This petition was started because were too damn tired.

For the safety of our town.

Stop this sham Supreme Court judge selection process now!

When you aligned yourself with Speaker Michael J. Madigan, specifically your support for him as Chair of Democratic Party of Illinois, you aligned yourself against the progressives and independents who are trying to reform the party. Also, your campaign in 2015 was not executed well. And there are concerns with how you and your inner circle treat women who are active in Democratic Party politics.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

As a women who has been sexually abuse I want to stop this culture infiltrating our government.