Women should have the right their own decisions about our bodies.That should a woman and her doctors. We know when to make such a choice. My concerned that the Republicans wants to take away any and everything we have such as cutting Parentphandhood programs they are already working on it in some States and program that helps a lot of us.

While unemployment, underemployment, the economy, the housing crisis, diminished equity/ individual net worth’s, energy costs and the Federal Deficit have changed dramatically the group whose job it was to prevent and protect us Congressional Senators and Representatives are not shared the burden. Their pay, benefits, retirement accounts and expense accounts have improved while most of their constituents have gone the opposite direction.

We petition Congress to pass an act to permanently protect all private retirement accounts from being "raided" by an employee's company. This act would make an employee's retirement account the exclusive property of the employee. Retirement benefits are COMPENSATION FOR WORK PERFORMED. As such they absolutely must be protected by Federal statute from any and all corporate/company diversion from the original retirement fund purpose. We now have a Federal agency (that is broke) which pays some retirement to retired employees of businesses that have wiped out the employees' retirement funds. This fund should NOT be use to bail out irresponsible companies with taxpayer money. It would be unnecessary if we had proper legislation to protect employee retirement accounts.

As President Obama prepares for the debate tonight, I was wishing there was a way to convey to him that I believe in him, and that I believe in his vision for our country. I started this petition to see how many signatures we can get before he takes the stage in a few short hours. Please join me in showing him the love.

Show the names of all those that have signed their "pledge" to Grover Norquist instead of their allegance to the American People. We must remove any and all of these members from the U. S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. ! It is .....We the people not Grover Norquist and his pledge against the American People!!!!!!

As an educator myself, I have spoken to countless teachers who feel they spend more time assessing their students than teaching them since NCLB went into effect. Children report feeling stressed out by 'the big test'. Research has not shown substantial gains in schools since NCLB was instated. Why keep torturing children and teachers? We know that smaller schools produce better learning. Research has shown this for years. Why not invest our money in creating smaller schools instead.

The oil industry has been subsidized by our federal government for the past 99 years. Yet there are those who would like to end production tax credits for wind and solar energy. Particularly in light of potentially disastrous climate change, these completely clean and endlessly renewable energy sources are what we should be subsidizing.

No more Norquist pledges!

Some time ago I saw a professionally directed stock account. The company that directed this account required a minimum investment of $500,000.00 . About 40% was invested in foreign companies and much of the remaining 60% was in American companies whose main labor force was outside of the US. The Bush Tax Cuts did promote jobs, but these jobs are out of the US and compete with US workers.

Imagine coming home from military warfare service in any global hotspot and finding oneself in the battlefield of family court to reinstate your child custody ruling. HR 4201 restricts the use of deployment orders as an instrument to determine the child’s best interest to modify temporary custodianship as a permanent ruling against an honorable serving military parent.

Our local single stream recycling program doesn't allow Styrofoam containers to be recycled. At public events, restaurants, even family gatherings I see so much of these products being thrown away. Tons of Styrofoam is being used as plates, cups and take out containers then put in landfills. Let's get foam out of food service. The food service industry now has paper and other compostable choices they could be using. Lets set some guidelines at a Federal level on what kinds of disposable products are being used. Styrofoam is a petroleum product. Using paper and recyclable materials is a green initiative that can help the United States be less petroleum dependent.

Congress is pushing to reduce or end needed programs that citizens have paid into most of their lives, yet they do nothing about their own costly entitlements. Billions of dollars could be gained each year if elected officials were placed on the same retirement and medical programs, with the same age requirements, as all other government employees.