People with Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Autism, and other severe conditions already face a crisis due to floundering state budgets. With minimal standards of care and labor intensive support systems already overstretched, it is a fantasy to think that block grants will accrue significant savings. A 1/3rd cut to Medicaid will result in neglect and loss of life under humiliating conditions. Mitt Romney should disavow Paul Ryan's draconian plans for Medicaid now!

I believe a strong position on this issue will improve our relations with other countries in the region while not seriously compromising those with Israel. I also think it would help with the President's reelection since it would show an aversion to more military action on his part.

The whole nation has been affected by the pig-headed determination of Republican Representatives & Senators to block President Obama's effort to pull the country out of the mess created by President Bush & his colleagues.

Massachusetts is already one of the most expensive states in the country as far as housing goes. There are so many people working 2 & 3 jobs to barely make ends meet, paying over $1500 + a month, then when the lease is up, their rent goes up another $500-$1000 a month. there should be a limit they can charge. Can you afford $3000 a month for rent, because that is where we are headed.

Have you watched a pregnant woman or mother of a newborh struggle to get to an office or hospital entrance, only to have to park at a distance and walk too far in that condition? Pregnant women and mothers with newborns need to be able to park as close as possible to doctors' offices, hospital entrances, etc. The DMVs should issue temporary "disabled" parking permits for the last 6 months of pregnancy and the anticipated first year of the newborn's life.

Grover Norquist has led Congress down a path to fiscal irresponsibility that is about to financially ruin America. We demand fiscal responsibility from our leaders on Capitol Hill.

The United States Constitution shall be ammended to allow only persons to be considered citizens of the uUnited States Of America. Corporation are not citizens and are not entilited to free speech rights.

You may know that hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, or “fracking,” is polluting drinking water and impacting air quality in communities from Pennsylvania to Colorado. But fracking has had another, less publicized consequence that hits closer to home: demand for silica sand, or "frac sand," which is used in the hydraulic fracturing process, has gone through the roof. As a result, large-scale frac sand mining operations have descended on central and southern Minnesota—and our waterways, landscapes and public health could suffer the consequences. Major concerns associated with frac sand mining include: -Polluted wastewater leaks from frac sand mines, which endangers waterways such as the Mississippi, St. Croix and Minnesota River basins; -Groundwater depletion as a result of excessive use by the frac sand industry; -Air pollution and environmental degradation as a result of transporting industrial machinery, equipment and millions of tons of sands; -The destruction of rural lands important for wildlife, agriculture, and tourism; -Respiratory disorders from breathing silica sand dust. Now is the time to address the potential dangers of frac sand mining and ensure that Minnesota is properly protected.

The war on drugs has been going since the sixties and the only thing it has accomplished is violence and corruption. I believe we should focus on addiction. Treatment is far cheaper than incarceration.

Current campaign finance law is the injection point Wall St uses to poison OUR democracy. In 2000 85% of the US electorate favored major campaign $ reform. Today that could be 95%. It's one crucial issue that could coalesce over 200 million Americans. If 120 million were to sign-on AND donate an average of $50, we'd have $6 billion to defeat the 10 worstof our reps. Campaign law like that in this petition would mean each of us would be equal to the Koch bros. More importantly, it would mean each of us would be equal to Exxon/Mobil etc, for if we could limit ourselves, we would thereby limit our "corporate selves". Certainly corporate personhood should be revisited, but this would eliminate 99% of the advantage it gives. Poll after poll show that what we have now is not the will of the people; It's Wall St. Most Americans are kind and still believe in freedom, democracy, justice and the possibility of a good life for all. This would be reflected in the policies WE choose after gaining control of our government through this simple demand.

Grover Norquist's infamous "Americans for Tax Reform" Pledge is a cynical diversion of elected officials from their responsiblities to ALL their constituents, and has contributed to the most polarized, ineffective Congress in living memory. Aside from the fact that it's probably unconstitutional, the Pledge and others like it, constitute an undue interference in the completion of the People's business.

The nation has been impacted by partial judges ruling in favor of their party platforms: i.e., abortion, voting laws, Citizens United.