Petition

Democrats Dissatisfied With Democratic Leadership and Congress

In only the first 24 hours, more than 30,000 people have signed up online to join Congressman Robert Wexler's (D-FL) call for impeachment hearings for Vice President Richard Cheney.

City Council Considers Validity of Petition

On Monday, December 3, the Greensboro Minimum Wage Committee (of which I am a member) presented a petition to the Greensboro city clerk asking that, in accordance with the City Charter, the City Council adopt an ordinance raising the minimum wage for all employees in the city to $9.36 per hour or submit it to the voters in the next citywide election. $9.36 is the equivalent, in today's dollars, of the purchasing power of the federal minimum wage in 1968, which is the highest purchasing power the minimum wage has had in US history.

Rising gas prices is not just a pocketbook issue. It’s also one of national security.

That’s why North Carolina Democrats joined with veterans last week to encourage Congress to adopt stronger fuel efficiency standards.

And you can join us by signing this petition.

Our military puts itself in harm’s way everyday while safeguarding our access to oil supplies in increasingly unstable regions. Our diplomatic leverage becomes compromised when the wealth we transfer to these regions in oil revenues is used to fund terrorism and support extremist ideologies.

But it doesn’t have to be this way.

Many have excitedly embraced the chance to extend to Bryan Greene his constitutional freedom to run for public office and to have his name printed on the ballot, although the state has wrongfully restricted him. Yet, unlike most individuals, such as the Spruce Pine candidate for Town Council who signed Mr. Greene’s petition, who support the right to the ballot as a basic freedom, there are those who refuse to support Bryan’s right to be on the ballot. The most notable of these very few individuals, is the mayor of Spruce Pine, Mr. Wes Foy, who refused to sign Mr. Greene’s petition

Remember the Dr. Seuss story, Horton Hears a Who ?

On the morning of Tuesday, January 23rd the netroots movement to convince Brad Miller to run for United States Senate was launched. The first diary was well received, leading to over three hundred dollars in donations. While this might seem like a small amount of money, it was enough to put us on the top 5 of ActBlue’s “hottest pages.” Whenever a potential Senate candidate can raise as much money on ActBlue as a real presidential candidate in one day you know that things could get going real quick.

Yesterday I wrote about the power of one individual vote in one individual district to change the world for the greater good. Today I'm asking that you join me in signing an open appeal to all North Carolinians currently represented by Republicans in Congress.

To: North Carolinians with Republican Congressmen

On November 7th, you have the opportunity to change the course of history. Using the most powerful tool in the world, your vote, you can restore America's integrity and honor.