Reduce Corruption -> Restore Democracy. Congress has been corrupted by big money. Our elected officials primarily represent special interests instead of We The People. From the tax code to education, climate change to the national debt — they'll never fix anything that matters to us until we end the legalized corruption and make them represent us. The American Anti-Corruption Act: Prevents members of Congress from raising money from the interest they regulate; Puts tough limits on unregulated Super PACs so they have to play by the rules; Mandates full transparency so we know who works for who; And gives voters a $100 Tax Rebate that they can contribute to the candidate and party of their choice. Learn More: www.anticorruptionact.org .

We are in high school, if we are trusted with licenses and some of us are trusted to vote, then why cant we go off campus for lunch?

As a daughter of holocaust survivors, sending the childeren back reminds me of the horrors of WWII when shiploads of Jews were turned away and returned to Europe for certain death. We are better than that. Hopefully, the US learned from that experience.

I have a graduate degree from an HBCU and I believe these institutions are vital to our community. This move is a blatant Trojan horse and must be stopped.

I am a Certified Nursing Assistant who has been twice sued for eviction due to loss of pay from being sick from viruses and bugs acquired at my job. I have almost 10 years of experience and still have not earned the right to be sick from working with sick people and seeing that my state is fighting against my personal health and financial situation just makes me ashamed of my family for letting me be born in this state. Let's make ourselves proud of Indiana again! Contact your state senator or representative or the governor I don't care but please join this fight!

Two years ago Betty Yee decided to run for Controller. The seat would be open and, for Betty Yee, who is a recognized and well-respected expert in budget, taxation and fiscal policy, the job was a perfect fit. The campaign was going very well. Everyone was happy. (See www.bettyyee.com) Then, almost a year later, John Perez, termed out and looking for a place to land, decided that HE wanted to run for Controller! With Betty’s STRONG GRASSROOTS SUPPORT this proved to be no easy task. For years Betty has not only been a leader in her fields of budget, finance and tax policy – she had also been a leader on important issues including enacting state tax equity for same sex couples, expanding open space preservation with tax relief, updating state tax rules to promote a green economy and offering free resources to small businesses. Because there were two Democrats splitting the vote, the Republican won first place with Betty Yee coming in second ahead of Perez who is in third place. The election was certified. As the WINNING DEMOCRAT, Betty Yee was endorsed by the Democratic Party. BUT then Perez called for a recount of THE PRECINCTS IN WHICH HE THOUGHT HE MIGHT FIND SOME VOTES. A Democrat challenging a fellow Democrat – not good for Democratic Party! First he entered into a race in which a much loved, highly qualified and progressive Democrat was already running AND when he lost he demanded a recount. JOHN PEREZ – STOP THE RECOUNT NOW AND CONCEDE. SUPPORT DEMOCRATIC UNITY.

The current, erroneously written 14th Amendment, created largely by railroad executives, went against what had been the previous American standard, based upon English common law, to carefully differentiate between "natural" or "human" persons and "artificial" or "corporate" persons when creating laws. The failure to differentiate between humans and corporations has perverted our entire political system.

Republican representative Amo Houghton commented at the time of OTA’s defunding that "we are cutting off one of the most important arms of Congress when we cut off unbiased knowledge about science and technology". While campaigning, Hillary Clinton pledged to work to restore the OTA if elected President

I'm pissed as hell at Congress for not governing and for Boehner's audacity for saying he'll sue Obama.

Koch Industries seeks to corrupt universities and the standards of education with their toxic strings attached. The University of Arizona has represented higher education beginning in 1885, and people in Arizona, & worldwide, demand the UofA uphold integrity and reject the Koch Brothers and all dark fundings. Here is a list of Universities and Schools where Koch money has infiltrated already; please note UofA is mentioned: http://www.kochfamilyfoundations.org/pdfs/CKFUniversityPrograms.pdf Tucson's local magazine voices concerns over radical Think Tank infiltration and deep-lobbying strategies at UofA: http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/freedoms-ring/Content?oid=3133482 For those unaware of Charles and David Kochs' agenda, they seek to abolish the Environmental Protection Agency, further Lower minimum wages, discourage solar energy, shred women's rights ...while funneling millions to right wing candidates who will comply with them. Therefore, the University of Arizona needs to hear we are firm in our resolve to oppose dark money infiltration into education.

10 million union construction retirees and future retirees are in danger of losing ALL their pensions completely by 2022. The ERISA laws that protect ALL workers sunset this Dec.31, 2014. Companies and union leaders want to get rid of the NO CUT BACK provision in the current ERSA laws. If they change the laws it would affect ALL workers in the United States.

Given my love for the State of Florida and the protection of the people and future generations of children who will grow up to inhabit this land, and my work as an educator and Executive Director of PALS AROUND THE WORLD - an organization that educates children on Environmental Awareness issues, I have started this petition for the protection of the endangered forests recently sold to Walmart by the University of Miami that appeared in today's Miami Herald.