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Petition to President of the United States, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin must divest his holdings from Nucor and Raytheon

Secretary Austin must divest from Raytheon and Nucor and stop serving on every board he is currently part of. Secretary Austin has extremely troubling conflicts of interest, namely with Raytheon and Nucor. He serves on the board of several companies that provide weapons and equipment to the US Military and abroad. Raytheon is one of the largest aerospace and defense manufacturers in the world by revenue and market capitalization. It researches, develops, and manufactures advanced technology products in the aerospace and defense industry, including aircraft engines, avionics, aerostructures, cybersecurity, missiles, air defense systems, and drones. The company is also a large military contractor, getting a significant portion of its revenue from the U.S. government. Nucor is a major supplier of raw materials used for making weapons. Regardless of Secretary Austin's character, these conflicts of interest make it impossible to trust what motivates his decisions. Please sign the petition and then call your senators. https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm Wikipedia entry: Austin joined the board of Raytheon Technologies, a military contractor, in April 2016.[38][39] As of October 2020, his Raytheon stock holdings were worth roughly $500,000 and his compensation, including stock, totaled $1.4 million.[38] On September 18, 2017, he was appointed to Nucor's board of directors.[40] On May 29, 2018, Austin was appointed as an independent director on the board of Tenet Healthcare.[41] He also operates a consulting firm and has been a partner at Pine Island Capital, an investment company with which Antony Blinken and Michèle Flournoy are affiliated.[42][38] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Austin

Denver Nichols
17 supporters
Promoted by 5 supporters

Petition to Concerned Citizens

Dianne Herrin, Resign as Mayor of WC

West Chester, PA The Borough Without an Elected Mayor In theory, the Borough of West Chester chooses its mayor by allowing voters to consider a slate of candidates and then choose the one the voters feel will do the best job. The mayor, after all is an employee of the voters, and serves with their approval. The Borough Council, also employees of the voters, help to manage the borough. Yet this system has stopped working. The current mayor, Dianne Herrin, was elected to the Pennsylvania House last November. The voters chose her to do this job at their behest, and now, in January, she has begun to serve in that important role. But Representative Herrin is also Mayor Herrin in both Harrisburg and West Chester at the same time. This is because the borough bylaws, while outlawing an elected official from holding two borough positions at once, neglects to prevent someone from also working in a government located eighty miles away. The Pennsylvania constitution prohibits simultaneous service in to elected offices, but West Chester bylaws allow this. Unless Mayor Herrin resigns, the West Chester Borough Council will get to appoint a new mayor who can serve in that role for then entire year. The voters will have no say in this matter. A borough resident contacted the borough manager to be considered for the position as mayor. The manager reportedly replied that the position is “not currently open”. A voter has already called for the resignation of the mayor in a recent council meeting, and we believe that this voter is correct. The Libertarian Party of Chester County calls for Dianne Herrin to resign her role as mayor effective immediately. We further call on West Chester Borough to schedule a Special Election so that the voters of West Chester may hear ideas from a wide slate of candidates before choosing their next employee – their new mayor. Let Dianne Herrin do her job as state rep, and let the voters have their say with no political subterfuge. Also, we call upon the West Chester Borough Council to amend their bylaws so that no elected or appointed official will hold two Borough, State, or Federal positions at the same time. This will ensure that the citizens of West Chester will be able to hire the leadership of their choice with the transparency that they deserve. In most of America, we give the voters the ability to choose their elected officials through the system of Democracy. It is time for the Borough of West Chester to adopt this same democratic system. Please sign the petition to support the resignation of Dianne Herrin as Mayor and for West Chester Borough Council to amend its bylaws.

Beth Ann Rosica
100 supporters
48,615 new supporters this week

Petition to Madison Cawthorn

Madison Cawthorn Must Resign

Madison Cawthorn has repeatedly called for action by his supporters in WNC and all over the country to "fight back" and to join him in Washington DC on January 6th to "stop the steal".  Because of his continuous calls for action, as well as spreading debunked claims about voter fraud, terrorists stormed the Capitol on January 6th in a failed coup.  Federal property was stolen, destroyed, vandalized and sadly, 5 people lost their lives, including one Capitol Police Officer.   Just days before the attack he gave a speech to an audience during a Turning Points encouraging them to threaten their local politicians and tell them they are coming for them.  You can see more here- https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.dailycaller.com/2021/01/12/madison-cawthorn-officials-violence Cawthorn has also openly admitted to carrying a loaded weapon during the attack. You can see more here-  https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/madison/2021/01/08/madison-cawthorn-says-he-armed-during-capitol-invasion-jan-6/6594808002/?fbclid=IwAR3D_aXEGpkPGbuDTtoCUseVBZXzmA4u2E1hj-lWRASuHc7eqd2SUNBpP-k We have to hold him accountable, this is not what we stand for as citizens of the United States and District 11 of North Carolina deserves much better representation.  ** We ask that you don’t donate money to this petition as we are not in need. ** 

District 11 WNC
82,930 supporters
Started 1 hour ago

Petition to Justin Trudeau

Canadian New Businesses Need Access to Federal Relief NOW!

Businesses that opened in 2020 do not currently qualify for any of the Federal Government relief programs. That means no access to the rent & wage subsidy programs (CERS & CEWS) and no access to the Canada Emergency Business Account loans that other Canadian businesses are able to access. Despite still having leases, mortgages, employee wages, utilities, insurance, inventory & fixed costs to cover, newer businesses are being left out of the conversation. Starting a business is not just a snap decision. Many of these new businesses had been planning their launch for months prior to the pandemic hitting. Contracts were signed, money spent, inventory bought, employees hired. Those new businesses were faced with a decision - throw away all the time, money & planning or open their doors & try to make it work. We understand the need to ensure these relief programs are not being taken advantage of, but we believe that an updated eligibility criteria can both protect these relief programs, and ensure fair access to all small businesses.  Small businesses are the heart & soul of our communities, and so many have been devastated by the pandemic. Supporting, encouraging & promoting small businesses, old & new, is more important than it has ever been.  We are not asking for special treatment, just equal treatment.  In signing this petition, you are helping us lobby local, provincial & federal government to updated the eligibility criteria for the Federal relief programs. Please sign it, share it & most importantly, SUPPORT SMALL!  Here are some of the incredible businesses you are supporting by signing this petition:  MAKEWAY (website // social) BAR'KADA (website // social)  

Shelby Weaver
12 supporters
Update posted 3 hours ago

Petition to Donald J. Trump

THANK YOU CARD and SUPPORT for President Donald J. Trump. "The Best Is Yet To Come.”

THANK YOU PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP, WE SUPPORT YOU. We want to continue to support President Donald J. Trump and thank him for all he has done, and continues to do, to protect our citizens, our country and our freedom, especially his help in protecting us from illegal and hostile takeover. We want to gather support to keep him as our leader.  We want fair elections with legal voters and accurate count. We are Americans and we support one another.  Please sign this petition and PLEASE place a comment below too, to let President Trump know we are there for him. "The best is yet to come." We the people.  (This card will be given to him.)

Paula Antolini
122 supporters
Update posted 3 hours ago

Petition to Jeopardy!

Say NO to Katie Couric on JEOPARDY!

As a life-long JEOPARDY! fan I am concerned. Following the announcement of her guest hosting opportunity, liberal elitist Katie Couric made comments that Conservative Americans must be "deprogrammed." Katie Couric should not be alloed the opportunity to guest host JEOPARDY!.  Ms. Couric's opinion is very divisive to our country and is dismissive, condescending, and insulting to more than 74 million American citizens.  Unfortunately, her comment is also typical for our national media pundits who only exist in their liberal sound-chamber.  They reside in New York and Washington primarily, and view a large portion of the rest of the country as a parasite or virus to be crushed under their boots.  They do not want to hear dissenting or challenging views.  They want us REEDUCATED, like the Chinese people during their communist revolution.  Or they want us SILENCED.  Sign this petition and stand up to liberal elites and FOR our First Amendment rights by showing Katie Couric she cannot REPROGRAM us.

Rick Walsworth
129 supporters