END THE FILIBUSTER NOW. We need our Senators to aspire to the dreams we all have, and to the dreams we should have and the dreams we elected them to make a reality!

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Dear Senator McConnell, The bi-partisan intentions that you recently expressed after your victory in the mid-term elections were encouraging to those concerned about the world we will bequeath to our children. Therefore, we the undersigned implore you to reconsider nominating Senator Inhofe as chair of the Environment and Public Works committee. Inhofe’s extremist rhetoric –such as labeling those citizens concerned about climate change as Nazis, or claiming that climate change is not in alignment with the Christian world view—are at best divisive and have no place in a bipartisan dialogue. According to a recent survey conducted by the Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, two out of every three Americans believe that global warming will harm future generations—their children and grandchildren. The Pentagon and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel released a report this past October pronouncing conclusively that climate change is an immediate and serious threat to national security with increased risks from terrorism, disease, global poverty and food shortages. One hundred percent of climate scientists, including the acclaimed Dr. James Hansen from NASA, and ninety-eight percent of all scientists have concluded that climate change is man-made, and we are well on our way to experiencing its consequences. We understand that our nation and your home state in particular are economically tied to the fossil fuel industry, and that difficult decisions will have to be made in order to transition to a new economy and energy independence; however, please be aware that there is a tremendous popular will to make that transition. You must consider the political ramifications of ignoring the concern of the majority of American voters. Victor Hugo stated, “Nothing is more important than an idea whose time has come.” President Obama has displayed true leadership in China this past week, and history will undoubtedly remember him favorably for it—his treaty with China will perhaps be remembered in a similar manner to the civil rights stances taken by JFK, whose memory is embedded in our American consciousness as a lasting hero. Governor George Wallace, however, failed to heed the signs of the times and is now remembered as a racist obstructionist. Will you be remembered as the man who used his political power so save our future at the critical moment by overcoming the current paralyzing polarization? Senator McConnell, you are truly a national figure and your decisions will make history-the choice is yours. Will you be condemned by future generations for spending your political life in a vain attempt to stem the tide of progress, leaving an obstructionist and non-existent legacy, or will you fulfill your bi-partisan promise by uniting the Senate and leading America toward a new epoch of sustainability and industry?

Dear Senator Harry Reid and the Senate Majority: With the Iraq War fabricators trying to rewrite history to excuse themselves for their calculated lies that the lead us wrongfully and immorally into the Iraq War...RIGHT NOW is the time for the Senate to convene a Senate Select Committee on Iraq and call those responsible (George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Paul Wolfowitz, Condaleeza Rice, Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Bremer) forth to answer and prove their data and intelligence and sources that led up to the false war in Iraq. The Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld/Rice/Wolfowitz/Bremer Administration must be held accountable for their acts of war that, if any other nation did what the Bush/Cheney Administration did in lying to the American people and to the United Nations for the express purpose of invading and destroying a sovereign nation, America would label that country as a terrorist state and its acts as acts of international terrorism; and we would demand accountability in front of The Hague for the war crimes by those nation’s leaders. It is time to hold those accountable who cost the lives of 4,485 of our service men and women, caused the maiming of tens of thousands of US service people, caused the deaths of up to 1 million innocent Iraqi women, children and men; and the displacement of another 2 million Iraqi families who had nothing to do with 9-11, Al Qaeda or Weapons of Mass Destruction as was falsely claimed by the Bush Administration and its co-conspirators. The Senate must do the job we pay them to do and hold those accountable who abused their powers in office and who fabricated and promoted a false war for their own narrow political and religious hatreds against a sovereign nation of innocent people. This should be done not just for America’s interests at home to insure such abuse of power doesn’t happen again, but also so that the world at large is shown that America does not live by a double-standard when it comes to international relations and policies in regard to acts of terrorism by one nation against another. We the People signed herein do hereby petition our Senate to convene a Select Committee on Iraq to get to the bottom of the cover up that was promulgated by the Bush/Cheney Administration and to make those who lied so systematically answer the important questions that led us into that false war, who caused America such great harm, and whose immoral and un-American actions were so devastating to our foreign military policy and credibility at home and abroad. Sincerely, Greg Reed

Benjamin Banneker is arguably America's most unsung hero. He is most often referred to as "America's First Black Man of Science." However, the Washington Interdependence Council, administrators of the Banneker Memorial, has elected to refer to him as "A Man of Many Firsts." Among Banneker's most notable achievements was serving on the team of the first presidential commission, established by President George Washington to help in the survey and design the “Federal City" as the new capitol of the nation; but this was just one of his many trailblazing contributions to America and the world. He also: Engineered the first all American made clock; Authored amongst America's first almanacs; Was America's first high profile Black Abolitionist; Was among the first to discuss the prospect of intelligent life forms existing on other planets; Was the first to document the 17 year locust cycle; Originated the formula for what is now called the "Reverse Mortgage," allowing the elderly to live out their lives in comfort; Served as the progenitor of the idea for a U.S. Dept. of Peace, which is currently being pursued by Rep. Dennis Kucinich, and which led to the establishment of the U.S. Institute of Peace in the nation’s capitol; Authored America's first publicly documented Protest Letter to then Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson, condemning the Declaration of Independence as disingenuous as it did not include slaves and other oppressed persons; Was the first farmer noted for utilizing water irrigation and crop rotation as planting techniques; and Was America's first publicly known black astronomer; mathematician, scientist, publisher, surveyor, and planner. He was indeed "A Man of Many Firsts." Should you Google Mr. Banneker's name, you will find that millions of entries are propagated. To us this represents a groundswell of silent support and recognition which needs to culminate with a suitable world class memorial at the site already commemorating him along the L'Enfant Plaza/Banneker Overlook Park site in the nation's capitol. Please contact your members of Congress, President Obama and other official offices such as the National Capitol Memorial Commission to voice your support for this memorial. The Washington Interdependence Council has been stagnated by others who wish to desecrate his memorial by putting other memorials, museums and/or commercial interests there; and Americans need to voice our outrage at this egregious act of injustice. Only then will the Washington Interdependence Council be able to continue its now 15 year journey of meeting daunting milestones to succeed in upgrading the Banneker Memorial to a world class memorial, as he, and our children, so richly deserve.

We demand that American Federation of Musicians (AFM) president Ray Hair release a revised statement which includes the following: The American Federation of Musicians condemns police union tactics that not only enable the murder of Black people, musicians, and members, but actively defend state violence instead of supporting the interests of workers and the Labor Movement. The American Federation of Musicians, citing the process detailed in Article X, section 8(b) of the AFL-CIO constitution, calls upon AFL-CIO president Trumka to expel the International Union of Police Associations (IUPA) and order all affiliates–including itself–to sever ties with all police unions. The American Federation of Musicians commits to vanquishing anti-Black and all forms of racism and discrimination not only with words, but with financial support for Black-led organizations and members using their platforms to fight racial and economic injustice.

Provide Economic Relief to Undocumented Immigrants, who are Excluded from the Stimulus Packages

Nominate Kamala Harris Vice President.

”The Constitution shall never be construed... to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms.” -Samuel Adams In an effort to keep our 2nd Amendment right intact and un-infringed upon, we the people sign this petition urging law makers to neither repeat any form of the ‘1994 Assault Weapons Ban,’ nor to sign into law any similar new legislation. There is very little meaningful evidence that the previous 10-year ban in the U.S. had any noticeable beneficial effects on society as a whole during and after its implementation. Most statistics show that an incredibly insignificant number of crimes are actually committed with so-called ‘assault weapons’ and that in almost every violent gun crime, fewer than 10 shots are ever fired regardless of magazine size. On the contrary, the evidence shows that the more lawful citizens are armed in a community, then the violent crimes trend downward. “They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” -Ben Franklin We stand fast with our forefathers and urge you to uphold our Bill of Rights, as you have sworn to do so, and to not succumb to the swarms of fear and panic of those who would wish to chisel down our rights as a free people in return for a fleeting false sense of personal and social security. There are, however several more logical and reasonable ideas on the table; Improved and available background check systems, stronger penalties for ‘gun crimes’ and illegal possession, and mandatory reporting of lost or stolen firearms may all be effective courses to help limit the availability of firearms to violent criminals and dissuade future gun violence. However, banning any further specific types, features, magazines, or ammunitions for firearms to law abiding Americans imposes unjustly on the 2nd Amendment rights promised to all free peoples by the founders of this great nation and is therefore unconstitutional and cannot be tolerated. ”A well-regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defense of a free country.” -James Madison The proposed ban of ‘assault rifles,’ semi-automatics, and 10+ round magazines will only serve to limit the people’s capacity to defend our rights and safety in our local communities. Furthermore it will only serve to provide a higher level of firepower to the criminal community, as well as the local and federal governments, all while limiting the power of the individual citizen – this is unquestionably contrary to all that the founders of this great nation fought for, and provided guarantees against. Any further limitation of firearms to the lawful citizens of America directly upsets the balance that our nation’s architects indomitably granted us, as a free people, the right and obligation to uphold. “Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth.” -George Maurice Washington