Consumers have the right to know what they eat, and not enough is known about genetically-modified plants and their impact on the human body and on the environment. The number of GMO foods in the U.S. is growing at an alarming pace and we should be able to choose food whose source is known and certified to be organic.

As many of you may know, pro gun advocates are calling for Piers Morgan to be deported over comments about gun control (free speech) after the horrible acts of violence we have seen over the last few years. If you agree that there needs to be a ban on assault and high capacity weapons show America we stand behind Piers Morgan comments and agree something needs to be done.

What really matters IS NOT the deficit "right now," instead it is helping the MOST AMERICANS POSSIBLE to get jobs that pay a decent living wage to feed their families with! It is getting revenues to use to invest in our roads, bridges, schools, students, and rebuilding America from New Jersey to New Orleans to Oregon!

The Department of Education has a responsibility to subcontract with honest service organizations and should have a functional victim or public service Ombudsman department to investigate abuse by the contractors of this Department of Education and so students and PARENTS who obtained student loans through the schools with the expectation that these loans would have the terms traditionally associated with "student " loan terms can be assured of that. Maybe it is the Department of Education itself that needs investigation. Something should be done. Some of these contractors, like Great Lakes, have become loan sharks and abusers. STOP THE FRAUD WITH THE GOVERNMENT LABEL. The government programs like keeping payments low or interest rates at a reasonable low for student loans, should be upheld for everyone. It is ridiculous that these loan sharks get away with denying these programs to most of their victims for some "reason" under the vise of the Federal Department of Education. Petition Background The Department of Education has a responsibility to subcontract with honest service organizations and should have a victim or public service Ombudsman department to investigate abuse by the contractors of this Department of Education and so students and PARENTS who obtained student loans through the schools with the expectation that these loans would have the terms traditionally associated with "student " loan terms can be assured of that. Maybe it is the Department of Education itself that needs investigation. Something should be done. Some of these contractors, like Great Lakes, have become loan sharks and abusers. STOP THE FRAUD WITH THE GOVERNMENT LABEL. The government programs like keeping payments low or interest rates at a reasonable low for student loans, should be upheld for everyone. It is ridiculous that these loan sharks get away with denying these programs to most of their victims for some "reason" under the vise of the Federal Department of Education. |

My petition is about giving hourly paid workers an incentive for working extra hard. This will bring well needed tax relief for hard working Americans and will encourage great work ethics.

Remove all caps on FICA taxes and make it a flat tax, equally taxed to all income levels and sources of income. The FICA tax has been one of the most regressive and unfair taxes in American History. It is taxed from the bottom up, with wealthy people paying a miniscule percentage of their income, while many working people pay a higher percentage of their income most of their working life.

Dog fighgting is a terrible practice.

Make Medicare, Medicaid, SS and Unemployment Insurance solvable immediately !

The President and Congress are under heavy pressure to weaken programs that protect ordinary Americans from sickness, hardship, and insecurity. This pressure comes from wealthy contributors to political campaigns, big business interests, and Tea Party fanatics in the Republican Party. Ordinary Americans must speak out now before elected leaders make decisions that will hurt us and our children for decades to come. If sacrifices are needed, they should fall on those with the greatest ability to pay, not on those who lack insider connections.

Don't touch Social Security! We need immediate action and protection for Social Security.

I am a university professor and have been in educational institutions since age 4. I am deeply troubled by the National Rifle Association's proposal to counter the ongoing cycle of gun violence in schools with yet more guns, particularly given the ruinous costs (both financial and psychological) of this approach.

Grandparents at Chicago's Montgomery Place Retirement Community would like to start a grassroots movement to make not only the person committing a crime with guns liable but also the owner of the shop that sold him the gun(s).