School children are now being expected to perform at a level one grade higher than they are actually. By then end of kindergarten, a child is expected to know 36 out of 40 sight words. Back in the early 70's, kindergartners were expected to do what was developmental appropriate for them - play most of the time.

Lobbying is bribing. It is not votes. We elect officials to represent us, not to be swayed by special interests. Separation of monetary lobbying and state. Think it's too bold and too big of a mountain to climb? Well, it's easy enough to sign the petition, lets see how many people think that standard govenment salaries should be the only money that govenment officails should accept aside from their own work.

More and more states are banning and outlawing gay marriage. The most recent state was a surprise. North Carolina, a supposedly "progressive" state, outlawed the basic human right of matrimony just because the humans happened to be of the same sex. I live in New Jersey. I am family friends with a gay couple who have been living happily for years. I want to attend their wedding and help bring social justice to homosexuals in this great state of ours. Tell our state legislature to get a bill passed. Get them to pressure Chris Christie into signing it. If he vetoes it, help the Democrats representing our state shove it up his throat and allow these US Citizens the same matrimonial rights as heterosexuals/

This Petition is a popular request for President Obama to sign an Executive Order that will abolish Usury in all forms and methodology. Further, this Petition demands that Congress enact Flat Rate Taxation-immediately, to exact amity, comity, equity and parity and thereby rebuild the nation's economy--expediently.

the President has term limits , Congress has term limits : Why Not The Supreme Court?

As a student I have nearly $98,000.00 of Student most of are interest and after graudation I was unable to find a job which has caused my loans to go into default.... Meanwhile the banks who were wreckless get a bailout and we the back bone of these economy, mean the middle class left hanging with more debts....

Blacks and Latinos are targeted and jailed for small amounts of marijuana while comedians and the President of the US laugh about their own use. This is hypocriay at its most crass. The Justice Dept. is now busting dispensaries and users in states where medical weed is legal, even though Obama promised not to do that. Thousands of people have been killed by drug cartels because of this absurd prohibition. Legalization will also bring in billions of dollars in public money through regulation and taxation

Democrats in the House have proposed raising minimum wage to $10 and hour. Raising minimum wage will allow large numbers of people, particularly women and minorities, to better support themselves and their families. We all know that America tends to look down on individuals who are not completely self sufficient, but also creates systems that make it impossible for people to meet that goal. Raising minimum wage will allow countless people more dignity and respect, as well as breathing room in their budgets.

Candidates that "flat-out lie!" should be penalized! We do not need a LIAR in the White House. Falsehoods need to be corrected!

GETTING RID OF THIS SELF SERVING IDIOTIC GOVERNOR

I do not even have provide reasons why Citizens United is the ultimate of WRONG; it is glaringly obvious why this needs to be repealed. It should never have been approved by the Supreme Court. It just goes to show how corruption has wormed its way through our entire system. REPEAL CITIZENS UNITED

The US spends more money than any other country for maternity care and has one of the highest maternal mortality rates. It has been shown that the majority of obstetric guidelines experienced by women are "not based on good and consistent scientific evidence." We think Americans must become educated on the state of our maternity care system and demand that changes to be made to promote physiologic childbirth, as well as accurate information for women to make informed decisions for their health care.