Petition Coalition Roundup - March 7, 2014

Join the "Petition Coalition" by following these links and signing those that you agree with!  

A Missouri man is twenty years into a LIFE sentence on non-violent marijuana crimes because of a “three strikes” law. Ask MO Governor Jay Nixon to grant clemency and work to change this overly punitive law: https://www.change.org/petitions/my-dad-is-serving-life-without-parole-for-marijuana

Overuse of antibiotics in livestock feed has resulted in a huge increase in the number of infections of drug-resistant bacteria in people who eat meat, resulting in 23,000 deaths per year in the U.S. Tell the Obama administration to clamp down on this unhealthy practice: http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/sign/tell_obama_to_keep_antibiotics_out_of_your_food_today

Tell Daewoo corporation to help put an end to the use of slave labor in the Uzbek cotton industry: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/243/285/945/

Ohio is once again attempting to cut early voting hours that have proven a boon to voter turnout in the state. Ask their Secretary of State to ensure that people continue with the access to the ballot box that they’ve become accustomed to: https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/706

Because of a 1986 law (predating the home computer boom and widespread internet use), federal agencies don’t need a warrant to read emails and documents in the cloud. Demand that our Fourth Amendment protections include our digital communications: http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/ECPA

A Los Angeles man was restrained and repeatedly tasered in his groin because of a littering offense. Demand the firing of the two deputies responsible for this sick brutality: https://www.change.org/petitions/los-angeles-county-sheriff-s-department-fire-the-deputies-who-tortured-daniel-johnson-for-littering

Under current law, former federal workers can still collect their tax-free pensions even while serving prison sentences for murder! Speak up and ask the government to end pension payments during prison sentences: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/143/893/799/exclude-convicted-murderers-from-receiving-absurd-benefit-in-prison

Put an end to medically unnecessary restrictions on women’s reproductive health decisions by asking your senators to co-sponsor the Women’s Health Protection Act: http://campaigns.dailykos.com/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=774

Join Congresswoman Chellie Pingree in asking Attorney General Eric Holder to prevent the wrongheaded merger of Time Warner and Comcast: http://www.credomobilize.com/petitions/help-me-stop-the-comcast-time-warner-merger-2

The European Union and China are both way ahead of the U.S. in eliminating cosmetics testing on live animals. Speak out and tell the Senate that it’s time for us to do the same: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/271/620/922/congress-dont-require-animal-testing-for-cosmetics

Thanks for fighting the good fight, and for all the little ways you change the world!