30,000 American are killed by guns each year. Call on Congress and the White House to stop this slaughter

We spend millions and millions of dollars on political ads attacking "the other," when that money could be better spent elsewhere to improve society. It has become a barrier for the average person to run for an office, when it costs so much to run, and political ads are part of that cost. So much money is needed to run for office and maintain a hold on that office, that politicians have become beholden to corporations and the wealthy to raise money for their political offices. This makes politicians loyal to corporations and the wealthy, not the average voter. We must change this. We can start by saying "no" to political ads. Just turn them off when they come on the radio or t.v., so that they lose their value. Once politicians know the ads aren't working, they will stop running them. Want to know who's running for office? Contact your local board of elections or read a newspaper. Want to know how politicians have voted? Read the Congressional Record or newspapers. Want to know where a candidate stands on an issue, write them, e-mail them, ask them, visit their website. We don't need to be bombarded with ads every election cycle to manipulate our votes. Just say no, Turn Them Off.

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We, the people, must be the custodians of our own monetary system. Everyone is affected by the policies of our banking system, and it only makes sense that it must not be under the control of private interests. The policy makers of the federal reserve need to be elected officials that are held accountable by the public.

We couldn’t make this stuff up if we tried. Congressman Mike Kelly compared the implementation of the Affordable Care Act to Pearl Harbor and September 11. To be fair, the notoriously anti-woman Kelly was speaking specifically about the women’s health component of what he calls “Obamacare.” Kelly objects to the idea of women having access to birth control wherever they work. Here’s what he said: "I know in your mind you can think of times when America was attacked. One is December 7th, that's Pearl Harbor day. The other is September 11th, and that's the day of the terrorist attack. I want you to remember August the 1st, 2012, the attack on our religious freedom. That is a day that will live in infamy, along with those other dates." It’s one thing to disagree about public policy. It’s quite different when you equate access to birth control at work to Pearl Harbor or September 11th. It diminishes the value of the lives lost in both of those attacks, and it insults the tens of millions of women who use birth control. Kelly needs to apologize for his outrageous insult to all Americans. This kind of vitriol is not acceptable for an American Member of Congress.

Military personnel only get 50% of their pay upon retirement. Members of Congress retire with full pay after only serving 1 full term. I propose that the legislature cannot pass laws that apply to the citizens of the United States that do not apply equally to the Senators and/or Representatives; and, Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators and/or Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States.

Taxes way too high. Make our Government workers all part time workers. Let them pay there own health care and no retirement plan. Lets take back our rights to low, low taxes. The more money they take the more money they spend. There seems to be no end to it. Lets start now..

The proposed Dos Repulbicas Coal Mine will destroy wildlife habitats where the endangered Ocelot and Jaguarindi live,and destroy countless amount of streams further poisoing the water quality,and the Eagle Pass Tx water supply.

A bill was passed by the state legislature to ban Sex Education in public schools. We (AS - IN ) all of us need to get the governors attention to veto this ban. Like, if you Agree.

Congressman and The President and VP can afford to buy their own health insurance from the private sector. It will save money and they will be leaders by example. The individual States, such as WI, OH, TX and others are cutting back benefits for government workers.

My Petition is about getting builders regulated and licensed. I know that people will agree with this issue. So many homeowners are being ripped off by builders who build shoddy homes and get away with our hard earned cash. Politicians recieve big money toward their campaigns (take a look at my state, Texas and Governor Rick Perry is getting big money from Perry homes, other builders as well and he's protecting the builders and not the consumers when their home falls apart, its a shame. I know I went through it, stayed persistant and I won my case without an attorney but due to a gag order I can't name the company but I want stop until all builders in Texas are regulated and licensing.

In January 2010, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in the case of Citizens United vs. Federal Elections Commission (FEC) that declared corporations to be equivalent to people and money equivalent to speech, opening the door to unlimited corporate spending in elections on an unprecedented scale. This decision was a disaster for American democracy. The purpose of this petition is to urge the Huntsville City Council to pass Bill Kling’s proposed resolution expressing Huntsville’s support of a constitutional amendment or other legal or judicial action that would effectively reverse the Supreme Court’s decision, thereby limiting corporate influence and restoring democracy in our elections. This has become a unifying issue among Americans. The Washington Post has reported that 80% of voters aware of the Citizens United ruling feel that unlimited corporate spending is having a powerful coercive impact on the outcome of elections. A 2012 poll by Pew Research Center (PRC) revealed that more than two out of three (67%) of those polled, including Republicans, Democrats, and Independents, felt that the ruling has had a significantly negative effect on the political process. The Supreme Court’s decision allows the free speech rights of a corporation to dilute and outweigh the free speech rights of ordinary citizens. Given the gridlock in Washington, it falls to we the people to push our local government to join the fight in overturning this decision.