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.

The entire nation has been overwhelmed by the gun violence inflicted upon children and staff at the Sandy Hook Elementary School. This “Shine a Star” concept was conceived at a recent MoveOn-sponsored candlelight vigil held in Hawaii.

Recap from 2012: Mass murder at a crowed movie theatre on July 20, innocent people at the Sikh temple on August 5, and now the butchering of children and teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary school on December 14— how can we stop this gun violence? Deter or Stop the Shooter! Each State would pass legislation that creates local city laws that is enforced by a City Zoning Officers which would require that a security guard(s ) must be present at all private and public lands and/or buildings as a condition of operation. Similar codes/laws have been passed for handicap access, and the same can be achieved to protect our families, friends, and fellow citizens in public spaces. All Public grounds such as: schools, parks, religious buildings, recreation facilities; as well as businesses with a certificate of occupancy and/or conditional use permit which operates primarily for financial gain would have to comply with this public safety standard of providing a security guard (s) such as but not limited to: shopping, dining, amusement, and sporting establishments. Both private and public entities that fall under this city ordinance will have a Security guard(s) on premises at all times during normal business or operating hours. Security guard(s) shall be charged with preventing violations of law and shall be uniformed in such a manner so as to be readily identifiable as security guards by the public and shall be duly licensed as security guards as required by the applicable provisions of State law. No security guard shall perform any other duties while acting as a security guard.

For the last six years, this bureau has lacked a permanent leader, hamstrung by the Senate's refusal to act on a confirmation. This has impacted the ability of the ATF to enforce firearms laws that are in place, computerize databases of gun owners, and respond to the powerful NRA lobby in Washington. Your senators should be acting in your best interests, not a lobby group.

The stats are striking: The overwhelming majority of Americans don't get to participate in presidential elections in a meaningful way. We just finished a presidential election in which President Obama made campaign visits to just eight states after being nominated, and Governor Romney to only 10. Two-thirds of the campaign visits this fall were to just four “key” states: Ohio, Florida, Virginia, and Iowa. 100% of the visits were to just 12 “key” states. Every voter should matter equally in presidential elections. Let's tell Congress to put forth an amendment to end the Electoral College.

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