To have true Democracy and not a one party system.

I am tired of the Congress, specifically the Republican-Tea Party of trying to destroy this country. Government is compromise and their attitude is take no prisoners. They have consistently tried to stop or defund Obama care in stead of doing the business that they were to do, work together for the better of the people. By trying to defund Obama care with the extension of the debt ceiling to run the government it in turns harms our service personnel and the folks that need the services that the government provides. Yet ironically they cut 35 billion for food stamps. It is time to stop this send a strong message that we are tired of this.

He is a power hungry man who is abusing his vice principle "power" and making students life miserable. He hasnt helped any students like he should be. Thats why he needs to be removed.

Manhattan Wetlands and Wildlife Association, is a grass roots community based organization operating in Northern Manhattan. MWAWA was established in 2010 to clean, restore and protect area rivers and it's wetlands, rehabilitate wildlife, and educate on environmental issues, with out tax payers funds. Is Indian Point Nuclear Power Generation Facility actually safe? Can that be proven? If not, should it be made safe before continuing to operate? If it can not, should elected officials do the right thing, shut it down? MWAWA has started the petition to ensure the people's voice is heard. Not special interest groups. Indian Point only provides 4% of area electricity, which can be made up simply though energy efficiency. So the nuclear power plant is not even needed. By signing this petition you as well give the elected officials the political cover to close the plant if it is not safe. Please this petition now to say that you the public want our elected officials to ensure we are ALL safe. This is very reasonable.

The paving of this road has been debated for decades and meantime the roadbed has degraded further compromising the health and safety of the County's residents. Without continued and repeated additions of road materials and grading, this section of road does not support many passenger cars. Most emergency vehicles cannot traverse the roadway. Many people residing in the County permitted subdivision and private properties, which hold the same value in terms of property taxes as nearby areas with paved roads, simply request equitable treatment. They wish to receive the same access to emergency services as other communities in Puna, while still protecting this historically and culturally significant area of the island.

The repeal of the Affordable Care Act, corporate control of legislation, and the fundamentally corrupt practice of our legislative branch.

US citizens deserve to have organic labels on food to be accurate and truthful. The USDA has, without public input or debate, allowed the regulations for this labeling to be extended to include synthetic products indefinitely. This is wrong.

On March 11, 2011, the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami tragically crippled Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, causing structural damage, equipment failures, nuclear reactor meltdowns and releases of radioactive materials. Since that horrific accident, reports about Fukushima's status and leaking radiation into the Pacific Ocean and atmosphere have continued to be shocking and contradictory; facts about the facility's actual deterioration have been withheld from the public. NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration) is tracking a deadly plume of radiation in the Pacific that's heading toward the U.S. West Coast; elevated levels of radiation have already been detected across the U.S. This has become a global crisis that will impact generations into the unforeseeable future. We must act NOW to prevent irreversible planetary catastrophe.

Tired of violence and hate? When everyone chooses inner peace we will have a peaceful society. Gang violence, school shootings and outrage will eventually become a thing of the past. Gun laws won’t be necessary when anger is replaced with inner peace. Inner peace replaces the need for drugs to escape a fearful world.

Deaths from Mass Shooting gun violence are increasing every year. We urgently need to identify the causes and treatment of mental health disorders for those who may become a danger to themselves and others. Funding for mental health care must be increased and adding a fee to all gun and ammunition sales would work in the same way as the tax on cigarettes for cancer research.

I am appalled at the attacks on teachers and public schools and the concomitant rise in charters which are allowed to cherry pick their students and are backed by business.

I started this petition with Change.org. Sign there or here. http://www.change.org/petitions/federal-state-and-local-governments-grid-the-roads-install-solar-cells-above-all-public-roads This project would have massive benefits for the US economy, its citizens, and the Earth as a whole. The idea is simple - install solar (photovoltaic) arrays above all public roads. This provides a huge range of benefits! To list some: *For brevity, let's call these installations PVAs - for photovoltaic arrays. The PVAs could (first) reduce or perhaps eliminate the electricity needed to light the roads at night, or in cloudy weather. Electricity generated during the daytime could be stored in large capacitor holding stations for use after dark or when needed. *So called 'excess' electricity could be fed back into the existing electrical grid. This would have many powerful benefits. *Doing so would reduce the cost of electricity nationwide, both for individuals and corporations. That alone would give the US economy an enormous boost. *Generating local PVA electrical power would reduce our burning of fossil fuels, thus reducing global warming. *Since PVAs are a sustainable/renewable energy source, we greatly reduce the risk of social collapse from Peak Oil, Peak Coal, etc. *The manufacture, installation, and maintenance of the PVAs would create a fantastic number of local jobs. Jobs that could never be outsourced, or eliminated, as they have to (always) be done on a local basis. Jobs that will always be needed to maintain and expand the PVA infrastructure. After the first round of PVA installation on Federal highways, the project can be continued on state and local roads. The more PVAs we install, the lower the cost of the electricity generated. *Since the land below the PVAs is already dedicated to roads, very little additional land is needed to implement the project. Nor would land have to be seized under 'eminent domain' - the small tracts needed for capacitor holding stations could be bought or leased. *Such a national campaign would provide funding for research and development of ever more efficient PVAs. The more we do it, the better we'll get at it, and the lower the price of electricity drops. Plus, the more we do it, the less (and less) fossil fuel we need to burn for electrical power. It's a win-win that keeps on winning for everyone. *Properly designed PVAs could partially shield roads from rain and snow. This not only makes driving safer, but reduces plowing and salting costs in winter time. *PVAs could be used to provide charging stations for electric vehicles, thus helping still more to move the US toward renewable resources. *By reducing our need for oil and coal to create power, we not only reduce the pollution from burning them, we also reduce the pollution created by mining/extracting them. Further, we increase US national security by becoming less dependent on foreign oil. It could also help disaster-proof the US power grid, making it more resilient in case of natural or man-made outages. *We could eliminate the need for dangerous, non-sustainable, polluting nuclear power. *We can move beyond the conflict of government projects vs. private industry projects. The US government could work in tandem with existing power companies to create the needed infrastructure. The government could help finance construction, and then receive revenue from the power generated in the form of new taxes. Even with some tax load, the new electrical power will be cheaper than current power sources. Industry would get subsidies, just as the US government subsidized the construction of the highways themselves, along with many other historical examples. *This concept is not theoretical, it is very similar to two new projects in India. The first one is the Canal Solar Power Project that is currently working. The only real differences are the use of roads, rather than canals for the underlying right-of-way, and the scale of the project. More info is at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canal_Solar_Power_Project The second project is from the Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute (GERMI) where scientists have proposed a pilot solar power project at a Gujarat state highway. Through computer simulation the scientists believe that a solar roof cover on the 205 kilometre (km) Ahmedabad-Rajkot highway can generate 104 megawatts (MW). The GERMI scientists note that the elevated structures that would support the solar PV modules would also help in rainwater harvesting. If applied to the railway network such projects could supply power to the trains and may help reduce the dependence of Indian Railways on diesel. Read more on the second one (PVAs over roads) at http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/02/indian-scientists-propose-solar-roofs-for-roads/?utm_source=Cleantechnica+News&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=af255b9dd6-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN#gsc.tab=0 The second report came out a few days after I first posted this petition, so I'm close to the Zeigeist... *Historically, we have developed our infrastructure to only meet one need at a time. But more enlightened design, along with better technology, can help us create roadways that serve multiple needs, all at the same time. Just as some ecologically designed buildings sequester rain water, and harvest solar power, so too, our roads can become multi-function, multi-benefit infrastructure. Truly, this is an idea whose time has come. On an ever more crowded planet, infrastructures must be designed to provide not one, but multiple benefits. GRID THE ROADS!