Our school budget is cutting important services like Social Workers. This will have a negative impact on our education, self esteem and potential success. Reverse these cuts NOW!

Basketball Court in Williamsburg Estates

Reps. Alan Grayson and Mark Takano have been asking members of Congress to pledge to vote against any proposal to cancel the sequester that involves cutting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits. Over 40 members have signed the letter or made their own pledges. Rep. DeLauro says that she opposes President Obama's proposal to switch to the chained CPI to calculate cost of living adjustments to Social Security benefits—which would effectively cut benefits—but she has yet to pledge to vote against it. We think she ought to join the club. More on the Grayson-Takano letter: http://act.boldprogressives.org/survey/survey_ss_grayson/#fullletter

I can't afford new tax by the state on installed breathlyzer's in car's. Thirty dollars a month is a lot of money. Soon I probably won't be able to continue to drive my car. I do not make a lot of money. Thirty dollars is a new pair of shoes for my son, food money, gas to get to work. I am not an alcoholic. I had bad lawyering! If I could of walked back into that court room after I signed the paper. i would of. No one would let me ripe it up. I am doing my sentenced because of Melanie's law. So unfair. Maybe someone has a love one you know who just doesn't fit the criteria. I know too many people do drink and drive and lives are lost. Thank the Lord my family has never had that knock at our door. I am just worried about the financial burden, I have put upon my family. I don't know how much longer I can afford the extra $87.00 per month. Like I said gas, electric,food, clothing????????????????????????????????????????????????My pay check doesn't go up, but everything else does. It is hard to survive my rent is $1500.00 per month.

My petition deals with the problems that arise when something totally unrelated to a bill or initiative is tacked onto that bill or initiative. prior to voting. Many a good bill has been defeated because something unacceptable has been added and many bad bills have been passed because something very important (probably deserving a separate bill of its own) is tacked onto it. I believe that bills should be STAND ALONE, with no additions, riders or non-related issues attached.

I believe that Bradley Manning is a hero for 'blowing the whistle' on US activities in Iraq, and that not only should be freed immediately, but should be awarded a Pressidential Meedal of Freedom AND nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize..

We need better representation.

Petition to pass gun registration for all gun owners together with maximum ten clip magazine.

The video explains it. We need well informed voters - and this can happen! Watch Elections Clarified at https://vimeo.com/64616892

Cut Foreign Aid to help balance our budget. Take away the outsiders entitlements not ours.

I think we cannot have a true democracy unless the Senate allows votes based on what the majority of Senators want. The arcane rules of the Senate make it a club for the oligarchy rather than a forum for the will of American citizens.

Arizona residents need work on reforming antiquated methods of collecting revenue related to buying and driving their vehicles. We request that our representatives in state government enact the following: * Eliminate sales tax on purchases / leases of new vehicles - this will encourage people to buy newer, safer, less-polluting, and more efficient vehicles. * Eliminate vehicle registration fees - this system is backwards and nonsensical, as you're currently rewarded for driving an older, more dangerous, more-polluting, and less efficient vehicle. This also means that nobody can ever receive a ticket for having expired tags on their vehicle, which only hurts the poor (and/or disorganized) population, and further burdens our law enforcement and judicial system. This also discourages people from registering their vehicles out of state, which is an all-too-common practice. Finally, this is one less annual bill to pay - with so many people living paycheck to paycheck, this only causes a downward spiral in their personal finances. * Change High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes to High Efficiency Vehicle (HEV) lanes - cars with higher fuel efficiency can use these lanes, tied to the MPGe rating of the vehicle. This determination will adjust each year as vehicles become more efficient. It doesn't seem logical that two people in a 10mpg car can currently use these lanes, while one person in a 40mpg car cannot. * Allow the sale of vehicles through retail outlets such as shopping malls, either direct to manufacturer or direct to dealer. More cars will be sold if a manufacturer or dealer were in a location such as a shopping mall where tens of thousands of people pass by, and this opens up former dealership land for the development of high density residential, retail, and commercial space. * Prohibit the current system of estimating insurance costs by ZIP code... this is unfair, as you could reside in a safe ZIP code and pay lower insurance but work in a ZIP code known to have more accidents... and you could reside in a ZIP code known to have more accidents and pay higher insurance even though you drive less, walk/bike to work, use public transit, or even work from home. This is unfair and discriminatory. * How do we pay for these changes? Shift the collection of vehicle registration fees and sales taxes to the gasoline tax. This will guarantee that everyone is paying their fare share of infrastructure construction and maintenance. Many Arizona drivers do not have their vehicles registered or game the system by registering their vehicles in states without registration fees, putting more burden on the rest of us who are law-abiding citizens. Anyone from out of state who is driving in Arizona, and anyone who is just visiting Arizona or passing through Arizona will no longer have free use of our highways and roadways. Everyone driving will finally pay their fare share for every mile driven, and will be rewarded if those miles driven are in newer, more efficient, safer, cleaner vehicles. All of these measures will have a positive benefit: manufacturers and dealers will sell more vehicles, helping the local and national economy; consumers will have incentives to buy new vehicles at lower prices, reducing their cost per mile to drive; Arizona residents will be financially rewarded for driving safer, more efficient vehicles; out-of-state drivers will finally paying their fare share when driving on Arizona roads. This is only fair... this makes sense... and everyone benefits. Please sign this petition, and please share it with everyone you know!