Fracking was forced into NC through a crack in a fractured House vote. Fracking is too important an issue to be rammed through the legislative process in this way. Stanford professor Mark Jacobson says we can be fossil-fuel free by 2030, with all energy needs met by wind, water and solar. Furthermore NC has strong wind and solar resources. http://www.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/Articles/I/sad1109Jaco5p.indd.pdf http://www.stanford.edu/group/efmh/winds/global_winds.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_sLt5gNAQs After the "fracking bill" (S820) passed, Gov Perdue vetoed it, and the House lacked support to override it. But by the time House Speaker Tillis opened the vote to override the veto near midnight July 2, at least one Rep had been "bought off," and then Rep. Carney pushed the wrong button. Within two minutes, S820 was set in stone, clinched by motion meant to drown out Carney‘s protests. NC alone gives members only 10 seconds to vote and almost no chance (if any) to correct a mistaken deciding vote. When such errors occur, whether the no-change rule is suspended or the vote is clinched depends largely on whom the Speaker recognizes. What happened in NC’s House on July 2 is flagrantly unfair and warrants a correction on S820 and a change in NC’s voting rules. Members should have an opportunity to check and confirm their votes before the machine is locked. A verification vote on close or contested results should be mandatory - no room for bias. Most important, the House should take time to gather and study updated and unbiased information about fracking and the potential of wind, water and solar before rushing through a bill like this one. FYI: NOES-- Holloway (Rockingham, Stokes Counties) and McGrady (Henderson County) are the two Republicans who voted with the Democrat minority to Sustain Perdue's VETO on July 2 (the day of Carney's mistaken vote) - In other words, They voted AGAINST FRACKING AYES ---K Alexander (Mecklenburg); Brisson (Bladen, Cumberland); Carney (Mecklenburg); S Hamilton (New Hanover); Hill (Brunswick, Columbus); R Moore (Mecklenburg) are the six Democrats who voted with a majority of Republicans to Override Perdue's VETO on July 2 (Carney saying hers was a mistake). In other words, They voted IN FAVOR of FRACKING. View to get a brief tutorial on the hazards of fracking: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2Ozcl7lV_g&feature=related For more details, please read & sign this petition as well - both will go to Tillis: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/707/578/933/dont-clinch-fracking-in-nc-with-fractured-house-voting-rules-allow-carneys-real-vote/

instead of a pjorative line, the health insurace act should be referred to in a positive light as it will help millions of Americans

The Govenor shows hate for the President of the United States that causes hardships & undermines the good people of Florida. My Wife alone cancelled a much needed operation as the Govenor dropped her Medicaid. & Much, Much More!

I attend Front Range Community College in Longmont, CO and have noticed that the trash is absolutely full of paper towels. It is time to wean ourselves off paper. We live in a very dry state. Our hands dry in moments after washing hands. We should be using automatic hand dryers or have signs to discourage folks from using more than one paper towel to dry their hands.

After five years and millions of taxpayer dollars the GW Bush administration closed its investigation into voter fraud. None was found of any significance. Now Republican legislators in swing states have passed laws they say are to "prevent" voter fraud that does not exist.

Americans are disgusted with the lack of action by Congress. They must pass legislation for tax reform, raising the debt ceiling to avoid another lowering of the U.S. credit rating and pass the President's jobs bill to get more Americans back to work right away. We must not accept Congress waiting until after the election to pass these bills and do their jobs.

We have such a deficit now in our country and yet we continue to pay our senators and elected officials even when they are no longer in office. They get their health care,insurance and salary for life. They gave all this for themselves and we should demand that they now live as the rest of the country. When we are no longer employed we must buy our own insurance and live off our retirement if we have any saved. why should they have it any different. Stop their pay and put toward the deficit !!! There should also be term limits in senate and congress !!

Elective office has become for way too many a Career, versus public service. All too often, some elected officials and Judges become entrenched "in the system" and often fall prey to the pressures of big money and Lobbyists, or become out of touch with contemporary issues. We need to press for a Constitutional Amendment that limits public service in the congress, and Supreme Court to eight years maximum. In addtion congressman and senators cannot serve in the House or Senate once they have completed 8 years in either house. All congressmen/senators and Supreme Court Judges may serve if elected, as President of the US for up to the current constitutional limits.

Modesto City needs a real Recycling Program. Too many recyclables are ending up in our dumps. Recycling is not just about saving money but about saving valuable resources for future generations. Do we really want our children to be mining our dumps for these buried resources? There is NO EXCUSE for Modesto not to have a separate recycling bin in which its contents ACTUALLY get recycled. Cost is not an excuse. If other large cities can find a way, Modesto can as well, or we need to elect individuals who can actually do something! Hopefully our new mayor will step up and help out with this important issue. Please share this petition on your Twitter and Facebook accounts. Talk to friends and family and encourage them to sign this petition. The goal is not set by me and resets when it is met. Ideally, a petition with a few thousand signatures will have the greatest impact.

Using the 65 Million People who voted for President OBAMA in 2008, the Occupy Movement and Progressive individual to create a PAC that will surplant every Right Wing Superpac, not because the amount raised might be more significant, but that the number of donors will drive the fear of God up against their Billions of Dollars. Who would bet against such odds if they know that the people in vast numbers oppose Big Business take over of our Government. 65 Million People Plus can make hay with minimum contribution and put that money to work by hiring "summer program workers for the progressive ground game" What can such a group acheive? Getting rid of The Supreme Court's version of Citizens United; Electorial Reform; Tax Reform; Immigration Reform and The Creation of a Small Business Ideas and Bank and Funding Source.

I think that politicial information presented in the media should be required to be "fact-checked" before it is presented to the public. For those representatives, pundants, or individuals representing a politician or political party who misrepresent the facts, or outright lie and present distortions of information, they should be subject to civil suit for liable , malice, and misrepresentation of American policy, and bear fines and penalties imposed by a Court of law. So much of the campaigning that is going on in current elections, on all levels- local, state, and national, is fraught with misinformation and untruths, leading to a populace that is uninformed of the significant facts that their voting decisions should be based on. Unfortunately today, most people get their political information from local t.v. and radio networks who have a vested interested in presenting only their side of the debate. American people should have a right to be presented with the truth about the current events and policies that affect their lives; and individuals that misrepresent the facts, lie, or use untrue advertising attacks must be held accountable for deceiving the American public. They should be sued for liable, fraud, malice, and misrepresentation of public policy. Especially since the Citizens United ruling took the right of the individual to an all time low, the citizens of the USA need legislation that can protect their individual rights of freedom, liberty, and the right to cast a vote based on information that is accurate and factual. Individuals , PACs, or corporations who deliberately misrepresent information during campaigning and electioneering should be subject to strong, stiff, and swift penalties- and those monies should be used toward paying down the national debt.

Since the beginning 2012 no member of Congress,the Courts or the President of the United States have or will have served in the Military in any active war zones. Understanding risks to life and limb, and the risks to self and family is or should be a considered requirement for any Military intervention. There should therefore be a amendment to the Constitution requiring a military service of 4 years.If a person does not do such a service he would be found unqualified as a candidate for National Office After all if one cannot put oneself at harms way than they do not need a job in congress which may last for decades. Many candidates for government office have both sons and daughter who have not performed national service but have /or will benefit from their parents ascending to government office Therefore the need for this added requirement to each member of Congress in order for them to hold office, if you cannot risk your life for the country then you do not deserve to hold office