The country is about to be threatened into intentional default and massive downgrade of its debt.. i.e. if the Republican House of Representatives is allowed to use a 1917 debt limit law as blackmail forcing tax and spending concessions from the Democrats.

Cuts for all Politicans.....

Antiquated California laws put us at risk. In my city, Los Angeles, we have limited mass transit options which force most of us to drive. Frequently, I encounter erratic, under the influence drivers when I am just trying to get home late at night. Our highways have a peak in alcohol related accidents immediately after the perennial "last call", as revelers hit those last shots and are rushed out of bars and clubs. Let's not kid ourselves, a large number of them go straight behind the wheel, endangering everyone. In addition, this is more than a safety issue. It also has major economic ramifications to tax payers including the cost of emergency services, and the loss of business opportunity, not to mention restrictions on jobs. With the Holidays just around the corner, this problem will once again be exacerbated, and as a teacher, I am also concerned about our young drivers who often become statistics! I did some research and found this 2003 San Francisco Board of Supervisors "resolution urging the California State Legislature to pass legislation to modernize laws related to alcohol closing hours", which evidently was unsuccessful; however, it provides data that continues to frame the problem very well. Please feel free to browse through some of the main points and support my petition. Thank you! San Francisco Board of Supervisors File No. 040057 [Urging State Law Change] Resolution urging the California State Legislature to pass legislation to modernize laws related to alcohol closing hours. WHEREAS, California law currently restricts the sale of alcohol uniformly across the state, despite the diversity of local transit availability and tourism alternatives found in the firth largest economy in the world; and, WHEREAS, Major metropolitan areas that rely upon tourism, cultural events and conventions such as Los Angels, San Francisco and San Diego operate under the same alcohol restrictions as rural and suburban areas which provide fewer late night transit alternatives for those attempting to get home safely after venues close; and, WHEREAS, Restaurants, cabarets, theatres, nightclubs, bars, music halls, taxis, hotels, airports, car rentals, travel agents, street fairs, cultural events, shops and convention centers all benefit from a thriving interest in the entertainment industry; and, WHEREAS, The state of Florida empowers local jurisdictions to regulate their own last call tie and cities like Miami and Jacksonville have set last call at 4AM; and, WHEREAS, The state of Louisiana grants its large metropolitan areas such as the City of New Orleans the power to regulate its own last call time, and the city allows bars and nightclubs to stay open for business 24 hours; and, WHEREAS, The state of Illinois allows Chicago to set its own hours, which the city has set at 4AM Monday through Saturday and 5AM on Sunday morning; and, WHEREAS, The state of New York allows New York City to hold last call until 4AM; and, WHEREAS, The state of Georgia grants the city of Atlanta the power to decide its own last call time which the city has set at 4AM; and, WHEREAS, The state of Texas allows Houston, San Antonio, Fort Worth and Dallas to hold last call until 4AM; and, WHEREAS, The state of Indiana allows the city of Indianapolis to hold last call until 3AM; and, WHEREAS, The state of Hawaii allows the city of Honolulu to hold last call until 4AM; and, WHEREAS, The state of Tennessee allows the cities of Memphis and Nashville to hold last call until 3AM; and, WHEREAS, The state of West Virginia allows jurisdictions to hold last call until 3:30AM; and, WHEREAS, The state of Alaska allows jurisdictions to hold last call until 5AM; and, WHEREAS, The states of Mississippi, Nevada and New Jersey allow alcohol serving establishments to remain open 24 hours a day; and, WHEREAS, Washington D.C. has set its own last call at 3AM on weekends; and, WHEREAS, The voters of Arizona will decide on a state initiative in 2004 to extend the state's last call to 3AM; and, WHEREAS, London and many other large international tourist destinations allow venues to sell alcohol 24 hours to entice global travelers; and, WHEREAS, California, despite its progressive reputation, uniformly requires all establishments statewide to hold last call at 2AM, creating a clear business disadvantage to other national and international tourist destinations; and, WHEREAS, The National Traffic Safety Administration conducted a 2001 study of traffic deaths related to alcohol; and WHEREAS, Data from this study documents that states with late last call hours had fewer alcohol related driving deaths than states with earlier closing hours; and, WHEREAS, The correlation between last call times and average percent of traffic deaths related to alcohol in this study showed a 44.5% correlation in states with 1-1:30AM last call times, 41.81% in states with 2-2:30AM last call times, 38.67% in states with 3-3:30AM last call times, 42% in states with 4AM last call times, and 41.25% in states with 24 hour call times; and, WHEREAS, Overall the correlation of alcohol related deaths was significantly higher in states with earlier last call times than later last call times and states with 3-3:30AM last call had the lowest correlation of alcohol related deaths with roughly 3% less than states which held last call at 2AM; and, WHEREAS, This data may suggest that early closing hours lead consumers to drink near the closing hour and drive sooner after drinking than if they are allowed to leave establishments at a later time of their choosing; and, WHEREAS, California entertainment businesses stand at a competitive disadvantage to other states due to inflexible regulations, Californians in the October 2003 election voiced demand to remove excessive regulations on state businesses, there is broad precedent for allowing large urban jurisdictions to set last call after 2AM, and national data suggests that states with later last call h...

My grandchildren, family and friends have suffered from Hurricane Sandy that should be called the "Exxon Mobil Shell, etc. Franken storm"! People in New Orleans, Italy, England, the African Congo, China, and the Philippines, etc. are suffering from huge storms, floods and droughts as a result of Global Warming, caused by carbon emissions from dirty fossil fuel burning. It is pitiable and a huge moral issue faces us: We must protest the burning of dirty energy that will destroy our habitable planet and demand that our government representatives do what is morally correct to sustain life on Earth. There is no debate about it. Time is short. All the signs are upon us. We the people must act now to develop the strong political will to save ourselves and our children from the miseries that will ensue, caused by extreme weather from global warming.

Reforming temporary visas so as to allow foreign entertainment (and likely other jobs) to more easily come to the United States.

The Ohio legislators are so focused on absorption legislation, they are ignoring other issues. We need legislators who are focused on jobs, infrastructure and bringing new high tech development to Ohio. They also need to create an environment that keeps young people from leaving Ohio. Join with me in telling the legislature of Ohio to get moving on issues other than abortion. The data about issues would support that Ohioans don't see abortion as the most important issue facing Ohio.

After experiencing Hurricane Sandy, a record-breaking wild fire season and severe droughts in parts of the midwest, Americans are increasingly aware of the disastrous impacts of global warming. Recent NASA and NOAA reports indicate that atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations which were at 285 parts per million (ppm) or less until 1880 have increased from about 315 ppm in 1960 to present day levels of 390 ppm. According to the Environmental Defense Fund, 77% of Americans say global warming should be a priority for the President and Congress (Solutions, Winter 2013)

Creation Theory is best taught in the home and Church, not in Public Schools. Science and Geology are subjects for academic study, not religious dogma! However well intentioned,"creationism" is not a suitable school subject. Diversity of religion is a basic foundation of American liberty. Let the parents decide religious views for their children, not the government of Indiana.

Let's END Homelessness, poverty, lack, and want first in Long Beach, California and then within our noble nation, the great United States of America. We are facing a devastating loss of interest in reading throughout our country, and the best way to fight that sure demise is to GET AUTHORS ACTIVATED. If every author interested in publishing in the U.S.A. hired the homeless, the long-term unemployed, parolees, the addicted, et cetera to promote their work, we could end social ills that have plagued our nation since its inception. Give each person who signs up with an author AN EQUAL SHARE OF FIVE PERCENT OF YOUR MONTHLY PROFITS and you have suddenly employed people who in many cases have lost all hope.

Protect America's wild horses

"I believe and many other Texans that are known to me, and a matter of court record, are the victims of the 'Texas Tea Party Rebellion April 2009' founded by Texas Governor Rick Perry and reported at the time to law enforcement. Texas citizens were targeted as Political Adversaries, no matter what other reasons for due cause were used to target, were attacked by non-lethal weapons, lethal bio-weapons, gang stalking, terrorists threats, life threatening police swatting, targeted subjects of human experimentation, refused eligible benefit compensation, denied due process, hacking, endangering censorship, bio-location devices, mafia style attacks by rogue agents of an illegal militia, including attacks by military aircraft." [Not All Inclusive Just Criminal Activities with Empirical Evidence]

Optional Jury Duty for Senior Citizens.