These monuments serve to legitimize the wrongs committed in our past and do not serve any purpose but to remind those oppressed that they are still second class citizens.

The KKK, NEO NAZIS, and White Supremacists Must Be Labeled Terrorist! Please let us all come together and show the world that we are America, and we are not biased in our approach on Terror. The incident this August of 2017 is no different from the incidents in June of 2017 in France, the UK, and elsewhere. The incident of Dylan Roof who is a sworn white supremacist did the unthinkable. Unarmed Americans Praying, eyes closed, kneeling, heads bowed; several gunshots rang out and innocent Americans lay dead in one of Americas most sacred and peaceful places. What will it take for us to see these organizations are hate driven, their decisions to solve their dislikes and problem issues are determined in blood. Innocent Blood. As a UNITED STATES MARINE, I swore to uphold the this nation's Constitution against foreign Terrorists as well as domestic. If I were younger and full of vim, vigor, and vitality, I would certainly actively be on the front lines repelling this nation's threats. Help me help us help ourselves and sign this petition that you agree "White Supremacists, NEO Nazism, and organizations of the KKK and all its affiliates, associations, and constituents shall this day forth be officially labeled violent and deadly Terrorist Organizations.

The people of South Carolina want the Confederate monuments down NOW. Sign the petition then call Gov. McMaster: (803) 734-5167.

The human race has lived too long with the danger of nuclear war and the worldwide presence of harmful radiation. If we don't bring an end to nuclear weapons, their use, whether on purpose or accidentally, will destroy us.

As a US citizen, outraged by the actions of an incompetent President, I ask for restoration of my ability to peacefully co-exist in accordance with the tenets of our Constitution and the laws of the United States of America.

A group from Gainesville's Women's March organized painting a mural in Gainesville titled, "Seeds of Resistance". In the mural, they painted seed packets symbolizing justice and equality for all. The mural was immediately defaced with hate speech. When I publicly posted my disappointment about that on Facebook, I became the target of more than 1000 posts of derision and hate. This is not the way for us interact with each other. We need to stop the hate speech. There is no room for you in Gainesville Mr. Spencer. Spencer fought with police at the Charlottesville rally, according to the Los Angeles Times. On his Twitter, Spencer blamed local police and protesters for the bloodshed and retweeted praise for himself and David Duke, a former KKK leader who also attended the rally. Spencer previously led a torch-lit rally in May protesting the sale of a Confederate statue in Charlottesville. When Spencer went to speak at Auburn University in April, officials cited safety concerns and canceled the event, according to CNN. However, a judge sided with Spencer and said the university had to host him.

In light of recent events, we feel as Norfolk citizens that to display in public areas these memorials is not only antiquated but provokes discrimination and violence. This memorial commemorates a time in our nation’s history when Americans clashed geographically and ideologically. The Confederacy was established with the intention of creating a division within the United States - to form a new nation. We see in retrospect that a nation cannot survive when there is division within. In addition to this horrible time of pitting the North against the South, racial discrimination reached a fervor that carried over into the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. We are on the precipice of another such movement. The monument commemorates the last reunion of surviving Confederate soldiers. Unveiled in May 1907, the soldier was created by Norfolk artist William Couper. According to the Timeline of African American History compiled by the Library of Congress, during the years between 1905 and 1910, 344 black Americans are known to have been lynched. On December 19th, 1910 the City Council of Baltimore approved the first city ordinance designating the boundaries of black and white neighborhoods. This ordinance was followed by similar ones in Dallas, Texas, Greensboro, North Carolina, Louisville, Kentucky, Norfolk, Virginia, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Richmond, Virginia, Roanoke, Virginia, and St. Louis, Missouri. Recent domestic terrorism in Charlottesville reveals that we stand just as divided as in the Civil War. The removal of such a monument in Charlottesville prompted a violent and fatal response from white supremacist organizations, who today are vowing to organize more such demonstrations. As long as these memorials exist, so do the discriminatory ideologies. Call to Action If the City of Norfolk truly values diversity, then the city will listen to its citizens and fight vigorously for the removal of this monument. We are not asking for these memorials to be destroyed. We cannot erase history and as decisive a time as the CIvil War was, we accept that it is part of the fabric of America’s tapestry. Rather, we suggest placing it in a museum where it can be properly understood in the accurate historical context. Please sign below so our representatives can see all our signatures. Our community, our city, does not want this tribute to slavery and Jim Crow encroaching on our space. We recognize that this will not be an easy process. After seeing our signatures, we hope that our representatives will begin work on repealing and/or amending Memorials for war veterans Virginia Code § 15.2-1812. Once that process is complete, cities across the state of Virginia can determine for themselves whether these Confederate memorials are appropriate for their public spaces. By signing this petition, you are saying there is no space for hate, racism, white supremacy, and bigotry in the City of Norfolk. ** Please feel free to sign even if you do not live in the City of Norfolk because we want all Virginia representatives to hear our voices *** Resources State Law: https://vacode.org/2016/15.2/II/18/3/15.2-1812/ Removal Effort: http://wavy.com/2015/06/25/norfolk-civil-rights-group-wants-removal-of-citys-confederate-monument/ Recent City Council Decision: https://pilotonline.com/news/government/local/norfolk-council-decides-to-keep-confederate-monument/article_5c483dcb-4285-5733-a603-835d04f960ab.html United Front for Justice: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/repeal-152-1812-memorials-war-veterans-united-front-for-justice?articleId=8534407212133230453 Norfolk Website https://www.downtownnorfolk.org/go/confederate-monument Library of Congress http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aap/timelin3.html

When will Wendell Weeks of Corning leave Trump's advisory council? Why does he want to be associated with a President who can't even properly denounce white supremacy and Nazis? Wendell, as a former Corning resident, and as someone who had a family member in an executive position at Corning, I implore to do the right thing and distance yourself from this administration. This is not the reputation you want for the company or city of Corning.

Congress should remove the statue of Jefferson Davis that still stands in the rotunda of the United States Capitol.

Our congress can fix once and for all, the injustice brought by the Roberts Court that undermined the Voting Rights Act. Amend Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act in light of all the repressive state laws passed to limit voting rights since Section 4 was struck down by the Roberts Court. Since its passage in 1965, there have been consistent attempts to undermine the Voting Rights Act, especially in the southern states where pre-clearance or Section 5 of the voting rights act was mandated. Our new Bigot-In-Chief and his notoriously racist Attorney General, along with a majority on the Supreme Court to back him up are working nonstop to suppress the vote among those who don’t agree with the status-quo crowd. In 2006, Congress overwhelmingly voted to reauthorize the VRA for 25 years, yet, in 2015, 50 years after the passage of the Voting Rights Act, the Roberts Supreme Court voted to gut the act by declaring section 4 unconstitutional (the section that lists the states and localities that must “preclear” any voting laws with the federal government). The reason given for the reversal was because we as a country have changed and don’t need to be precleared. Nothing could be further from the truth. If anything, the number of states where pre-clearance is mandated should be expanded. The Court did, however, leave section 5 in place. Section 4 was the teeth behind Section 5. It’s time to strengthen the Voting Rights Act by amending Section 4. This is imperative at a time when blatant attempts at voter suppression and terrorist attacks by neo-Nazis, xenophobes, and bigots on people of color, immigrants, and Muslims are being escalated at an alarming pace. This is what institutional racism looks like: Charlottesville, Virginia, one of the Section 5 states, was the scene of a large neo-Nazi demonstration over the decision to remove a Confederate war memorial. A large group of counter-protestors was also on the scene and were attacked by the right-wing attendees. One woman was killed and dozens injured as a neo-Nazi driver plowed into a crowd of counter-protesters. There were attacks by the right-wing extremists on the peaceful counter-protesters. President Trump’s initial messaging seemed to reassure right-wing groups that he didn’t necessarily oppose those gathered in hate. "We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence, on many sides. On many sides. It's been going on for a long time in our country. Not Donald Trump, not Barack Obama. This has been going on for a long, long time." It wasn’t until pressure urging him to issue a stronger more targeted message about the terrorist act in South Carolina, did Trump finally issue a statement condemning the act of white-supremacists, KKK, and other hate groups. However, just a few days later, Trump's messaging again showed a twisted logic, indicating he still supports racists like KKK leader, David Duke. Its clear Trump doesn't want to alienate his base. In the face of numerous terrorist acts involving minorities, immigrants, and places of worship, mostly in southern states, the time is now to strengthen the Voting Rights Act, not to weaken it. Amend Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act in light of all the repressive state laws passed to limit voting rights since Section 4 was struck down by the Roberts Court.

There is literally no reason whatsoever to have a town in Arkansas named after the founder of the KKK. None. The "heritage, not hate" crowd can take their bigotry somewhere else.

If criminals connected to the Trump campaign or administration are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law for conspiracy against the United States or any other crime--but then allowed to be pardoned by Donald Trump--the political system in our country will face a constitutional crisis.