The greatest threat that we Americans face today is the career politician. Politicians get elected to represent constituents from their home state, but far too often they arrive in Washington and, although they may have had good intentions, they are sucked up into the whirlpool of corporate lobbyists and special interests groups and a system of career politicians who have forgotten who they work for. Somewhere along the line, Congress has turned from a group of elected people “Of the people, by the people, and for the people”, into a group of elitist who do whatever they must to remain in power. When and where did they get the idea that if you don’t agree completely, you don’t have to do anything? If you or I did that, we’d be unemployed in a heartbeat. Congress is at a stalemate, bogged down in Ideological mud, and everybody is slinging it. It is frozen, much like my computer sometimes is. When my PC freezes, I hit control/alt/delete and reboot it. That is what this country needs; to reboot or restart. How do we do it? Start with the brain, the idea center where it all begins: Congress. Do this, and then sit back and watch how fast they can overcome their ideological differences and reach across the aisles.

We the people, need to limit all terms in Congress to one term because all Americans have been affected by the cozy relationship between large corporations and OUR government! The people need to make this pass by voting out anyone who tries to shelf this amendment.

The Post Office "losses" are due to a poison pill bill passed to prefund retiree health benefits for the next 75 years! Some can not stand that P.O. is color blind in hiring--too many "minorities" are getting good paying jobs because civil service exams can not discriminate.They want to close post offices and lay off hundreds of thousands of hard working employees. Also, Veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan should get extra bonus points so they can be hired. Benjamin Franklin understood how important the P.O. is to our democracy. We can not let this institution be privatized.

Let's start with challenging the two US presidential contenders to pledge 60% (or more) from their resective ad campaigns towards retiring THE DEBT. If this could be accomplished challenge every US household to commit $5 per month towards the same goal. I believe that once people are convinced that our leaders hold the country's interests above their own politrical aspirations and greed, our citizens will want to contribute. This is an update to JFK's challenge: Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what YOU can do for your country!

Yes, I'm ashamed of adults who are hurting our beautiful country!

Since 2006 when the recession started people have lost there jobs, Taken pay cuts, shorter working hours and have had to increase there portion of the cost for medical and there pension, While Congress gave themselfs a raise in pay, and works two weeks, then a week off

This petition is to get Virgil Goode,Constitution Party Presidential Candidate and his VP into all debates to allow Americans to have a choice this election. Its time for a MAJOR change in the federal govt

Every congressional bill is a quagmire of unrelated pet projects and issues. Let us insist that each issue stand alone and be posted on line for constituant comment. This is the ONE reform on which every citizen can agree, regardless of political position.

If corporations and individuals both inside and outside of the country can try to buy elections then they should at least have to pay for it.

Fair taxes for everyone

It is always fine to have a difference of opinion. Every day, you have to work with others who have a different opinion than you. Being mature enough actually work through your differences, and that of the other person, or group, to get things accomplished is at the very foundation of our democracy. So any person holding any office who represents any political affiliation, especially one of the major political parties, and resorts to calling a person, or groups of people, names are childish and should not be tolerated. Here is the offense. Allegheny County GOP Chairman Jim Roddey said: "There was a disappointment tonight. I was very embarrassed," Roddey told the crowd, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "I was in this parking lot and there was a man looking for a space to park, and I found a space for him. And I felt badly–he looked like he was sort of in distress. And I said, 'Sir, here's a place.' And he said, 'That's a handicapped space.' I said, 'Oh, I'm so sorry, I saw that Obama sticker, and I thought you were mentally retarded.'" (Copied from The Huffington Post.) I am requesting that this person apologize in public and in print to the Republican Party, to all handicapped individuals, and to mentally challenged persons for using the derogatory comment to further polarize people and damaging the integrity of the electoral process.

Our Founding Fathers never intended for politics to be a "career" and once you've served your term, you go home. I believe that Congressional members should have term limits just as the President and Governors do. They get too comfy with all the perks and prestige and then spend up to half their term fundraising and campaigning for re-election. Who's doing their job they were elected for while they are out of their office? Term limits of no more than three terms. Then they go back to their "real life." This might have a positive effect on campaign financing as well. Please sign the petition if you believe Congress should have term limits.