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Submitted by Bud Wiser in Civil Rights Dec. 10, 2014, 11:45 p.m.

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#1308

109 votes

Police confrontations with all citizens (including minority citizens) could stop deadly encounters if all non-violent/ non-gross misdemeanors would be handled by citations (as parking tickets, jaywalking, and traffic infractions are currently handled). You don't handcuff someone for a citation unless they refuse to sign the citation. This would de-escalate these interactions.

Submitted by Bruce R. from WA in Civil Rights Dec. 18, 2014, 9:40 p.m.

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#1308

109 votes

Pass H.R. 40, Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act

Submitted by Joni_DaNerd in Civil Rights Jan. 4, 2015, 7:43 p.m.

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#1308

109 votes

The Federal Elections Commission could institute mandatory voting for all US citizens 18 years or older and have them show proof of US citizenship upon registration. This would be done only once. After that, they just need to keep their registration current.

Submitted by Rene and Carol M. from CA in Civil Rights Dec. 20, 2014, 5:41 p.m.

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#1370

100 votes

Reevaluate the consequences that people with felony charges should legally be required to experience. After 7 years local goverments should not be able to prevent peolple with a felony conviction from sitting on public committees or commissions.

Submitted by DAVID SHAMER in Civil Rights Dec. 10, 2014, 6:49 p.m.

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#1370

100 votes

Path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, permanent freeze on deportations, freeze to extend to undocumented immigrants who have been here fewer than five years.

Submitted by amy in Civil Rights Dec. 10, 2014, 10:16 p.m.

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#1412

94 votes

Make all court judges explain jury nullification so the last bastion of liberty will be understood and accessible

Submitted by jack p. from CA in Civil Rights Jan. 4, 2015, 8:36 p.m.

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#1463

89 votes

Eliminate guns from American society.

Submitted by William Mitchell in Civil Rights Dec. 11, 2014, 9:02 a.m.

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#1476

87 votes

Remove Minority Status from all American citizens.

Submitted by Stephen Cramer in Civil Rights Dec. 25, 2014, 10:52 a.m.

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#1549

78 votes

no law rnforcement officer shall be allowed to wear his/her service revolver while off duty

Submitted by lexout in Civil Rights Dec. 18, 2014, 2:15 p.m.

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#1574

75 votes

Eliminate the federal home mortgage interest deduction in states that don't provide a property tax exemption for a ownership of a basic homestead. Having to pay property tax on one's home means no relief from taxes even when unemployed, sick, or aged. It means renting the right to own your home. Taxation of luxury or business assets might make sense for some states, but the US government should create an incentive for states not to tax basic living.

Submitted by Kent Pitman in Civil Rights Dec. 26, 2014, 2:20 p.m. 1

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#1574

75 votes

Revamp the criminal system. Give a chance to those who complete their probation and commit no further crimes. A felony is forever and so many have grown and changed from their experiences and deserve a second chance!

Submitted by SA in Civil Rights Jan. 15, 2015, 9:06 p.m.

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#1605

72 votes

Outlaw free speech zones and restrict or eliminate other incursions on people's rights of assembly and efforts to seek redress of wrongs.

Submitted by Timothy Salt in Civil Rights Dec. 16, 2014, 3:48 p.m.

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#1624

71 votes

More emphatically than spouses not having to testify against one another -- and more emphatically than an individual not having to testify against him/herself [5th amend't]-- PARENTS SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO TESTIFY AGAINST THEIR CHILDREN (or vice versa); and legislation should be passed to that effect! I imagine that, between the two, many people would feel considerably more violated testifying against their child than against themselves.

Submitted by Madeleine A. from NY in Civil Rights Dec. 21, 2014, 11:55 p.m.

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#1640

70 votes

Fight back against the private probation industry that sucks money out of low income communities by charging astronomical interest and fees to people who cannot pay small fines and court costs. Set up local bail/fine funds similar to credit unions or free loan societies. Charge a small initial "member ship investment" and a small processing fee for interest free loans with a reasonable payback time.

Submitted by Susan S. from PA in Civil Rights Jan. 15, 2015, 3:46 p.m.

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#1650

69 votes

Find a way to end the effects of racism both from the past and the present.

Submitted by Howard M. from OR in Civil Rights Jan. 8, 2015, 8:16 p.m.

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#1668

67 votes

civilians shall "ride-along" with police on regular duty patrols to witness police interaction with the general public and report back to a 3rd party agency for quality control

Submitted by lexout in Civil Rights Dec. 10, 2014, 2:51 p.m.

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#1681

66 votes

IQ testing required to serve on Jury or Grand Jury. To make certain people have wherewithal to make decision based on intelligence not emotions.

Submitted by Joanne S. from CA in Civil Rights Dec. 24, 2014, 7 a.m.

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#1708

64 votes

Re.energize the move for a Congressional Bill supporting Reparations to African American descendants of slavery

Submitted by Esta in Civil Rights Dec. 17, 2014, 3:05 p.m.

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#1724

63 votes

Outlaw and abolish segregation in the school system on the basis of alleged disability or actual disability along with all other forms of discriminatory student treatments.

Submitted by Fred Arthur Tenzer in Civil Rights Jan. 6, 2015, 1:58 p.m.

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#1738

62 votes

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