Petition-Abolish Columbus Day

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Friday November 15, 2013 · 8:42 PM PST

2013/11/15 · 20:42

Christopher Columbus was a mass-murderer, a slave monger, a trader in child sex slaves, and generally an abuser of native people. He was not the first, European or otherwise, to "discover" the Americas. His predations in the Americas led directly to the African slave trade. By celebrating Columbus as a federal holiday, we besmirch the United States of America with the blood of at least thousands of innocent people slaughtered by Columbus to enrich himself and Spain. We can, and should, use the imprimatur of a U.S. federal holiday to honor better people than Christopher Columbus. Please take a moment to sign my petition asking for the Obama Administration to ask Congress to abolish Columbus Day.

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Monday January 14, 2013 · 6:29 PM PST

2013/01/14 · 18:29

I submitted a petition to the White House petitions site asking that the distinction between capital gains and ordinary income be removed from the tax code. Please sign my petition.

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Thursday March 15, 2012 · 4:49 AM PDT

2012/03/15 · 04:49

You may have seen a movie called "Acts of Valor" that is currently showing in some theaters. I saw it yesterday. It was a good movie. Suspenseful, with riveting action virtually throughout. Many of the actors were real Navy Seals, so you overlook the slightly less professional acting of the non-actors. As I sat watching the movie, it occurred to me that defense spending is set to be a huge issue in the next six months, as the legally mandatory budget sequestration process begins. It also occurred to me that the 1,000 or so people who benefit most from defense spending are paying less for it now than ever before. We need to make sure this movie doesn't unduly upset the political playing field for the political war to come later this election year.

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