Let's elect congressmen/women for six years, a senator for twelve and a president for eight. They cannot stand for reelection. In any election year they can be removed from office with a 75% vote. Big money would have less influence, elected officials more lattitude to learn and shift their perspective and vote with accumulated wisdom (we hope).

Tami Fitzgerald is chairwoman of the campaign to put Amendment One into the constitution, which would prohibit North Carolina from viewing same-sex relationships as marriages or civil unions. Her opposition to acknowledging same-sex couples is grounded in the Bible. However, the Bible is much clearer about banning women from teaching or holding authority over men than it is about same-sex relationships. To be consistent in her interpretation of the Bible, we demand that Ms. Fitzgerald immediately resigns and discontinues all leadership and teaching roles.

Why should these organizations enjoy tax exempt status? In order for there to be a clear separation of church and state, they too should pay for the network of publicly funded infrastructure, they too rely on.

increase pay to the 99% to increase money in hands of consumers. Our economy has thrived when the 99% had better incomes, even with higher taxes.

The federal student loan program charges interest. The low interest rate is already higher than what the government pays to borrow. The Republicans in Congress think that extending a popular program that earns a profit for the government needs to be "paid for" through healthcare cuts. Tell President Obama to veto any attempt to take money away from Americans' health or to hold students hostage.

Home owners should be allowed to reserve a parking space in front of their homes.

Politicians and PACs should have a truth in speaking and advertising law. If they make statements which are untrue they should be subject to fines and publicly correct their mistakes. This should be applied to all ads and public speeches.

This applies to elected officials. I believe that before any congressman or senator votes on a bill, they much sign a pledge that states that they have read the bill and they understand what the bill will do. It would cut down on the size of bills being introduced.

Its a prime example of big business in government here in texas. it is another tool used by big business to force people to buy insurance or else. they say obama's healthcare plan would require a person to buy health insurance, this system will ensure you do the same with auto insurance which is way more expensive for most. I think its unconstitutional and the insurace companies here in texas are padding the pockets of the officials for implementation of the program, here is what is quoted on the site" TexasSure Vehicle Insurance Verification Can't Afford Auto Insurance? We can all think of other things we’d rather do with our hard-earned money than pay insurance premiums. But if you’re going to drive, you owe it to yourself and everyone else on the road to be insured. If you’re in an accident (and statistics point to a one in three chance you will be), having that insurance card will make your life a whole lot easier. By the way, did we mention that the law requires you to carry insurance? It’s true, but you only have to carry liability insurance, which pays to repair or replace the other driver’s car and/or pay for their medical expenses in the event of an accident. (Liability insurance does not pay to repair or replace your car or pay for your injuries.) The minimum liability insurance required in Texas covers $30,000 for each injured person (up to a total of $60,000 per accident) and $25,000 for property damage. So, how do you get insurance? The following links will take you to documents that can help you on that quest: " this is crazy, if we are required to by auto insurance why not healthcare?

Left or Right, everyone deserves Medicare. Private insurance companies have made life and death a gambling game in which you have to be lucky enough to get the disease they've covered, if you can afford to be covered at all. By reducing the eligible age of Medicare by one year each year, by 2076 every American would have affordable health care security. The private health insurance companies would still be able to service the supplemental market, which would have grown much larger. As Medicare adds progressively younger and healthier members, it would also become healthier.

it's time to cut the wages of the congress by 50% and curtail their per deim. allow them a set amount and rein in their spending. wages are being cut from all areas because of the health increases and nobody says lets work on that issue.tthe middle class is pretty much finished in this country and the corps have won.lets get it together and works as one. it's not the country that has a problem,it's the leaders who "lets face it" are not educated except in greed.they make the rules for them

Petition Supporting Student Loan Forgiveness Act Nears 1 Million Signatures Posted by Shannon Rasberry on Apr 26, 2012 in Student Loan Debt, Student Loan Legislation, Student Loan Programs | 3 comments A petition in support of legislation that would provide dramatic relief for student loan borrowers neared one million signatures Thursday, a day after the total outstanding debt from student loans supposedly reached $1 trillion. Wednesday was “1-T Day,” according to Robert Applebaum, founder of ForgiveStudentLoanDebt.com and the creator of a petition calling on Americans to support the Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012, proposed by Rep. Hansen Clarke, a Democrat from Michigan. In an email, Applebaum urged organizations and individuals to participate in a National Day of Action by signing the petition and spreading the word about Clarke’s proposed legislation. “Total outstanding student loan debt in America is expected to exceed $1 TRILLION this year,” the petition reads. “Millions of hardworking, taxpaying, educated Americans are being crushed under the weight of their educational debts, while the economy continues to sputter. Support a REAL economic stimulus and jobs plan. Support the Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012 (H.R. 4170).” By Thursday morning, the petition, hosted by SignOn.org, had over 912,000 signatures. It will eventually be delivered to Rep. John Kline, D-Minn., the U.S. House of Representatives , the U.S. Senate, and President Barack Obama. Clarke’s proposed legislation would significantly alter federal student loan repayment policies for current and future borrowers: Create a “10–10 standard” for student loan forgiveness by limiting payments to 10 percent of a borrowers discretionary income for 10 years, after which any remaining debt would be forgiven Current borrowers, including those who are delinquent, would be grandfathered into the 10–10 program and allowed to count the amount they have already paid over the past decade toward meeting the forgiveness requirement Cap interest rates on federal student loans at 3.4 percent Borrowers whose education loan debt exceeds their income would be allowed to convert private student loan debt into federal Direct loans, at 3.4 percent interest, which would then be enrolled in the 10–10 program Reduce the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness requirement from 10 years to five years for graduates who enter public service professions or agree to work in underserved areas of the country Current borrowers would be eligible for 100 percent forgiveness under the 10–10 program, but future borrowers would be subject to a $45,520 cap on forgiveness (the average cost of a degree from a four-year public university) According to the bill’s language, the legislation would be financed by projected savings from the end of Iraq and Afghanistan Overseas Contingency Operations and would not take funding from existing financial aid programs. For Applebaum, Clarke’s legislation would help undo a commoditization of education that has developed over the past three decades, allow borrowers to once again participate in the economy, and help improve the financial situation of all Americans. “As a result of more than 30 years of treating higher education as an individual commodity, rather than a public good and an investment in our collective future,” Applebaum wrote, “those buried under the weight of their student loan debt are not buying homes or cars, not starting businesses or families, and they’re not investing, inventing, innovating or otherwise engaged in any of the economically stimulative activities that we need all Americans to be engaged in if we’re ever to dig ourselves out of the giant hole created by the greed of those at the very top.”