It has been years since the Dept of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms has had a director, stifling its ability to do it's job. In these days of increasing gun violence, we need a governing body to address how to handle this. Please sign on!

For a long time, presidential elections have been decided by the electoral college, a group of people in each state which is "supposed" to vote for the people. However, we cannot trust the electoral college properly. While state electors are supposed to vote for what the people decide, they are not required to do so. Furthermore, it does not truly represent the people. This was evident in the 2000 presidential elections when George Bush defeated Al Gore not with the popular vote but with the consent of the electoral college. I propose that we change the system so that the preference of each state's candidate is decided by the people's votes only, not by these electors. The United States could easily increase government openness if it decided it's president by the popular vote. After all, we are not in the 18th century anymore where every decision is brought to Washington by horses. The presidential elections is a people election. The people should have the power to elect their leader, therefore I suggest we abolish the electoral college and decide election by the popular vote. In addition, we would still keep things like the electoral map as means to ease the process of keeping track to whose winning and whose losing.

In 1928, Congress instituted socialized medicine, but only for itself, when, by congressional resolution, the Office of the Attending Physician of the United States Congress was created, whereby members receive medical services which they do not individually pay for, other than a flat annual fee (which has not increased since 1992). Since Congress is absolutely unwilling to even consider discussing single payer health care for the rest of the country, they should live by their own philosophy and abolish the Office of the Attending Physician of The United States Congress. This video really spells out the inequity of the system: http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=8709410 Background: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attending_Physician_of_the_United_States_Congress

H.J. Res 15 repeals the 22nd amendment, removing the two term limit for the office of President.

Lobbying for private groups or interests is principally undemocratic .

I, like every working American, have seen a 2% cut in my pay because Congress voted not to extend the payroll tax holiday. However, our politicians in Washington just gave themselves a .5% raise. A member of the House of Representatives makes $174,000. Do the math.

Since Democrats took over control of the Senate in 2006, Republican abuse of the filibuster has skyrocketed. In 2011-2012, there were more than 400 filibusters. Important progressive goals like a health care public option, immigration reform, climate change legislation and the Employee Free Choice act have all been stopped by the filibuster. It's not right for a minority to be able to gum up the works, without even having to explain why. Senators Merkley and Udall want to change the rules and fix the filibuster, and at least require a Senator to hold the floor and explain why they're blocking movement on legislation. Just like Jimmy Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Already, at least 48 Senators support the plan, which only needs a simple majority to pass. But California Senators Feinstein and Boxer are standing in the way. Californians deserve a Senate that works, that can address our nation's problems. California's Senators must support the Merkley/Udall plan to fix the filibuster.

This is an idea that we should address. For too long we have been too complacent about the workings of Congress. Many citizens had no idea that members of Congress could retire with the same pay after only one term, that they specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed (such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment) while ordinary citizens must live under those laws. The latest is to exempt themselves from the Healthcare Reform... in all of its forms. Also, their children do not have to repay their college loans. What a racket. Somehow, that doesn't seem logical. We do not have an elite that is above the law. I truly don't care if they are Democrat, Republican, Independent or whatever. The self-serving must stop.

This amendment is design to restore to both h houses of congress the original frame work that founding fathers intended when they created the constitution. That is; "working" representatives who do the nation's business when in D.C. and then return to their jobs after they've conducted their duly elected obligations to the nation

Congress has exempted themselves from sexual harassment laws and the recently adopted healthcare reform, just to name a few.

Public Service within our Democratic Process was never intended to become a lifetime career beholden to the fat cats who keep returning them to office. Never before in American History has the need for Term Limit legislation been more obvious. Let Grassroots America take back Democracy.

If you are like me, you have watched in horror as After more than Senate Democrats delayed passing rules changes that would demand the Republicans filibuster in person. Now, a proposal is being floated that does NOT demand the a republican continuously talk in order to maintain a filibuster.