Mitt Romney's refusal to disclose at least 5 years of his tax returns leaves the public wondering what he has to hide. All citizens have a right to know as much as possible about a Presidential candidate in order to make a reasoned decision about who to vote for. The candidate's tax returns tell a lot about the individual and in past years candidates have been willing to voluntarily disclose. However, Romney's refusal shows the need for legislation to require disclosure.

American Citizens must call on the US Congress to "Level The Playing Field" for every electoral campaign in this country by limiting the amount that any campaign or political party can spend on advertising in support of any given candidate. Specifically, limit the total permissible airtime minutes on all TV networks, per candidate, per election. If all are treated the same, this is not a First Amendment issue as some people claim. Caps for advertising spending would be different for city, county, state, and national elections, but SOME kind of reasonable limits are needed to prevent wealthy individuals and/or organizations from unfairly influencing election outcomes. I want the American public to collectively put pressure on Congress to enact legislation to that end.

A petition to require ALL political ads to adhere to the truth.

The average family is worth $77,500. The average Congressman's net worth is $13,000,000. The average senator's net worth is $6,000,000. How are the average people of this country supposed to believe that these elected "public servants" are really representing the average American family when their ways of life and lifestyles are so drastically different. Petition Letter Greetings, I just signed the following petition addressed to: American people, President, media. ---------------- Return Congrees to public servants The average family is worth $77,500. The average Congressman's net worth is $13,000,000. The average senator's net worth is $6,000,000. How are the average people of this country supposed to believe that these elected "public servants" are really representing the average American family when their ways of life and lifestyles are so drastically different. Congressmen and Senators are out of touch with the normal American family.I would like to change, not the process of election, but how our "public servants" operate in Washington.

Make issues single issues instead of packing favors into them to get agreement. Tell Congress to be straightforward, not sneaky and self-serving.

Petition the fed to allow tax payers the option to submit a small amount of a refund (amount on the payers discretion), even $1 to the deficit and have it applied like a 401k or similar type investment once we are out of the red. I myself get back 5 to 8k every year so I would throw in at least $300. The def would be paid within a decade and the contributers could collect a nice return on their small investment. This would allow America to take control of the finances and wage their own golbal financial domination. Just afraid the leaders in Washington don't have enough iintelligence to manage such an easy concept. This would also give Americans confidence in the Govenment. It doesn't get any easier than this, lets push it forward. Thanks Don 602-434-4773

Many members of congress signed a pledge to follow Grover Norquist's instructions when voting on policy matters, even though Grover Norquist is not an elected official. I believe that members of Congress should pledge to work for the American people instead. Pledging away all your future votes to some private citizen's command, thereby giving up your right to think for yourself, is simply not the American way.

If a President's financial interests are not aligned with its citizens then there is a conflict of interest and that may cause harm to the nation in the future. Mitt Romney must be asked to repatriate all his foreign holdings to the US.

The 2012 campaigns for the Presidency has been seriously marred by a number of serious lies by the candidates and their campaigns. The American people deserve an honest campaign. This petition calls on the candidates to agree to an honest campaign by supporting and complying with the decisions of a fact checker panel about the ads and remarks of the respective candidates for the Presidency, the Vice-Presidency and their campaigns.

Our goverment is out of control because elected officials no longer consider the people of the United States as there employer. They now work for a convoluted web of special interest groups raising money for a never ending congressional career. If Congressmen could only stand for re-election twice - it would be very hard to create a web of power to funnel cash. If we reduced campaign donations to no more than $100 per individual with no room for corporate donations, elections would be about the issues instead of name calling and political skullduggery.

Begin to have some "truth in politics" by requiring candidates to have factual basis for their statements, or personally admit they were inaccurate. The public is bombarded with false and misleading political advertisements every election cycle. The 2012 election year will be rife with lies given the influx of Super PAC money. While it would be optimal to rein in all false/misleading advertisements made directly, or indirectly, by a presidential candidate, the first step is requiring candidates to ensure statements they make during debates are factual. Additionally, forcing candidates to recant their false/misleading statements live, in their own words, provides great incentive to ensure their statements are factual when initially spoken.

When candidates accuse each other of lying, I am left confused. How can I possibly feel confident in choosing a candidate in the midst of such a climate? Lying to constituents should be considered election fraud. Candidates and their backers should make statements based only on facts and be able to support their claims. There is too much at stake to allow them to be able to create the impression they want by misinforming voters.