I am starting this petition, because I believe in America...and I believe Americans should not go without.

Money simply should not be the determining factor in an election. Conservative groups received a huge boost from corporations to the tune of $719 million in the 2012 elections. We need a constitutional amendment that will put the power back with the masses. This idea that "corporations are people" must come to an end. We need to break this fixed system!

Some Supreme Court Justices scoff at the idea that their associations past and present could effect their judicial fairness. The arrogance that leads them to feel that they are immune to the effects of behavior not tolerated in lesser mortals creates public mistrust in the Courts and undermines a vital part of our system of government.

As a nation, we have lot's of problems, and all of them can, at least in theory, be solved. But as long as expended money is treated as protected speech, and corporations are treated as people with constitutional rights, very few of our problems can be solved. The power of big corporations will trump everything else as long as they can spend vast amounts of money campaigns and on (often false) message ads and commercials aimed at influencing legislation and elections.

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Those lane closures caused traffic to back up, with delays to all who tried to cross the bridge, and those drove in and around Ft. Lee, NJ. Those same lane closures caused delays to emergency service vehicles, both crossing the GW Bridge, and locally in Ft. Lee, NJ. While Gov. Christie fired one single appointee; two others have been implicated. We still do not know how many members of Gov. Christie's administration had responsibility for this action. In addition, we do not know whether Gov. Christie himself, had influence over the decision to close lanes at the GW Bridge.

This petition is about telling the facts and stopping the legislators of this country using a "Conservative" talking point to soil these programs as enablers to moochers and takers. We the people paid into these programs.

Members of Gov. Christie's inner circle deliberately caused a four-day traffic snarl in Fort Lee, New Jersey, in an act of vengeance against the town’s mayor who refused to endorse the Governor’s re-election bid. And now, a Friday afternoon bombshell: the Port Authority Official who closed two lanes on the George Washington Bridge now says that Chris Christie knew about the closures. Nearly every day has brought new revelations, and the picture they paint is ugly. The Christie Administration has turned disaster relief money and public roads into weapons of political retaliation, and Chris Christie is nothing if not a micromanager of his Administration. The traffic jam that the Christie administration caused meant upwards of five hour delays for commuters and residents. Even worse, it delayed ambulances responding to medical emergencies. Using the powers of office to punish your political enemies is disgusting. Using your powers of office to punish the people they represent is unforgivable. Chris Christie is unfit for the office he serves, much less the presidency he seeks.

Iran and the US are finally at the negotiating table together, but Congress may ruin diplomacy by passing a bill imposing new sanctions. This will cause diplomatic efforts to fail. We can't afford to have negotiations with Iran fail!

My friends and family no longer believe that their voices and their votes count in this country's elections. The presence of big money in our electorate process is eroding our confidence that WE THE PEOPLE matter. Overturning the Citizens United decision is a big step in the right direction toward restoring the voice of the people in elections.

The Town Council of my community, Fairfield, Maine, unanimously supported such an amendment. The Maine legislature followed suit, as have a number of states. Democracy should not be dictated by the highest bidder. "Here, the people rule" does not translate as "the wealthy people." The people's democracy must be resurrected. Amendment of the constitution is the way this will happen.

The irresponsible petty retribution and frat boy politics of the governor's office. The governor was abusive and dismissive of any person that raised a question. As previously noted, he is a bully.