I'm the mom of two daughters who play fastpitch softball. Maybe you'd like to read my blogFastpitch HomeBut that's not why I'm writing. Effective in the 2012 Olympics, women's softball has been eliminated. The IOC (International Olympic Committee) saw fit to to do this. Now since the United States began competing in the Olympics in 1996, they've won gold all three times. Softball is extremely popular in the Americas, Canada, and Asia. The IOC, mostly consists of European countries, so perhaps they got tired of the Americans winning? Please sign the petition to have softball reinstated

Flickr users are protesting against Flickr's new feature Flickr Video. Users don't want Flickr to turn into another YouTube. There are two petitions you can sign to cast your vote. Here are the links We say no to video on Flickr & No video on Flickr More than 30 thousand users have signed the petition requesting the removal of video upload on Flickr.

If you watch Top Gear then you know who Jeremy Clarkson is. More than 28,000 people have signed a petition for declaring him Prime Minister. Leo McKinstry imagine Clarkson's manifesto. 1 ENCOURAGE GLOBAL WARMING Britons will be encouraged, through discounts and tax relief, to drive 4x4s, Jaguars and BMWs. Not only will this give a valuable boost to our oil industry, but it will encourage climate change. And what's not to like about global warming? Holland gets flooded and we get California's weather. That's what I call a win/win situation. 2 ABOLISH CRICKET How can we take seriously

Paris Hilton posted a request for petition on her MySpace, asking everyone to sign it, so that she doesn't have to go jail soon.Well, this is how she wrote it. She can't spell, though:"My friend Joshua started this petition, please help and sihn it. i LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!"