The Embargo has been driven by a corrupt Cartel in Miami that profits from it secretly and which is made up of the remnants of the Batista Dictatorship that Fidel Castro overthrew. There are terrorist living in Miami who have killed dozens of innocent people and who have been given protection by members of Congress and past GOP Administrations.

I'm writing to aks Congress (yes Congress themselves and the Senate along with the President) to cone together and change the way they recieve compensation for their work as elected officials. Instead of having them recieve payment that is unaffected during tough economic times they should ammend the way they recieve payment based on whether the economy is doing well or not. If the economy is in the slumps, then their pay gets cut in half until the economy shows signs of improvement. And won't return to its full ammount until the economy and job situation has reached the level it was at before it was considered bad. A simple ammendment to help in these difficult times.

Any one who wishes a position of leadership in the government of the united states of america , must first pass a IQ test , sanity test and criminal background ck .this would insure that our candidates would be qualified, on a basic level ,to make decisions for americans , just as any one on a job interview for a non political job would be ask to qualify with .

We're incredibly close to passing online voter registration in Illinois, but we need to make our voices heard before lawmakers in Springfield adjourn for the year! A bill that would bring online voter registration to Illinois has already cleared a major hurdle in the state Senate, but it still needs to pass the full House and Senate before the end of the week, and a vote could be as early as today. Sign the petition TODAY so that Illinois can create a more innovative, open, and accessible democracy. Once you've signed, take a second to CALL your lawmakers to tell them to support Illinois online voter registration! Petitions are great, but phone calls will make a huge difference as the vote nears. Find their phone numbers here: https://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/6121/c/10054/getLocal.jsp.

Congress should have to suffer just like the population that they are "supposed" to represent. We should demand they take 25% pay cuts, slash their pensions, and limit their medical.... Also, demand that once they retire, there is no double dipping i.e. becoming a Lobbyist and making millions.

The federal government, at the initiative of the President should buy, expropriate, or acquire by any means the site of the massacre at Wounded Knee and turn it into a monument. The United States has since its inception carried out a racist Holocaust against Native Americans, broken the treaties it made, confiscated land, destroyed a culture, and herded free and ancient peoples into concentration camps called reservations where they reside to this day. These crimes against humanity are a record of shame that stains the flag and identity of the United States. Not to honor this site and create a memorial would be yet another stain. See http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/12/opinion/save-wounded-knee.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130412&_r=0.

The single purpose of filibustering is to delay voting about issues before the Congress. By talking about irrelevant issues or parts of a bill that are not the main bill(ie,filibustering), important votes are delayed, sometimes indefinitely.Limiting each bill to one issue and discussing only the single issue up for vote will be more efficient and the public will see exactly how each member of Congress votes on the single issue without excuse.

This petition is to legalize Sweepstakes under NC state government. I Ken Gregorius am the business owner of Internet Highway 39 which pprovides 4 jobs. We also provide enetertainment for adults in a county with no movies, bowling or any other adult recreation.

Our Representatives have failed us in profound ways.

Every military member who spends more than 90 days on active duty gets a GI BILL whether it be the Montgomery or Post 9-11. If we fail a class or drop it, we have to pay that money back, but that money is ours. We fought for this country and earned it. I've personally experienced this. We need to fight more for our military who are the ones fighting for this country.

Cut their pays and set time limits, NOW!

It costs the state about 35 thousand dollars a year to send a person to prison. Drug and alcohol offenders need help which only a rehab clinic can provide. Prison doesn't work for these people that is why there are so many that end up going back over and over. It is time to try something new. Rehab can do a better job at a fraction of the cost to no cost to the state or the tax payers.Our tax money could go to better use!