Working very little for High Wages and Entiitlements

Robocalls are becoming a vast nuisance. Even though I have been on the "Do Not Call" list since they started, I get at least two or three, often more robocalls which tie up the phone that I pay for, interupt what I am doing and are an invasion of my privacy. These calls should include all political calls, solicitation and sales calls. The only calls that should be permitted should be from local governments for emergencies, schools for the same reason or calls that one has given written permission to be made. These calls even come in on my cell phone which costs me minutes.

This last election showed the effect uncontrolled money can have on our Democracy. Vast sums of money were spent to sway voters, and truth in advertising was noticeably absent. Money flowed into elections from out of state, from corporations, and special interests. People should only be able to contribute to campaigns where they are able to vote for the candidate.

Presidential nominations are yet another source of contentious and unnecessary political partisanship. Many judgeships sit vacant because the Senate will not act. Qualified candidates for all levels of leadership also are becoming targets, rather than being considered for their experience or qualifications. All this costs Americans money, slows government, and discourages talented and competent candidates. This must stop. So please, sign the petition below and show your disgust for this form of paralyzing Washington obstructionism. Tell the Senate, we want action.

Congress NEEDS to doing their jobs. Governing is COMPROMISE.

I am putting forth this petition because like many Americans I'm sick of "Posturing Politicians" in Congress.

The presidential appointment process is yet another victim of Congress' inability to act. Like many American, I am exasperated by politics bringing our government to a halt, leaving positions unfilled when America has major issues to face. Let's stop this nonsense. Congress should be required to vote upon all Presidential nominations, either to confirm or reject, within 90 days of nomination.

India has become completely unsafe for women due to a rape epidemic. The women are being gang-raped and assaulted at an alarmingly high rate, and the perpetrators are walking freely. The police do not take action and the women have nowhere to go.

Barney Frank has done an outstanding job representing Massachusetts in Congress. He is not interested in running for the rest of John Kerry’s term in the Senate. Because he knows how Washington works and can hit the ground running, he’s the logical choice for Governor Patrick to appoint to this interim position. Let’s let Governor Patrick know how we feel.

There is no legislation on the books for any state except California or federal that requires health insurance companies to disclose their denial rates. Thirty percent of all health claims submitted in California are denied, imagine the nationwide ramifications. I deal with this every day in my business and make the health insurance companies pay the way they should not the way they want to.

For too long We the People have been the bargaining chip for "Off the Cliff" negotiations. Certain members of Congress are demanding cuts in Social Security and Medicare. Entitlements working people have paid into all their working lives. There is little doubt that the most lucrative government entitlements per individual are those afforded to Members of Congress. If Congress insists on putting the hard earned entitlements of America's working people on the negotiating table then they should, in all fairness, put their own entitlements on the table as well. We demand cuts in holiday leave, medical benefits, salary, sick leave and retirement benefits for all members of Congress.

States should not be allowed to redistrict counties, or buroughs to avoid the will of the populace. The Republicans have been re-arranging districts in states to do this for a number of years, and it must stop.