The popular vote result is the democratic way to elect a president. The electoral college is outdated and does not necessarily elect the person with the most votes. To let every voter know their vote counts, end the electoral college.

Federal taxation of the American people has been dishonestly reported since the Reagan Presidency. Honest rates of taxation of the American people would include all taxes paid--Social Security, medicare, income, gasoline, excise sales, and consumer paid corporate taxes.

This petition is to force lawmakers to rescind any legislation created by the anti Democracy group ALEC. Lawmakers across the country have been passing these laws that are meant to take away rights of the common citizen in favor of large businesses.

A constitutional amendment to eliminate or limit money for campaign financing. Average Americans have no power to affect the outcome of political campaigns or to stop negative campaign advertisements when super-rich individuals, corporations, and special interest groups can donate unlimited amounts to PACs.

This petition is designed to rid the American people of career politicians who further their own interests by voting for themselves the things they will not grant to the very people who placed them in office. It is imperitive that all Americans unite and put pressure for reform on congress.

Clearing our streets of assault weapons.

Pledge for voters and lawmakers in Alabama to sign, promising to protect the needs of children. Our current General Fund is in severe shortfall: services to children including their medical care are being threatened. Some lawmakers have signed a Norquist Pledge not to bring in new revenue with taxes-- we want them to pledge instead to do the right thing for the children of our state. Read more at http://pippaabston.wordpress.com/2012/04/09/alabama-a-better-pledge-to-sign/

The Hollywood Community Plan will diminish the quality of life for all residents -- current and future. Variances and established height limits to protect environmental impact will be waived. Coordination with emergency services, public transportation and community facilities is a MUST. This is a developer's dream. Developers will be able to Manhattanize Hollywood with residents having little recourse to object. The Plan is based on flawed data as the City of Los Angeles contends that the population of Hollywood will increase to 250,000 by 2030. When in fact it has steadily decreased -- more than 7% over the last 20 years -- with no indication of growth. Please hellp us make our goal.

What would the effects be if we had a campaign finance situation like this? Every elected official is legally required to actually say, " I can't take your money, if you are not a voter in my district." This would eliminate lobbyists' bribes and non-constituent influences.

Let lobbyists sell their programs without any gifts/money for our lawmakers. Allowing lobbyists to legally do this has corrupted our Republic/Government. The way it works now is that money/gifts win over what their constituents needs are.

More jobs, less regulations and less debt.

A democratic government is a reflection of the collective public will. In the US, one of the main factors keeping us from this ideal is the untoward influence of corporations and other non-citizen entities. We don't have to wait for our government to pass campaign finance reform- we can wield our collective power in this presidential election in 2012. Sign and share to take back our democracy.