I am a Truck Driver a small business owner. The major issue I and many other Independent Drivers are concerned about is Government regulation on Capitol Hill in the Transportation Industry we need Broker Reform with the rising fuel prices, toll road prices and greedy freight brokers it’s an strain on the small self-employed Trucker. Freight Brokers have no cap on the amount of revenue they earn for just setting up a load. They offer insulting low rates for hauling our Country products. The Rates are so low that you would be practically hauling the load for free. I would like to get the attention of the Senators and other legislators who directly impact this industry. This multi-billion dollar industry has been unregulated since the early 80's and the big corporations and brokerages has been having their way for too long please let’s take action. Thank You

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I need some one who has drafted legislation to address this travesty of justice. My niece Lanie was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Richmond while riding her bike home from work on Jul 29. My sister, whose youngest was taken away at age 24, and her two sisters are devastated. The hit-and-run driver showed up six days later, sober and sorry. I'm sorry, after looking at his vehicle and the damage from the collision–he fled the scene knowing what he did. His dad is a prominent attorney (for DUI no less) and they are talking about change of venue and unfair media coverage. When I saw a picture of the vehicle (all of the evidence has trickled out) I became outraged. This kid (30, but I question his maturity level) has gotten away with manslaughter. We need a law in Virginia and other states that penalizes hit-and-run drivers that don't submit to a drug/alcohol test within hours of the crime. Meaning they are presumed guilty of driving under the influence if they do not submit, and thus stiffer jail sentences (and hopefully less bail availability). Ironclad it for Congress by with-holding federal highway funds from the "good-old-boy" states like Virginia that protect their network. www.lanie.me has more information. If you can wait until tomorrow after reviewing, that is fine. Thank you, her Uncle Tim

Get the Washington State Legislature to pass a resolution calling on the U.S. Congress to pass a constitutional amendment that reverses the 2010 Supreme Court's Citizens United decision. Corporations are not entitled to the same constitutional rights as people. Regulating political contributions and spending is not equivalent to limiting political speech.

About a year ago, MTA cancelled the bus stop at West Broadway and Houston, the literal entrance to SoHo. It is so inconvenient, not only to the thousands of artists and high-end shops in SoHo, but for tourists wanting to get right into the heart of this renowned neighborhood without having to walk from the subway at Bleecker or 7th Avenue. It makes financial good sense to make it easy for residents and tourists to get to SoHo and be welcomed!

Long lines have required voters to wait hours to vote in past presidential elections. New restrictions on early voting will mean a return to long lines. Voters in every precinct who are willing to wait hours in line should receive free coffee, tea, or water to make their wait easier, and recognize that every vote counts.

POLITAX–A 100% tax on all political advertising. This way those buying our politicians can pay for the rest of us too. The tax (of matching funds) would be used to pay off the national debt. After that, the surplus could be used for education and health care for years to come.

This petition is about the need for us as a people to wait 2 text. I have seen the commericals, even an youtube message about someone who was killed because they were "texting." This is an serious issue that affects everyone. I don't know anyone personally who was killed by texting but I am deeply moved by this because so many people are ending up dead because they are too distracted while driving. And texting on your cell phone when driving is the last thing anyone needs to be doing. So wait....2 text.

This petition is a supplement to the letter (link below) urging Romney to remove the language suggesting he will weaken state power by instituting the Federal Marriage Amendment - an amendment which will outlaw same sex marriage, nation wide. Letter: http://dustinellis.org/?page_id=294

Guantanamo Bay kidnaps our citizens and tortures them for information. They lose their Habeas Corpus rights. They get canceled their citizenship and turned down basic human rights because they are only "suspected" of terrorism. People accused of serial first degree murder get treated better than this. President Obama pledged to shut it down as a part of his campaigning and the horrid place not even in the United States still remains to this day.

The state should sue or prosecute these institutions for fraud, using RICO and all other crimes committed which allowed the taking and devaluation of homes and property These would include the illegal use of electronic transfers of title used by the banks. These transfers should be clarified by the governor and the secretary of state. These transfers violate the laws of contracts and real estate on the face of those laws. These are direct violations of "illegal taking"

The state should sue one prosecute these institutions for fraud, using RICO and all other crimes committed which allowed the taking and devaluation of homes and property These would include the illegal use of electronic transfers of title used by the banks. These transfers should be clarified by the governor and the secretary of state, to violate the laws of contracts and real estate on the face of those laws. These are direct violations of "illegal taking"