Sign this to urge Matthew Bevin to challenge Mitch McConnell for Kentucky's US Senate seat in 2014. We'll make sure he knows about your support. Progress Kentucky has over 20 petitions set up to draft candidates from across the political spectrum to run against Mitch McConnell. Get links to the complete list at http://progresskentucky.com/index.php/campaigns/3-draft-petitions. Progress Kentucky http://progresskentucky.com http://facebook.com/progresskentucky Twitter: @progressky

Since Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) is retiring in 2014, we have an opportunity to appoint a Chairman who will ensure that Mega-Banks do not commit numerous financial crimes and that their size will be reduced in order to increase stability in the economy. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is an appropriate candidate for chairmanship, as he proposes ending "Too Big to Fail" and has introduced legislation in the past placing limits on the size of our nation's financial institutions. Many Americans have had enough of "Too Big to Fail" and the time has come to appoint a chairman who will take action to end it.

Our Constitutional Rights and personal liberties are being infringed upon with the enactment of laws such as The Patriot Act and National Defense Authorization Act as well as new restrictive laws. I stand with Benjamin Franklin when he stated, “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”

Lets not let Congress get comfortable and forget they work for the People of Hawaii.

Due to the recent implementation of a sequester by Congress. HeadStart and other Government funded programs are forced to make budget cuts. One of the options is to eliminate transportation service for Dougherty County and reduce the service in three other counties. If this option is voted on, many children and families will suffer as a result. Thus, the option to cut enrollment slots by 60 across the board will no longer need to be considered. If transportation in Dougherty County is eliminated, there will be a drop in enrollment of 70 plus children. Transportation is vital to the continued success of the Dougherty County HeadStart program.

Right now the US House of Representatives Committee on Veteran Affairs has an agreement with the VA that allows VA officials to testify before that Congressional Committee without being sworn in. With no oath, there is absolutely NO PENALTY for VA officials who lie to Congress. This hurts veterans and harms taxpayers, and it helps NO ONE except those who want a free pass to lie to Congress about veterans' issues. No honest official should mind being put under oath when testifying. And, those that mind are the reason for doing it.

Represent the people who hired you, not politics!

Everyone has been affected by the stalemate and inability of our Congress to work for the American people. They are so much more concerned for their positions with lobbies in the aftermath of their stints in Congress that they could care less for the benefit of us. So what if they aren't reelected? The next move if they hold their ground is to get the big bucks as a lobbyist. So what is their incentive? If I didn't work for my boss I would be fired....why can't we fire Congress when they won't do their jobs for us? Honestly, they should sacrifice their salaries themselves to contribute to managing the deficit if they want to maintain their DO NOTHING attitudes.

The disturbing reality is that the political establishment of Washington is not interested in representing the needs of ordinary Americans. They are much more interested in representing those of the wealthy and the powerful. Super PACs are able to spend as much as they want on political advertising, giving them significant amounts of power over the political process. They elect candidates of their choice while defeating those who would oppose their agenda. America’s corrupt campaign finance system is making the voices of average Americans harder and harder to hear. The majority of money going to these super PACs does not come from large corporations, but from individuals. The top 46 of these wealthy donors have given a total of $67 million, or two-thirds of the $112 million donated to super PACs this cycle. Titans of the financial services industry, energy executives and hoteliers are now pulling the strings in our government. The democracy that America prides itself in has been undermined. “Our goal must be a government that represents all of the people, and not just those wealthy individuals and corporations who can put millions into political campaigns. Ultimately, we must amend the Constitution to clarify to the Court that our democratic elections were never intended as a tool for special interests to drown out the voices of others.” –Bernie Sanders We are the American people, and we will not allow our voices to be drowned out by Big Money. We will be heard.

Include that the NSA ( National Security Agency ) be listed and Liable to any new laws written from this day forth.

The government is currently out of touch with how a huge percentage of the citizens feel about them and their lack of action. Only working a few hours a week and doing nothing in the process is making the American people lose faith in them and this can bring about rather bad results. If the elected officials lose many of their benefits and only get paid when working, maybe they will do better.

Democracy is dead. The political cartel is now in place. Collusion between parties and members serves their own and business interests.