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.

I am tired of all of the bickering & hate that has stalemated the government in DC. The corporate $'s have 'poluted' the Democratic process - as our Founding Fathers originally intended. Are we meant to be subserviant to Oligarchs or Corporations? The 21st Century Dilemma. It is time for a discussions about REAL change.

RYAN IS GONNA CUT MEDICARE AND A WHOLE LOTS OF OTHER STUFF HE IS NOT FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS OR THE POOR. HE JUST DON'T CARE.WHEN OBAMA GOT INTO THE WHITE HOUSE IT WAS ALREADY MESSY WHY IS HE'S THE ONE BEING BLAMED.

Put an end to the wasteful and obscene amounts of money spent on our Presidential and Congressional elections. Support and demand a CONSTITUTIONAL AMMENDMENT to mandate publicly funded federal campaigns of our elected representatives. The campaigns would last a maximum of 6-months immediately prior to the national election date. Primaries would occur over the first 3-months and the final or main campaigns would take place the last 3-months. The campaigns would include two mandated debates during the primaries and two debates during the final campaigns. No other monies from other sources, could be used by any of the candidates for their campaigns. Level the playing field, limit the influence of big dollar peddlers, debate the issues, and shorten the time of ad nauseum campaigning. WE HAVE ALL BEEN AFFECTED BY THE CURRENT ABHORRENT POLITICAL CIRCUS!

With all the secrecy and big money surrounding political campaigns, our government officials are heavily influenced by outside interests. If a lobbyist, private citizen, or corporation can donate millions of dollars to get a candidate elected, aren't you worried they want something in return for that cash? As a result, we mostly get policies that are good for the big money donors but not what the majority of Americans think is best for the country. A constitutional amendment can end the unfair influence of private money in state and federal elections, and can provide candidates free and equal access to public television and radio to make campaigns about the issues and facts and not about the special interests.

Republicans instated a law that requires citizens to show a drivers license to be able to vote. Lots of citizens don't drive anymore but still want to vote in elections

Politicians have gone overboard with brazen lies. This is becoming the norm in political debate: 'repeat lies long enough and people will believe them.' The FCC has the power to stop lies in their tracks, but has failed. National airwaves are a public trust. It is clear that trust has been eroded.

To require that high school education curriculum, whether public, private or home, teach a government section devoted to recognizing political party "spin" and teach students to research actual facts, investigate the source of the facts, separate fact from faction and then teach students how to decide what they think.