I WOULD LIKE TO SEE TERM LIMIT ON THE CONGRESS AND SENATORS THANK YOU

Term Limits Now! Congress Needs More Oversight and it's time 330 million US Citizen start paying closer attention.

THE BAD JOB THE CONGRESS AND OUR REPS ARE DOING FOR THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has dropped a bombshell on Gov. Nathan Deal’s record of diverse appointments, or lack thereof. We were shocked by the numbers. 800+ appointments: 93% are white 70% are men. This does not look like Georgia. For the record, Georgia is 51% female and 40% non-white. So if you’re like us, you see something very wrong with these numbers. We need a state government that looks like Georgia. Georgia is diverse, Georgia is majority female and Georgia wants to move our state and culture forward into the 21st Century and not turn back the clock 60 years. We can do this. We can make Georgia the state we know it can be: a leader, once again, in the South. Georgia can be a state where people move to start a business and raise a family because we welcome everyone and support a strong and diverse community. Tell the Gov. Deal that we want executive appointments to reflect what Georgia really looks like and all the people who live in Georgia -- and not just who donates to the Governor’s campaigns.

Pennsylvania's legislature cost us $309 million last year. By comparison, California, a state more than twice the size of PA, spent only $256 million. That works out to over $1.2 million per legislator. To make matters worse, the PA General Assembly held on to a $140 million slush fund. All of this while cutting programs that benefit working families. Tell the Governor, your State Senator and your State Representative to cut their budgets before even considering cutting programs that help hard working tax payers. If there needs to be sacrifice, they should be first in line.

We all know politics are broken in the United States these days. We can take a big step in fixing those problems by demanding campaign finance reform to stop big money from buying our elections before the 2014 elections.

Filibusters are killing everything we care about: gun control, climate, jobs, health care, protecting and enhancing the safety net, etc. We have to change this. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had a great opportunity to bring about reform at the beginning of the 113th Congress, but he caved in. His "compromise" gave us nothing. He must take firm action to bring about reform that really will make filibusters rare. Sen. Reid is from Nevada. The only influence most of us have over him is the tourism that Nevada depends on. By choosing to vacation or gamble elsewhere, we can put economic pressure on our Majority Leader to take the actions we all so desperately need. So let's take our tourism dollars elsewhere. Instead of Las Vegas or Reno, visit San Francisco or New Orleans. Help Native Americans by going to an Indian Casino. Instead of the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, stay on the California side. Don't spend any less money or create any fewer jobs; just choose where you want that money to go. Nevada residents: We understand you can't actually pledge to avoid Nevada. Please sign, though, as a sign of solidarity with us. We are not out to hurt Nevada. We fully expect that getting a good number of signatures on this petition will help Reid feel he can take action. Knowing Nevadans will be with him on filibuster reform will make it easier for him to make this decision. And when Reid acts, we'll tell everyone to make a point of spending EXTRA money in Nevada. Filibusters used to be rare. It was understood by both parties that they should be used only for exceptional circumstances. Many bills passed with a slim majority, less than what would be needed to overcome a filibuster. Now we have rule by "two-fifths majority." Nothing can get passed without 60 votes. And running a filibuster does not even require showing up. Only the number of votes to end debate matters. Not voting and not showing up counts as if you want debate to continue in order to kill the bill. If we are to have a filibuster at all, we must at least require a "talking filibuster." Those wanting to obstruct government must care enough to be dedicated to show up and keep talking. A filibuster must end if fewer than 41 senators are present to keep it going, and the majority must be able to keep retesting the resolve of the minority by calling for periodic cloture votes. Endorsements of filibuster reform: http://www.kentucky.com/2013/04/23/2611533/senate-filibuster-hurts-governing.html http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/opinion/sunday/filibustering-nominees-must-end.html http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-senate-rules-filibuster-20130502,0,7466527.story http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-judges-20130602,0,4411661.story http://www.fresnobee.com/2013/04/20/3265607/editorial-the-filibuster-has-to.html http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/editorials/nuke-em-harry-reid-should-break-the-minoritys-filibuster-grip-690399/ http://www.registerguard.com/rg/opinion/29882117-78/filibuster-senate-rule-reform-block.html.csp http://www.sentinelsource.com/opinion/editorial/senators-should-have-to-filibuster-with-their-words/article_dd2944bc-b777-58b2-bb34-f1ed2f5d5ccf.html

Congressional entitlements.

Start to act responsibly and fairly.

For far too long lawmakers in Washington have ignored the will of the “People” they were elected to represent and instead have catered to the whims and demands of corporations, lobbyists and the richest 1%.

My petition deals with the problems that arise when something totally unrelated to a bill or initiative is tacked onto that bill or initiative. prior to voting. Many a good bill has been defeated because something unacceptable has been added and many bad bills have been passed because something very important (probably deserving a separate bill of its own) is tacked onto it. I believe that bills should be STAND ALONE, with no additions, riders or non-related issues attached.

We need better representation.