Someone should stand up to the do-nothing Congress. They have failed America completely.

UPDATE 4/1, 10PM ET: Several media outlets are reporting that Menendez will step down from the leadership of SFRC and be replaced by Cardin. UPDATE 4/1: Menendez has been indicted. He should step down from the Democratic leadership immediately. === The Justice Department is preparing to file corruption charges against New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez following a 2-year investigation into allegations he accepted gifts and lavish vacations in exchange for political favors. [1] This has been long expected. In 2013 Menendez and Sen. Mitch McConnell were named by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) as the two most corrupt Senators. [2] Senator Menendez, like every other American, is entitled to a presumption of innocence when facing criminal prosecution. But he should not continue to serve in a position of leadership in the Senate while he remains under a cloud of suspicion of trading the power of his office for money. In 2008-2009, the New York Times [3], the Washington Post [4], and many Democrats [5] called for Rep. Charlie Rangel to step down from his chairmanship of the Ways and Means Committee while ethics allegations against him were investigated. In March 2010, he did so. [6] Senator Menendez currently serves as Democratic leader – “ranking member” – on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Thus, for example, he has a leading role in formulating the policy of Senate Democrats regarding U.S. diplomacy with Iran. Under a cloud of suspicion for trading political favors for money, Menendez should step down from this leadership position. References: 1. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/07/us/menendez-expected-to-face-federal-corruption-charges.html 2. http://www.citizensforethics.org/pages/robert-menendez-new-jersey-crew-most-corrupt-members-of-congress 3. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/opinion/15mon1.html 4. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/02/AR2009090203082.html 5.http://voices.washingtonpost.com/washingtonpostinvestigations/2008/12/ethics_questions_still_houndin.html 6. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/04/nyregion/04rangel.html

The Tort Claims Act and after the 911 Patriot Act enables government employees to abuse citizens with claims of "public immunity" and not be held accountable for violations of rights, immunities and privileges; even "murder" in the cases of Albuquerque police. Public employees are rude, abusive and threatening, using criminal harassment and extortion against citizens with no ethics, "do as I say or I will call security or the police and have you arrested or thrown out". There is no law when certain people are deemed to be "above the law". NM needs to rescind the TCA where government employees are held accountable under law for malicious and criminal acts to citizens and the meaning of the "scope of their duties" does not include actions that violate any law or right. Owen v. City of Independence, US Supreme Court 445 US 622 (1980) No. 78-1779 “Doctrines of tort law have changed significantly over the past century, and our notions of governmental responsibility should properly reflect that evolution. The innocent individual who is harmed by an abuse of governmental authority is assured that he will be compensated for his injury. A municipality has no immunity from liability under 1983 flowing from its constitutional violations and may not assert the good faith of its officers as a defense to such liability. Section 1983 provides a private right of action against “[e]very person” acting under color of state law who imposes or causes to be imposed a deprivation of constitutional rights. Although the statute does not refer to immunities, this Court has held that the law “is to be read in harmony with general principles of tort immunities and defenses rather then in derogation of them”. In NM, Albuquerque police can do pre-meditated murder, Albuquerque employees can deny senior citizens their rights to use "public facilities" of community centers and hide under the TCA where under the TCA, public employees "are immune for any actions they performed while in the scope of their duties. As defined in the TCA, 'scope of duty' means performing any duties that a public employee is requested, required or authorized to perform by the governmental entity, regardless of the time and place of performance, and NM case law establishes that a public employee may be within the scope of authorized duty even if the employee's acts are fraudulent, intentionally malicious, or even criminal." A quote from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark in Mapp V. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643, 81 S. Ct. 1684, 6 L. Ed. 2d 1081 (June 19, 1961), as follows: “Nothing can destroy a government more quickly than its failure to observe its own laws, or worse, its disregard of the charter of its own existence. As Mr. Justice Brandeis, dissenting, said in Olmstead v. United States, 277 U.S. 438, 485 (1928): "Our Government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or for ill, it teaches the whole people by its example. . . . If the Government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy."” (Emphasis added). RESCIND the NM Tort Claims Act as unconstitutional and in violation of equal protection and in violation of the Supremacy Clause US Constitution Article VI. Wake up NM Legislature and protect the citizens that YOU WORK FOR AS WE THE PEOPLE. The NM citizens do not exist for the use and abuse of government employees. Government employees work for WE THE PEOPLE and have no right to abuse the citizens and not be held accountable under law.

It doesn't take a high IQ to figure out how to stop corruptiion. Make the states control their own elections. Why should any outside money be allowed to influence your states future? The Supreme Court judges think we are too stupid to fix their mess, I am betting that we aren't.

In the February 24, 2015 municipal elections, violation of Illinois election law was rampant. The Chicago Board of Elections is either unable or unwilling to prevent illegal activities that affect the outcome of elections. Because elections are run by insiders for the benefit of insiders, we lack confidence that we can have our rights as US citizens protected by courts and prosecutors who are accountable to political insiders at the state and local level. As someone who has participated in elections in some capacity since 1997, the February 24, 2015 Chicago municipal elections was the first time I felt like the administration of the elections was so corrupt that it invalidated the outcomes on a widespread basis.

Tim Meegan has filed a legal challenge to the results of the February 24 election based on illegal acts by the Mell organization and its supporters. Without those illegal acts, Deb Mell would not have broken the 50% threshold that allows a candidate to avoid a run-off. Tim Meegan deserves to have his support registered in an election without cheating.

1) This is not about any political party. It is about the preservation of the Separation of Powers clause that is the bedrock of the US Federal Government and our Constitutional Republic, as well as the blatant violation (by 47 + 1 members of the Senate and House) of the 'Logan Act', which specifically prohibits ANY U.S. Citizen not of the Executive Branch (Article II of the U.S. Constitution) from directly engaging in U.S. Foreign Diplomacy, such action being legally defined as an act of Treason. 2) Besides being delivered to both The Senate and House Ethics Committees, this petition shall be delivered to The President of the United States and The Attorney General of the United States (Department of Justice). 3) We as Citizens of the United States do further request that ALL electronic mail accounts of these following suspect individuals be locked and searched by DOJ / FBI, as potential prima facie evidence of manifest treason, covert collusion and thus conspiracy with certain known and unknown extremist elements of the foreign governments of Israel and Iran, to circumvent the current negotiation process and thus perpetuate a permanent state of low intensity conflict, protracted limited war, and virtual war, in the Middle East; even as the The United States and members of the European Union work assiduously towards an official nuclear arms elimination treaty with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Tom Cotton, R-AR Orrin Hatch, R-UT Charles Grassley, R-IA Mitch McConnell, R-KY Richard Shelby, R-AL John McCain, R-AZ James Inhofe, R-OK Pat Roberts, R-KS Jeff Sessions, R-AL Michael Enzi, R-WY Michael Crapo, R-ID Lindsey Graham, R-SC John Cornyn, R-TX Richard Burr, R-NC John Thune, R-SD Johnny Isakson, R-GA David Vitter, R-LA John A. Barrasso, R-WY Roger Wicker, R-MS Jim Risch, R-ID Mark Kirk, R-IL Roy Blunt, R-MO Jerry Moran, R-KS Rob Portman, R-OH John Boozman, R-AR Pat Toomey, R-PA John Hoeven, R-ND Marco Rubio, R-FL Ron Johnson, R-WI Rand Paul, R-KY Mike Lee, R-UT Kelly Ayotte, R-NH Dean Heller, R-NV Tim Scott, R-SC Ted Cruz, R-TX Deb Fischer, R-NE Shelley Moore Capito, R-WV Bill Cassidy, R-LA Cory Gardner, R-CO James Lankford, R-OK Steve Daines, R-MT Mike Rounds, R-SD David Perdue, R-GA Thom Tillis, R-NC Joni Ernst, R-IA Ben Sasse, R-NE Dan Sullivan, R-AK Please note that this petition will be handed over the US Attorney General (DOJ) when it reaches 50,000. Thank You.

We need Progressive Senators. Removing the leader of the "Control Wall Street" caucus weakens our resolve to take back our government from tjhe 1%.

Transparency and disclosure have always been the bottom line of Virginia government. But a loophole in the "ethics reform" bill would allow legislators to accept flights, meals, and hospitality from corporate special interests at ALEC conferences with no limits and no sunshine. This is outrageous. The public's business should be conducted in the light of day. This gigantic loophole is specifically designed for corporate front groups like ALEC. House of Delegates Speaker Bill Howell serves on ALEC's national board and, according to media reports, pressured colleagues in the House and Senate to accept last-minute changes to the bill. Governor McAuliffe can close this loophole by amending the bill and sending it back to the General Assembly.

Senate Bill 541 has created a platform for Election Regulations that would allow more money into elections and take control away from WV voters. This would scare even more West Virginians away from participating in the political process. This is OUR State and we need to REMOVE the powerful influence of in-state and out-of-state Corporations and those that hide behind Non-Profit Organizations.

Too often the policies and governing philosophy of Governor Brownback conflicts with the needs and desires of the citizens of Kansas. Farmers are now being attacked, alongside teachers and members of the LGBT community. We the people have had enough! Taxes will be going up to protect the income tax reductions of over 333,000 pass-through businesses: totally unfair. The Governor wants to control the judicial system: totally unfair. The Governor wants to reduce services to every resident: totally unfair. The Governor has and continues to prevent the poorest of us from obtaining the protection of health care: totally immoral and unfair. The only option we have now is to place pressure on him to resign. Please sign this petition and I will personally deliver it after 50,000 signatures are obtained across Kansas.

I watched the documentary "Silenced" by James Spione and was appalled that our government could (and does ) use its power to harass conscientious Americans just for telling the truth about governmental abuses. Some are currently in prison for truth-telling! Petition signers should urge their representatives and President Obama specifically to release John Kiriakou from prison, and permit Edward Snowden to return to his homeland without being persecuted and prosecuted for whistle- blowing about abuses by our government. It is unconscionable that out government is using the same bullying tactics used early on against German citizens in Hitler's rise to power. If we want to retain our own civil rights, we must protect the civil rights of others in our country. They are being aggressively eroded ever since 9/11.