Lets start a petition that only allows the only citizen approval of any pay raise and cola increases for our elected government officials. Starting with all future approved pay raise and cola.

This petition is about limiting those who serve as Congressmen and Senators to two terms. That will force whoever runs to get things done instead of only working for their own gain. No pensions, no crazy medical coverage. Let them come out and work like the rest of us and pay for their own health insurance and pension plans. No more career politicians. Enough is enough. People who run should work for the good of their country and not their own personal gain.

In November 2012, more Americans voted for Democrats than for Republicans for United States House of Representatives. Yet Republicans retain control of the majority of seats in the House. This is because of the way boundaries were drawn, giving more safe seats to one party and wasting more votes for another party, while excluding small parties like Greens and Libertarians. It is time for democracy in the United States of America.

Congress insists to cut Social Security even though this is a program that is fully funded by us the people. Social Security does not affect the deficit because it is a program already paid for by taxing our wages. I do not deny that modifications have to be made to the collection of the Social Security Taxes, (increase the cap 110,000 and increase the rate of these taxes), but this modifications need to be separated from the negotiations for the Budget, since Social Security is already funded by us. If our Congress and Senate insist on modifying our Social Security I propose that they also make reductions, cuts and increase the age for their pensions. I think that would only be fair since they insist on making cuts to a program that has already been paid for.

Because of what happened in Newtown CT. There is talk of gun control. Hunters and gun advocates don't want to give up their right and I feel we should all be able to provide protection for ourselves and our family's. Since it's not the gun deciding who to kill it's the person holding it I think anyone that wants to own/carry a gun should have to have a mental health evaluation. Also a family therapy session maybe 3 sessions. You typically have to wait 3 days for a permit anyway.

John Boehner has been the disruptive leader for the party of NO. His efforts have done nothing to further the good of the country, and he should resign his position, or be recalled.

Enact a national policy to equip schools with non-lethal defensive measures, like Tasers or Taser like defenses. Such defenses are quick to deploy, low cost compared to other solutions, can remain in place as a fallback plan and will ensure students and staff are not accidentally injured or killed, as well as ensuring assailants survive to face justice.

This effects everybody. We pay for their retirement benefits while we live on $1000-1600 when we retire. This bill was passed without our knowledge. No company, organization, or agency in the world has benefits like that, because no employer would permit it. WE THE PEOPLE are the employers of these elected officlals! Yet none of us got a say in this! We didn't vote for it; we didn't approve it. Let's end it!

Every tax paying citizen in the United States is affected by this outlandish expense to the people of the United States. Citizens are struggling to make ends meet. The government is TRILLIONS in debt. This will go a long way to help balance the budget.

The NRA and gun rights lobbyists have significantly more access to lawmakers because they are big donors. Gun violence victims and victims families deserve equal access. As we have seen in the past, (with energy regulations), those who have the most to gain financially from legislation are the same one ones who can make the most political contributions. Money leads to access. Gun violence victims deserve to be heard.

Congress has become an organization that works for itself as an elite membership, sometimes for life, instead of working for the interest of the American people who have elected them. We need to let them know who is, and should be, in control.

The Petition targets hate groups who are disrespecting President Obama as our Commander-in-Chief, as a family man and as a person who has demonstrated above and beyond the call of duty with respect to extraordinary global leadership.