Abolishing the Electoral College will halt in large measure the rising tide of regionalism in the U.S. and assure that the vote of every American voter matter equally, no matter in which state they reside. With this antique mechanism gone, it also likely that potential electoral misconduct would be largely eliminated with the dissolution of the concept of the "swing state."

After dancing around the issue for months and releasing one more return and his accountant's "summary" of others, the American people are being asked to vote for this man.

Immigration is hurting people all over the country!!!

(Please post your department in the "Comments" section. Non-UW faculty members, please sign our complementary petition at http://signon.org/sign/response-to-uws-fall instead.) We, the undersigned faculty members, wish to express our grave concern over the continuing lack of resolution of the fees dispute with the graduate student union. Graduate students have brought to our attention the fact that the independent arbitrator’s finding in favor of the union several months ago has still not been implemented, and this delay has caused serious financial hardship for our students. We greatly value the work that academic student employees perform; indeed, the University would quickly cease to function without it. Moreover, recruitment for next year’s class of graduate students, actively underway right now, will be seriously harmed if this matter is not resolved promptly. We urge the immediate resolution of this pressing issue and look forward to seeing the graduate students’ employment contract upheld in a fair manner.

The Deed of 1888 needs to be upheld and the Supreme Court has said that it is unenforceable. The Deed provides a home for veterans on land now used only as a hospital. 400 acres of land left for vets that is being used for profit. In a city with more veterans than anywhere else in the USA this is unacceptable. In this election year please let our President know that you care that the Deed of 1888 is enforced.

Student loan debt is stifling our economy and preventing future generations from accessing their ultimate potential. Families, crushed by this debt, are the true economic catalysts that must be freed if our Nation is to compete in the 21st Century global economy. Allowing student loan debt to be discharged through bankruptcy will unleash trillions of dollars into the marketplace that is capable of resurrecting our stagnant economy.

It is OUR responsibility, to step up and help restore trust amongst our families, friends, neighbors, students and returning veterans who are still struggling to secure balance within this workforce.

In 2004 and 2008, Nathan Sproul and his company were hired by the Republican National Committee. Their "job" was the elimination of many thousands of Democratic registrations via disposal, destruction, and disinformation...as well as fabricating many Republican registrations. All of this has been enough to shift state voting results. Late last year, the Romney campaign hired him to similarly poison this year’s election. Fortunately, Florida officials recently discovered and exposed his tricks, and a criminal investigation is under way in that state. THAT’S NOT ENOUGH. Since Sproul was hired to work in numerous states, that makes it a national conspiracy , and thus calls for a Federal (i.e. Dep’t. of Justice) investigation and action. The voters need to know about this scheme as soon as possible. If Attorney General Holder held a press conference to announce an investigation and explain the scheme (including the RNC’s repeated hiring of Sproul), the nation’s voters would finally know what’s been done to our elections - and is, again - and who’s behind it. WE MUST MAKE THIS HAPPEN BEFORE THIS ELECTION. So, as soon as you can, please sign this petition, spread it out, and GET IT MULTIPLIED AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.

Please sign the petition so that this can stop happening! It was all over the news today. Burger King is one of our clients!

I doubt that H.R. 4170 will pass, so I have a better idea on how to deal with student debt and the staggering 54.3% unemployment/underemployment rate for recent graduates. My solution is to permanently lower student loan interest rates to between 1 - 3% for all borrowers including borrowers before 2011 who are paying a 6.8% - 8.5% interest rates (the new 3.4% doesn't apply to older borrowers). In conjunction with lowered interest rates, provide a 5 year moratorium on all student loans without collecting interest. This will provide major debt relief to those under 30, allowing salaries to rise while the most vulnerable in society get some time to get real work experience. Once the 5 years are up, these students will have salaries large enough to pay back all of their debt without further hurting their long-term purchasing power. This solution also emphasizes full debt repayment rather than relying on the public service student forgiveness options which only further exacerbate public spending. I believe my solution will not only fix the student debt problem, it will also kick start the economy and prevent the Millennial generation from falling even further behind.

There is far too much noise from unnecessary honking in the Flatbush-Junction area. Much of this noise can be attributed to Dollar vans and taxis honking to attract customers, as well as impatient drivers and poor traffic patterns.

Members of Congress generally treat the issue of health care as a purely academic debate, since they have rock-solid, top of the line health care built into their salaries. While they are entitled to excellent health care, so is every human being. My wife and I buy the best health care we can afford, but even so are immensely frustrated by it. We are constantly nickel-and-dimed with co-pays, partial payments, and denials. Let members of Congress also play by the same rules: eliminate their special plan, force them to shop in the same health care market the rest of us do, and let's see how health care legislation changes.