A.L.E.C has exerted influence on local lawmakers without knowledge and acceptance by the public .A.L.E.C presents "model laws" with a right wing agenda that often translate directly into legislation. Officials attending these conferences without public knowledge and accountability violate our democracy.

We need criminal prosecution of the Wall Street banking executives who brought about the economic damage we're still going through. Many insiders and whistle-blowers have provided clear evidence of fraud, and yet the people responsible have gotten off without any significant punishment, and continue to receive outrageous raises and bonuses. Enormous amounts of taxpayer money are being used to monitor and store our personal emails, phone calls and travel records in order to keep us safe from terrorists, but the bankers did more damage to our country than any terrorists ever did. Our government uses our money to monitor us like criminals in the name of protecting us. Why don't they go after the bankers who actually caused so much harm to us?

Corporations, “People” now, can still pollute the commons for profit. I, a flesh and blood “people” cannot do that. If I throw a paper cup out the car window, bingo, ~$100 fine. Corpro/People are allowed to throw hundreds of pounds of toxic stuff out the exhaust of commerce and amass multi-billions of $$$. You and I are even forced to subsidize the ecocide of the planet with our tax dollars without our consent, whereas the GOP do not fund abortion! Very strange.

Overtuning the Supreme Court "Citizens United" ruling

Citizens United

Children's toys shouldn't be glorifying a controversial CIA assassination program that kills innocent children and violates international law. According to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism in London, 176 children have been killed by CIA drone strikes in Pakistan since 2004. Human rights groups like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have sharply criticized the CIA drone strike program and called for it to stop. Don't let Maisto desensitize our children to the killing of other children!

The new Right to Work Law, pushed through without public hearings in a lame duck session of the state legislature, ensures that all in Michigan will have the right to work FOR LESS. It will weaken unions, until now the only force that helped level the playing field for workers negotiating with ever more powerful corporations. It isn't the right to choose. That would be the same as being able to choose to withhold your federal taxes when a president is elected that you don't like. Unions are democracy. Right to Work is only to destroy them and impoverish families.

Obama care included a provison that the health programs would not be allowed to negotiate discounts for drugs from the drug companies. This kills competition and the longterm costs to the heathcare system will be highly inflated. We must uphold free market to keep these costs competitive. This needs to be applied to all govenrment funded programs (include VA system)for all drugs and supplies.

The Massachusetts legislature approved the licensing of up to 3 casinos in our state without ever getting voter approval that they agreed with the concept of expanded gambling. I think before any regional casino plan moves forward for local approval, citizens of the Commonwealth should have the right to decide if we even want expanded gambling in the first place.

I believe my home went to foreclosure in an unethical/illegal term.

Many Americans are without jobs because corporations like Comcast Cable keep exporting jobs. How many times have you called to pay your bill, ask questions or request service just to have your call answered by someone in the Philippines or Mexico? Comcast - Please Come Home! Americans are ready, willing and able to do the jobs you continue to export.

As the gun control debate rages in the wake of Newton and other similar tragedies, I am interested in knowing how donations from the NRA may or may not have shaped the opinions of our representatives in Congress.