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In the year 2000, some suggested that Oprah would make a good reform party candidate. Volunteers have appeared and Web based campaigns sprung up.
Unfortunately, at this stage, Oprah has not consented to run.
This petition is designed to convince her to run.
Oprah Winfrey is famous, scrupulously honest, immensely popular and wealthy in her own right. While she does not have much experience in politics, this is hardly a handicap in a world where most people have become disillusioned with "conventional" politics.
She knows how to run a large media organization, her talk show, the Angel network and her book club. She also has the advantage of being the first woman, non-white, non-politician to not only seek this high office, but who also has a credible chance of succeeding and leading our great nation into a new era of peace and prosperity.
If you agree with this summary please sign the petition.
June 10, 2006
I was shocked and appalled by gopetition, they actually allowed a petition for pro-anorexia pages.
Do we want our youth our children our future thinking and having access to this CR*P.
All we see on tv these days are super thin super models that probabley purge to get that figure well i say enough is enough because our kids see these little sticks and think if they have to be that thin to make it onto tv i must have to be that thin to make it through everyday life and it is sick!
So get those damn pages and petitions for pro-anorexia off the net and out of reach and start telling our kids it is ok to have a little bit of meat on your bones.
oh and gopetition shame on you for letting that petition on SHAME SHAME!
3. SSI Recipients Should Have To Pay Child Support 
May 16, 2006
I am a single parent of a child. His real father gets Social Securtiy Income (SSI). I receive welfare for my child, Cause the law says people on SSI don't have to pay child support. Domestic relations say its just taking out of welfare, which doesn't make any sense to me or lots other people!
I believe people on SSI should have to pay child support! In a month, until I'm done paying bills. Making sure my son has everything he needs. I'm lucky if I have $10.00 for myself!
Half the time I do without just so he has everything. We even live in low income houing and get WIC programs.Its not right that peoples tax dollars are paying for other peoples children either.
4. Level Two Sex offenders should be posted on line
May 11, 2006
The level two sex offenders should be posted for the public online and/or schools.
My daughter is a victim of sexual assault the the defendent was let out of jail in 4 months because of our system.
We need to publicize these people.
5. Stop government waste in the UK
March 26, 2006
I consider it diabolical that labour can squander £82billion of our money according to "THE BUMPER BOOK OF GOVERNMENT WASTE" and who on earth wants Gordon Brownn as prime minister?
I have yet to meet one person who does!
"He who wants power should be given it least, and the greater the outward show the greater the inner poverty."
6. Stop Japan's Whaling for Scientific Research
Since 1987, Japan has conducted an annual whale hunt in the Antarctic under the guise of "scientific" whaling.
It has also embarked on a vote-buying inititative to shift the balance of power at the International Whaling Commission.
7. Reform Victorian Motorcycle Learner Laws
March 12, 2006
Review and Change of Victorian Motorcycle Learner Laws are a long time coming.
We need to update our laws to suit current conditions. Other States of Australia use the LAM (Learner Approved Motorcycle)- this is power-to-weight ratio rather than the archiac 260cc (cubic centimeter) and under law currently enforced in Victoria.
This system has no loopholes that allow learners to buy racing replicas, but at the same time allows learners to buy sensible first motorcycles. For in depth information see the first 2 links on the 'Related Website' link.
Thanks for reading.
8. Bring back the word "Republic" to describe the USA
March 05, 2006
The United States is not a democracy. It has never been a democracy, it is in fact a republic, a form of goverment in which representitives are elected rather than direct votes.
This works better than democracy because opinions that may change drastically do not take effect immediatly causing society to crash.
Whenever you are about to say the word democracy in regard to our great republic, remember to say republic not democracy and make the word part of common usage again.
9. Remove the Electoral College
February 28, 2006
For the last 200 years this country has elected presidents via the electoral college.
This system made sense in a nation not yet fully populated and, for the most part, unregulated.
The time has come to eliminate the distinction between Blue and Red states and move to a system of popular vote. A system where every vote actually counts.
contact: mim@gomimco.com
February 26, 2006
This Is a Petition Stating that the Laws for the use of marijuana in the USA are extremely out of control.
Rape and Murdur can now be less serious offences of that of a marijuana smoker.
11. SAVE BABE!
February 19, 2006
Breeding sows are confined in tiny metal stalls with no bedding or straw and are forced to lie on wet concrete floors for months on end.
The pigs don't even have enough space to turn around! Intensive farming is designed to maximise productivity and profits, leaving the welfare of animals secondary.
These stalls are used extensively in Australia but have been banned or are being phased out in other countries. The pigs literally go crazy, biting the bars around them. The government is not opposed to intensive animal production systems and housing provided they comply with the "Codes of Practice for the Welfare of Animals".
The codes are supposed to ensure that farm animals are treated in a humane way. Denying animals freedom of movement or exercise, docking tails, clipping teeth, castrating piglets, mulesing sheep, de-beaking hens and de-horning cattle - ALL WITHOUT ANAESTHETIC - is not humane.
If any of the above procedures involved a cat or dog it would result in a cruelty prosecution. Why are farm animals allowed to suffer? How can the government think that they aren't suffering?
Please help our farm animals and sign the petition to have the the 'Codes of Cruelty' changed.
12. Beaconsfield Property Tax Increase
February 14, 2006
Les résidents de Beaconsfield ont reçu leur comptes de taxes - une hausse de 30%...Ce montant est plus élevé que les communautés voisines.
Beaconsfield residents have received a 30% increase to their municipal property tax bill following the de-mergers with Montreal.
This is considerably higher than most neighbouring cities such as Kirkland and Baie D'Urfe.
13. Anti-Smoking Laws for Virginia
January 13, 2006
This petition is created to generate enough support to have an active Anti-Smoking Law in all restaurants for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
14. Louisiana Recovery Oil Tax
It is said that the reason the south Louisiana is eroding is because of lack of new sediments that used to come from the river. While this may be true to some extent it is not the main reason. Saltwater intrusion has done the most damage.
For over 50 year Oil exploration has helped destroy the wetlands in south Louisiana. The demand for Oil forced oil companies to disregard the environment in south Louisiana. Canals were dug through Freshwater Cypress Swamps into the Gulf of Mexico injecting saltwater into them and destroying them.
We need a reliable source of income to fund the projects that are needed to restore south Louisiana. We need our cypress swamps and barrier islands to protect us from the storms.
Please see the displayed web-site for further info.
As of 12-30-05 1200 signature on paper have been collected.
15. Governor Blanco must submit a credible relief plan
Dec 28, 2005
This petition urges Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco to call a special session in January 2006to perform the following:
1)Construct with a plan on spending the money recently approved for the Gulf South post Hurricane Katrina;
2)Dismantle the present levee board and creating a new one;
3)Construct a plan to go after Oil and Gas Revenues for Louisiana.
Mississippi's Governor is already in Washington D.C. with his state's recovery plan.
By signing this petition you are hereby supporting the action to ban Private Hand Gun ownership in Ontario, Canada.
The ban includes any one person or organization other than the criminal justice system.
17. 2006 Repeal 0f the "Lautenberg Amendment"
December 18, 2005
This petition is electronically signed and submitted to Congress by the people of the United States Of America.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Peoples' Rights and Second and Tenth Amendment Restoration Act of 2006'.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS:
(1) Domestic Violence remains a very serious problem in the United States. It is a dangerous crime and should be punished as such, including, where appropriate, as a felony.
(2) Many States have classified Domestic Violence crimes as misdemeanors, others as felonies. States are the proper authority, rather than the Federal Government, to classify Domestic Violence offenses.
(3) Where appropriate, States should classify Domestic Violence offenses as a felony.
(4) Section 658 of Public Law 104-208, commonly referred to as the Lautenberg amendment, oversteps Federal authority, violating States' rights, because no nexus has been shown to exist between Domestic Violence and interstate commerce.
(5) The Lautenberg amendment does not deal with a subject delegated to Congress under article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States and is therefore unconstitutional under the tenth amendment to the Constitution, as interpreted by United States v. Lopez.
(6) The Lautenberg amendment oversteps Congress's power to regulate commerce as delineated by the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution.
(7) Some of the strictest gun control laws are found in cities where the number of incidents of guns being used in violent crimes is the highest. Therefore, the Lautenberg amendment does not reduce incidents of domestic violence.
(8) State and Federal judges already have the power to deny persons convicted of misdemeanors the right to possess firearms as a condition of probation or parole.
(9) The Lautenberg amendment is an unfunded Federal mandate because States are liable for the costs of monitoring those citizens who have been banned for life from owning a firearm. Many times this lifetime ban is a result of a misdemeanor, not a felony.
(10) Section 658 of the Treasury-Postal portion of Public Law 104-208 violates all notions of constitutional due process and constitutes an ex post facto law because it imposes a criminal penalty on crimes which were not subject to that penalty at the time of the Act.
(11) Law-abiding citizens use guns to defend themselves against criminals as many as 2.5 million times every year. Of these self-defense cases, as many as 200,000 are by women defending themselves against sexual assault.
(12) Section 658 of the Treasury-Postal portion of Public Law 104-208 will, if allowed to stand, result in the disarming of millions of citizens, including women, on account of misdemeanor offenses which, in many cases, were committed long before the effective date of that Act.
(13) Section 658 of the Treasury-Postal portion of Public Law 104-208 will, in many cases, disarm battered women who need access to firearms in order to protect themselves from their battering spouses as well as from common criminals.
(14) Section 658 of the Treasury-Postal portion of Public Law 104-208 will, if allowed to stand, impose a lifetime gun ban on persons who committed acts so minor that they were not even entitled to a jury trial prior to conviction.
(15) Section 658 of the Treasury-Postal portion of Public Law 104-208, will, if allowed to stand, result in the disarming and dismissal of a significant number of law enforcement officers and American servicemen, on account of misdemeanors, which in many cases, were committed long before the effective date of that Act.
(16) Section 658 of the Treasury-Postal portion of Public Law 104-208 ignores the real problem surrounding domestic violence in that truly violent offenders are allowed to plea-bargain down to misdemeanors.
(b) PURPOSE- It is the purpose of this Act to restore States' rights, the tenth amendment, and second amendment freedoms.
SEC. 3. REPEALER.
Section 658 of the Treasury-Postal portion of Public Law 104-208 is repealed and is null and void as if it had not been enacted, and all provisions of law amended by such section are restored as if section 658 had not been enacted.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect as if included in the Treasury-Postal portion of Public Law 104-208. Any liability, penalty, or forfeiture incurred by any person by reason of the application of any amendment made by section 658 of the Treasury-Postal portion of Public Law 104-208 is hereby extinguished, and any action or prosecution for the enforcement of any such liability, penalty, or forfeiture shall not be sustained.
(BY SIGNING THIS PETITION YOU AGREE THAT NO INFORMATION WILL BE SHARED OR USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE THAN TO EXPRESS YOUR OPINION ON THE CONTENTS OF THIS PETITION) Chris Nolan
December 17, 2005
For the past 15 years the American Pit Bull Terrier has been discriminated against by an out of date law known as the Dangerous Dogs Act (DDA) 1991.
This senseless law has ensured that this incredible breed has almost become extinct on the UK shores. The few aging APBT survivors are forced to be registered, muzzled and neutered. For a country which prides itself on being the birthplace of modern democracy its Government continues to act anything but democratic.
Those of us who are supporters of the breed are deprived of owning these dogs because they are "dangerous". There is no such thing as a dangerous dog, only a dangerous owner. Any dog can become dangerous if it is trained to hate and not properly socialised with other animals and humans. Is it not time that Governments introduced legistlation which punishes the human owners and not their dogs when they allow things to go wrong?
Please sign this petition and help us to overturn this senseless and stupid law. Thank you.
19. Change Victoria's overly harsh road laws
Currently in Victoria, Australia if you are found by the police to be driving at 3 km/h over the speed limit you get fined.
There are many reasons why this is ridiculous (especially considering the already abnormally low speed limits in Victoria) but what it comes down to is that the State Labor Party needs to understand that the road users of Victoria are not to be used as a source of revenue.
If the State Government wants to lower the road toll the best answer is to have the police department (who currently seem to do very little other than sit there with their speed radar guns) actively enforce stricter vehicle roadworthiness laws and make "Drivers Ed." a compulsory class at every Secondary School in Victoria (as is done in other countries with more relaxed speed limits but a lower road toll than Victoria/Australia).
This petition is to have the road laws in Victoria changed from a 3 km/h tolerance to a 10% tolerance (meaning you can do 55 km/h in a 50 km/h zone, 77 km/h in a 70 zone, 110 km/h in a 100 km/h zone, etc.) before you will get fined.
20. Ban pro ana websites and encourage people with eating disorder to get help
November 15, 2005
If u have no idea wat pro ana is, it is basically ppl telling young girls and women to become anorexic.These websites say it is alright to be this way without thinking of the health of the ppl that r inflicting this bull shit on.They explain in detail how they can make them selves sick in a way tht wud reduce there weight more dramatically then if the was to do it normally.
They encourage them to make journals of wat they eat and how they feel about wat they eat, but how can they makes these journals when many are eating nothing at all. If u don't believe this refer to this site before signing this petion www.livejournal.com.
On some of these websites they r asked to plan a target (example from 7.5 stones to 7 stone).
If this target is not met some just feel really bad, but some websites have instructed for the victim cos basically tht is wat they are, to cut them selves. This is a quote from one of the websites, but this quote is from anorexia its self."If you don't meet your target i want you to cut yourself, and feel the pain for not reaching this target for me, because i own you" This quote and many others like it are on these web site bascially wantin to make young girls and women ill.
Think if u was a mother to a 16 year old girl wat wud u do , if this happened to her and she made her self so ill and weak and proberly to the point of death. Just because a web site told her to do it. There is enough things in this life tht can kill u, so why wud young girls want to add to there problems. If u are anorexic and you read this are only advice as 2 17 yr old girl (ward and venables)are selfs go and get help and get weel.
We have had a friend tht was bulimic and thanks to the help and support she got from friends family and help groups, she went from 6 stone to now a health 9 stone she is still slim and underweight for her height but is happier with her body and life style then wen she was 6 stone. Please sign this petition to keep younger people away from the unhappiness these sites can cause.
There are many places available to young girls to go and get help but the first step is to tell family and friends and with there support you can move on to going to help groups and getting your self well again.
Visit these site to find the local group in your area and to get advice on beating this ill ness:
www.healthyplace.com
www.remudaranch.com
www.geocities.com
www.myselfhelp.com
This is from a pro ana based source from an site called www.makaylashealingplace.com
they just ramble on about how the sud not be banned but wat they are talking about i sa load of bollocks cos its not truth in these pro ana sites is nastyness lies and is making mnay young girls ill.
"I was appalled by the shutting down and removal of the pro-anorexia sites on the internet. Why? Because they have the truths that most people are too afraid to face. They have the reality that every single one of us have felt somewhere along our long battled road through our eating disorder - the desire to stay sick and not pay the consequences."
21. Make African-Americans' Right to Vote a LAW
Did you know that African-Americans' right to VOTE will expire in the year 2007? Seriously! The Voters' Rights Act signed in 1965 by Lyndon B. Johnson was just an ACT. It was not made a law.
In 1982, Ronald Reagan amended the Voters Rights Act for another 25 years. Which means that in the year 2007 we could lose the Right to vote!
Does anyone realize that African Americans are the only group of people who require PERMISSION under the United States Constitution to vote!
In the year 2007, Congress will once again convene to decide whether or not Blacks should retain the rights to vote (crazy but true).
22. Mississippi Infertility Insurance Mandate
Most insurance companies refuse to cover infertility diagnosis and treatment because they consider pregnancy and parenthood "unnecessary" and "optional".
It is our belief that every person should have the opportunity to be a parent.
23. Change Human Trafficking Punishments
Trafficking across the Mexico-Texas border is only a first-degree felony if the crime is done to a person 14 years old or younger.
Once the person is older than 14, the crime is only punishable by a second-degree felony.
House Bill 2096 needs to be amended to make trafficking of any human being the same first-degree felony.
24. Michigan Contraceptive Coverage
House Bill 5175 require insurance plans that provide prescription drug coverage to include contraceptives without any dollar limit, co-payment, deductible or co-insurance provision that does not apply to prescription coverage generally.
HB 5175 amends the Insurance Code Act of 1956.
October 20, 2005
I want the right to bear arms.
These rights keep getting taken away so less crime will happen. But the Second Amendment gives the right to keep and bear arms.
26. Disengage from Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has proven a beast of burden to the United States. It also has engaged in Anti-American chants and protests.
Puerto Rico has proven to be a bad investment for the United States. Overall this small island of about 5 million inhabitants has cost us over 16 Billion a year, with little or no generated revenue.
Just a couple of weeks ago, a puerto rican freedom fighter was killed, in connection to armored car robberies in the late 70's. Upon the killing of this CRIMINAL, puerto rican nationals engaged in ANTI- AMERICAN chants and protest.
On top of that, these people have parades in OUR nation parading a flag that in actuallity doesn't exist. If these people truely want to be part of our nation, they must denounce their flag and uphold ours.
27. Abolish the (mandatory) death penalty in Singapore
Singapore has the highest execution rate per capita in the world. The death penalty is employed for drug, weapon and murder offences.
For many offences, the death penalty is mandatory, without the opportunity for the presiding judge to take into account any mitigating circumstances. This is a clear breach of the fundamental right to life.
Capital punishment is wrong.
28. Enforce the Marriage Broker Regulation Act upon all websites where foreign women seek American men
The International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005 explicitly exempts companies such as Match.com and AsianFriendFinder.com where one can find thousands of foreign women who join for free with the hope that an American man, who pays for the service, will contact them?
How are the men who use Match.com, AsianFriendFinder.com, and FilipinoFriend Finder.com any different than the men who pay for a women's contact information on the foreign marriage broker websites?
Why did the lawmakers go out of their way to allow this to continue unregulated and not provide the same protection to foreign women who use the larger "mainstream" matchmaking websites? Are they hiding something?
Was some sort of deal worked out with Match.com and others? Clearly, the writers of this law are not be completely genuine to their cause.
29. Stop Iran's Nuclear Program
October 17, 2005
The UN must move immediately to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
This issue is critical for world peace and must be addressed before it's too late.
30. Abolish Senior Citizen taxation on wages
Senior citizens in the United States have had to carry the economic burden of responsiblity of our counry throughout their youth.
With the curret affairs of the Social Securty progam little benefit will at best be available for many senior citiens. Currently, many Senior Citzens live below the poverty level and there is a wide increase of more seniors without adequate financial means.
Many impovished Seniors have no real choices to retire and so go on working in menial jobs just to make a living.
We the people ask that a law be signed that abolishes taxation of wages of Senior citizens age 55+.
