Once elected to congress, all members are given health care FOR LIFE! not just the term they serve, for LIFE. this includes their family and We get to pay for it. Forever! New day, new time. It is not guaranteed to citizens and it should not be for them.The members need to buy health care like the rest of us! Their costs are increasing as they age and and they are living longer, just like the rest of us. End the health care plan for them!

Cancel all healthcare coverage for U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives. They should know what it is like to try to obtain and pay for coverage for themselves before they can hope to understand what everyone else is dealing with. And at the very least, their coverage should cease to exist the moment they are no longer in congress. Taxpayers should not have to pay for their healthcare when they can't pay for their own.

For the U.S. economy and Global econommies to work, we need a U.S. Congress that works. The current U.S. Congress is holding America, and as a result, the global economies hostage for selfish political reasons --- They (the Tea Party House Republicans) have turned from Obstructionism to Destructionism. Witness the downgrade of U. S. debt as a result of their failure to raise the debt ceiling on time. The debt ceiling was raised 8x during the "W" Bush administration, without any bitter debate or fanfare. Many of our current members of Congress have pledged their allegiance to Grover Norquist instead of to the United States of America. This is a violation of their oath of office at best, and in my opinion TREASON. We are paying these representatives? with taxes payed by THE PEOPLE --- NOT by Grover Norquist and they need to represent THE PEOPLE or they should be FIRED! ie. IMPEACHED. Every Conggressman who signed "the pledge " to Grover Norquist should be required to renounce that "pledge " and sign a new pledge that they will work for the American PEOPLE or they should be required to step down or be tried for treason. It is disgusting that we have elected officials who are working for Grover Norquist instead of working for THE PEOPLE of the United States. Mitch McConnell stated his only goal is to do whatever it takes to make our President a one-term President. That statement by itself should be considered treason in my opinion. We need to get rid of the right wing radicals who are working against the best interests of the United States for selfish political gain. They have gone too far and the purposeful destruction of America by our own elected representatives in the House of Congress has got to stop.

I believe the necessity of presidential candidates ( and all elected officials ) to immediately begin raising funds and courting the moneyed interests for support for reelection inhibits, if not paralyzes, their ability to perform the duties for which they were elected.

Congress is required by law and statute to tell the truth, and many times it appears that they do not tell the truth, and nothing adverse ever happens to them when they tell obvious lies.

The President can focus on the job, not on spend two-three years out of the current four running for a second term. Four years is no longer enough time to get done what needs to get done in government. It will make it more difficult for the opposing party to block every policy for seven years and force them to work together. This is the best place to start government reform.

Time to end the gravy train of elected officials in Washington. "Career politicians" only care about their careers; are totally out of touch with their constituents. It's time they join mainstream America in our day to day worries about employment, social security and health care. Change the law so we will finally have politicians who are "in it" to serve, not be served!!!

Today, in a neighboring community, a man was arrested for threatening the life of the President. All this vitriolic rhetoric has a price. Besides dividing the country and stopping all progress, the rhetoric inflames the unbalanced and threatens the security of each of us.

Congress wants to cut costs. They can do this easily by cutting the number of members in congressin half.That will reduce the cost of the house by half and cut the staffs that work for congress

In assisting seniors preparing their taxes, it affects them because they are already struggling; finding extra money to pay taxes affects their entire way of living. It is literally taking food out of their mouths and each year that it lingers by the next tax year it becomes compounded & their is absolutely no way out. It is so unfair that you have worked & been able to retire with a few dollars & the government thanks you by taking what little you have left. It's "unfair" that seniors with little income are scared into paying taxes with money they don't have. Paying taxes for seniors with minimum income pushes them over the edge & can be another reason for stress which lead to early death. I see it ever year & each year I see the tears & stress when they are told they owe taxes.

Each State in our Union currently sets their own voting policies and procedures and most of them attempt to make access to the polls easier for voters. Since election day is always on a Tuesday, the policy of early voting attempted to aid those unable to get to the polls during normal working hours. Recently, there have been efforts to curtail access to the polls, to make it harder and harder to cast a vote.. This petition would help every voter who works for a living.

We, the People of Earth, desire a world without war, hunger, and slavery; with adequate shelter, clean air, and drinking water for everyone! These are basic human rights, along with open access to the Internet that we demand of ourselves and our governments!