Lawmakers should be encouraging more North Carolinians to exercise their right to vote each year, not making it harder. Please vote against the horrible voter ID law and its antidemocratic intent. It will do nothing but disenfranchise thousands of North Carolinians and hurt our democracy.

Stop using the term "illegal immigrant." An analysis by the Sunlight Foundation has found that you are the two most frequent users of this offensive term in Congress over the last five years. Please follow the example of the Associated Press and stop using this insulting term - no human beings are "illegal." A behavior is illegal, but a person is not.

Deport woman who married imprisoned killer and was allowed to come to America to advocate for his release.

Whereas, many adults in Oklahoma—including persons with disabilities, the chronically ill, and the elderly—currently have inadequate, or no healthcare coverage, because they are currently ineligible for Medicaid, and Whereas Oklahoma has the opportunity to expand its existing Medicaid program to provide healthcare for an estimated 130,000–190,000 additional individuals, by accepting this federal funding, and Whereas expanding the state’s Medicaid program to provide healthcare for these individuals would improve their health, and the quality of their lives,and would also provide substantial economic benefits to Oklahoma, by saving the state millions of dollars in uncompensated healthcare costs, and would create thousands of new high-paying jobs in healthcare, and related fields, which would generate significant new tax revenues for the state of Oklahoma. In Consideration thereof, We, the under-signed citizens of Oklahoma, respectfully request that the Honorable Mary Fallin, Governor of the State of Oklahoma, accept these federal funds being offered in accordance with the Affordable Care Act, to expand the state’s Medicaid Program.

Jon Husted has shamelessly acted in ways contrary to his duties as Ohio's Secretary of State, by manipulating election laws with the obvious goal of disenfranchising poor and minority (mostly Democratic) voters. Whatever his personal feelings, Governor Kasich must immediately fire Husted and put an end to his machinations.

Please listen to the congregation of the United Methodist Church in Alexandria and allow Adam Fraley to return to his position as choir director. The loving support of church members should outweigh the pastor's personal agenda—if he can't set aside his anti-gay views, he should be reassigned.

Every Netflix employee should benefit from your unlimited maternity/paternity leave -- including Netflix DVD workers!

Save Diverse, Local Radio! Clear Channel should add a progressive talk program at a station in each top 20 market (starting with KOGO-AM 600 in San Diego). Furthermore, we urge Congress and President Obama to repeal the portion of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 that allows unlimited ownership of radio stations, reverting back to the former limit of 40 stations nationally.

Please join us in signing this petition to have the Mayor of Aurora and Cinemark Theaters hear our voice to allow citizens to legally carry and help secure public safety.

The requirements to enter into any publicly funded university research institution should include US citizenship.