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      <title>We Stand With Arizona, and Against Illegal Immigration</title>
      <link>https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/we-stand-with-arizona-and-against-illegal-immigration.html?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>Arizona is besieged by illegal immigration--more people and drugs cross illegally into the United States through Arizona than any other state. And Arizonans suffer the massive levels of crime that go with it. Drug and human smuggling, extortion, kidnapping and murders. And the Federal government has done NOTHING to stop it.</p>

<p>Arizonans have had enough. They decided to stop waiting for the Feds to do what the Constitution mandates--to protect its citizens from external threats. So they passed legislation to help stop the robberies, shootings, rapes, kidnapping, murders, and madness.</p>

<p>This isn't about racism, or xenophobia, or "apartheid" or any of the other hysterical slanders the left has come up. This is about the safety and well-being of the citizens of the state. And its support was overwhelming: 70% of Arizonans supported it. And support is Bi-Partisan, with 84% of Republicans and 51% of Democrats in favor.</p>

<p>But some have now come out and called for a boycott of Arizona. Incredibly, even one of its own U.S. Representatives--Rep. Raul Grijalva has joined this call for a boycott--of his own state!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 12:33 UTC</pubDate>
      <quid isPermaLink="false">35732</quid>
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      <title>No More Kardashian</title>
      <link>https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/no-more-kardashian.html?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>Dear E! Online,</p>

<p>We are respectfully requesting that your network find other shows to Air.</p>

<p>Keeping up with the Kardashians is just not viewing that we the public, would like to see from your network.  Enough is enough.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Nov 2011 07:42 UTC</pubDate>
      <quid isPermaLink="false">49075</quid>
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      <title>Congress Must De-Fund Planned Parenthood Immediately</title>
      <link>https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/congress-must-de-fund-planned-parenthood-immediately.html?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.lifenews.com/2015/07/14/shock-video-catches-planned-parenthoods-top-doctor-selling-body-parts-of-aborted-babies/">A shocking new expose’ video has caught Planned Parenthood’s top doctor describing how the abortion business sells the body parts of aborted babies</a>.</p>

<p>New undercover footage shows Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s Senior Director of Medical Services, Dr. Deborah Nucatola, describing how Planned Parenthood sells the body parts of aborted unborn children.</p>

<p>Responding to this travesty, Rep. Diane Black has asked Congress to pass her bill, The Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act, to de-fund Planned Parenthood.</p>

<p>“The fact that Planned Parenthood performs upwards of 327,000 abortions a year is heartbreaking and barbaric enough on its own. The news that its employees engaged in the harvesting of aborted babies’ body parts is almost too much to bear and is incredibly revealing as to the true nature of the big abortion industry,” she said.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2015 02:27 UTC</pubDate>
      <quid isPermaLink="false">74034</quid>
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      <title>Justice for David Bryant and baby Daviere</title>
      <link>https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/justice-for-david-bryant-and-baby-daviere.html?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>Mother Dalishia Salters abused her infant son and placed him outside in frigid temperatures. Father David Bryant found his son on the front porch severely beaten and has video proof of him finding his son as he tries to get into the home of ex-girlfriend Dalishia Salters.</p>

<p>Upon coming into the house Mr Bryant says, quote "you hurt my baby" while mother Dalishia Salters is seen and heard in video repeating "Oh well I'll kill him".</p>

<p>The Pittsburgh Police have since issued a warrant for Mr Bryant's arrest because the mother accused him of hurting the baby. Why should David Bryant be jailed for saving his own baby's life while he has clear video proof he did not harm his baby?</p>

<p>This father and son need justice!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2014 09:12 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Join With the AKC to Protect Responsible Small Breeders</title>
      <link>https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/join-with-the-akc-to-protect-responsible-small-breeders.html?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>Join with the American Kennel Club to express your concerns about the harsh and unintended consequences that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s proposed regulations (RIN 0579-AD57) to redefine “retail pet store” would have on responsible small and hobby breeders.</p>

<p>Under the proposed regulations, breeders - who maintain more than four “breeding females” and who sell even one puppy sight unseen, by any means (including online, by mail or by telephone), would now be regulated as commercial breeders by the USDA. The effect of these proposed regulations would be to take away the public’s opportunity to obtain puppies from some of our nation’s top breeders who in many cases, have dedicated their lives to breeding for health, breed type and temperament.</p>

<p>Under current law, the federal Animal Welfare Act exempts from federal oversight “retail pet stores,” which sell puppies directly to a final customer for use as pets. This exemption means that most non-commercial small or hobby breeders do not have to be licensed and regulated by the USDA. The proposed rule rescinds the exempt “retail pet store” status of anyone selling pets at retail to buyers who do not physically enter the breeder’s facilities in order to personally observe the animals available for sale.</p>

<p>The rule also requires anyone who owns more than four “breeding females” and sells puppies, cats or other small/exotic pets “sight unseen,” by any means, to be licensed, regulated and inspected as a USDA commercial breeder.</p>

<p>The AKC shares the USDA’s concern about substandard Internet puppy sellers that operate outside the current regulations.  However, the unintended consequences of this proposed rule create unreasonable hardships on small hobby breeders. This rule could threaten the future of a vast number of small responsible dog breeders and the very existence of some rare breeds in the United States.</p>

<p>The rule creates an unfair burden on small breeders who may depend on the ability to place dogs very selectively in known situations without physically meeting with the purchaser at the specific time of sale. Likewise, many hobbyists are comfortable purchasing an animal sight-unseen based on known pedigrees, bloodlines, previous relationships or personal knowledge of each other’s facilities and programs. Such scenarios are particularly common and necessary for breeders and fanciers of rare breeds.  The proposed rule does not make allowances if the purchaser is willing to sign a waiver of an in-person sale requirement.</p>

<p>It is unreasonable to expect small breeders, who may keep a handful of intact females in their homes, to be able to meet exacting USDA commercial kennel engineering standards that were never intended for home environments. Other pre-existing restrictions such as local ordinances, insurance or licensing may also prevent hobbyists from adapting their facilities.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 08:30 UTC</pubDate>
      <quid isPermaLink="false">54129</quid>
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      <title>Please do not cancel The Secret Circle!</title>
      <link>https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/please-do-not-cancel-the-secret-circle.html?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>We, the fans of The Secret Circle, are dismayed at The CW Network’s decision to cancel the series after only 22 episodes.</p>

<p>Ending the season with an average of 0.8 in 18-49demo and 2.06 million viewers, TSC remained The CW’s third highest rated show, and second highest scripted show. Despite having received several 0.5 during its final weeks, the show began to bring back its audience, with finale ratings of 0.6in the demo and 1.23 million viewers.</p>

<p>In addition, we have seen the DVR numbers for the May 3rd episode. The show received a 0.4 demo increase (total 0.9) after DVR +7 ratings were added. This was the highest demo increase for any network television show the week of April 30th. Though DVR ratings do not support advertisers the way live viewing and same day DVR views do, the +7 ratings prove that fans of the show were not “lost,” but watching in a way that wasn’t beneficial to higher ad rates.</p>

<p>We believe the +7 ratings, coupled with the show’s season average, help justify the argument that a nightswitch, as opposed to a cancellation, would have been a better choice for the show and network.</p>

<p>In addition to the numbers, many fans were not aware that TSC was in danger of being cancelled or of how the ratings system(particularly DVR views) works. We believe if more fans were aware that TSCwas on the chopping block, they would have come out in support of the show and the network would have seen a demo increase before the finale.</p>

<p>We know that TSC has a strong fan following, in addition to its fresh-faced/talented cast and serious potential in terms of a season 2 story line. This is why we believe TSC deserves a spot on network or cable television.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2012 04:36 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Reinstate Hank Williams</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>This petition calls for the reinstatement of Opry legend, and country music star, Hank Williams. Fifty years have passed since the tragic and untimely death of country music's greatest performer, who made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry on June 11th, 1949.</p>

<p>A few years later, in 1952, Hiram Hank Williams was asked to leave the Opry -- with the intention that he would sober up and make a return to the stage that he loved so much. Before he could make that return, he passed on, in the back seat of a car on the way to an Ohio show. Even now, Hank Williams has yet to be reinstated to the Opry.</p>

<p>Hank Williams has been one of the most influential artists to ever record; changing the face of music, and the way that we view country music. Since his passing in 1953, he has posthumously achieved numerous rewards and achievements. In 1961, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, and a few years later, he was added to the Country Music Hall of Fame Walkway of Stars.</p>

<p>In 1973, he was the recipient of the Pioneer Award by the Academy of Country Music. He received a Grammy for 'Your Cheatin' Heart' in 1983, and was then inducted into the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. That same year he was given the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Life Magazine even ranked Hank Williams #1 on the 'Most Important People in Country Music' list. Within his short years with us on earth, he had 11 #1 singles, including 'Lovesick Blues,' 'Kaw-Liga,' as well as 25 other Top 10 Singles.</p>

<p>We, the undersigned, feel that it is past due for Hank Williams' reinstatement to the Grand Ole Opry. Hank Williams was one of the most influential people to ever record or write music, and his untimely death made it impossible for his to 'redeem' himself in the Opry's eyes, but after 50 years we feel that his legacy has more than made up for any objections that the Opry may have had about his personal life. His lyrics and music helped create everything traditional country music became.</p>

<p>Sincerely,<br />
The fans of Hank Williams, Sr.</p>

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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2003 11:41 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Petition to Deny Parole for Brian M. McCarthy</title>
      <link>https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/petiton-to-deny-parole-for-brian-m-mccarthy.html?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>On September 1, 1986, Katherine Hawelka, a 19 year old college sophomore died after a brutal attack on the campus of Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY at the hands of Brian M. McCarthy.  He viciously attacked her as she was walking on campus.  He raped and strangled her, beating her so severely that she was unrecognizable due to the head and face trauma she sustained. She never regained consciousness after this heinous attack. Brian McCarthy had just been released on parole three months prior to this attack.</p>

<p>Her convicted murderer, Brian McCarthy, plead guilty on Thursday, August 13, 1987 and was convicted to 23 years to life for her murder.  He was denied parole at his first hearing in 2009.  New York State law allows for subsequent parole hearings every 24 months.  Every two years, my brother, mother, sister and I meet with the Victim Impact Unit of NYS Corrections Dept to make formal statements to ask for his parole to continue to be denied.  Every 24 months we recount the horrific details for her murder and the lack of remorse and repeated offenses that her killer has shown while in prison.  Every 24 months, we remind them that in one of his parole hearings, he didn’t even know Katy’s name when asked about his victim. We remind them of the beautiful life that he took and how we miss her every day.</p>

<p>Every 24 months we present our ongoing online petition to the board as a way to remind them that she is not forgotten, and we demand justice for the life he took.  Justice demands that he be made to spend every day of his life in prison for taking the life of an innocent victim.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Dec 2008 06:59 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Congress Must Investigate Planned Parenthood for Selling Aborted Baby Parts</title>
      <link>https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/congress-must-investigate-planned-parenthood-for-selling-aborted-baby-parts.html?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.lifenews.com/2015/07/14/shock-video-catches-planned-parenthoods-top-doctor-selling-body-parts-of-aborted-babies/"'>A shocking new expose’ video has caught Planned Parenthood’s top doctor describing how the abortion business sells the body parts of aborted babies</a>.</p>

<p>New undercover footage shows Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s Senior Director of Medical Services, Dr. Deborah Nucatola, describing how Planned Parenthood sells the body parts of aborted unborn children and admitting she uses partial-birth abortions to supply intact body parts.</p>

<p>Federal law prohibits the sale of body parts of aborted babies. In fact, the sale or purchase of human fetal tissue a federal felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $500,000 (42 U.S.C. 289g-2).</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2015 08:42 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Say No To Naming A Harlem Street After a Cop-Killer</title>
      <link>https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/say-no-to-naming-a-harlem-street-after-a-cop-killer.html?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><br><b>Update April 6, 2009 PHILADELPHIA (AP)</b> -- Death-row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal lost his bid for a new trial in the killing of a city police officer after the U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will not take up the case.</p>

<p>Abu-Jamal, a former Black Panther and one-time radio reporter, had claimed prosecutors improperly excluded blacks from the jury that convicted him of murdering white Philadelphia police Officer Daniel Faulkner in 1981. (end)</p>

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<p>*There is currently a campaign underway to honor a convicted cop-killer from Philadelphia named Mumia Abu-Jamal.</p>

<p>*Mumia Abu-Jamal was convicted for the 1981 killing of a Philadelphia Police Officer, Daniel Faulkner.</p>

<p>*It does a disservice to the citizens of New York City to name a street after an un-repentant murderer.</p>

<p>*The facts of the case are available at danielfaulkner.com</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:29 UTC</pubDate>
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