The federal government have not keep in mind its responseabilites to the electrate. These elected and appointed officals because they only held accountable at elections, consider those that are rich and constiture the !% between elections. There is a safe guard needed to keep these individuals minds on the interest of the 99%.

AJR 1, a measure to begin the process to amend the United States Constitution to address the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, took a major step forward, passing the California State Assembly by a vote of 51-20. In Citizens United, a deeply divided Supreme Court held that corporations are due the same free-speech rights enjoyed by natural persons. The decision spawned “Super PACs,” which have flooded unlimited and largely anonymous corporate money into federal elections. According to the Federal Election Commission, Super PAC spending in 2012 federal elections totaled more than $567 million. Historically, all amendments to the U.S. Constitution have started in Congress, and been ratified later by 3/4 of the states. AJR 1 takes advantage of the rarely-used Article V process for amending the federal Constitution, which allows states to demand that Congress act. If 2/3 of the states make such a demand, Congress must call a constitutional convention on the topic. Several states and municipalities have already passed informal resolutions condemning the Citizens United decision, but Gatto’s AJR 1 is the first to utilize the Article V process which could compel Congress to act. The state-initiated process in Article V has been tried several times, with limited success. Although the process has never resulted in a constitutional convention, it has spurred Congress to take action several times. According to a 2007 article in the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, at least four different amendments to the U.S. Constitution have been proposed by Congress in part because of Article V actions. For example, the amendments that repealed prohibition and allowed for the direct election of Senators were first demanded by state legislatures under Article V. AJR 1 calls for a convention that would be expressly limited to campaign-finance and corporate-personhood issues. Now that it has passed the State Assembly, the resolution will next go to the California State Senate, after which other states could similarly act, triggering the convention. Its passage is further significant because it is the first time in recent memory that a Democratic-controlled legislature has passed an Article V demand. Several Republican-controlled statehouses have recently passed Article V resolutions for the Balanced Budget Amendment or simply to establish rules for a future Article V convention. Today’s passage of AJR 1 signifies broad, nationwide, bipartisan action, by the legislators closest to the people, to demand action on Congress on big issues.

Elected officials should not be interfering with a Union election being conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

When something proves itself unable to function as needed, it must be thrown out and replaced! The Harper government needs to be done away with. Are you going to let him and his senators foolishly spend tax dollars and witness more scandals? Sign the petition if you are against him and his regime.

To better protect all law abiding citizens from the corrupt actions of Law Enforcement Officers.

Compared to the Active Component (AC), the Reserve Component (RC – National Guard & Reserves) are: 1) One-third the cost with the same operational performance. 2) On average older, more experienced senior and master aviators and mechanics. 3) Have a significantly better accident record. Here's an analogy... it's like the U.S. Olympic Team taking one third of their team, the third that are not full-time Olympians, but those that may have other jobs in addition to training for the Olympics, and just letting them go. And in that one third are some of the most committed, most passionate, and oftentimes most diverse and experienced. The ARI threatens to do just that to Guard Apache and Kiowa Warrior pilots and maintainers. These are the Guardsmen and women in your State, in your community, in your neighborhood. Are you, as a tax paying citizen, OK with that? Apache and Kiowa Warrior units in the Guard do more than just train for combat. They provide ready and immediate Domestic Operations (DOMOPs) to their respective States. They can provide an Air Base of Operations (AOB) for air and ground ops, and integrate with other services such as firefighting. Support companies within the Battalion can provide ground equipment (vehicles, generators) and mechanics; a robust medical section that can provide a variety of medical care; mobile kitchens as well as several tents that can provide heat and housing in the event of a natural disaster. Apache helicopters can provide airborne command and control, escort vehicles around destroyed bridges and other infrastructure, and use FLIR (infrared) to locate isolated persons and even find hot spots during firefighting to assist with water bucket drops. As you can see, the Guard provides a valuable role whether serving at home or overseas. This is a grassroots effort to raise awareness - please speak out to your representatives and let them know why you disagree with this! Make sure you bring to their attention the proposed House Resolution 3930, which if approved will halt the ARI for at least 2 years and allow an independent study to be conducted. To learn more, and to contact your representatives, go to: http://savetheguard.weebly.com/speak-out.html We need your help now... President Obama's budget drops on or around March 4th! http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th/house-bill/3930/cosponsors

I see the evidence of global warming and the accidents caused by tampering with oil and gas explorations. I see nuclear wastes spilling into our environment, all scientifically provable. I see our children's education devoid of adequate understanding of science and mathematics and I see a growing religious fervor to negate evidence in favor of an outdated document written by men, long before scientists and technological development. These same people use technology and medical advances, yet influence political opinions for their own, private gain. Keeping people ignorant is a sure way to dominate them.

Progressive legislators in the state House have introduced a bill to raise the minimum wage to $12 per hour. Despite broad public support for a higher minimum wage, we're still a few votes short in both the House and the Senate. Sign this petition to send a message to your legislators in support of a $12 per hour minimum wage!

As a resident of Detroit, i have been disenfranchised by the imposition of emergency manager and the filing for bankruptcy by the bankruptcy lawfirm that represent the creditors. Jones Day has no right to take over our city and our pensions.

I run a specialty electronic cigarette shop in Ogden, UT. Most users of e-cigs are now FORMER smokers living drastically healthier lives by using pv's (personal Vaporizers) as an alternative to deadly, filthy tobacco. With Ray's proposed legislation, we would be banned from advertising, be held to manufacturing and sales standards that shops that sell beer and tobacco are not held to, and I oppose this blatant power-move and also oppose his fiction-based facts that he presents to constituents.

My daughter is 7 years old and suffers from Crohn's disease. She has to take a terrible drug that is actually a chemotherapy drug. It is harming her liver badly. I am an insulin dependent diabetic, disabled veteran of the USMC/Desert Storm veteran and registered nurse. Medical Marijuana is a much safer alternative and there are MANY legitimate studies to support this. It's time to join the rest of America. We need to take back our freedom. Don't be afraid to sign this petition. THE PEOPLE OF KANSAS HAVE SPOKEN. RECENT POLLS INDICATE 70% OF KANSANS WANT MEDICAL MARIJUANA! Not to mention the extra revenue it would generate for the GREAT STATE OF KANSAS!

A recent Washington Post article quoted several Republican Congressional leaders saying they had no plans to vote on any more important legislation until the November elections. Any American worker knows that if they don't do their job, they won't get paid. Republicans in Congress should follow the same rules as American workers.