Elective office has become for way too many a Career, versus public service. All too often, some elected officials and Judges become entrenched "in the system" and often fall prey to the pressures of big money and Lobbyists, or become out of touch with contemporary issues. We need to press for a Constitutional Amendment that limits public service in the congress, and Supreme Court to eight years maximum. In addtion congressman and senators cannot serve in the House or Senate once they have completed 8 years in either house. All congressmen/senators and Supreme Court Judges may serve if elected, as President of the US for up to the current constitutional limits.

Using the 65 Million People who voted for President OBAMA in 2008, the Occupy Movement and Progressive individual to create a PAC that will surplant every Right Wing Superpac, not because the amount raised might be more significant, but that the number of donors will drive the fear of God up against their Billions of Dollars. Who would bet against such odds if they know that the people in vast numbers oppose Big Business take over of our Government. 65 Million People Plus can make hay with minimum contribution and put that money to work by hiring "summer program workers for the progressive ground game" What can such a group acheive? Getting rid of The Supreme Court's version of Citizens United; Electorial Reform; Tax Reform; Immigration Reform and The Creation of a Small Business Ideas and Bank and Funding Source.

I think that politicial information presented in the media should be required to be "fact-checked" before it is presented to the public. For those representatives, pundants, or individuals representing a politician or political party who misrepresent the facts, or outright lie and present distortions of information, they should be subject to civil suit for liable , malice, and misrepresentation of American policy, and bear fines and penalties imposed by a Court of law. So much of the campaigning that is going on in current elections, on all levels- local, state, and national, is fraught with misinformation and untruths, leading to a populace that is uninformed of the significant facts that their voting decisions should be based on. Unfortunately today, most people get their political information from local t.v. and radio networks who have a vested interested in presenting only their side of the debate. American people should have a right to be presented with the truth about the current events and policies that affect their lives; and individuals that misrepresent the facts, lie, or use untrue advertising attacks must be held accountable for deceiving the American public. They should be sued for liable, fraud, malice, and misrepresentation of public policy. Especially since the Citizens United ruling took the right of the individual to an all time low, the citizens of the USA need legislation that can protect their individual rights of freedom, liberty, and the right to cast a vote based on information that is accurate and factual. Individuals , PACs, or corporations who deliberately misrepresent information during campaigning and electioneering should be subject to strong, stiff, and swift penalties- and those monies should be used toward paying down the national debt.

Since the beginning 2012 no member of Congress,the Courts or the President of the United States have or will have served in the Military in any active war zones. Understanding risks to life and limb, and the risks to self and family is or should be a considered requirement for any Military intervention. There should therefore be a amendment to the Constitution requiring a military service of 4 years.If a person does not do such a service he would be found unqualified as a candidate for National Office After all if one cannot put oneself at harms way than they do not need a job in congress which may last for decades. Many candidates for government office have both sons and daughter who have not performed national service but have /or will benefit from their parents ascending to government office Therefore the need for this added requirement to each member of Congress in order for them to hold office, if you cannot risk your life for the country then you do not deserve to hold office

It baffles my mind that a member of congress just has to serve one term in congress to enjoy full retirement benefits but a servicemember is only eligible for 50% after 20 years on duty! I want servicemembers to be entitled to full retirement benefits after atleast 20 years of service.

We already have a world government. It's called the UN, the IMF, the G8, the G20, the World Bank, the International Criminal Court, the WTO, etc. The problem is, is that none of this is democratic. We can fix this problem by adding a Parliament or House of Representatives to the United Nations. If we truly want to end war, injustice and environmental crises like global warming then we need to add democracy to the present world order. This movement is already under way and goes by the name of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly. Signing this petition would be in support of creating a second chamber of the UN - a "People's House", known as the "United Nations Parliamentary Assembly". Representation would be based on population like the US House of Representatives, and people all over the world would vote on their representatives. (The first chamber is the General Assembly - like the Senate or House of Lords) For more information see http://www.unpacampaign.org/

Balancing the budget on the back of the poor is unfair and bad public policy. If people are allowed to satisfy their fines through community service, their licenses will not be suspended and/or would not be thrown in jail. It's important that people that do not have the means to satisfy their fines be given the opportunity to satisfy that debt through other means such as community service which many of these counties need during this austere economic times.

The American Dream being crushed by Our Own Party. We will all suffer for this.

The purpose is to limit the terms of all elected federal offices to one term.

Abolish the filibuster. A Supreme Court decisions forbid former legislators from tying the hands of their successors. Under the Supreme Court's precedents, just 51 senators will have a brief opportunity to reform or eliminate the filibuster next January. Abolish the filibuster and end gridlock.

Big money and "sweet deals" in D.C. have far too much influence on bad decisions by the U.S. Government.

If we are to move this economy and country forward politicians must start working together to improve conditions. Stop standing at extreme ends of the spectrum and hurling barbs at one another and compromise for the good of the country.