This must occur at ALL levels of Government both local and federal. Two terms in any elected office. Exceptions could be real jobs like sheriff and fire chief if elected. Do we really need someone in office for 20 years enriching themselves and their associates? All you have to do is examine simple history in your immediate area. This is not an attack on any political party. This could put an end to the type of representation we are experiencing at all levels of Government.

Voting is a fundamental right, and should be as easy as possible. Unfortunately Massachusetts lags behind other states in access to the ballot box. This year, the Massachusetts legislature can take a few simple steps to ensure more people have access to our most fundamental democratic right. - Early voting allows people to vote when it is convenient for them to do so, ensuring that they don’t have to miss work or caring for their families. - Demos, a leading good government and voting rights organization has projected that Massachusetts could see an increase in turnout of 4.9%, with even larger increases anticipated among young voters and African Americans if we implemented EDR. Tell your legislators to remove barriers to exercising our most fundamental democratic right.

We need to realize term limits if we hope to ever get anything done, the only loss of experience and expertise if there were no career politicians, much — if not most — of that is experience and expertise in the arts of evasion, effrontery, deceit and chicanery. None of that serves the interest of the people. City, state and federal government no longer is concerned with the needs of the people so much as the need to get reelected.

The Glass-Steagall Act protected bank depositors from the additional risks associated with security transactions. The act was dismantled in 1999. Consequently, the distinction between commercial banks and brokerage firms has blurred; many banks own brokerage firms and provide investment services.

Maine currently does not allow the sale of diesel cars for environmental reasons. This law was passed before the advent of low sulfur diesel and before the cars were getting great milage ( as much as 78mpg!) we need these vehicles. Right now emissions are calculated by the gallon and not by the miles traveled. If this were changed we would have access to these cost saving cars and it would help our environment

I live in New Bern, NC and I am outraged at Congress not coming up with deal to fix the sequester. This affects me because most of our economy comes from the brave men and women in uniform who defend this country, so that slack-jaw yokes like me can enjoy this great country. Congress needs to get locked in their seats until they can come up with a solution to fix this problem.

CAN WE GET RICK PERRY OUT OF OFFICE? CAN HE RUN AGAIN? HE HAS PREVENTED THIS STATE FROM RECEIVING SO MUCH MONEY AND SO MANY BENEFITS.

I've been on My job as a contractor for 16 yrs. this past year I was denied unemployment benefits because I'm a bus driver on a military installation. Some employee received benefits some didn't same job and title.

All people in the state have a right to vote. Right now politics has a strangle hold on the Kentuckians ability to elect the people they want to represent them. Kentuckians need a Redistricting Panel of CITIZENS to establish the redistricting lines. No pol is going to think of the citizens when this is done! We need what Californians have done & put this responsibility where it belongs in the peoples hands.

This petition is about gun control in the state of Illinois. We have a non-logic organization known as the NRA that does nothing for its members and the citizens in IL and wants to pass a concealed carry law in IL with no restrictions attached. No, we will not tolerate this rediculious behavior from the NRA. We need to block this concealed carry law in IL until our state can come up with the concealed carry bill that includes a Universal background check for everyone who buys a gun in IL, an Assault Weapons Ban that bans any Military Assault Rife along with a ban on purchases on bullet magazines limiting purchases to ten bullet purchases only, a mental health background check included, so that people with criminal records, violent behavioral problems, or mental behavioral problems from buying guns. We also need to not allow guns in IL to be sold at Gun shows in IL. We also need restrictions on where people can bring guns with a concealed carry permit like not being able to bring a gun into School Zones, Malls and Shopping Centers, Trains, Buses, Parks, and other public places.

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Every American is affected by their no compromise attitude. They want the poor and middle class to suffer and they feel no effect not fair if they had to do without one check they would do their job