My congressman, Keith Ellison has the confidence of the 5th Congressional District, yet he is the target of slander from Rep. Michelle Bachmann because of his religion.

Free trade agreements like NAFTA and CAFTA have decimated the US manufacturing base in large part because many of our trade partners operate without the protections for workers rights, safety, or a decent wage. Many also aren't subject to environmental standards we respect, like the Clean Air Act. With a fair playing field, we can better compete and bring more manufacturing jobs back to the US, as well as improve environmental, labor and safety standards worldwide.

Stop trying to suppress voting in the state of Virginia. Romney's campaign is asking Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to launch an investigation to harass a non-profit organizations helping people register to vote.

This petition is created to protect and prevent students from being wrongfully withdrawn from Howard University. It calls for reform with several of the wrongdoings and issues we currently have with the financial aid department at our school.

Ford Motors have employed one thousand and more new workers, but with lower wages, and limited health care. The new workers are on the most difficult jobs and get paid not half but a their less than the older seniority workers. To this date seniority workers have made $60,000 and this just the middle of the year 2012, lower seniority workers and new hires are just now getting to $19,000 they have made half of 2012; this is not fair and this should change. The UAW is aware of this but the don't do anything about it, but sell these workers hopes and dreams of this changing. The other issue is the fact that the Chicago, Illinois is operating like we live in a third world country. Employees have to work in inhuman conditions; such as the plant being120° to 140° and the people have to work 10.7 hours in this heat, plus the workers are not allowed to seat when the line stop, workers have to work with big roaches and rats. Employees who are injured are made to do jobs that hurt them more to the point that they have to have several surgeries. Ford Motors have their own doctor and nurses in the plant and the throw out their employees doctor restrictions and that's even after the injury is found to be work related. This company has let it be known to their employees that they do not care about their safety, health or their family. And a medical lawsuit means nothing to a company who has billions. They look at these lawsuits and dish out the bare minimum to a employee who is injured for the rest of their lifesaver. This has to stop, so I am asking people to read do research and you will find out all this is true about Ford Motors and other American made companies. Please help me and others stop these companies from operating on USA soil in this manner.

My little dog aBlack Tiny "Littleman ZIGGY" promerain died on April 7,2012 from eating these awful treats almost 1000 dogs has died from this

To fulfill Robin Gibb's dream and the honor of being Knighted. His generous and outstanding qualities grant him the right to be Knighted. This cause was created before his death and must be carried on. We are all dedicated for this posthumous cause for Sir Robin Gibb, as well as his BeeGee brothers: Maurice, Andy and Barry Gibb.

We have known about the environmental crisis approaching since I was in college in 1966! I am sick of Washington denying and ignoring the fact that OUR PLANET IS BEING DESTROYED. I want them to enact bills that will save the water table,the oceans,the air, and the temperature. It could be the catalyst for the greatest scientific period ever.

I want the public to demand a return to sanity in our gun control laws. Most Americans are in favor of a ban on assault weapons since they cannot legitimately be used for any normal hunting purpose. They are military weapons and should be restricted to use by the military. I want to expose the fact that the NRA is a bunch of weapons dealers.

Daylight saving time.

To provide quality education and programs in the Arts free of charge to children and the community.

According to a comprehensive study on the privatization of prisons by the Justice Department (https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/bja/181249.pdf), private, for-profit prisons offer no mechanism foreign to the government to save taxpayer dollars. They lobby government officials for monopolies and subsidies, corrupt the justice system, and produce a private-sector incentive for putting more and more people in prison for questionable crimes and acts.