We are tired of having to choose the lesser of 2 evils. Every party should have equal grounds for presidency. Let's have all candidates on the stage and let the people vote indiscrimintly.

Congress needs to set aside their racist behavior and start working with President Obama to get their jobs done and take care of the people who elected them. Start working together now, not when and if it's an advantage to your party affiliation.

Update on SFMTA activities! Our first two requests were met some time ago. At this point, SFMTA has painted itself into such a tight corner by destroying too much and angering too many citizens. There are too many complaints for the Board of Supervisors to ignore. The voters denied the SFMTA any additional sales tax funds that will cut hundreds of thousands of dollars out of their budget. Now they plan to raise the bridge tolls and charge the cash-paying riders more money to take the Muni. The next ballot initiative to consider is PROPOSITION 6 that would repeal the gas bill.

It is my sincere belief that the Schools in our Country have more violence, shootings and killings since Prayer was taken out of the schools. I am a Retired Educator from Jefferson County Public Schools in Louisville, Kentucky. Severals students from the School where I worked has been killed due to violence. Two of these sudents were killed by Police Officers; one student was 15 years old. This student broke into someone's home, the Police arrived, chased the student and shot him in the back. The student was killed. Prayer is a faith act that may not be practiced in many students homes, therefore, if they heard Prayer practiced in their School hopefully this will sitimulate their behavior to be respectful to others and themselves.

Minimum pay for a member of Congress is $174,000 as of 2011. This is an increase of over $30,000 within the past ten years alone! This does not include health benefits, retirement, pension and what they earn from PACs or from shell companies and family members employed by lobbies and PACs. Many members of Congress are millionaires and have seen a growth in personal wealth of about 16% during this recession. It is time to stop the abuse and return to the original intent of "public servant".

Why don't we just let the Bush Tax cuts expire and save SS and Medicare and bring down our debt. Shouldn't every American pay a little more to save the middle class and poor?

Everyone involved in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy is dead by now. But many of us affected by that terrible day in Dallas are still alive and wondering. WE WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH! OUR LIVES WERE CHANGED, OUR HISTORY WAS CHANGED! We just want to know the the results of the commission investigation before we die too.

No corporate lobbyist, no campaign contributions larger than $1000.00 per business or individuals. Exile from the US for anyone caught offending this constitutional law. No illegal bribes to Judges, police officials or any elected local, county, state and federal politicians what so-ever.

Almost all Republican legislators are coerced to sign a pledge to vote no on any tax legislation. Our tax code needs to be fluid so it can meet changing needs of our country, and legislators need to work together so that it is fair. Any financial crisis needs to be solved with a combination of refined strategies for revenue AND reduced spending. Most republicans know are fully aware of this but cannot vote intelligently because of the pledge they signed for Grover Norquist. It is crippling our governments ability to function intelligently on behalf of society. See 60 Minutes' piece on Grover Norquist. It's appalling.

Elections in the United States should be limited to five (5) months total. Three (3) months in the Spring and two (2) months in the Fall (September, October). This will allow politicians to concentrate on their job and not on the constant need to fund raise. It will also stop the incessant political noise.

I would like to propose something that isn't a new idea regarding term limits for all congress and senate elected officials. I would like them to be capped at two terms. With that I would also like to see the government employees be invested in 401k accounts and have them have the same opportunities as those of us they represent to seek healthcare insurance at the end of their term, either voted out or term has expired. Their retirement/401k would function the same as the private sector. With the savings we would realize, I would propose that money go directly to fund healthcare benefits for our veterans. I would work in more details, but would love if we could have a serious action on this issue. I believe we americans are tired of this congress/senate reaping benefits that last too long and for really no achieved results.

from a review of the last 25 years of off year elections it is not difficult to conclude that the turnout in these elections are not representative of the society as a whole. the house of representatives ends up being elected by a "rump" of the electorate.