CLOSE ABOUT 10 EXCESS WORLDWIDE MILITARY BASES TO REDUCE THE DEFICIT, WITHOUT CUTTING THE NATIONS SOCIAL SAFETY NET PROGRAMS.

Lobbying for private groups or interests is principally undemocratic .

I, along with friends from Amnesty International, Valencia college, UCF, PeaceBuilders with Justice of Florida, and professionals like Joe Durocher, have worked against the death penalty for many years want to change the unjust Death Penalty in Florida. Poverty and race are more influential in the verdict than guilt. The Florida system is deeply flawed as shown by its high rate of exoneration: 24 men were released from Death Row when found innocent. Who knows how many of the 74 who were executed were also innocent?

I, like every working American, have seen a 2% cut in my pay because Congress voted not to extend the payroll tax holiday. However, our politicians in Washington just gave themselves a .5% raise. A member of the House of Representatives makes $174,000. Do the math.

Sign this to urge Steve Wilson to challenge Mitch McConnell for Kentucky's US Senate seat in 2014. We'll make sure he knows about your support. Progress Kentucky has over 20 petitions set up to draft candidates from across the political spectrum to run against Mitch McConnell. Get links to the complete list at http://progresskentucky.com/index.php/campaigns/3-draft-petitions. Progress Kentucky http://progresskentucky.com http://facebook.com/progresskentucky Twitter: @progressky

Fairness and clarity will best be served by treating income adjustments, tax breaks and exemptions like any other government expenditure. Political tricksters and hired poets use language to make the tax deductions for business lunches seem very different from government payments to help the poor feed themselves. Or to make deductible mineral exploratory costs very different from payments to support education.

Taxing income punishes strugling people. Wealth, above a certian level, can and should be taxed for the benefit of the whole nation.

North Dakota is the only state in the Union with it's own State Bank. If all states were to establish their own, it would go a long way to break up the banking monopoly and give the power back to us.

Only Ron Paul can help reign in our massive spending problem in DC and finish what he started with his "Audit the Fed" bill, which garnered bipartisan support and was passed by the House

During this past Summer, Metro implemented a 'new rush' schedule which eliminated most of the Blue Line service and increased the Orange Line service. The public needs more Blue Line service in order to reach such destinations as Foggy Bottom/GW University/GW Hospital, Farragut West, Arlington Cemetery, Ronald Reagan Airport, The Pentagon and Pengaton City Mall all of which are on the Blue Line, some are popular tourist attractions. We need this service returned.

Since Democrats took over control of the Senate in 2006, Republican abuse of the filibuster has skyrocketed. In 2011-2012, there were more than 400 filibusters. Important progressive goals like a health care public option, immigration reform, climate change legislation and the Employee Free Choice act have all been stopped by the filibuster. It's not right for a minority to be able to gum up the works, without even having to explain why. Senators Merkley and Udall want to change the rules and fix the filibuster, and at least require a Senator to hold the floor and explain why they're blocking movement on legislation. Just like Jimmy Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Already, at least 48 Senators support the plan, which only needs a simple majority to pass. But California Senators Feinstein and Boxer are standing in the way. Californians deserve a Senate that works, that can address our nation's problems. California's Senators must support the Merkley/Udall plan to fix the filibuster.

The violence displayed in commercials that air during any televised sports game at any time should be stopped. It should also be stopped on regular cable and TV programming until after 10pm. This restriction should include movie trailers with a PG 13 rating and above and video games with an E 10 rating and above.