All posts tagged "Petition"

The White House has called a grassroots movement seeking the impeachment of President Donald Trump "minuscule" despite the rising number of signatures, according to a Newsweek report.

Nearly 200,000 people have signed the Change.org petition as of Tuesday, which has nearly doubled since January. The petition cites its main concerns and several reasons for launching the campaign:

"Greed, corruption, and a lack of accountability in leadership have run rampant under Donald Trump's administration. This is not a matter of political views but of human rights and justice. The exploitation of the American people and the blatant disregard for our wellbeing has reached unprecedented levels. As citizens of this nation, we find ourselves under policies that threaten our rights, our democracy, and our future."...

Starting last September, thousands of Americans young and old got up from their sofas and headed to various urban (and semi-urban) centers around the country as part of the Occupy Movement. They slept outdoors, risked arrest, learned twinkle-fingers and got visible to make their voices and displeasure with the current state of economic affairs heard. Some were tear gassed, some were beaten, many were arrested and all of them worked to redefine the conversations politicians (and the mainstream media) have about income inequality, taxation, social justice and law enforcement tactics.

If President Barack Obama gives in to Republican demands to cut Social Security and Medicare, it could cost him.

A progressive group plans to protest outside President Barack Obama's re-election headquarters in Chicago on Friday, warning the president not to agree to any cuts Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security.

The marijuana advocacy website 420petition.com and the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) have teamed up to launch a video campaign aimed at House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX).

WASHINGTON – Hundreds of liberal organizers and anti-war activists have signed a petition pledging to oppose President Barack Obama's renomination in 2012 unless he reverses course in Afghanistan and pushes for significant cuts to military spending.