It is unbelievable that, Our do NOTHING Congress and Senate expect a raise this year. They are all over paid as it is. For doing NOTHING . And should be paid minimum wage. But cutting their pay by 50% is a small start.

Let us return to singing the praises of the LAND on which we live instead of glorifying the wreck of a battle with an Old English drinking song. Imagine stadiums of people singing a more easily sung song that envision our beautiful mountains, plains and the food produced from it all. Imagine school children picturing a country living and working in harmony. Imagine music soothing the angry beast that lies in many American's hearts today. Make it real, ask for this one, simple change

Its very hard for a veteran to be able to prove that they got disabled due to the wars they fought my husband is got severely injured back in the vietnam war and has all kinds of problmes but was only able to get non service connected disablity even though his records got lost. The problem is that its really hard for veterans to get even non service disablity and they dont get as good of care as those who are lucky enough to get service connected. The sad thing is that my husband lost his benefits after we got married because if you are non service connected even though I am disabled myself on SSD they dont give him money. This happens to alot of veterans and I dont think its right to penalize a veteran even if it was no fault of their own they should overturn the law and not penalize non service connected veterans they should be able to get married and not be punished for getting married. I think they need to quit doing the non service connected thing because they use that as an excuse to get out of paying veterans a stipend even though alot of times records that were lost were not the veterans fault. I think if anyone who was a veteran should have respect and be able to get treated with dignity the veterans tests for disablity are toughter than social security and if the veteran is considered disabled by the veterans then they shouldnt play the non service game especially if they were in a war like my husband was in its not his fault that the va lost alot of his records.

Two terms for President, two terms for Senators and 4 terms for Representatives. We get this on the ballot. Congress certainly won't do it by themselves. With unlimited terms their main concern is to get re-ellected not to represent the people.

There is no disputing the fact that the U.S. conducted water-boarding on suspected members of al Queda. Bush admitted on TV that he authorized it. Yet this is just a well-known example of the kinds of war crimes ordered by the highest levels of our executive branch. We let these few blacken our countries reputation for fairness and morality when we turn a blind eye to their war crimes.

Our families' futures aren't up for negotiation. American workers, retirees, and families have sacrificed enough. Please drop out of the CEO coalition to cut Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.

Change how we redistrict for Representatives in The House of representatives

For the past 5 years i have presented presentations to several banks in the Pitt County/Greenville, NC area, for a loan to construct a Psychaitic Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) for children and adolescent who have mental illness, also serve children or adolescents for whom have been remove from home or a community-base residential setting. The banks explained that we have a great business plan, but can not do this loan at this time. The banks want the SBA guarantee, and another guarantor beside the owners, for the same loan, 15% from the owners, and the $180,000 skin already in the project.. I think this is wrong. The PRTF will be the first in Pitt County. Where is the $46.1 million for small business signed by President Obama in September for North Carolina.

I have volunteered in Far Rockaway and Coney Island after hurricane Sandy destroyed many homes in these areas, over two months ago. I saw the devastation first hand. It has been over 2 months and 11,000 people still don't have food, water, electricity and heat. They are living in houses infested with mold. Temperatures have dropped to subfreezing. Why is the money for Sandy relief still being withheld?

While the media is publishing that guns are the reason for tragic violence the research piles up showing prescription drugs are tied to school shootings and other gun violence tragedies. Lawmakers will be more effective at stemming the tide of unpredictable gun violence if the correct cause is reported and the FDA and legislative bodies hold the pharmaceutical companies accountable. See examples of prescription drug gun violence at http://www.ssristories.com/index.php

A sperm donor in Kansas is being taken to court for child support by the state of Kansas against the request of the child's family. They have tried to get the courts to drop the case, but the courts are refusing.

Those seeking to abolish the death penalty in Maryland are one or two votes short in the State Senate. But MoveOn endorsed a State Senator for Congress this year who has not committed to support death penalty abolition. We need MoveOn members/supporters and progressives to tell Senator Rob Garagiola to pledge to support the end of legalized murder by the government.