Please ask your own favorite UPS package delivery driver about this counter productive, abusive labor practice by one of the big employers in the USA. And tell UPS Mgmt you will be using FedEx and the Post Office and other package services ... until they publicly sign a written promise to its hard working employees that this abusive corp. practice will "stop immediately and never happen again". So UPS drivers will not be forced to waste time by driving away from the co. property "hub" to unload all packages, find the rush packages , reload a "rough sort" often in the rain and snow, and still be expected to meet their computer counted to the second daily delivery load times.

Could we as a nation respond to national emergencies better and more effectively while simultaneously cutting our military budget and providing great opportunities for our military personnel who would otherwise be forced to look for jobs in the private sector? I am looking to see a restructuring of FEMA so that the response to national emergencies is stronger and more diversified by enlisting outgoing military personal and their training to better respond to our nations needs. This could provide job opportunities to our veterans, and assist in rebuilding our nation when disasters strike.

Once again congress is threatening to hold the President and the nation hostage in order to keep taxes on the wealthy low. At the same time they are clamoring for debt reduction. People should be concerned about this for two reasons; 1. Parity - the "fair share" of the wealthy's taxes should be much larger that that of middle income families who need more of their incomes for basics. 2. Over the past four years, because of the high unemployment and the efforts to avoid a depression, we have spent a lot of money and the country as a whole needs to increase revenue.

The Bush era tax cuts for the VERY wealthy are due to expire. Encourage your Congressional representatives to reduce the taxes on the middle income citizens and NOT give the very wealthy the tax breaks that they have enjoyed for many years.

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We, the citizens of the United States should be tired of the party of no-- the Republican Congress-- who have been obstructionists at the detriment of American citizens. The republicans stopped the million jobs bill last year while they continue to blame Obama for unemployment and the economy. In September, the republicans denied passage of the Veterans Job Corps bill as well. They attack the Affordable Health care Act. Clearly, these republicans don't want Americans to work or to have access to affordable health care. They want Americans to suffer.

At the start of a new presidential term, banning this pledge would throw people off balance, much improve governance, be a display of rightful power, accomplish good for the nation...and gain great publicity.

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As a concerned citizen and registered voter, I want my vote, and the votes of each citizen, to count. We need to eliminate the aristocratic tradition of the electoral college, and put political power into the hands of the people whom this country serves. I want to be able to teach my children that their vote truly does matter. The only way to make this a factual statement is to rid ourselves of the electoral college.

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.