Concerns Regarding the Placement of Transitional Roommates in RA Rooms for the Fall of 2012 This list raises the concerns of RAs at MSU. Many RAs work very hard for the Department of Residence Life and all RAs deserve to have their voices and concerns heard and addressed. This list has the potential to grow as more RAs connect and share their thoughts on the matter. 1. The extra stress an RA will feel will cause them to be less effective in establishing a solid community. The well being of the RA is particularly important during the first 6 weeks of the semester. Without their own space and privacy, the RA will burn out quickly which will result in unsuccessful floors and ultimately an unhappy MSU community. 2. The compensation for RAs is a single room and a meal plan. By assigning the RA a roommate, their compensation is cut, they are receiving extra work, and their privacy is taken from them. This will lead to very unhappy RAs which will lead to unsuccessful communities. 3. Last year Mentors were offered $100/week to have a roommate during a transitional period because a room is part of our compensation. Why is this different now? What will the RA receive if the roommate stays in their room a week? A month? A semester? 4. Transitional housing affects the residents in transitional housing. These effects have not seemed to be long lasting from the experience this past fall. Placing a transitional student in an RA room, however, will have negative effects on the entire community. This type of transitional housing will affect every student, not just those in the triple rooms. 5. Are students in single rooms being contacted and offered compensation for taking on a transitional roommate? 6. What priority will the RAs with transitional roommates be given in the breakdown of transitional housing? Will all triples be broken down before RA rooms are broken down? If RA rooms are first priority then why place residents in them? The stress this will cause for the resident and the RA is not worth having one less triple room. 7. How will RA rooms with transitional students be broken down? Who will get priority in this situation? This situation could cause resentment between RAs on staff and across campus who have their roommates moved out before others. 8. It has been stated that OCAT Aides will not host transitional students. This can likely lead to resentment between the RAs and Aides since the RAs will be very unhappy and uncomfortable. 9. RAs are expected to be welcoming and helpful to all residents as they move into their rooms. An RA will have a difficult time being helpful and attentive to their new residents if they are concerned about their roommate arriving and trying to move all of their things into the RA’s room, which will have already been set up for 2 weeks since the RA moves in early for fall training. 10. RAs have many responsibilities, but RAs are students and individuals too. They need to be treated fairly, and placing a resident in their room while still expecting them to complete their duties and be successful students is unreasonable. 11. Where would RAs go to resolve conflicts as they arise on the floor. During the first few days/weeks these are prevalent as people get settled. Conversations with a roommate would not be private and there aren't always options on the floor or even in the building for a private/safe space. There is also concern with lack of privacy in terms of disclosure. The roommate might not know why someone is coming to see the RA, but they will know someone IS coming to see the RA and who they are. This could cause rumors and drama on the floor, particularly among roommates if there's a conflict between them. Even if someone is going through something serious, now there's someone else who knows something is up. 12. RAs are concerned that residents (especially new ones that don't know the RA) will be nervous to come seek them out knowing that their roommate could very well answer the door, especially when something occurs in the middle of the night. Current residents have confirmed that this would discourage them from reaching out to their RA for help. 13. During the first weeks, RAs fill out resident info sheets, roommate agreements, and more. With a roommate, the RA cannot have any sensitive documents or those pertaining to their job specifically in their room, they must be kept in an office (for West Circle this could very well mean another building entirely). This doesn't make things easy if a roommate conflict or something comes up and the situation must be paused so an RA can run somewhere to grab the documents. 14. If the RA has any personal or confidential documents in their room and the roommate, the roommate’s friends, or other residents from the floor have access to these documents or personal information, what action can be taken? Personal property needs to be respected. 15. Not all RA rooms are the same...

Our interstate highway system, created in 1956 by President Dwight Eisenhower, was a critical component of America’s rise to supremacy in the 20th century. On May 31st funding expires for the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) which bankrolls the maintenance, repair and construction of federal roads and bridges. Having the expiration so close at hand without a resolution is not unusual since HTF has been on short term emergency funding and in crisis mode for several years –the major contributing factor to the poor condition of our infrastructure. Despite numerous and voluminous studies by the Department of Transportation, the Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials, the American Trucking Association and the American Road and Transportation Builders Association that have warned that the quality and quantity of US transportation infrastructure is deficient and in dire need of permanent long term funding, Congress has been incapable of agreeing on a financial plan that would restore our infrastructure to world class status. Its current status, as reported in a recent Ernst and Young survey, is an embarrassing 25th in the world. Experts like the American Society of Civil Engineers and Ernst and Young estimate a maximum of $1.5 trillion spread over ten years is required to rebuild our infrastructure. Over the past several years there has been a plethora of discussions and reports about a long term permanent funding solution for HTF. These communications have included options such as public-private partnerships (PPP’s), vehicle miles travelled (VMT’s), infrastructure banks and increasing the current fuel tax. All of these options have failed to gain political traction because of significant downsides: PPP’s have been disappointing in Indiana, Spain and the United Kingdom; infrastructure banks have tax and governing complications; VMT’s are expensive to implement and administer and are intrusive; raising fuel taxes has little political or public support. Indeed, a Gallup poll found 67% of Americans opposed to raising fuel taxes which many characterize as extremely regressive. Speaker John Boehner recently said: “We’ve got to find a way to deal with America’s crumbling infrastructure in a long term program that is in fact permanently funded.” Senator Corker echoes the same sentiment by saying in exasperation “there is not enough money coming in.” Republicans and Democrats disagree vehemently over taxes. But they need to find a way to reconcile their ideologies in order to permanently fund HTF. Although taxation is the obvious funding solution, no issue divides our country more. Both political parties talk about tax reform but neither has endorsed any viable options. The no tax increase pledge by Republicans is a non-starter to meaningful discussions. The entitlements road map of the Democrats need to be altered. What is needed is a tax that , through its design, benefits all constituencies. Such a tax would, like Robin Hood, take from those most able to pay, invest in infrastructure, create millions of new high paying jobs, improve the standard of living for middle class Americans and result in enhancing investment assets for those who paid the tax. Here’s how it would work: First: As an initial step in tax reform, dispel the notion that the payroll tax is sacrosanct. Uncap the payroll tax (imposed equally on employees and employers at 6.2% and capped at $118,500 per person) for earned income of $500k and greater. At $500k, there will be an incremental tax increase of $23,660. Uncapping the tax will yield $120 billion per year based on research by the PERI School, University of Massachusetts. Second: Invest the $120 billion per year for 10 years to create a world class transportation infrastructure. Third: The $120 Billion will create 3 million jobs. Research by the PERI School. concludes each 1 billion dollars invested in infrastructure ( roads, bridges, water systems and public school buildings) will create 25,000 direct and indirect jobs. This new demand for workers will raise average weekly earnings improving the fortunes of the middle class. Fourth: The additional 3 million jobs will decrease the unemployment rate by 1.9 points to 3.6%. Research by David Rosenberg, chief economist at Gluskin Sheff of Toronto, reveals a one percentage drop in the unemployment rate boosts the S & P index 500 returns by 3.4 percentage points. Thus the 3 million jobs will increase the S & P 500 index 6.5% (3.4 x 1.9). Fifth: According to Fidelity Investments, people with earned income of $500k or greater have investable assets of $5 million. The good news--uncapping the payroll tax will increase these assets 6.5% or $300k! Summary: Uncapping the payroll tax for incomes of $500k or greater will unlock the following sequence of events: $120 billion per year yield from the tax invested in infrastructure will create 3 million jobs which will boost the S & P 500 index 6.5% that will translate into a $300,000 g...

Angela Greenwood is a 48 year old woman who has suffered severe childhood physical, emotional and sexual abuse. She is the daughter of a schizophrenic mother and a drug addicted, biker gang member father. Her grandmother, Kathy O'Ferrell Winterstein committed suicide when Angela's mom was just a teenager. Angela's parents weree using heavy drugs and alcohol and severely abused both Angela and her sister April. Angela was in many institutions and facilities as a child for the over 240 runaways due to ongoing physical and sexual abuse. She was in foster home after foster home and suffered numerous assaults. She made a few bad decisions to take cars that had keys in them to get away from her abusers twice and she was charged for it. So began her long ordeal with the criminal justice system. She was emancipated after graduation and at 17 she graduated to a park bench in Chestertown with no food and no family. Years went by and she began a life of stealing, prostitution, selling and using drugs to cope with her life. In 2004 she was on the run from Maryland for another violation for living with a man who was selling drugs, as she was charged for living there. He helped her a gave her a home to stay in and together they got pregnant. Angela struggled with her addiction during her pregnancy and her son was born with brain-injury and autism. She was set up by her best friend 7 months pregnant and the Drug Officers forced her to give information or lose her child in her belly. She did what she had to do and then Travette was born. He was born on September 18, 2005 and there was fecal matter in his amniotic fluid. His APGAR was a 1 when he was born and he had to be given oxygen to breathe. He has been placed in over 42 facilities since he was 3 years old and has been physically, sexually, emotionally and medically abused in those facilities. Ms. Greenwood decided to do something and enrolled in college in the Social Work program to help her son. She had to fight the State of Pennsylvania to get custody back of him when they started pumping him full of meds she did not consent to. She graduated with her BSW, MS and now she has her own Small Business and has started her own non-profit 501c3 with her husband and family to stand up to the Governor of Delaware now. Angela is very sick and has been considered fully disabled since 10/27/21, when she was in her fourth major car accident through no fault of her own. She was supposed to get off probation in May of 2021, but due to poverty, mental illness (PTSD) and the stress of trying to get supportive services in place for herself and her daughter and son in Delaware. Her aunts tried to steal her daughter and used probation and the courts to make it happen, accusing her of using drugs when she wasn't! Now, her health is failing and the stress is not stopping due to the ongoing strong-arm threatening tactics of probation and parole and the Department of Corrections. She is awaiting a Bone Marrow Biopsy, as her oncologist suspects Lupus or Leukemia. She is already diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure, COPD, Asthma, GERD, Severe Spine and Nerve Damage, Loss of the feeling and ability to use her hands effectively, and now she is losing her sight. She keeps passing out for no reason and falling face first on the floor. She is sick and they are trying to violate her again when she was supposed to graduate after she received her certificate from Aquilla for over 1 1/2 years of treatment. On top of that, her family and she were homeless as of 10/1/21. Angela fought to get her settlement from the accident early and left a lot of money on the table to get her family into a home. After over 100 rental applications and denials, Angela decided it was time to buy her house. She had been working for 5 long years to build her credit and get ready to buy her first home. Now they are trying to say that she did not have permission to be in her home when she cannot care for herself. Although she called and got permission from her probation officer's supervisor they are still insinuating that she is in Maryland illegally when she is a Maryland native who just bought her home and came into the state with permission from probation. Tell Governor Carney this ends now. Demand Justice for Women and Children in Delaware. Tell Governor Carney to address Child Mental Health and Women's Reentry in Delaware today.

The Governor of Puerto Rico does not support laws that protect animals from cruelty.  In January 2021, the then Governor of Puerto Rico, Pedro Pierluisi, publicly announced that he was “committed to supporting an industry ...that represents our culture and our history” and that he, along with the then Resident Commissioner Jennifer Gonzalez Colon, “will continue to fight for them [cockfighters].”  When Puerto Rico’s leading politicians announce publicly to cockfighters that they can operate there and that they will “fight for them,” should it surprise anyone that the dogfighters take away the same message that the federal rules also shouldn’t apply to them? The president of the Humane Society of the United States, said "Cruelty is not culture. And it's important to look at what it is, and what it's doing to the animals. These are birds that are armed with weapons, and they slash eyes out, and it's just a brutal blood sport that should've gone a long time ago." Animal cruelty in Puerto Rico is rampant. Over one million animals suffer in the streets and beaches, dumped in remote locations or on busy highways, or chained and beaten with no water or food. In Puerto Rico, it is common practice to dump dogs or move out of a house and leave one or more dogs locked inside with no food or water, or to chain a dog outside in the sun without water or food. Even though Puerto Rico has had an advanced statute for the protection and promotion of animal welfare for more than ten years : Act No. 154-2008, as amended, better known as the “Act for Animal Welfare and Protection,” people commit these acts knowing there is no law enforcement for animals. Mayors of the municipalities take their lead from the Governor and the police take their lead from the mayors. Today, every government run shelter is a high-kill shelter, there is no humane government facility for animals, little to no effort is made toward educating the public against not sterilizing dogs and cats. There is no government voice denouncing abuse, neglect, abandonment, poisoning, shooting, or driving over animals. There is no government program assisting with spaying and neutering to help to control the stray population. There is almost no enforcement of animal cruelty laws and an extremely small number of police officers trained in enforcing the laws. There are not enough rescues to help even half the suffering animals, much less turn the tide of overpopulation, and there are not enough fosters or homes to take them all in to provide safety and care. Beside the old way of thinking that supports cockfighting in the name of "culture," the government of Puerto Rico has a very long history of atrocities against animals and corruption that does not allow for fair decision-making regarding the fair and humane treatment of animals. Animals are abused as a matter of course by corruption because they have no voice and cannot speak up or vote. There are many forms of animal cruelty, cockfighting and dogfighting are among the most egregious, but cruelty is cruelty. To list only a few examples: -2007: Massacre in Barceloneta--Around 80 dogs seized by government contractors and thrown off the 50-foot highway bridge. (Government contractors are chosen by and paid very well by the government.) -2016: Legislation introduced in both the Puerto Rico House and Senate (PC2950, PS1631) that would have put a 5-year ban on all breeding and mandated sterilization of every dog in Puerto Rico was shot down. Among the opponents, Senator Dalmau, who subsequently received the Legislator of the Year Award from the American Kennel Club (AKC) (https://www.akc.org/clubs-delegates/government-relations/government-relations-blogs__trashed/dalmau-legislator-award/). AKC is an organization that profits from dog breeding and had a revenue of over 65 million dollars in 2016. Whether money was given with the award is not clear. -2018: The U.S. Department of Agriculture cancelled the Mayaguez Zoo’s exhibitor’s license after citing dozens of violations in previous years. The zoo was not closed by the Government of Puerto Rico until 2023. Rescuers found extreme neglect among the animals which the Puerto Rican government denied. 60 minutes story: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/rescuing-animals-puerto-rico-zoo-60-minutes-video-2024-07-14/ NPR story: https://www.wvtf.org/2023-06-07/puerto-rico-lost-its-only-elephant-and-cracked-open-a-well-of-emotions -2022: After a DECADE of receiving multiple complaints from Puerto Rican citizens about animal cruelty and neglect, the municipality of Ponce canceled its agreement with government contractor Animal Rescue and Protection Services (“ARPS”). ARPS engaged in negligent animal care and questionable euthanasia practices in its contract for domestic animal control. (Government contractors are chosen by and paid very well by the government.) -2023: Antonio Casillas Montero convicted of running a dogfighting ring for OVER 35 YEARS in Humacao. The federal prosecutor stated that “Casillas’s conduct is on the extreme end of the spectrum of cruelty in an already cruel form of abuse.” Although Casillas's activities cost countless suffering and lives he was only sentenced to seven years (https://www.justice.gov/usao-pr/pr/man-sentenced-seven-years-prison-dog-fighting-violations-animal-welfare-act). Thirty-five years is too long for the government and law enforcement of Humacao to have not known or intervened.

We, the undersigned residents, and taxpayers of Prince George’s County, respectfully urge Dr. Carey M. Wright, State Superintendent of Schools, to withhold approval of the appointment of Dr. Shawn Joseph as Interim Superintendent of Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS). Under Maryland Education Code § 4-201.1, the selection and appointment of an interim superintendent must follow a defined legal process that includes selecting from a list of three qualified finalists for consideration. That process is in place to preserve the integrity, transparency, and accountability of educational leadership decisions affecting hundreds of thousands of students and families. As outlined in Maryland law, the superintendent selection process is intentionally structured to include independent screening, a shortlist of finalists, and state-level oversight to ensure appointments are based on qualifications and merit—shielding the process from undue political influence. The recent action by the Prince George’s County Board of Education to force Millard House II to resign his position in violation of Board Policy 4135—a rule designed to maintain a strict separation between governance and advocacy, reinforcing the Board’s role as a neutral arbiter and ensuring that public education resources are not used for political purposes—followed by the announcement by the County Executive-Elect — to install Dr. Joseph as the interim superintendent appears to have bypassed these required procedures, specifically: 1.     Superintendent Millard House II served officially on Thursday, June 12, 2025. 2.     On June 13, 2025, less than 24 hours after the announcement that Superintendent Millard House II would resign, County Executive-Elect Aisha Braveboy publicly announced the appointment of Dr. Shawn Joseph as the interim superintendent. 3.     During the press conference, County Executive-Elect Aisha Braveboy stated that she had met with Board members several weeks earlier, which could potentially expose PGCPS to legal liability for violating Mr. House’s privacy rights. 4.     The announcement occurred before the Executive-Elect’s swearing-in and during the tenure of the current Acting County Executive, Tara Jackson, who retains lawful authority to fill any vacancy for the superintendent. 5.     Dr. Joseph has a history that raises significant concerns: • His contract with the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools in Tennessee was terminated due to findings of misconduct, which included dishonesty to the board and unethical procurement practices in 2019. • He runs a company registered in Maryland that is not in good standing with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation.  • Dr. Joseph's prior license issue and surrender in Tennessee raise legitimate concerns about his compliance with statutory reporting and certification requirements. • Dr. Joseph previously served as a superintendent in Delaware (2012-2015) and Tennessee (2016-2019). He has not served in a superintendent role since 2019, and no information has been shared with the public that Dr. Joseph possesses the Maryland State Superintendent certification under the Code of Maryland Regulations 13A.12.05.04. • He is affiliated with Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates (HYA), the firm selected by the State Board of Education to conduct superintendent searches, which presents a direct conflict of interest. 6.     Maryland law mandates that superintendent appointments be made from a list of qualified candidates, following State Board of Education regulations and procedures to guarantee fairness and transparency. During her press conference, the County Executive-Elect asserted that “her team,” which had not been revealed to the public, performed the search for the interim superintendent. 7.     The selection process for the County Elect appears to have circumvented the procedural safeguards outlined in MD Education Code § 4-201.1, which states that the selection should be made from a list of three nominees recommended by a search committee consisting of one member appointed by the State Superintendent and two residents appointed by the Governor. The public was not made aware of a list of candidates, and there is no clear evidence that any candidates, aside from Dr. Joseph, were assessed based on established criteria. 8.     Most current Board members have served in office for less than six months. They are unlikely to have completed the professional development required under MD Education Code §3-1004, which raises questions about the Board’s readiness to make a legally sound appointment, especially given that PGCPS has reached an 80% graduation rate, short of the 87% achieved in Maryland in 2017. 9. The Board is scheduled to approve the FY25 budget on June 26 but has not revealed the financial terms of the House’s separation, raising significant fiduciary and transparency concerns. 10.  These statutes and regulations strongly support the Petitioners’ concern that: • The Board’s process must adhere to the listed criteria and nominations. • Professional development is a prerequisite to effective and lawful decision-making. • Interim leadership is legally permitted pending a lawful appointment.

Dear Missouri Supreme Court Justices, Governor Mike Parson, MO DSS Director Robert Knodell, Office of Child Advocate Director Kelly Schultz, MO House & Senate Judiciary & Children’s Committees Legislators I am writing to demand immediate action regarding the wrongful termination of parental rights in the case of Danielle Cox and the broader failures of Missouri’s child welfare system that have deprived parents of due process, violated statutory requirements, and failed to serve the best interests of children. This case is a glaring example of government overreach, legal failures, and a broken system that prioritizes terminating parental rights over reunification—even when legal mandates require a different outcome. Key Issues in Danielle Cox’s Case: 1. Statutory Violations & Due Process Failures • DSS and the Juvenile Office failed to comply with mandatory statutory requirements before proceeding with termination. • The termination petition was filed prematurely, before the statutory timeline required by Missouri law. • DSS did not provide adequate services to Danielle Cox to facilitate reunification, a clear violation of Missouri’s parental rights statutes (RSMo 211.447). • Despite Ms. Cox requesting an alternative visitation provider (Connecting Grounds), DSS falsely claimed she refused services. 2. Failure to Assess the Parent-Child Bond • Testimony from Gina LeGrand states that when Ta’Scani was returned to Ms. Cox, he ran to her with excitement—yet the record lacks any official bonding assessment. • The law requires that parental attachment and bond be assessed before terminating parental rights. This was not done in violation of statutory requirements. 3. Suppression of Evidence Favorable to Ms. Cox • The Juvenile Office withheld or failed to properly consider key evidence demonstrating that Ms. Cox was making efforts to regain custody. • Records show she attempted to arrange alternative services and was never given a fair opportunity to comply with a reunification plan. 4. Office of Child Advocate Report Found Major Concerns • The Missouri Office of Child Advocate (OCA) issued a report raising serious concerns about how this case was handled, including the lack of contact between mother and children. • Despite this, DSS and the court did not correct these issues before terminating her parental rights. 5. Failure to Consider Relative Placement • The law requires that family members be given priority placement when children are removed from their parents. • Ms. Cox’s sister, Destiny, had custody of one sibling (Antonio) and requested placement of the others, but was denied without justification. • DSS failed to follow Missouri law (RSMo 210.305) requiring priority placement with family before considering termination. What Needs to Happen Now: 1. The Missouri Supreme Court Must Review and Reverse the Termination of Parental Rights. • The case must be reconsidered due to clear violations of due process, statutory mandates, and best-interest determinations. • The evidence suggests that termination was premature, unjust, and procedurally flawed. 2. Governor Mike Parson Must Order an Independent Investigation Into DSS and KVC Missouri. • Missouri’s child welfare system is operating without proper oversight and is consistently violating parental rights. • This investigation must include a full audit of wrongful terminations and DSS case mismanagement. 3. The Missouri Attorney General Must Take Legal Action Against DSS for Violations of Missouri Law. • DSS is not above the law. When a government agency violates parental rights and due process, there must be consequences. • AG Andrew Bailey must hold DSS accountable for failing to comply with Missouri’s reunification mandates. 4. Missouri Legislators Must Hold Oversight Hearings on DSS’s Failures. • The Missouri House and Senate Judiciary & Children’s Committees must launch an immediate public hearing on DSS violations. • The Office of Child Advocate’s concerns must be addressed in legislative reforms. Missouri Cannot Continue to Violate Families’ Rights DSS and the courts have an obligation to follow the law, ensure due process, and protect parental rights. The system is not above accountability. The wrongful termination of Danielle Cox’s parental rights is a direct result of government negligence and disregard for Missouri law. I urge you to immediately intervene in this case and take concrete action to hold DSS, KVC Missouri, and the Juvenile Office accountable for violating parental rights and statutory requirements. We demand justice. We demand reform. We demand action. Sincerely, Danielle Cox  Email: [email protected] Next Steps – Taking Action Together 📌 Sign & Share the Petition – The more signatures we gather, the greater the pressure on Missouri officials. 🚨 Missouri must STOP violating parental rights. Sign the petition and demand justice now! 🚨

Article I, Section 5, of the U.S. Constitution provides that "Each House [of Congress] may determine the Rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member." This petition calls for the U.S. Senate to begin expulsion proceedings for United States Senator Roger Marshall. Since 1789, the U.S. Senate has expelled only 15 of its members. Senator William Blount was expelled in 1797 for treason and conspiracy to incite an invasion. The other 14 were expelled for supporting the Confederate rebellion. Expulsion proceedings in the Senate were also initiated for 18 additional U.S. Senators that did not lead to expulsion, with the most recent being for U.S. Senator John Ensign of Nevada in 2011, who resigned before the Senate could vote. On January 2, 2021, Senator Marshall issued a statement that read: "Our congressional office has received thousands of emails and phone calls and I personally have received hundreds of texts, phone calls, and emails on the matter. An overwhelming majority believes we should reject some of the Electoral College votes from certain states." The purpose of this petition is to refute Senator Marshall's claims that an 'overwhelming majority' of his constituents believe that he should have rejected the election results of the November 3, 2020 presidential election. Senator Marshall stated, "For these reasons and after carefully weighing the evidence, I am not confident this past presidential election was conducted in a manner that is fully consistent with state and federal law. I therefore intend to object during the Electoral College certification process next week to allow the needed debates to occur." Senator Marshall did not present any evidence to his constituents, nor has any evidence been accepted by any U.S. court. Despite 62 lawsuits being filed, all but one was found to be without merit or standing. This petition argues that a U.S. Senator who seeks to overturn the democratic election of another state, without presenting any substantiated evidence of voter fraud or election irregularities, itself is an act of sedition. 18 U.S. Code S. 2384 on Seditious Conspiracy provides: "If two or more persons in any State or Territory, or in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S., conspire to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the U.S., or to levy war against them, or to oppose by force the authority thereof, or by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the U.S., or by force to seize, take, or possess any property of the U.S. or by force to seize, take, or possess any property of the U.S. contrary to the authority thereof, they shall each be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both." Senator Marshall claimed, "We must hold accountable any state that disregarded the law and our Constitution. The bottom line is, transparency and integrity in the voting and counting process are vitally important, and the American people must have full confidence in the outcome of the 2020 presidential election." It is for this same reason that the U.S. Senate must expel Senator Marshall. Just as states that disregard our Constitution should be held accountable, so too must U.S. Senators be held to account. Senator Marshall's own lack of transparency and integrity is evident in how he presented unfounded rumors and lies as sufficient cause for objection to the certified results of other states. Senator Marshall attempted to disenfranchise millions of voters, which is a precedent that the United States Senate must not let go unchecked. Senator Marshall claimed that his years as an obstetrician informed his rejection of the election results of other states. His medical experience does not qualify him to make such a statement, nor does it excuse him from its consequences. The statements of Senator Marshall alone may not have merited expulsion had they been confined to social media. However, Senator Marshall took action on his words. Senator Marshall donated $20,000 to the Republican National Convention's legal fund. And on January 6, 2021 -- mere hours after Donald Trump directed his supporters to march to the U.S. Capitol Building and proceeded to assault Capitol Police officers, invade the Senate and House Chambers, and terrorize members of the 117th U.S. Congress, Washington D.C., and the entire nation -- Senator Marshall maintained his objections to the presidential election with five of his Republican colleagues: Senators Hawley, Cruz, Tuberville, Kennedy, and Hyde-Smith. Senator Roger Marshall voted to overturn the legitimate election of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, in the very same election that elevated him to the role of a U.S. Senator. This petition seeks redress that Senator Marshall's seditious vote also be his last.

I am writing to you as leaders of your respective Local, County, or State agencies, each of which have some level of oversight over the Mill Valley School District (the “District”), as it embarks on a plan to rebuild the Mill Valley Middle School (“MVMS”) on its current site, while housing students on an interim campus for two years during construction. To the extent public acceptance is a factor in your decisionmaking, please know that I join the growing group of Mill Valley parents, guardians, and taxpayers strongly opposed to the District’s plan to house students at the proposed interim site, for the reasons explained below. The District needs to properly evaluate alternative sites.   Dangerous:  The current Mill Valley Middle School is built atop an old burn dump, classified as a Superfund site, whose soil samples show hazardous levels of lead—over 81 times the limit for the State of California—and one area of explosive methane gas, all of which is presently capped by just 2-3 feet of clay soil that would be disrupted during construction.  Disgusting: The proposed interim site will be directly across from the Sewerage Agency of Southern Marin. The site smells of sewage due to hydrogen sulfide. Daily exposure to these fumes can impact student health, and will certainly impact student and teacher morale. Distracting: The interim campus is slated to be right next to the main demolition and construction zone for the permanent MVMS campus, separated only by a chain link fence. The loud construction noises will negatively impact the opportunity to learn for all students, with a disproportionate burden on children with existing learning and behavioral challenges.  Demoralizing: The temporary campus is too small to meet Department of Education minimum site size requirements (unless the District counts Friends Field, and it’s unclear whether the City will permit shared use of that space). Moreover, the Department of Education provides that school districts cannot count as “usable space” any land that is in a flood plain. The entire temporary site is in a flood plain. Additionally, the same children who began elementary school with Zoom Kindergarten are now being asked to once again begin a new phase of schooling amid circumstances that will only compound the challenges confronting this cohort of students.  Disregards Climate Science: MVMS is in a seismic liquefaction zone that is also vulnerable to high tide flooding. The flooding is most acute at the proposed interim site. This risk will only be exacerbated in the near future with rising sea levels, which will likely cause the District and the City to expend significant dollars to protect the permanent site investment in the decades to come.  Budget Concerns:  The District has already spent or committed over $4.3M to the current MVMS plan, and it continues to pursue a risky construction site without the necessary funds. The projected overall budget is $210M, but the Measure G bond funding is for just $194M, which is intended to support both this project and other modernization projects at the District’s elementary schools. The District has not conducted any rigorous study of the costs and possible benefits of alternative sites, as is expected by the Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee and the California Department of Education site selection criteria. An alternative site could save taxpayers significant money, in addition to keeping our children safe.  What We are Asking  1.     Reject any plan that includes interim housing of Middle School students next to the construction project, which sits atop a Superfund site, in a flood plain and seismic liquefaction zone, and bordered by a high voltage power station, a smelly sewer plant, and an anticipated hazmat construction zone.  2.     Should an interim campus remain necessary, please ensure that the District studies the feasibility of repurposing the property previously occupied by Terra Marin for the interim campus. This avoids putting students next to a dangerous construction zone, and avoids displacing any elementary students.  3.     Ensure the District appropriately considers alternative locations, in detail, for the permanent MVMS site, as legally required under the EIR process. 4.     Require the District to present a clearly-scoped plan for the entire Measure G project, including the Middle School rebuild and interim housing, as well as the modernization of the five elementary schools, all within the budget of the bond funds.  5.     Ask the City of Mill Valley to collaborate with the District to locate another interim or permanent campus site, using land available within the City. The City is responsible for ensuring that Mill Valley remains a vibrant community able to offer excellent schools, which our property values depend upon to a significant degree.  Please see the website developed by a group of concerned parents that outlines the interim site’s many challenges: www.MVMSModernizationMess.com You can also follow this group on Instagram @mvmsmodernizationmess for time-sensitive updates, additional photos, and meeting clips.   Please make a safe decision for the wellbeing of our students, teachers, families, taxpayers, and future generations. We can and must do better for the sake of our young people and the community.  Thank you for your time and consideration.

The corruption and greed has so overrun Washington that our elected officials are favoring corporate interests over what is right or good for the people at every opportunity. No real reform will be possible until we can clean house in Washington, D.C. Our most powerful weapon to fight the corruption is the vote. But to be effective, we must unify enough of us to create a large, unified grass roots movement. We can unify a hundred million of us by formulating a new platform of reform that brings great benefits to the masses. With our huge numbers united behind a reform agenda, we will have the power to vote out a majority of the corrupt politicians in Congress. This petition explains how we can organize and unify enough of us to vote in our own and clean house in our government. The Petition: We the people, with this petition, hereby call upon American Civil Liberties Union, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Amnesty International to join their resources and personnel to form the board of directors of a new organization. I’ll propose that this new organization be called VOTER, for Voice Of Thoughtful and Ethical Reform. These organizations have the resources to each donate staff, office space and equipment. If they join us in this endeavor instead of fighting their own battles, then everyone’s needs are met by a unified and focused effort to address the corruption in our government. VOTER will form an organization whose job it is to give us a unified voice and providing a platform that we can vote on. VOTER can put surveys on the internet to let us vote on issues that we care about. VOTER will ask the questions that no one else is asking. “Do we want all special interest money out of politics?” “Do we want federally-funded elections?” “Should we fund these elections through a new tax on wealthy corporations?” “Should we have a national voting box standard that always has a paper audit trail?” VOTER will help us to identify the many new Congressional candidates who have a proven track record of reform or fighting the good fight for a better government, or a cleaner environment, or improved food safety; people who have been working to bring out the truth - these are the people that we should be voting for to replace the dirty dogs and fat cats of Congress. VOTER candidates will be asked to answer survey questions that will help people know where each candidate stands on pertinent issues. Attention will be drawn to politically expedient answers or answers that are vague or lacking in specific details. Candidates will be asked if they are willing to commit to the VOTER platform. The VOTER Platform – A Starting Point 1) Substantially increase taxes on the wealthy and large corporations and substantially reduce taxes on everyone else. Eliminate offshore tax loopholes. Raise the minimum wage to a living wage. 2) Limit all loans, including payday loans, home mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, etc, to 9% or lower. Demand that the companies who sold the subprime mortgages refinance those who are now under water so their total debt does not exceed the current value of their house. 3) Corporations are not people. Eliminate "corporate personhood". Make all elections - federal, state, and local - funded by the new higher taxes on the rich and on wealthy corporations so all candidates will have the same air time, with no one being allowed to outspend anyone else. The average American must be on an equal footing with the wealthy so our government is not overtaken by the wealthy. The first amendment gives everyone an equal voice - not the wealthy having total exposure while the common man and woman has none. 4) Inform corporations that provide essential goods and services, (such as water, electric, home heating oil, food, health, and auto fuel,) that they cannot charge such high prices that they are making billions of dollars in profit while people are freezing in the winter, and becoming homeless. Businesses that sell non-essentials and luxury items can charge what they choose. 5) Protect small family farms, the organic standard, and health supplements to protect American’s rights to decent and healthy foods and health freedom of choice. 6) Subsidize clean energy technologies, such as wind and solar, instead of the coal, nuclear, oil and gas industries. 7) NAFTA, GATT, and all agreements with the World Trade Organization (WTO) should be rescinded. 8) Eliminate as much corporate and elite influence on our government as possible. Corporate needs should be considered when drafting legislation - just not with undue influence. All meetings with lobbyists will be shown on CSPAN and on a public record. No more partying and gifting the Senators. 9) Hands off Social Security and Medicare. Rather, boost the amounts paid out to an amount in keeping with real cost of living increases so people can afford to live in their homes and not end up on the street homeless. 10) The constitut...

Proposal to Reinstate the Boise State University Wrestling Program Purpose The purpose of this proposal is to encourage Boise State University to evaluate and pursue the reinstatement of its NCAA wrestling program. Over the past decade, wrestling has experienced significant national growth in participation, viewership, and institutional support. Reinstating wrestling would align Boise State Athletics with one of the fastest-growing sports in the United States while providing new opportunities for student-athletes across the region. Background Boise State University previously sponsored a Division I wrestling program that produced competitive teams and helped build a strong wrestling culture throughout Idaho and the surrounding region. When the program was discontinued in 2017, it left a significant gap in Division I wrestling opportunities in the Pacific Northwest. Idaho has long been known for producing high-level wrestlers, yet many athletes from Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming must now leave the region to compete at the Division I level. Reinstating the Boise State wrestling program would help restore regional access to high-level collegiate competition and reestablish a proud athletic tradition at the university. National Growth of Wrestling The sport of wrestling has seen exceptional growth over the past decade at the youth, high school, and collegiate levels. Key statistics include: - 374,278 high school wrestlers participated nationwide during the 2024–2025 school year according to the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). - Girls’ wrestling is the fastest-growing high school sport in America, with more than 74,000 female wrestlers now competing nationwide. - Over 36 states now host official girls’ state wrestling championships, a dramatic increase from just a handful a decade ago. - USA Wrestling membership surpassed 345,000 athletes, the highest total in the organization’s history. - Youth wrestling clubs and regional tournaments continue to expand rapidly across the country. Despite these increases in participation, the number of NCAA Division I wrestling programs has remained relatively stagnant. This creates a shortage of collegiate opportunities for talented athletes seeking to compete at the highest level. Boise State has the opportunity to help address this demand while strengthening its athletic profile. Regional Opportunity The Pacific Northwest is a strong wrestling region with a deep pool of talent. However, Division I wrestling opportunities remain limited. Reinstating Boise State wrestling would: - Provide Division I opportunities for athletes from Idaho and surrounding states - Strengthen recruiting pipelines within the region - Increase engagement with youth wrestling clubs and high school programs - Enhance Boise State’s visibility within one of the nation’s most passionate wrestling communities Idaho high school wrestling continues to produce state champions, nationally ranked athletes, and Fargo All-Americans each year. Many of these athletes currently leave the state to pursue their collegiate careers. A Boise State program would allow these athletes to represent their home state at the highest level. Community and Alumni Support Wrestling communities are known for strong grassroots support and loyal alumni engagement. Across the country, reinstated programs have successfully leveraged: - Booster clubs - Private donations - Alumni fundraising campaigns - Corporate sponsorships - Community wrestling events and camps The Boise and Treasure Valley wrestling communities have historically demonstrated strong support for the sport and would likely play a significant role in helping rebuild the program. Benefits to Boise State University Reinstating wrestling would provide multiple benefits to Boise State Athletics: - Expanded athletic opportunities for student-athletes - Increased engagement with youth and high school communities - Strengthened alumni connections - National exposure through NCAA wrestling events and media coverage - Potential growth in women’s wrestling opportunities in the future Wrestling embodies values that align closely with Boise State’s culture—discipline, resilience, work ethic, and academic commitment. Next Steps We respectfully encourage Boise State Athletics to: 1. Conduct a feasibility study on reinstating the wrestling program 2. Engage alumni and community stakeholders in fundraising discussions 3. Explore partnerships with wrestling organizations and donors 4. Evaluate facilities and operational requirements 5. Develop a phased plan to bring Boise State wrestling back to NCAA competition Conclusion Wrestling in the United States is experiencing unprecedented growth. Participation numbers are rising, youth engagement is stronger than ever, and the demand for collegiate opportunities continues to increase. Reinstating the Boise State wrestling program would not only restore a proud tradition but also position the university as a leader in supporting one of the nation’s fastest-growing sports. With the right vision, community support, and institutional leadership, Boise State wrestling can once again become a source of pride for the university and the state of Idaho. We respectfully ask Boise State Athletics to consider this proposal and begin the process of evaluating the return of Bronco Wrestling.