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.

Grandparents rights. I am personally being affected by the lack of grandparents' rights.

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?

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.

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.

In August 2018, Cruises to Nowhere, LLC moored the 135-foot Jacks or Better 1 casino boat along Lazaretto Creek at the base of Tybee Island’s only, structurally unsound bridge (per a 2016 Georgia Department of Transportation study), along a WWII-era dock, and at the picturesque gateway to this charming and unique gem of coastal Georgia. Based on research found in U.S. Coast Guard records; inquiries to GDNR; quotes from the owner and general managers of the boat found in media; review of Tybee’s own codes; and other means of investigation and determination, we, the residents, cite the following risks and concerns as our reasons for asking Tybee Island’s Planning Commission and the Tybee City Council to refuse the Jacks or Better 1 Lazaretto Creek site plan and deny the business license to Cruises to Nowhere, LLC.: 1. Previous casino boats have not been good partners: Diamond Royale/Sun Cruz VII casino boat owners (Diamond Cruise Casino, LLC and Marine Charters, LLC), general manager and captains were indicted for operating an illegal gambling business on board. In 2014, Tradewinds Casinos’ the Escapade docked at Bull River ran aground on a sandbar on its maiden voyage, stranding passengers for 16 hours, and left town only 14 months later. 2. While a combined figure of fewer than 150 passengers and crew was given to the Planning Commission on August 20 by the ship’s captain and Lazaretto Creek property owner, substantial documentation exists through quotes from the boat’s owner and his general managers that the capacity is as high as 500. 3. Traffic from those boat passengers will potentially add hundreds of cars simultaneously at the dangerous intersection of Old Highway 80 and Highway 80—with drivers who are possibly impaired crossing against traffic at night. The injury risks are real, in addition to serious backups. 4. The boat is moored near the base of the Lazaretto Bridge. In 2016, Georgia’s DOT gave this bridge a safety rating of only 41.4%/100 and scheduled it for replacement. The boat at 135’ and its weight could potentially damage the bridge in rough weather. There is also a question about whether it can fully clear under the bridge in king tides or other exceptional conditions. 5. Jacks or Better 1, since its purchase by its current owner in 2010, has a long history of serious safety infractions cited by the U.S. Coast Guard—most of which are listed in 2017, indicating many years of neglect including rotted fire hoses. A “marine casualty” is cited in 2013, and it hit a channel marker in Galveston in 2017, for instance. 6. Tybee Island makes the fifth mooring of Jacks or Better 1 in only eight years; the boat has not remained anywhere for more than two years (previous ports include Mayport/Jacksonville, FL; Little River, SC; Aransas Pass, TX; and Galveston, TX). These brief stays do not demonstrate that Tybee residents should have confidence that Cruises to Nowhere is a reliable Tybee business and community partner. 7. The boat poses a threat when arriving and departing to recreational boaters, kayakers, jet skiers, and paddleboarders with its wake. 8. The environmental impacts of this boat are as yet unknown; the owners have offered no plans for fuel storage, waste removal, etc. We don’t know if any equipment on the boat will interfere with the safety of dolphin, manatees or any other wildlife, or if there will be significant chemical impact on the marshes from the boat or the additional cars parked.

The overwhelming amount of animal homelessness our world is facing is equal parts prevalent and preventable. Our society could illuminate the issue if everyone would agree to simply do their part.