City and then Washington, he was supposed to use the power we gave him to move our country forward. Instead, he's coming home in disgrace after using his position to sexually harass women who worked for him and with him. Apparently, he doesn't think much of Las Vegas voters, because he's planning to run again. We need to make it clear that happens there isn't welcome here. **** Ruben Kihuen uso su poder político para acosar a mujeres. Presiono a mujeres de su personal para tener relaciones sexuales con él. Las tocaba inapropiadamente, preguntando una y otra vez que estuvieran con él aunque las mujeres lo rechazaban cada vez. El exigió favores sexuales de las mujeres con quién hablaba porque su voto afectaba sus vidas y trabajos. Sin importar cuántas veces estas mujeres le decían que no, el continuaba preguntando y preguntando, cada vez de manera más inapropiada. He sido un activista comunitario en Las Vegas durante muchos años. Apoye a Ruben cuando él se postulo para la legislatura estatal y trabaje arduamente para que fuera elegido para el Congreso. Cuando enviamos a Ruben a Carson City y luego a Washington, se suponía que él debía usar el poder que le dimos para avanzar a nuestro país. En lugar de eso, él regresa a casa deshonrado después de haber usado su puesto para acosar sexualmente a mujeres quienes trabajaron por él y con él. Aparentemente, a él no le interesan mucho los votantes de Las Vegas, porque él tiene planes de postularse nuevamente por un cargo político. Necesitamos dejar en claro que lo que paso allá no es aceptado aquí. No apoyaremos a un hombre en el que no podemos confiar para representar a nuestra ciudad con honor. Nuestra communidad merecen algo mejor, Las Vegas merece algo mejor. Por todas las mujeres que le dijeron “no” a Ruben y a las que él ignoro, dígale ahora “no”: él no merece nuestra confianza, este sin vergüenza no debería postularse por un puesto político en el 2019.

Currently, membership in Charlotte and Mecklenburg boards and commissions are limited to "registered voters". This means that to officially be a member of these commissions, you must have the right to vote. This is an exclusive policy that denies a voice to many in Charlotte and Mecklenburg. When non-voters are left out, they are excluded from the democratic process and their voice are lost. In many cases, these are people who are not allowed to or are ineligible to vote for reasons such as age, national origin, and parole status. This coming week, the Charlotte City Council will be reviewing and possibly voting to change this policy. Please sign the petition and encourage them to change it.

We need to raise our voices about the mistakes the Reagan administration created, and correct them by contacting our congresspeople. The maltreatment of non-violent criminals needs to end, and they needed to be served time on an individual basis.

The estimated deadline to reverse climate change by 2030 is more important and crucial than ever, and is testing the propensity of the globe.

We have recently learned of a major change to our local interstate exchange that will affect not only local citizens but the local businesses as well. We feel that this is a "quick fix" in the eyes of the state department of transportation but they neglected to completely weigh out all other options. The proposed plans are not within reason when considering all aspects of the community as a whole. We would sincerely appreciate your support in the matter. Every signature counts!

Purdue Pharma, which makes OxyContin, is owned by the Sackler family. According to the New York Times, "Since OxyContin came on the market in 1996, more than 200,000 people have died in the United States from overdoses involving prescription opioids, and Purdue Pharma has been the target of numerous lawsuits." Here in Massachusetts, the opioid crisis has hit hard. In 2016 alone there were 1,821 opioid-related overdose deaths in our state. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey recently filed a lawsuit that aims to hold members of the Sackler family personally responsible for deliberately misleading the public about the dangers of OxyContin, but we need to pressure Harvard to completely cut ties as well.

Karen Pence, second lady of the United States, has agreed to teach art at a Christian school in northern Virginia twice a week that does not provide admission to LGBTQ students or parents. She has taught for this school for 12 years and is now returning on a part-time basis. The rules of this school are obviously discriminatory against folks that are LGBTQ, and this is unacceptable.

I am starting this petition to send a message that hateful and racist rhetoric should never be uttered from anyone, much less from an elected official.

Elected government officials and their appointed aides should not be paid if they are not fulfilling their fundamental duty to guarantee the ongoing operation of government on the federal and/or state level.

The Pentagon just announced THOUSANDS of troops will remain deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border through September, and will now actively conduct surveillance of people seeking refuge. [1] This new, expanded border troop deployment is not even legal under a 140 year old law — the Posse Comitatus Act— that prohibits the military from engaging in domestic law enforcement. Sign the urgent petition: Tell Congress to immediately investigate this illegal order. [1] AP, "Pentagon agrees to extended role on US-Mexico border mission" https://apnews.com/30f82e79b7874ec5a5d16edfe2559c5b

The Constitution requires that EVERYONE who lives here be counted every 10 years, regardless of whether they are a citizen or not. But the Department of Commerce has announced a plan to add a question about citizenship status to the 2020 Census -- and experts say this would discourage many legitimate responses. This would dramatically skew the results of the Census -- and with them, the resources and political power our communities can access. Recently, a New York District Court found the addition of a citizenship question to the Census in violation of the law. But this decision will likely be appealed -- so it’s up to Congress to stop this partisan scheme for good. We must tell Congress to stop this effort to politicize this vital tool for democracy -- and instead push for a Census in which everyone counts. Add your name to STOP the Trump Administration from rigging the 2020 Census with an unnecessary citizenship question.

A government shut down is reckless and arbitrary. For national security we must have a fully functioning system within all aspects of government. We cannot pass the cost on to our government workers, contractors or parties reliant upon a stable economy.