Congress is no longer working for the people. Americans need to pass a constitutional amendment limiting our Congress to one six year term

The petition urges President Obama to add some of the best experienced politicians of the Party of Lincoln, the old Republican Party, to his cabinet. It would strengthen the concept of the Democratic umbrella and add to this administration's diversity. We need to act quickly as cabinet positions will soon be filled. I have a personal commitment to diversity as my late husband was of African and Native American descent. I am of Scandinavian and Dutch descent. Today we live in a global village where all races and ethnic groups who share common beliefs should unite for the greater good.

I spent 3 weeks working with the Votecorps in Virginia and saw the difficulty in getting to the polls for those who have to fit in this civic duty with making a living. The larger the number of voters turning out, the better our democracy. We are presently ranked around 40th in the world in % of registered voters voting. Some of this is no doubt due to apathy and cynicism, but much can be said for the inconvenience of our system.

Due to Congress's willingness to resrict what is avialable to the citizens, I belive that the Constitution should be amended to restrict all legislation approved by Congress, to apply to the members of the Senate and House of Representatives equally. There shall be no pension except as pro rata over the 50 years of possible tenure, and be no better than what is available to the average government employee. Health insurance shall be no better than is available to the poorest of constituants.

For the past four years the Republicans have had one agenda, to prevent President Obama from being re-elected. As a result, nothing was accomplished. The economy was literally damaged due to their nonpartisanship. They let the credit rating of the USA go down just to further their agenda. Tell the members of Congress and the Senate that they work for all Americans! Call them to task NOW!

Estimates for 2012 presidential campaign spending is approximately $2.2 billion dollars and $6 billion for all campaign spending. With US and international hunger problems, challenges for funding for education, infrastructure problems, national debt and increasing poverty to name a few issues, it is reasonable to limit spending for any election.

Given the constant voting disasters, attempts at voter suppression, procedures and equipment problems, neither states nor political parties should be responsible for Presidential elections.

When the Senate is stalled by the phony filibusters it is shameful. It is time to make the Republicans hold the floor to block votes.

In a democracy, the people are only part of the democratic process when they participate in it. As we have one of the lowest voter turnout rates among first world nations, we should give our citizens every chance possible to participate in the process. Many of our citizens do not live in states with early voting. Some of our citizens live in states where voter suppression is a real problem. Still others have to wait in lines for hours. Making national elections a national holiday would do several things. First, it should be a source of national pride to engage in the democratic process through voting and could become an occasion similar to Independence Day. Second, the poorer Americans who have work-related issues and cannot vote or get stuck in lines would have much more time and therefore be more likely to engage in the process. Finally, having a holiday dedicated to voting might encourage our citizens who rarely engage in the process to become more active as their friends and neighbors vote. Also, over time it may become as much a national pastime where individuals and families or groups of friends develop traditions as they have for other holidays. In a nation with as much national pride as the United States, we must increase voter turnout any way we can! As more Americans engage in the process, the national perception of our government may improve as well. Making Election Day a national holiday is the logical starting point for increasing voter participation!

The Republicans have unequivocally refused to work with Obama for the past 4 years in order to make him a "one term president." This obviously didn't work, yet Senate Minority Leader McConnell still says, 48 hours after the election, one thing is certain: He is in no way chastened by Tuesday's results. "Let me put it very clearly," says the five-term Republican senator from Kentucky. "I am not willing to raise taxes to turn off the sequester. Period." Then, Boehner held a news conference on Friday where he declined to wade too deep into specifics, saying it could restrict his options at the negotiating table. They have not heard the demands of the middle class to raise taxes on the wealthy and quit giving them a carte blanche pass to do as they please. We do not agree with their policies or reasoning to keep the Bush tax breaks for the rich, which did nothing but put us on the road to ruin during his 8 year residency. Sign this petition to let the House and Senate Republicans that we are watching them and expect results. They are not in office to work for their own political party but to represent the citizens of the United States.

As soon as pundits called this election for Pres. Obama, they started talking about "open season for the 2016 presidential election." Enough already! We need elected officials to solve our problems, not continuously run for election/re-election. The perpetual campaigning contributes to our divisiveness. Campaigning for any office shouldn't start more than 18 months before the election.

The amount of money spent and the length of time the campaign was conducted is embaarassing.