• Give Albert Winton His Military Rank
    This man served his country with unwavering courage, even at a time when he was discriminated against based on the color of his skin. Our great country is capable of giving him his rank retroactively, and we believe this should happen soon.
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    Created by Jonathan Slade Trammell
  • Help send 30,000 messages to SAExploration: No seismic testing in the Arctic!
    Now, after Trump took steps to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to Big Oil, a small company called SAExploration has applied for a permit to conduct seismic testing. This can have a devastating impact on the environment. And it could start as soon as December. We need your help to show SAExploration that the public is watching – and we don’t want them to do seismic testing in the Arctic!
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    Created by Elizabeth Sherer
  • Demand that ALEC withdraw its support for Brett Kavanaugh
    At the American Legislative Exchange Council meeting in New Orleans, legislators who are part of ALEC signed their names to a letter endorsing Brett Kavanaugh to be confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Since then, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford has lodged a serious and credible charge of attempted rape by the nominee, and other women have come forward alleging sexual misconduct. Although Kavanaugh has denied these charges, ALEC has been silent in response to the outcry of concerns from women and men across the country that he should not be given a lifetime seat on our highest court. ALEC’s failure to take such charges seriously is disreputable, but it is fully consistent with its silence in response to other sexual misconduct allegations against some of its legislative members. In the past year alone, fourteen state lawmakers with ALEC ties have been accused of sexual misconduct. Some remain in office. One, Ohio Representative Bill Seitz, actually received a commendation from ALEC a mere month after the press reported about him making sexually lewd comments to female colleagues. While some of these legislators have left office, others remain. In all of these cases, ALEC has never issued a public statement of condemnation. Nor has ALEC published any public policy on how it handles sexual misconduct by its members. That's why we're calling on ALEC to withdraw their support of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States.
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    Created by Take a Stand for Democracy Picture
  • A Brett Kavanaugh confirmation should also trigger mass protests
    A friend of mine pointed out that everyone was ready to take to the streets over Rosenstein, but there was no comparable response to Kavanaugh. It looked like an example of patriarchal priorities and I thought this would be a way to fix that.
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    Created by Rob Loftis
  • Support Rod Rosenstein!
    American democracy is being tested right now. We need experienced and ethical leaders like Rod Rosenstein to protect our country. Mr. Rosenstein must stay in his job so that he can continue to oversee the Russia investigation and allow it to ultimately provide the American people with the truth about what happened in the 2016 election. By signing this petition, you are letting Mr. Rosenstein know that you want him to fight to save his job as the Deputy Attorney General.
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    Created by M Friske
  • Paid maternity leave, now!
    When I became pregnant with my second child, I was told that I wouldn't "want to work full-time" and therefore was slowly phased out of my job completely rather than paid what I needed to cover increased childcare costs. I know I am not the only woman to face this type of job loss due to pregnancy. Women should no longer be penalized for ensuring the future of humanity.
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    Created by Sarah Vito
  • PMSD Keep Transportation IN HOUSE!
    Outsourced bus drivers are paid less with far fewer benefits, if any. Outsourced bus drivers have no vested interest in our children. Outsourced drivers have no commitment to us or our school district. Outsourced drivers are no longer at our discretion. Outsourced behavior is out of our jurisdiction. Entrusting outsourced drivers to your student bottom line is faulty. Outsourcing puts the district at the mercy of a third party enterprise. And in the end, outsourcing is a short-term solution and does not balance the budget for the long-term. Research shows that it will cost the district and taxpayers more. It is for all of these reasons and more, that the idea of employing a third party bus company (for OUR CHILDREN) is unworthy of our consideration.
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    Created by T Hoyumpa
  • Stop Sex Offenders From Being Confirmed To The Supreme Court
    As a women who has been sexually abuse I want to stop this culture infiltrating our government.
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    Created by Elizabeth Sipos
  • Grandparents' Rights in Florida
    Grandparents rights. I am personally being affected by the lack of grandparents' rights.
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    Created by Susan Ray
  • VOTE NO to House Bill 610
    This Bill would be incredibly detrimental to our children and society as a whole, but especially to those who need our help the most, our disabled children (2 million kids). There would be no more IEP's, no more OT's or PT's in schools, no more special ed teachers, no more reading programs etc. They would be the first to go with this Bill. With Autism on the rise in epidemic proportions, we are now going to make it that there would be no more regulations/rights for these kids? As a person personally affected by this bill, as my son has Aspergers/ADHD- my son would NEVER be able to perform in school successfully without supports. But with supports, he gets A's and B's. Autistic kids are brilliant- they are usually the ones who create the most ingenious creations necessary for our society to grow, i.e. Silicon Valley. Do we really want to stop that innovation for some short-sightedness?
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    Created by Rebecca Keenan
  • Support Dr. Christine Blasey Ford
    My daughter was sexually abused as a child and now in her 40's is still dealing with that and the abuses, medications, etc. involved. I have witnessed how a very talented person is constantly affected by what happened to her years ago. I want as many as possible to sign this petition immediately. I want Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and her lawyers to know how many of us are behind her, etc.
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    Created by Desiree de Angelise
  • Marijuana Legalization in Virginia
    This issue personally strikes home for me because a lot of my family has conditions in which cannabis can be used but our Drs rather shove pills in our mouths. My mother suffers from Crohns Disease, Chronic pain, PTSD & currently has tumors on lower abdominals, the Drs give her tramadol. My younger sister is Autistic with ADHD & Bipolar Disorder, they prescribe her Ritalin, Adderall, and Clonidine. None of these medications help them. Not only that, this year on April 14th I was arrested and jailed for Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Manufacture. This was my very first charge ever; never been in trouble before. But never fought my fate, told the arresting officer and judge the plants were mine, which I was growing for my mother. Edibles were the only thing that eased the pain and kept it that way for her. This situation caused my mother, sister, and me to be evicted from our home and was the reason for my termination. I was jobless for a while; no income and had to find a place to go. I was fined $1500 and jailed at "Albemarle\Charlottesville Regional Jail" for 2 months at only 19 years old. I have ZERO REGRETS, I feel and know I was doing the right thing, I looked at it as Trials & Tribulations, just another bump on this legalization road. With all that being said, I'm going to put my all into legalizing VA until the last breath. I know what's right and what's going on in Virginia is far from right.
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    Created by Jaemann Anderson