The Senate was intended to be a deliberative democratic institution. By lowering the bar to 51% for lifetime SCOTUS appointments, the Senate no longer has any need to be deliberative and it is only democratic on paper. With a 2 party system, 51% says one party dictates to the nation. Make America Democratic Again.

Concerned because we are unable to find an example of a similar facility being implemented successfully anywhere in the country next to a school. We are concerned over the safety, health, and welfare of our children and the elderly, our most vulnerable populations being directly next door. We have found some rehab facilities near private schools and daycares that have had documented issues, however, none of these facilities is of the same type and caliber of the one being proposed.

Because of Justice Kennedy's retirement the following are in jeopardy: same-sex marriage, Roe vs. Wade, affirmative action, voting rights and much more. Signing this petition will give The Democrats one more tool in their toolbox to STOP Trump's #SCOTUS nomination.

With a Local Law in place, people affected by discrimination would not have to go through the ineffective State Human Rights Dept. process to resolve their issues but would be able to resolve them with the assistance of the local Office of Human Rights.

The stakes are high for women's reproductive justice issues. Many states, including Mississippi where I live, already have restrictive laws on how women can control their own bodies. Healthcare facilities are under attack, too. A new conservative justice will all but ensure a government attack on women's bodies. I grew up as a fundamentalist evangelical where pastors preached about controlling women's bodies through restrictions on abortions. A major turning point in my life came when a Catholic hospital refused to treat me while I was in the middle of a miscarriage because they considered it an abortion. They sent me home where within hours I almost bled to death. It was awful, and I am lucky to be alive today. If we're not willing to be relentless in fighting Trump, Pence, and McConnell in every peaceful way possible they will get what they want. They have already proven that by throwing out their so-called family values while looking the other way as Trump uses language unfit for even a high school class president. The Trump-Pence nightmare has already used the courts to hurt workers, families fleeing violence, the LGBTQ community, Muslims, and people of color so we have every reason to believe they will expand the assault to women as well. It's a core part of their identity. It's the regressive vision they have for America. Sign the petition telling the White House and Senate that they must hold the Supreme Court seat open until after the 2018 midterm winners are sworn in, and only then should they work together to find a fair justice who will protect the rights of all people in our nation including those who are protected by Roe. v. Wade.

Amazon is the largest online retailer in the world, shipping to over 300 million homes. In addition to selling foie gras, cockfighting supplies, and other products that are illegal in many cities and states for animal cruelty, Amazon now sends groceries including supposedly "humane" animal products through Amazon Fresh. But Direct Action Everywhere investigated an Amazon supplying egg farm in California and found the farm's one million hens crowded together in noxious air. Many of the birds were unable to reach food or water and were slowly starving to death. Other birds were already dead and rotting inside the shed. This is criminal animal abuse and Amazon is shipping this cruelty to homes around the world with the ease of one click. We need to demand change now before Amazon's factory farms take over the grocery market.

My fellow Americans are suffering grave injustices because of their nationality and/or ethnicity. This goes against everything America once stood for.

My name is Louis Romero Jr and I am a native of New York. I was raised and have lived in one of the most diverse boroughs in this nation-Queens, New York. I am a proud half Puerto Rican and Italian American. But more importantly I am a proud American. Our voice has never been as consequential as it stands today. Today, Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy announced his retirement to our nation. The next Supreme Court Justice nominee will be selected by this heartless Trump Administration, who has no respect for the civil rights of our fellow citizens. Our great citizenry must understand that the next nominee’s decisions, if confirmed and selected as a Supreme Court Justice, will more than likely equate to the disgusting hatred and lack of compassion that has run through the ice cold heart of this authoritarian administration. My worry extends to all people in the event that this next pick will be someone who also disrespects the rights of the women in our lives and will repeal their right to an abortion. The great heights of our liberty, that is marked by the rising flames of Lady Liberty that stands as a model protecting our New York Harbor, will be taken away if we do not act with all our might to resist any nominee that does not serve the interests of the many. The time is now to stand up and no longer wait for selfish political underpinnings to affirm and continue to hold hostage the fate of the future prosperity of this entire nation. Freedom and democracy shall not be treated as merely words to be espoused for self-serving ends. Let this strong-willed petition be put forward as a resounding commitment to an sincere oath not matter whether you are a Democrat or a Republican. I write this petition as an oath to stand by our collective democracy that represents all Americans. This petition is to serve as an awakening to all citizens, who are concerned for the well-being of our fellow neighbors. We must be united. We must be bold. We must get action. We MUST stand against any nominee that will trample on the rights of our collective citizens. Whether we are man or woman. Poor or middle-class. I am a New Deal Democrat, who believes all lives should be improved in our great nation, no matter one’s political affiliation. I fiercely believe that when one is attacked, we are all attacked. Our rally cry as sons and daughters of liberty must include an ardent commitment to stand shoulder-to-shoulder to protect the most vulnerable among us. If we can not merely exercise our granted rights vested to us by our forefathers, then we have failed our fellow loved ones. Currently as we embark on the coming weeks, we will hear a plethora of names posited forward as potential Supreme Court Justice nominees. Be aware that many of them will strike to divide our nation by breaking our unified bond at a time of inimitable spirit. We will hear the names of candidates who will seek to diminish our rights. Therefore I once more call on our concerned citizens to direct your attention to this petition and let it serve as an oath to uphold our rightful constitution to protect those most vulnerable among us. That can be a neighbor who we have known for years or that may be a stranger. The time to be fearless by preserving the ironclad ideals of our still distinguished nation is now. There remains an open criminal investigation into this President’s violations of the Constitution, his obstruction of justice and very close-ties to the friends and family members of corrupt Russian leader, Vladimir Putin. It is the people for which this administration answers. Let us make this loud and clear. You continuously seek to punish the majority of Americans. Thus I ask, “What is your punishment for all of your continued inhumane indiscretions?” Let these words be forcefully clear and resolute. You will have no pick, if this pick is unethical and/or represents your fascist ideology, because our court of public opinion shall NOT allow it.

I'm starting this petition because it punishes innocuous missteps and grants further power to umpires who are looking to be outraged. This new rule is needlessly prohibitive and makes Forest Hills Diamonds a less desirable place to play softball.

The President has signed an executive order immediately ending the separation of children from their parents at the border. There is the SB 3036 "Keep Families together Act" being put forth to the Committee of the Judiciary by Senator Dianne Feinstein. Thank you, but we need accountability for next steps for these families traumatized by these separations. We need to know how families will be reunified and that they will be granted asylum in the US to escape the trauma they are fleeing.

This Supreme Court vacancy puts issues that affect every single American in the balance — from a woman’s right to choose to equal rights under the law to privacy and our civil rights. Given the high stakes of this seat, which I believe will determine the fate of many fundamentally protected constitutional rights, the American people should have a say in this decision. I know from personal experience — as a prosecutor and as a beneficiary of the landmark Brown vs. Board ruling desegregating our nation’s schools — that the decisions handed down by the court touch every aspect of our lives. The stakes don’t get any higher. Americans must be heard.

Two activists are being charged for simply asking Whole Foods a question. Wayne Hsiung and 16-year-old Ateret Goldman asked where Whole Foods gets their animal products, but employees refused to give them an answer and instead called the police. Now, Wayne is being charged with “threatening bodily injury,” and the nationwide litigation counsel for Whole Foods sent a letter to the prosecutor alleging that the two engaged in “abusive conduct.” This resulted in an effort to remove Ateret from their family! Whole Foods claims they care about transparency, but repeated DxE investigations of Whole Foods’ supposedly “humane” farms have found thousands of diseased and dying animals crowded together in dark sheds. When questioned about these findings, Whole Foods refuses to explain the abuses and, instead, arrests customers for asking. These ridiculous charges need to be dropped!