Let's noodge India, with trade and immigration benefits, to gift the (mostly Muslim) Kashmir Valley (and mostly Hindu Jammu and mostly Buddhist Ladakh) with the U.N.-mandated self-determination votes that India agreed to in 1948, thus making America the forever friend of every living Muslim of Indian subcontinental heritage-- fully two thirds of all Muslims, Taliban and al Qaeda included-- on planet Earth.

The US military has occupied Afghanistan for over 10 years. Tens of thousands of American lives have been lost. Not to mention Billions of our taxpayer dollars. It is obvious that no further gains can be made at this point. It is time to withdrawl all troops from foreign countries, and keep our money and our serviceman here in the US, where they can do the most good. They can only keep us safe if they are alive and here in the US!

AIPAC influences foreign policy based on religion and a state that practices apartheid and is a nuclear rogue state. Most all lawmakers take trips to Israel to gardener votes in the USA. Never in the history of the USA has a candidate going to another nation to get votes in the USA.. It is called treason when a religious state panders votes for politicians. It is also agreed that our nations has a separation of state and religion.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a trade agreement currently in negotiation with 11 countries including the United States. The TPP is cloaked in secrecy with a timetable targeting the end of this year. Based on what is known, however, it appears that the agreement essentially elevates large multinational corporations to the same level as a sovereign state and limits national and private citizen rights in favor of corporate rights.

Many Brazilians visit the US on a regular basis; the US has imposed a Visa Fee of $160.00 for each Brazilian desiring to visit the US. Brazil charges the same for Americans visiting Brazil, this is in reciprocity. All other nations the fee is $20.00 with the exception of Canada which is $60.00. Our Visa Fee on Brazilian Tourists is counterproductive, we need to encourage tourism not stifle it.

Targeted by the American government for exposing its crimes, Julian Assange currently awaits the decision of the Ecuadorian government for his petition for asylum in that country. As can be imagined, Ecuador is under tremendous pressure to deny that petition and evict Assange from its London embassy where he has sought refuge.

Targeted by the American government for exposing its crimes, Julian Assange currently awaits the decision of the Ecuadorian government for his petition for asylum in that country. As can be imagined, Ecuador is under tremendous pressure to deny that petition and evict Assange from its London embassy where he has sought refuge.

Homeland security profiteering off the backs of the poor

We need change in America. Washington needs an overhaul. We are feeding and housing people in and from other countries while we leave our own hungry on the streets. Enough is enough. Let's let Washington know that we are fed up. I will never make it Washington. But please sign my petition so that I can send it to the powers that be. We are broke because we are trying to spread democracy to countries that hate us. We all have enough debt. This must end!

Freedom of the press and speech means that ACTs (American Citizen Taxpayers) are entitled to know the full facts concerning our military (and support, roughly as large), "defense" , and United Nations duplication. We don't. Assume that up to 50% of our total military/defense and foreign aid budget was shifted toward growing a stronger nation over the next five years or so?

From 1954 to 1989, Paraguay suffered one of the longest dictatorships in the history of the Americas. Even after the dictatorship, Paraguayans continued to vote in presidents of the same political party -- the Colorado party -- many out of fear of vengeance if they did not. Finally in 2008, the Paraguayan population, in free, democratic elections, voted in a president from a different party for the first time. On June 22, 2012 this president was forced out of his government by Congress and replaced by the vice-president from an opposing party in what many governments have recognized as a non-violent coup. Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay, Argentina, Ecuador, and Mexico have suspended diplomatic ties with the coup leaders, but, up until now, the United States government has remained neutral. The possibility that the U.S. recognize the coup is very dangerous, as it would legitimize illegally removing democratically elected officials from the government and would weaken the possibility of continued democracy in Paraguay. Please urge the U.S. Congress and State Department to not recognize the coup's leadership and to make a public statement supporting legitimate democracy in Paraguay!

Please tell our elected officials that Citizens United is anti-Democratic and dangerous to our Republic. Since corporations are controlled by who owns the stakes in the company, this opens up the possibility and probability of foreign influence over our internal politics by funding candidates through a foreign power's investments in U.S. based companies. It's a National Security threat.