You know what upsets me? Listening to the news and the democrats/republicans tackle the fiscal cliff like it is a poker game. But this is not a poker game--this is our lives. Millions of Americans will be affected by decisions that only a few people will make. We can not just sit back and let them ruin our future. We need Medicare, we need Medicade. Our parents and grandparents need their Social Security. A 64 year old should not be required to work to survive. They have taken care of their family for over 40 years. No more phone calls--Washington just empties their mailbox. WE need to apply pressure. We need to get out in the street and march. They will only do to us what we allow them to do. More people can not suffer. So we March-- Sunday, December 23rd to your nearest Occupy meeting area. I am in Richmond, Ca-- I will be headed to Oakland. The time for change is now. WE can make this happen.

The current plan by the CT Dep't. of Transportation (CT DOT) is to allow a private developer to develop a mixed-use, for-profit project on the site of the current public garage for commuters at the Stamford train Station. The developer WILL NOT have to provide ANY PARKING SPACES for commuters. Instead, the CT DOT will build a new garage for commuters FAR AWAY from the train station. Hearings on the plan are not being adequately publicized; in fact no signs are ever posted in and around the commuter garage to inform commuters about the hearings.Hearings are held with little or no notice, and citizens are not even allowed to see what the developers' project is, thus they do not allow for "hard look" at the project because the project remains a secret! I am a commuter who parks at this station and has been unable to attend the 2 hearings that have occurred, because I don't have adequate notice, and am unavailable at such an early time, when I, and most commuters are still working. Unfortunately, this lack of attendance at hearings is being interpreted by the CT DOT as lack of opposition to this scheme. Commuters will be very upset to learn that their commuter garage is about to be demolished, and that some developer is about to make a lot of money on a secret real estate development deal with the CT DOT!

The media coverage has been non-stop since the terrible events of December 14th at sandy Hook Elementary. The people of Newtown, Conn, are dealing with prying reporters as they try to grieve. As the holiday's approach, the media needs to be respectful and leave these people alone.

Let's FORCE the government to address mental illness in this county and the seriousness of it, INSTEAD of the smoke and mirrors they are trying to use Gun Control as the red herring!!!

We have yet to have a head of SEC who isn't bullied by Wall Street. Eliot Spitzer has proved that he understands how Wall Street works, he is not intimidated by their bluster, and he wouldn't use his office to audition for a position in a Wall Street firm. We cannot afford to waste one of the most savvy experts on high finance in our country.

Like teachers across the country, I take my commitment to my students' safety very seriously. That's why I was so disturbed when the Michigan legislature passed a bill that would allow concealed guns in places like schools and day care centers. The recent tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut drew more attention to this bill, but here in Detroit, we already know too well that our schools and communities need fewer guns, not more. Thankfully, Governor Snyder vetoed the bill after days of public disapproval. But this bill should never have gotten as far as it did. Ensuring that schools are safe spaces for students to learn should be a basic point of agreement for every education- and youth-focused group. Keeping weapons off campus is vital to those goals. But StudentsFirst, founded by Michelle Rhee, endorsed and supported 15 candidates who were eligible to vote on the bill. Of those 15 legislators, 14 of them voted in favor of the bill to allow concealed weapons on campus. When the Huffington Post reached out to StudentsFirst, they initially declined to oppose a bill that would have opened schools up to strangers with concealed weapons. They only said they opposed the bill after it was vetoed, and they haven’t made any promises to consider issues like student safety when making future endorsements. This is troubling, but Bill Cosby and Roland Martin, who sit on the national board for StudentsFirst, have both been outspoken leaders on the issue of gun control and public safety. I sincerely hope that they will make it clear that as long as they remain on the board, StudentsFirst should not endorse candidates that support allowing weapons in schools. Mr. Cosby and Mr. Martin have the power to make a real difference. Please join me in asking them to use their influence to help make our schools safer for our kids.

Ban the assault rifle to stop the senseless killing of our country's children, students, and citizens. Instead push for the hire of our nations unemployed veterans to stand guard at our schools. What better way for our true heroes to continue protect our lives each and everyday.

We DEMAND the House of representatives Hold hearings on the legality and the eligibility of Natural Born Citizen of Mr. Obama, now President of the United States, using none other then the Guidelines of the Constitution of the United States, We need to deliver one Million (1,000,000) signatures for the house to comply, must be on or before January 2, 2013 to the Speaker of the House! Mr. John Boehner God Bless America!

Th Radical Republican Right's Refusal to seek a Progressive path to reform.

Get the Republicans to accept the fact they lost the election and they are going to have to swallow the tax pill. It's about caring more about our country instead of the few idealogues who are holding up progress. We should be marching on Washington before the fiscal cliff.

I signed this petition to the House of Congress and Senate and to President Barack Obama for the entire country because we live in a land where EVERYONE should be treated equally. In divorce process men are being treated unfairly by the family laws. Men should be given equal rights in divorce process. There are men who are good husband, good father, good provider and good citizens but when it comes to divorce men are treated like 4th class citizen. The kids and the father have to suffer for the consequences. It is dangerous. I am affected by the very unfair family law and my kids and I are suffering because of that. How many times do we hear a mentally unbalanced person or a nut case was raised by a bad father? But we do hear a lot more often that a killer was raised by a single mother. We as a good father, good provider and a good person deserve a fair chance. But that is not the case, when it comes to divorce the wife’s attorney takes her case like an automobile accident victim because the attorney know it is a win win situation but the husband is asked several thousand dollars as a retainer., Why is that? Because the divorce law is discriminative towards men and it needs to be changed We need to be treated fairly.

Don't cut social Secuity moneys.