Federal employees do not get paid for lunch break and should be allowed to choose whether or not to take a lunch. In our society today, adults who choose to eat less than the traditional three meals per day and where "time is money" (especially for childcare); federal workers should be allowed to work only the hours they are paid for. Federal workers have gone years without cost-of-living pay adjustments and due to the hiring freeze are having to take on more and more work when coworkers retire or resign, and deserve to choose whether or not they want to remain at work an extra half hour every work day without pay.

Fracking has 650 to 900 toxic chemicals that poison our air and water. Use solar and hydro electric energy.

Universal Background Checks. Magazine of no more than 7 bullets.

The corruption by the IRS is an offense to EVERY AMERICAN! Any President or powerbroker that can use the IRS to punish political opponents has the power to destroy our freedoms.

It is unfair to people who have paid into social security, and then are penalized while others aren't. Please vote for H.B. 1795

If the US President the most powerful person in the world can only serve two terms, then why is it that the US House and US Senate can serve for life?.

Though this has been in existence since the 1970's Nixon era Congress, the 112th Congress has recently given the Secret Service expanded (read: SWEEPING) powers to declare a protest illegal and arrest people, including FELONY CHARGES for protesters. The First Amendment has been repealed.

We are Americans from every political persuasion. We are united in our belief that no individual or organization in this country should ever be targeted by the Internal Revenue Service, or any other agency of government, solely because of their political views. We urge President Obama to order a complete and transparent investigation of the IRS and to take appropriate legal action against anyone involved in an attempt to selectively target organizations because of their political views. Please sign our petition below.

The citizens of Georgia have in their rate base, dollars invested in nuclear generation but not producing capital investments. Matching dollars in sustainable, renewable solar generation will bring an immediate return for the rape-paying citizens of Georgia.

Just as there's dark money in politics, there's dark votes. We need the votes out of the shadows and in the light. Both are forms of dark, non-transparent power. The House took a shadow vote and claimed there are not enough to pass HF 276 (SF 17) so no one had to go on record. Last Friday, May 10, the Minnesota House put off indefinitely voting on a bill that would have made Minnesota the 14th state to support a Constitutional amendment that corporations are not people and money is not speech. https://twitter.com/commoncausemn/status/332938707638288384 This petition will go to Minnesota Governor, Speaker of the House, and your Representative. HF 276: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF276&ssn=0&y=2013 2 representatives standing in the way: Jean Wagenius (District 63B) Phone: 651-296-4200 Rick Hansen (District 52A) Phone: 651-296-6828 Update Tue. 5/14: Talked to Sen. Tom Bakk at the Capitol who said they had already passed it. They did on 5/2. So all we need to do is get the House to vote on it and the Governor can sign it. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?f=SF17&y=2013&ssn=0&b=senate

Much of the country is looking at the worst fire season ever. Congress has cut the funding to hire seasonal firefighters, which will leave us with overworked and dangerously tired firefighters, and billions of dollars lost in natural resources, homes and lives.

The president made a campaign promise to shut down this infamous jail where nine "detainees" have died and many have been tortured. Many prisoners are now on a hunger strike in response to the desperation and frustration they feel over the failure to close Guantanamo.