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Impeach the Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court is composed of a majority of right wing Bush appointees. For the most part, their rulings have reflected the opinions of this majority. They are appointed for life and this perpetuates the problem. We need to amend the structure of the Court to reflect the interests of the majority and not the 1%. Impeach the entire Court and elect judges for a rotating periods not to exceed eight years. The judges should have two weeks to campaign (not accepting funding other than from the Federal Government). All candidates should received equal funding. The elections should coincide with Presidential elections.44 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Ray Engle
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Stop the Republican hypocrisy regarding judicial nomineesThe Republican Party should stop playing partisan politics by stopping their record setting and mesmerizing hypocritical obstruction to President Obama's judicial nominees, especially since the Federal bench has become top heavy with far right-wing ideologues that overtly promote a political agenda that protects corporations and squashes the disenfranchised.1 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Lon
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Congressional Benefit EqualityMembers of Congress should not enact nor receive any benefits that taxpayers do not also receive!1 of 100 SignaturesCreated by JoAnn Pletto
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Shared Sacrifice to Fix WashingtonOur representatives have lost sight on the people they represent and are more focused on their ability to profit from their time in Washington. Politicians should be made responisible and share in the sacrifices that the rest of us have been forced, by their decisions, to endure.4 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Barbara Blumlo
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Keep Our Postal Service GreatThe last couple of years have had a great number of buzzards circling the Postal Service, trying to pick it apart and completely obliterate it. They are doing this for one reason and one reason only. That is so they can claim it for themselves and rip off the American public. Congress, under the Bush administration caused the Postal Service great problems by enacting a law requiring it to prefund future retiree health benefits through the year 2075 and doing it all within a 10 year period. That means that the Postal Service has to put 5.5 Billion dollars into the Treasury on Sept. 1 every year. It starts its fiscal year $5-1/2billion in the red or $55Billion by 2916, That is absurd and no other company or agency in America is mandated to do anything even close to that. The Postal Service has also overpaid into the Civil Service and Federal Employee Health funds over the past 40+ years due to an accounting error to the tune of around $75billion. This has absolutely been documented by the GAO and the OIG. Congress can fix the Postal Service by suspending the future payments and returning at least a portion of the money it is owed. Nothing else needs to be done, except maybe to get rid of about 60% of the management staff which is way overbloated with friends and relatives of higher ups. Congress needs to know America wants the same, only better, Postal Service it has come to expect for the last thousand years. SAVE AMERICA'S POSTAL SERVICE. Thank you.9 of 100 SignaturesCreated by James Cobb
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Keep Our Postal Service GreatThe last couple of years have had a great number of buzzards circling the Postal Service, trying to pick it apart and completely obliterate it. They are doing this for one reason and one reason only. That is so they can claim it for themselves and rip off the American public. Congress, under the Bush administration caused the Postal Service great problems by enacting a law requiring it to prefund future retiree health benefits through the year 2075 and doing it all within a 10 year period. That means that the Postal Service has to put 5.5 Billion dollars into the Treasury on Sept. 1 every year. It starts its fiscal year $5-1/2billion in the red or $55Billion by 2916, That is absurd and no other company or agency in America is mandated to do anything even close to that. The Postal Service has also overpaid into the Civil Service and Federal Employee Health funds over the past 49+ years due to an accounting error to the tune of around $75billion. This has absolutely been documented by the GAO and the OIG. Congress can fix the Postal Service by suspending the future payments and returning at least a portion of the money it is owed. Nothing else needs to be done, except maybe to get rid of about 60% of the management staff which is way overbloated with friends and relatives of higher ups. Congress needs to know America wants the same, only better, Postal Service it has come to expect for the last thousand years. SAVE AMERICA'S POSTAL SERVICE. Thank you.6 of 100 SignaturesCreated by James Cobb
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It's only fairIn 1997 the fairness doctrine was abolished. Since then, things we used to call facts are now only viewed as opinions. No one can truly understand an issue if they are continually presented with only one side of an issue. Since 1997, the growth of hate radio has encouraged divisiveness and hatred instead of community and commonality of thought. We have become polarized and see only one side of every story. Those who wish to control the conversation use fear, anger, envy and prejudice to reinforce their ideas. Ignorance has made a few very shallow men very powerful. It's time we all heard the other side...of every issue.2 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Sandy Crowe
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Un-corrupt our government!Special interest money influencing government policy is killing government of the people. It's the most important issue facing the nation; we need to have publicly funded election campaigns and strong limits on lobbying!1 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Albert Colone
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Congress: Modernize the Measure of PovertyPoverty guidelines do not match today’s cost of living. We want the government to set realistic poverty guidelines, so citizens can maintain a decent standard of living and save for their future. The income guidelines that the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) follows to determine eligibility is the current poverty guidelines which have not changed in many years. The poverty guidelines also do not take into factor the cost of living and where you live in the country which varies from state to state.148 of 200 SignaturesCreated by LaTanya B.
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FLORIDA HB 1197~REPEAL ANIMAL DYEING PROVISIONUnless repealed, this law signed by Gov. R Scott (R) will go into effect on July l. Many innocent, defenseless small animals will die, discarded down the toilet as they are overcome by the toxic dyeing process. Please take action on this issue!2 of 100 SignaturesCreated by s sureck
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Term LimitsA nationwide petition to amend the constitution that all members of congress both the senate and congress can not serve more than two consecutive terms, just like the president. That will go a long way to stopping the influence of big corporations from owning our government. Then our representatives will spend time doing their job instesd of constantly raising money.6 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Jean Sylvia
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Hey, Congress: It's Time We Revamped the Supreme Court!The Supreme Court is supposed to be a non-biased, bi-partisan judiciary capable of dealing with the most critical issues facing Americans today. This court, possibly more than any other in history, has shown they are nothing more than an embarrassingly biased group of political infants. This is simply unacceptable.6 of 100 SignaturesCreated by david fagin