On May 12, 2012. the U.S. Department of Labor will cut federal funding to hundreds of thousands of US Families across the country. In California unemployed were given only two weeks' notice of loss of benefits, even though these benefits were expected to last for up to 20 weeks. The Fed believes 11% unemployment in California is an acceptable number and therefore they do not need to honor the 20 weeks promised to those seeking work. This could result in Californians' losing their homes, apartments, and cars. Tell lawmakers to support the hundreds of thousands of families across the country hit hardest by the economic downturn and act swiftly in extending federal unemployment benefits by fully extending the 2011 unemployment emergency assistance in 2012.

Legalization of marijuana

This petition asks the federal government to stand firm on employment rules that assure unions of jobs on federal projects

Putting useless people to work

We are the most creative nation in the world, but we waste our time, treasure and the lives of our young people in wars in the middle east. Let's cut military spending and spend our resources on educating our young people and re-envigorating our economy.

Airline negotiations fall under the Railway Labor Act. Sounds odd, but the owners of the rails, over 100 years ago, wanted to ensure the trains would always run. By making it illegal to strike, when a contract ends, guaranteed the trains would operate. The U.S. airline system works the same way today. American and USAir pilots have been in negotiations for 6 years. United and Continental are in their 3rd and 4th years respectively. Airline managements drag their feet because they can and avoid pay increases for years. Labor needs the ability to strike when a contract ends and or receive cost of living adjustments for every month a contract goes beyond its amendable date.

My petition is about regulation where none exists. High food and fuel prices kill millions causing human misery at levels never seen before.

This petition is about the effects of income inequality in our so called Democracy

end tax credits for corprations that create jobs overseas.. by ending the tax credits it will bring jobs back to america..

The nation has been held hostage through the Great depression of 2008 by an inept and selfish Congress just waffling over all issues except the Pork barrel ones which enrich them. Supreme court justices,with their present life long tenure are simply distanced from reality and have no incentive to rule on issues of our times in a un-biased non-partisan way. time to impose term limits on both.

When Exxon and other oil companies are showing higher profits than at any time in history and when there seems to be no prevailing sense of civic or corporate fairness, there should be some vehicle to get the attention of these coporations and of Congress. Either eliminate loopholes for Big Oil or implement a windfall profits tax.

Since churches have become political in their financial support of anti-gay issues they should be taxed. Without the financial support of the Mormon church in California prop 8 would not have passed.