On August 31, the Obama administration, over the opposition of environmental organizations, granted Shell Oil a permit to drill for oil beneath the frozen Chukchi Sea. A leak or spill in this part of the Arctic Ocean could kill thousands of marine mammals and Polar bears, yet Shell's planned oil containment ship has notified even been certified by the Coast Guard. We're calling on President Obama to revoke Shell's permit until scientific study can insure that a leak or spill can be contained and cleaned up before it kills endangered and protected Arctic species.

Mitt Romney's refusal to disclose at least 5 years of his tax returns leaves the public wondering what he has to hide. All citizens have a right to know as much as possible about a Presidential candidate in order to make a reasoned decision about who to vote for. The candidate's tax returns tell a lot about the individual and in past years candidates have been willing to voluntarily disclose. However, Romney's refusal shows the need for legislation to require disclosure.

American Citizens must call on the US Congress to "Level The Playing Field" for every electoral campaign in this country by limiting the amount that any campaign or political party can spend on advertising in support of any given candidate. Specifically, limit the total permissible airtime minutes on all TV networks, per candidate, per election. If all are treated the same, this is not a First Amendment issue as some people claim. Caps for advertising spending would be different for city, county, state, and national elections, but SOME kind of reasonable limits are needed to prevent wealthy individuals and/or organizations from unfairly influencing election outcomes. I want the American public to collectively put pressure on Congress to enact legislation to that end.

Corporations need to be held accountable for making jobs if they want to continue to recieve tax breaks and call themselves job creators. I have worked for a major corporation for five years and I have watched them cut hours and demand more work every year.

A petition to require ALL political ads to adhere to the truth.

The average family is worth $77,500. The average Congressman's net worth is $13,000,000. The average senator's net worth is $6,000,000. How are the average people of this country supposed to believe that these elected "public servants" are really representing the average American family when their ways of life and lifestyles are so drastically different. Petition Letter Greetings, I just signed the following petition addressed to: American people, President, media. ---------------- Return Congrees to public servants The average family is worth $77,500. The average Congressman's net worth is $13,000,000. The average senator's net worth is $6,000,000. How are the average people of this country supposed to believe that these elected "public servants" are really representing the average American family when their ways of life and lifestyles are so drastically different. Congressmen and Senators are out of touch with the normal American family.I would like to change, not the process of election, but how our "public servants" operate in Washington.

Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) allows employers to hold something called “special wage certificates” - which allows employers to withhold compensation or pay less than minimum wage to individuals with disabilities. (Hard to believe this type of discrimination exists) On October 4, 2011, Congressman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) and Congressman Tim Bishop (D-NY) introduced the Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act of 2011 (H.R. 3086). The bill would phase out Section 14(c) of the FLSA over a three year period. The support and passage, of this important bill, is essential to ending discriminatory pay practices for individuals with disabilities.

Make issues single issues instead of packing favors into them to get agreement. Tell Congress to be straightforward, not sneaky and self-serving.

Somehow , Masachusetts has the best education system in the country and are rated the 2nd best state in terms of loving their kids according to the highly respected Kids Count study by the Annie E Casey Foundation. Yet they pay no sales tax on clothes , 6.25 percent on other items .Why , because of split role. Here in sunny California we pay close to or at 10 percent and did poorly in Kids Count 41st and are very low in education . How do they do it ? Split Role , they got it and we don't.

My daughter attends Edgelea Elementary School. I went to eat lunch with her, to find that they had only 15 minutes for lunch, 7 minutes of that was standing in line. There were children horking their food on the way to the trash can to maximize their intake before lining up. I thought my daughter was talking too much during lunch, she barely said a word to me and only had time to finish half her chocolate milk, half a taco, and a small bit of her cooked carrots (which she always finishes at home). Needless to say, I WAS APPAULED!

Petition the fed to allow tax payers the option to submit a small amount of a refund (amount on the payers discretion), even $1 to the deficit and have it applied like a 401k or similar type investment once we are out of the red. I myself get back 5 to 8k every year so I would throw in at least $300. The def would be paid within a decade and the contributers could collect a nice return on their small investment. This would allow America to take control of the finances and wage their own golbal financial domination. Just afraid the leaders in Washington don't have enough iintelligence to manage such an easy concept. This would also give Americans confidence in the Govenment. It doesn't get any easier than this, lets push it forward. Thanks Don 602-434-4773

Politicians in South Carolina should refuse to sign the Grover Norquist Pledge. This pledge obligates the Congressman, legislator, or elected official to continue to exempt the wealthy from tax increases.