Political pundits such as Glenn Beck are making up conspiracy theories and using those lies as a way to advocate violence. Mr. Beck recently recommended that all his followers buy guns. There is a connection between this kind of violent speech and the mass shooting in Tuscon Arizona by Jared Loughner. The first amendment was not designed to protect a persons' right to incite violence.

I would like for everyone to show respect for the office that our President holds by calling him President Obama. It irks me so to hear him addressed so disrespectfully. It's now time to CHANGE that!!!

We have long passed the point where we can actually prevent some of the adverse affects of climate change such as rising sea levels, ocean acidification, and large storms, but we may be able to slow it enough to adapt.

With a President starting a second term in office, with no potential for another term at stake, this is the perfect opportunity to put politics aside, and make the tough choices necessary to balance our federal budget. This is no just about "avoiding the fiscal cliff," it is about taking a long-term view of the challenges our nation is expected to face, (healthcare/retirement needs of aging baby boomers, exponentially growing cost of higher education, debt crisis at state and local government level, etc.), and working in a united way to make the tough choices to ensure that we are not simply "kicking the can down the road" for the generations of Americans (our children and grandchildren) to deal with.

My petition is to offer a 2nd chance for convicted felons, to afford them an opportuity to support themselves without having to return to a life of crime, in order to take care of themselves and their families.

Tea Partiers in Congress have spent the past 4 years obstructing a jobs bill, fair taxation for all, and reasonable immigration laws. The country has spoken. SIgn up and pledge to bombard the obstructionists with the message that if they don't cooperate and compromise, we will dedicate ourselves to voting them out in 2 years.

My husband and I have bought Sears Craftsman Tools for close to 50 years and have always been proud to be buying AMERICAN products. Slowly but surely we have begun to see more and more of "America's most trusted tool brand" no longer made in the United States but outsourced to China. This has got to stop. In the latest instance Sears stopped ordering the American designed and US manufactured Bionic Wrench and replaced it with a Chinese knock off under their Craftsman brand called the Max Axess wrench. We need to speak up! Let Sears know that if they want Craftsman to remain America's most trusted brand of tools they need to support American manufacturing!

The "fiscal cliff" is a hoax perpetrated by wealthy and powerful private interests. Our country is not broke!

We are not at a Fiscal Cliff. Wall St. & the plutocrats are still trying to call the shots in spite of the voters rejection of Mitt Romney. Over 70% of the voters believe that the wealthy should pay more in taxes. Instead of reducing Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, let's tax the rich. Lowering the taxes on the rich will not create more jobs. We tried that since 2004 Bush tax cuts.

I will be retiring in the not-too-distant future. I worked hard to be able to do so. I want to rest assured that the money I earned will be working for me as it was intended; I want the same for anyone who earned their retirement. Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid have nothing to do with the deficit and are in good enough shape to benefit from a bit of tweaking to remain solvent for a long time.

Mandatory Recycling of plastic, paper and metal

President Obama is too conciliatory. This last term he needs to stand strong, not surrender. He must force the GOP to follow his lead, and require the wealthy to pay their fair share--that is, after all, the reason he won reelection. The 1% have been getting a free ride on the backs of the middle class too long.