This petition is to demand that Congress take action against Sinclair Broadcast Group becasue of its politically polarizing monopoly on American news media, thereby suppressing voices of opposition - which is a deliberate undermining of Democracy and a free thinking society. Different viewpoints are essential to a healthy democratic society and are representative to various degrees of the current state of mind of the people in their respective municipalities, locales, districts, and states. When one or two (or a few) industrial bodies gain a monopoly, Democracy in said arena is dead and the conversation officially beomes one-sided in order to increase that body's profit margin. This is not freedom. In the case of Sinclair, it is brainwashing, and thereby enslavement of the audience through a continuous chain of misinformation, advertisements, and a directional politically-oriented agenda. Sinclair Broadcast Group must be broken up and scattered into the wind, never to return, in order to begin restoring the foundation of our Democracy along with the integrity of our news media.

In 2016, Syngenta poisoned 19 workers at a research farm in Hawaii. They were exposed to Dow’s nerve gas pesticide chlorpyrifos -- without any protective gear. After the workers were exposed, Syngenta failed to provide adequate decontamination supplies or emergency medical attention. More than 45,000 members of Friends of the Earth like you have called on the EPA to hold Syngenta accountable. But the agency hasn’t responded yet. So now, we need to turn up the heat by pushing Congress to step in.

Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Zinke are trying to open the area near Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado to oil and gas drilling. This National Park is home to iconic and unique landscapes and rare wildlife. Fossil fuel development would put all that at risk while polluting our air, water, and climate. The Bureau of Land Management wants to know what the public thinks of this plan -- but we only have until April 6th to speak up. So we need you to speak up NOW!

Bayer the Bee-Slayer and Monsanto the Butterfly Killer are trying to merge into one giant pesticide corporation. This merger is happening as part of a massive wave of consolidation in our food system. The Department of Justice is still reviewing the merger and Congress could help push the department to reject it -- but we need your help to convince it to act!

Oxitec, owned by biotech giant Intrexon, wants to release millions of GMO mosquitoes in Florida and Texas. These mosquitoes could pose major risks to fragile ecosystems like the Florida Keys and may pose risks to our health. Our environment should not be a testing ground for risky new GMO technologies. We need to stop these experimental mosquitoes before they are released from labs into our environment.

As one parent, Julie Shinn, wrote on Twitter: "If we're not going to do anything about our lax gun laws, then my son needs a bullet proof backpack, not a clear one." The clear backpacks will serve as a daily reminder to students that our nationally elected members of Congress and White House occupants refuse to take meaningful action to stop mass murders caused by guns. If the kids have to carry around these clear bags, it only seems fair that those in Congress and White House should, too. The March For Our Lives organizers are asking for: Passing a law to ban the sale of assault weapons, prohibiting the sale of high-capacity magazines, closing the loophole in our background check law for online and gun show purchases. Until these demands are met, we should ask Trump, Pence, Ryan, McConnell, and the entire Congressional and White House staff to be required to only use clear backpacks. Really, it's for their own safely. Sign the petition.

My petition concerns designing new recycling containers that are just as ideal as trash bins for large complexes. For an entire apartment complex and even food-industry spots in San Marcos, it's common to see only a couple of small recycling bins (that someone who owns a house has one of), or even none at all in most cases (just as my apartment complex). This is a striking problem to me, for many institutions where large groups of people consume (apartments/restraunts) dont have the opportunity to recycle; and I fear the continued apathetheic approach to throwing away reusable material will ultimately void desicions to do something about this problem in the first place. This will effect everyone, especially large scale as we already see in our oceans and natural environments, suffocating the niches within the many levels of life. San Marcos recycling policy should reflect similar implementations from the city of Austin.

Westbury schools are not receiving its fair share of funding. New York State voted for the Foundation Aid to raise only to 48.7%. Challenges faced in our district include rising enrollment, space constraints, additional resources for diverse learners and increased poverty. Funding is needed to maintain resources. We are asking for the aid gap to be shortened through “The Bullet and/or Categorical Aid” or any other aid funding source the state can provide. Without additional funding or with the current budget there will be significant cuts in our programs, staffing and extra curricular activities. This will have an impact on student achievement.

Bans like this are in place and working in Hawaii and Northern California. It is a shame how many plastic bags are being thrown into the landfill each year. Plastic bags take 1,000 years to decompose. The plastic ends up in our water and ecosystem and it affects our health. Biodegradable plastic bags take only 3-6 months to decompose. What a better idea.

Oak Park, MI currently allows dogs to be kept outdoors with proper shelter and food/water. However, more often than not residents do not follow this law and dogs are kept in inhumane and neglectful conditions during Michigan's fluctuating weather and without the proper necessities. At the most basic level, this is simply horrible. Most of the dogs kept outside are not breeds that can sustain living outdoors (such as pit bulls and other short-haired breeds). Oak Park is a family-centric community and not only should our pets be treated as family and kept indoors, this keeps residents and pets safer. Dogs kept in yards have higher chances of escaping, and possibly getting lost, killed, stolen or even attacking others outside their property. The latter has actually happened to myself and my dog three times. Stop allowing our dogs to be kept outdoors!

Sinclair Broadcast Group is owned by David S. Smith, a controversial figure who forces his stations to report skewed and inaccurate right wing propaganda. Sinclair struck a deal with Jared Kushner during the 2016 Presidential campaign to provide special access to Trump in exchange for broadcasting of campaign rallies without commentary. In April 2017 Sinclair hired Boris Epshteyn, a Russian immigrant and former Senior Advisor to the Trump campaign, as its senior political analyst after leaving his role as Special Assistant to the Trump Administration. Sinclair is acting unethically as the Trump State Media. As recently reported by Deadspin Sinclair Broadcast reporters are lockstep with a narrative that champions the President's inaccurate and blatant lies and attacks on the true media as fake. We deserve a fair press free from being state sponsored. https://theconcourse.deadspin.com/how-americas-largest-local-tv-owner-turned-its-news-anc-1824233490

I think I would be a great candidate, to much of the same old bullshit over and over, and people seem to forget... These politicians and president's say the same thing. Questions to ask is, what have they really done for me...