To show our support in favor of Governor Snyder's Firework Safety Act 256 of 2011. There is a petition going around claiming that fireworks are causing more violence and crime in Michigan. If you believe that this is not true and that someone is just trying to push their own beliefs onto us because they do not like fireworks, and if you are in favor of keeping this Act, please sign this petition to show Governor Snyder that there is more support to keep our fireworks here in Michigan.

Trump did not win the popluar vote..and it's time for him to stop wasting time on frivolous complaints about voter fraud.

Since taking over the Department of Education, DeVos has rolled back important protections for students while siding with predatory companies that have a record of scamming borrowers. Most recently, she delayed an update to a rule that lets students pursue cancellation of their federal student loans if their school broke the law. That's why eighteen states and the District of Columbia, Public Citizen, and the Project on Predatory Lending at Harvard Law School have filed lawsuits against DeVos.[1] In the meantime, the Education Department is moving ahead with its ill-conceived plan to turn higher education into a Wild West where predatory for-profit colleges can get away with anything. DeVos and the Trump Administration have taken aim at two rules that hold schools accountable for cheating their students: the Gainful Employment and Borrower Defense rules. And this is all happening while defrauded students and veterans are still waiting on the loan forgiveness owed to them by law following the collapse of scam schools ITT Tech and Corinthian Colleges like Heald, Everest, and WyoTech.[2] Please join us in telling Secretary DeVos to enforce, not delay, these student loan protections! Read more: 1. 18 States Sue Betsy DeVos Over Student Loan Protections, NYTimes, July 6, 2017, http://nyti.ms/2tlAsDg and Public Citizen and Project on Predatory Student Lending Represent Students Suing to Stop Education Department's Illegal Delay, July 6, 2017, http://bit.ly/2tlBHlX 2. DeVos Decision to Delay Borrower Defense is a Slap in the Face to Students, Americans for Financial Reform, June 14, 2017, http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2017/06/draft-afr-statement-devos-decision-to-delay-borrower-defense-is-a-slap-in-the-face-to-students/

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We the people feel that we are taxed without representation because we are not part of the lobbying industry and all entities involved. To list the violations to the first amendment that are directed against us--the US Citizens----- Under the Bill of rights --- Section ---freedom of the press and free speech. Prohibiting the rights of citizens from petitioning of governmental redress of grievances. The right of individuals to express themselves without government interference or regulations. The right to petition the government for the redress of grievances guarantees the people the right to ask the government to provide relief through the courts or governmental action. We demand that Sen . Schumer , as an elected official of the US Senate to act as our agent to file and/or present this petition from the citizens of the United States to/ with the US Supreme Court.

The White House as well as the House of Representatives are actively working to dismantle our voting system. The Election Assistance Commission is the only federal agency dedicated to upholding and advancing the integrity of voting equipment across our nation as well as securing the equipment against cyber attacks. Our right to vote and the integrity of our voting systems are important to every citizen. We should actively oppose any efforts to weaken our voting system.

The Kudzu Coalition of West Alabama requests that the City of Tuscaloosa: 1. Physically post warning signs at all downstream affected public use and access areas including parks, boat launches, fishing piers, bridges, and trails 2. Post warnings within 12 hours of sewage spills on the City of Tuscaloosa’s website and social media sites stating the location of spill on map and the approximate time of spill. In addition, we would like to know if the spill is ongoing or has it stopped, size of spill, were there industrial chemicals from local industries, and which receiving streams were affected. After the spill, did water testing occur? If so, please post the results. 3. Publicly advertise and maintain an opt-in process that allows interested persons to obtain public notification of SSOs via email, text message, and/or automated phone call. Discharge points are located along numerous streams throughout Tuscaloosa County. Notices should be posted where sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) have been identified and on every waterway leading away from spill sites (For details on a recent spill, see Sewage spill in Tuscaloosa".) Given the number of accidental sewage spills over the past year, proper warning of potential discharge is necessary to protect children, small animals, and residents. Regular discharges, as well as spills, need to be clearly indicated at all times. We are grateful to City of Tuscaloosa staff as well as local legislators, councilors, and other stakeholders for addressing this much-needed issue. Water is beautiful. Playing in sewage effluent is not.

As David Ignatius reported in the Washington Post, the United States and Russia successfully negotiated agreement on a buffer zone and "deconfliction line" in Syria. The agreement allows the United States and its allies to clear the Islamic State’s capital, Raqqa, while Russia and the Syrian government take the city of Deir al-Zour. The agreement on the line keeps the combatants focused on fighting the Islamic State, rather than fighting each other. [1] Ignatius says the U.S. and Russia should discuss whether this agreement is a model for wider U.S.-Russian cooperation in Syria to defeat the Islamic State, stabilize Syria, and discuss a political future. Working with Russia, Ignatius says, may be the only way to reduce the violence in Syria and create a foundation for a more decentralized nation that can recover from its tragic war. Secretary of State Tillerson and Defense Secretary Mattis favor exploring options with Russia, Ignatius notes. "We see the potential for it," a senior State Department official said. "So far Russia is working in earnest with us on the effort." Some "hawks" in the National Security Council and Congress don't want to work with Russia, even if that is the only way to reduce the violence in Syria. But the likely alternative to working with Russia in Syria is more violence and more casualties for U.S. troops. A recent academic study attributed Donald Trump's victory in November to communities hit hardest by military casualties and angry about being ignored. [2] Urge President Trump and Members of Congress to support a wider agreement with Russia on Syria to reduce violence and protect U.S. troops by signing our petition. References: 1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/working-with-russia-might-be-the-best-path-to-peace-in-syria/2017/07/04/c2589c9e-6029-11e7-a4f7-af34fc1d9d39_story.html 2. http://reason.com/blog/2017/07/03/did-endless-war-cost-hillary-clinton-the

We need to find a way to end the student loan debt crisis. There are so many out there making less than 150k and trying to make ends meet with families. These high student loan debts are making it hard for so many and trying to juggle between paying rent, everyday bills and feeding a household is a huge crisis for many families. The interest alone is hurting everyone. It is time to make a change and end the student loan debt crisis.

Both major parties have struggled trying to re-invent a new type of healthcare coverage that achieves certain goals when a mutually agreed upon healthcare coverage method already exists! It needs to be extended to all qualified Americans. The basics will automatically be covered, but leaves room for supplimentary coverages through private carriers.

Senate’s Health Care Repeal: You Pay More, You Get Less and the Wealthy Get Big Tax Breaks The Senate’s repeal bill makes health care so much worse for so many people in so many ways, all to give huge tax breaks to the wealthy and big corporations, that it simply can’t be fixed. People have rejected repeal. Instead of cutting backroom deals, Republican Senators should start working with Democrats to keep what works and fix what doesn’t in the current law. You pay more and get less - that’s the Senate health care repeal bill. It makes health care worse for everyone - it raises costs, cuts coverage, weakens vital protections and ends Medicaid as we know it.

Every day 64-year-old pipelines push nearly 23 million gallons of oil through the heart of the Great Lakes. What if they ruptured? These aging pipelines, called Line 5, are owned by Canadian company Enbridge and lie exposed in the water at the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac, where Lake Michigan and Lake Huron meet. A spill here would be catastrophic. Another Enbridge pipeline ruptured in Michigan in 2010 and spilled 1 million gallons of heavy crude oil into the Kalamazoo River. It was the largest land-based oil spill in U.S. history, and is took years to clean up. Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline through the Great Lakes is 15 years older than that one was when it ruptured. PIPELINES FAIL. THESE AGING PIPELINES IN THE STRAITS ARE NOT WORTH THE RISK. WE NEED YOU TO HELP PREVENT A DISASTER. Michigan should not put the Great Lakes, our economy, health, drinking water, fisheries, and way of life at risk from a catastrophic oil spill any longer. Michigan's year-long study of Line 5 alternatives has been released and the state is gathering public comment. Now is the time to submit your comment calling for the only way to truly protect the Great Lakes from an oil spill: shut down the Enbridge Line 5 pipelines through the Straits of Mackinac.