Congress continually searches for ways to cut the budget but refuses to look at cutting their compensations as part of the solution. Instead they are looking at cutting military pensions for those who have served 20+ years of service to this country. Congress, who receives lifetime compensation (after the age of 62) for just 5 years in office, has not earned the right to lifetime benefits; they should be held to the same standards as the military and all other government employees. By cutting Congressional pensions for those who have not served 20+ years, we can further trim the budget to a more acceptable level.

The Geist Landing Neighborhood Association and surrounding associations are concerned about encroaching commercial property affecting homeowners property value. We believe that if commercial property is allowed to expand on 96th street, additional nearby properties may request rezoning. Homes adjacent to these properties will be looking into the backdoor of potential businesses. While many of the homes on 96th St. are currently acting as a business in some form, allowing them to be rezoned as commercial property is likely to change the landscape of the neighborhood significantly and could drive the home values down. The hearing is 1-21 at 1PM in the public assembly room, City County Building, second floor. The variance request number is 2013 UV3 026. A map of the property can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/nxzrj2r

These three scandals Extortion 17, Benghazi, and the ATF "Fast and Furious" have been the cost of U.S military lives being lost. I would ask everyone to sign this to bring all involved to be brought to justice to have real investigations done not just a show for cameras.

Every single person in the U.S. (the world for that matter) is affected by all the lies our elected officials keep telling us. It's time to clean house and allow only the honest members to remain. Bye, bye now...

Donald Trump is a true Fascist thug !

This petition is to make aware of the New Jersey Division of Taxation practice an behavior in respect to small business owners. I'm the owner of a small pizzeria in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and because I wasn't paying the taxes that the Division of taxation had assessed for my business I was shut down. Today I have my business back, but I'm afraid for my future. I'm afraid of the future of all small businesses. We have to try to change the behavior of the division of taxation for the betterment of the state of New Jersey. Please sign an support me to help bring change to this urgent matter. You could very well save a business.

As a mom I'm prepared to do everything in my power to keep kids safe from gun violence. As a medical professional, I will do everything in my power to prevent more deaths due to senseless gun violence.

Every birth, every adoption, and every serious illness presents the average American worker with an agonizing choice between financial security and their families’ health. The FAMILY Act would create a national family and medical leave insurance program to provide workers with a portion of their wages for up to 12 weeks in a year to recover from a serious health condition; to care for ailing parents, spouses, domestic partners, and children; to care for a new child; or for specific military caregiving and leave purposes. Successful paid leave programs in New Jersey, California, and around the world have shown the benefits of paid leave. It improves newborn and maternal health. It helps patients avoid complications and hospital readmissions. It keeps workers in the workforce and financially stable. And businesses benefit from decreased turnover and increased employee engagement. The FAMILY Act would be funded through employee and employer contributions. The benefits would amount to 66 percent of a worker’s wages (with a maximum of $4000 per month in the first year), and the cost for a typical worker would be about $1.50 per week. American workers deserve better. It’s time for Congress to improve the lives of every working family. Pass the FAMILY Act today.

I believe in America's potential to be a great country. Congress has become the blockade to our greatness and American progress. A law such as this would greatly ensure and at the same time, give notice to Congress that their job is not a career but one of service to their boss, the American people.

This petition is to make aware and disassemble the entanglement of the unethical and immoral relationship between Monsanto and our United States government. We the people stand in solidarity to remove capitalist member's of our government who are involved in the largest corporate conspiracy in our nation's history. We the people choose to not be led by a government who's agenda does not protect it's people as is our right. We stand to hold accountable member's of both parties who have neglected their responsibilities as representatives to the people. The sickness and death's this corporation's agenda is causing and this government is allowing, will not stand. Our declaration of independence states we have the right when a government becomes destructive, to alter it as this country belongs to us!

Because I'm sick and tired of these blatantly treasonous politicians serving their own interests by working for the Military Industrial complex, at the expense of American and human interests.

I AM ONE PERSON WHO CARES ABOUT THIS COUNTRY