Women represent more than 50% of the population of the USA, but women only hold 27.6% or less of elected positions and/or Mitt appointed positions! Women make up only 16.8% of Congress. (90 women have been elected to Congress out of a total of 535 seats) - (61D, 29R - 16.8% of 535 seats) U.S. Senate 17 (12D, 5R - 17% of 100 seats) U.S. House 73 (49D, 24R - 16.8% of 435 seats) 42 percent of Romney’s appointments during his first two and a half years as governor were women, the number of women in high-level appointed positions actually declined to 27.6 percent during his full tenure as governor according to to a 2007 MassGAP study. In state Statewide Executive positions, including Governors and Lt. Governors, women hold 75, 23.4% of 320 positions. Sign the petition to get women out of Binders and in to Positions of Leadership in the Real World! To learn more about this issue visit: (http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/fast_facts/levels_of_office/Current_Numbers.php)

Afghanistan has to rely on their govenment and people of that country to govern their affairs. It is not up to outsiders to rule, fight and try to maintain order.

All year, in my own backyard the weather has expressed itself differently than years before. More people in my office have respiratory problems. I fear that the collateral damage that will come from not doing enough for the environment will be more than anyone bargained for- from any other human decision in history- and will occur in our own lifetime.

These billboards are placed in predominately African American or Latino neighborhoods only! They send a pretty strong message, and a very dissuasive message that is not good for our democracy. I'm a registered Republican, after reading this disgusting message there is no way in hell i can support this party! These billboards must come down NOW!

These billboards are placed in predominately African American or Latino neighborhoods only! They send a pretty strong message, and a very dissuasive message that is not good for our democracy. I'm a registered Republican, after reading this disgusting message there is no way in hell i can support this party! These billboards must come down NOW!

On Monday October 15th, 2012, the New York City MTA announced several proposals for the fourth fare hike in the past five years. The fare hikes place an unfair burden on working families who are already facing a sluggish local economy and the ever-rising cost of living in the city. Call on Governor Cuomo and the State Legislature to work with the MTA to find a solution that keeps the public transportation we rely on affordable for all New Yorkers.

After we have met the current energy needs of our nation by extracting the last ton of coal, barrol of oil, and cubic yard of natural gas, how energy independent will future generations be A petition to require renewable energy sources make uo at least 50% of energy used by 2040 in the USA. /

Put price control on gasoline to get the country going again. The month of October control price of gal.. of gas would be $3.00 a gal. including all taxes. The month of November the control price would be $2.00 a gal. of gasoline including all taxes. The month of December and the year 2013 the control price of gal. gasoline would be $1.00 a gal. including all taxes. Stop selling U.S. oil and gasoline to other countries. Price control on gasoline will get the country going again, every one will have more money to spend. There will be no need for tax increases, or tax cuts. This will work where every thing else fails

After we have met the current energy needs of our nation by extracting the last ton of coal, barrol of oil, and cubic yard of natural gas, how energy independent will future generations be A petition to require renewable energy sources make uo at least 50% of energy used by 2040 in the USA. /

Our beaches are being turned into ashtrays. Cigarette butts, along with other trash and debris are consuming our beaches every summer. Smokers continue to toss butts on to the beaches across New England. It needs to stop. Please support a ban on smoking on our beaches.

This is about campiagns that smear the opponent. With a wad of cash a candidate can overrun the airwaves with misleading information about the opposition. If a candidate is going to bring up an issue, a position, or a peronal attack on an opposing candidate, the attacking candidate should have to pay for equal time for the victim to respond.

Our planet is faced by very rapid global warming and other changes in climate. These changes are the direct result of careless human activities that include deforestation, fossil fuel burning, pollution with particulate matter, increased CO2 in the atmosphere and other factors. As a society, we need to address this issue immediately, and the lack of discussion of this serious problem by either campaign is detrimental to our nation's well-being.