Muslim Americans have come under discrimination since President Trump was inaugurated in January. According to a data analysis, the number of anti-Muslim hate crimes in the United States rose 91 percent in the first half of the year compared with the same period in 2016, according to a leading Muslim advocacy and civil rights group. People should tell their members of Congress to call out anti-Muslim hate by visiting a mosque and assuring Muslim-Americans that they are welcome here. This why I made a petition to the United States Senate and U.S. House of Representatives to make sure these hate crimes stop.

My name is Leon Johnson and I'm currently an inmate at Calhoun State Prison in Morgan, GA. I've been sentenced to life plus 5 yrs imprisonment with the eligibility of parole. I was convicted of a crime I committed when I was 17 years old. I made a grave mistake for which I am deeply sorry. My actions cause pain to a lot of people and impacted those I never even met. Shaped me into the Man I am today. I have an understanding of what's really important in my life, and I know I deserve a chance to show what's within.

I want to see Oklahoma become a competitive state. Our state budget shortfalls are causing many serious problems for its citizens. I have suffered opiate addiction due to several surgeries in hospitals. It was so difficult for me to suffer withdrawal on my own, but I did. Now my doctors want to do three more surgeries but I won't comply. I'm also a retired school teacher. Our education stinks because of lack of funding. Its time to learn from Dr. Gupta and legalize this so that our state can fix its financial problems while offering relief to many who would benefit.

To free Cynthia Brown

More than 700,000 Californians — and more than 8 million Americans — have already submitted comments in response to the FCC’s misguided proposal, including myself. Our message has been clear: broadband providers must not be allowed to tilt the playing field by blocking or throttling their competitors, prioritizing their offerings, or otherwise unreasonably interfering with lawful content. The basic principle of net neutrality is that access to all websites and web services should be treated equally — that anyone can start their own website and make it accessible to anyone with internet access. What the FCC wants to do is empower broadband service providers — the gatekeepers of the internet — to potentially distort the online marketplace and set up a pay-for-play system. This would be a terrible mistake that would hurt the most vulnerable and voiceless among us. It will imperil our economy while reducing innovation, entrepreneurship, and creativity. I have confidence that if enough of us come together in the next several weeks, we can make our voices heard and save the internet.

Hello. I’d like to voice opposition and concern regarding Rezoning Petition 2017-159 in Historic Wesley Heights. This petition is not appropriate for our neighborhood, sets an unequivocally bad precedent for further rezoning requests, and puts our small historic district in jeopardy. Historic integrity, home values, and zoning standards are on the line for Charlotte during this unprecedented time of growth. I have listed some of my concerns below. I ask you, as my representative and community partner, to OPPOSE Rezoning Petition 2017-159. OPPOSE Rezoning Petition 2017-159 in Historic Wesley Heights because: 1.) Historic Community Erosion is a real problem. Wesley Heights is already one of the smallest Historic Districts in Charlotte. This rezoning would further erode the district further and establish more pressure for further historic district erosion in Historic Wesley Heights and other limited Historic Districts. Keeping the character of this small community should be a priority for the City of Charlotte. 2.) A redistrict to Multi-Use allows for property boundary reshaping. A redistrict would allow structures to be built closer to the property lines than neighboring historic homes. 3.) Changing the zoning of residential properties into MUDD & B-01 is not in keeping with historic character of the community. These properties are inside of the Historic Boundaries approved by the Wesley Heights Community in 1994. 4.) Bad precedent. Developers will continue to put pressure on this community as the area becomes more and more desirable. Historic Wesley Heights implores the Planning Department, Historic District Commission, Historic Landmarks Commission and City Council to encourage developers to respect historically designated districts. 5.) Why couldn’t other Charlotte residents build condos in their backyards? Petition 2017-159 builds condos not only in the “backyards” of existing historic homes but also builds them against adjoining properties thus destroying their historic context and value. Cities like Austin, TX are running into issues where residents are creating backyard rental units due to lack of zoning restrictions which has created enormous conflict in the city. Would this rezoning create a bad precedent for the City of Charlotte? 6.) Structures on new property line inhibit privacy of neighboring historic homes. 7.) The owner/building group owns several properties in Historic Wesley Heights already (potential future petitions for rezoning). If the council does not oppose this petition request, the owner could then try to rezone other properties within Historic Wesley Heights. Rezone Petition 2017-159 is on property that borders non-Historic District areas. The owner could potentially be testing the waters for future rezoning of other properties thus further eroding the district. 8.) Destroys historic requirements as well as the Historic Neighborhood’s look, feel, charm, and consistency. Adjacent properties will have the historic nature of their property destroyed by this rezoning. This could have major negative impacts to property values of adjacent properties. This effectively nullifies some Historic District Commission requirements that must be adhered to by neighboring residents, such as limitations on the percentage of land that can be developed, etc. Residents who live within these districts must follow strict guidelines and pay fees to make changes or modifications to the structures and landscaping. Changing zoning of properties within the existing historic district is unfair to all of those who have followed the guidelines, invested in their homes, and adhered to the specific rules within the district. The reason we adhere to these rules is to maintain the value and character of our homes. 9.) Increases traffic and parking in an area of Walnut Street already struggling with traffic and parking. Traffic and parking are already a problem on the edges of the Wesley Heights Community due to new businesses, apartments and the bustling W. Morehead Street Corridor and soon to be bustling West Trade Street Corridor. 10.) Enormous Risk to small undeveloped lots within Historic Wesley Heights. Some of our neighbors build new houses. However, they build them within the guidelines of the Historic Commission and so the new home is period appropriate to Wesley Height’s initial boom. A rezoning of the existing historic property could mean future rezone petitions, further degradation of Historic Standards, and continued historic district (and home value) erosion. 11.) Wesley Heights welcomes development, but not at the expense of our charming Historic Neighborhood. There are plenty of other opportunities to develop in Charlotte and even areas outside yet adjacent to our Historic neighborhood without disturbing the protected communities showcasing a different time in the history of our city. 12.) The community wants to retain the Historic character of Historic Wesley Heights with historic single family homes, duplexes and quadraplexes that already exist. We do not want to see residential homes turned into mixed use developments within the historic boundaries of Wesley Heights. It is contradictory to the Historic Designation. 13.) Historic Wesley Heights is galvanized by this issue. Residents in this historic district and our surrounding neighborhood partners are unified in its plea – we do not want rezoning or erosion of the integrity of our historic neighborhood.

In order for public to know what the government decisions are we should know. Also we should have US citizens that are not government employees sitting on some of these committees, and helping the US citizens to have input into each and every subject that is discussed. I for one was on an Ethics committee for a business, and all citizens should have input from private citizens not in the government. A sure way to hold the government accountable to standards they should have to the US citizens.

Australia is refusing to participate in the relocation of refugees. This nation is turning away refugees and forcing them to other countries like the U.S and Canada. If Australia wants to be a part of international economy, than it should also accept the responsibilities as one.

This is a human rights issue. Haitians have suffered enormously for decades. When at least some Haitians can uplift themselves by being in America, I am uplifted too.

The internet is essential for people to communicate, learn and also for entertainment. No company should be able to slow down what people are paying these companies for, that is the same speed for all websites on the internet. We should not be forced to use certain sites or search engines because a particular company owns it! We need to stop this now. We are the people! We need to stop this!

The petition is to request the resignation of FCC Chairman, Ajit Pai, for impeding freedom of speech on the internet. By repealing net neutrality, FCC Chairman Aji Pai has also ignored millions of complaints—Republican, Democrat, or otherwise—to give his former employer Verizon and other major internet service providers the right to close off access to information on the World Wide Web. Pai also ignored the fact that millions of fake public comments corrupted the FCC's public process on net neutrality—including 2 million that were allegedly submitted using the stolen identities of real people. I'm personally outraged that an industry shill like Ajit Pai was allowed to chair the FCC in the first place. I, and millions of other internet users, will be affected by this decision and be placed behind pay walls set up by telecom corporations. This will limit the amount of free information that is accessible to millions of people worldwide. If Pai does not want to improve the lives of American's across the country, then he should resign as chairman.

As a Jewish community, it is our responsibility to be the voice of the voiceless. Many of us have family members who were affected by the Holocaust and therefore understand the frustration when major world powers turn a blind eye to ethnic cleansing. It is our duty as a nation of survivors to help the Rohingya being persecuted in Myanmar.