The GOP, Romney and Ryan have steadfastly refused to reveal their plans for Social Security, Medicare and taxes for the middle class. Their silence is deafening. When they do speak on those issues, it's mostly sloganeering and generalities. We need answers before the elections, not after. The Democratic party needs to force the issue by challenging Romney et al. for answers to those pressing questions.

All Corporation doing business in our country should pay a taxes. These Companies use our infrastructure ( i.e. roads, electric grid, telecommuication, etc.) Companies like GE should not be allowed to pay zero in income tax. Thus, any company doing business in the U.S.A. should be requied to pay a minimum amount to cover cost of maintaining infrastructure.

I recently read a story about millionaires collecting unemployment. Being self-employed, I've never had that luxury. When work is slow, the bank account drops, sometimes to nothing. Last year I was looking into getting a job during school hours when the public school suspended my five year old son. After months of testing, he was diagnosed with Asperger's and a mood disorder. Over the summer, I confided to a friend how hard it is as a single mom caring for a special needs child while keeping up with all the expenses. She understood. She also cared for a child on the spectrum. She told me about the respite their family received through Social Services because their child, with a similar diagnosis, received Disability. She urged me to apply to get help. When I did, I was told that he would not qualify because of his $3,800 college savings account. It was a slap in the face that it was the educational savings account they found objectionable. What message does that send? Disabled people don't belong in college? Do we want to keep them uneducated, sequestered in group homes, out of the public eye? Are we ashamed of our disabled children? If a disabled child can make it through college, they're much more likely to become a productive, tax paying citizen! I'm proud of my son. He's now back in public school, excelling in a smaller, quieter classroom setting. He's a brilliant little boy, and might someday make a fine engineer - IF I can ever afford to send him to college! Low-income families with disabled children should not be punished for saving to send their children to college. The rules need to change. Please join me with this petition to give 529 college savings accounts the same exemption status as 401ks!

The African elephants need our help! They are being slaughtered in record numbers by poachers. How can they destroy these majestic, gentle, family-loving animals? We need to be the voice that speaks for them.

It is now harder than ever to discharge the huge amounts of debt incurred in attending colleges and universities. Schools sell degrees based on a hope for higher income potential. That potential is not being realized.

We,the people,should be able to see who spongers our elected legislators and officials. A NASA style jacket or vest with logos should be required apparel at all times they are addressing the public,so we know who we are acrually listening too.

The death penalty is a system that just does not work. It is expensive to operate, it does not deter crime, and it also creates and endless cycle of misery. The state of Georgia, like many states in the US, is facing financial problems. The outlawing of capital punishment in the state of Georgia would give the state some financial breathing room, help to clear the backlog of cases in the court system, and could help to fully fund programs that actually help the state. I urge the governor of Georgia and other lawmakers in the state House and state Senate to outlaw capital punishment in the state of Georgia.

Countless manufacturing jobs are sent overseas and millions of jobs lost because it is cheaper to move operations abroad. I say tax the import of non-essential goods so that jobs stay here and we can once again prosper!!!

Lobbying in Washington has become and is just bribery. We the people need to get big money influence out of Washington, remember "for and of the people" not big money!!!

Congress has done nothing for the people they represent. I believe that stricter term limits (4, 4 year terms) should be enforced. The do nothing legislators are driving the country over an economic cliff

The answer is right in front of our faces - every day! Get on the band wagon with the other States that have started to wake up and realize ... why let the drug lords keep all the $$? The prisons would not be crowded with people who just want to get rid of pain - also helping the drain on our government. Too many positive reasons to list!!!!

NFL owners are trying to cut the pensions and benefits of their referees. But when the refs objected, the owners locked them out and brought in replacements. Already, missed calls have altered the outcomes of some of the games. It won't be long before players start to get hurt because the replacements lose control of a game. Skill and experience go a long way in some jobs. Some of these replacements the NFL hired had been fired from the Lingerie Football League for incompetence. Seriously. Yes, football is only a game. But when one worker's rights are threatened, all workers' rights are threatened. The NFL's refs are our brothers in the fight for worker protections. Join the referees in solidarity. Sign our petition, and we'll deliver it to NFL headquarters before kickoff of next week's Monday Night Football game.