oil companies are closeing many refinerys - claiming lack of profitability !! I don't buy this dribble !!! this is based on pure greed !! oil production is higher than it's been in over 8 years. We need these refineries to stay open - and lower our price at the pump !!!!

On some military bases and in VA hospitals, Fox News plays on the public televisions all day feeding hate and lies to our troops and their civilian spouses and children. Fox News lies about our President, disprespects him, and should not be the accepted channel for television in our VA hospitals and on our military bases.

Please help me change the name of the Washington Redskins! Signing this petition doesn't mean you agree with the suggestions I give, it just means you agree the name needs to be changed. Please give your own suggestions if you do not agree with the ones listed in the petition.

Einstein said humanity would die-off in eight years after the bees die-off. Bees are dying-off now from "colony collapse disorder," caused in large part by commercial pesticides and herbicides. Counties across America can ban the use of pesticides and herbicides on county-owned property, to protect bees and to spotlight this problem in the media. Counties can get it started!

Ethenal in our gasoline hasn't lower the price of gas. what it does do-( 1.) It harms our gasoline engines shortens thier life. (2.)your gas mileage per gallon gas has decreased a lot . mine used to be 28/30 miles a gallon now it is 22.( 3.)makes the customer, you and I buy additives to add to our gasoline to help our engines and performance of them.( 4.) takes our farmed raised crops of corn and others to make ethenal, to add to the gas. Does this make shortages of crops to raise thier prices? Who makes the profits from adding ethenal to gasoline-certainly not the customers. Oh I know engine repair shops,any corporation that sells any kind of engine,government (price of gas and it's taxes on it) the costs of our food. The farmers sell thier crops to make ethenal,making shortages of grains for thier animals and the manufactures of our food supples that use grains, thus raising the prices of food. I am told by the techs that work on my autos that the shelf life of gasoline with ethenal in it is about 6 months, after that it makes engines run worst if at all. Isn't it past time to tell everyone NO MORE ETHENOL IN OUR GASOLINE. The government takes the stand that ethenol lowers the price of gas. How can that be true, when it costs more in the long run to make, lowers a engine performance. Less miles per gallon sure doesn't help anyone, environment,I think not. Please stop NOW.

In the inner City of Poughkeepsie,NY, where most of the lower income citizens live, there are much fewer properties where people can park their cars off the street. As a result, a large amount of revenue is being gained by the city on Alternate Side of the Street Parking Tickets On The Much Poorer North Side. Sleeping past 9AM costs $20, $50 when it is not paid quickly. I forgot the tickets. It just cost me my paycheck to get my car back. It was towed on Good Friday, the day before My Excellent Mother's 73rd Birthday. City Hall closed, I cried for hours, then decided it wouldn't happen to anyone else. To honor My Mother, I want to be the Last One. This is an outrage!

Petition to legalize hemp. Can anyone name one other, totally harmless product, that is illegal? Hemp grows faster than and can replace corn, is a great food source (a complet protein), and can be used for paper, clothing, oil, building materials, etc. Hemp can reduce greenhouse emmissions. It is totally harmless - one cannot get 'high' from hemp. If DEA agents cannot distinguis hemp from marijuana, the issue lies with the agents. Again, and this is a challenge, can anyone name another totally harmless product that is illegal? Our Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper. Ironic?

"In America, you get food to eat Won't have to run through the jungle and scuff up your feet You just sing about Jesus, drink wine all day It's great to be an American" - Randy Newman, Sail Away. But, we don't all pay the same taxes. What if we did and the limit to taxation, including all value added, state, local, city, and federal taxes were 20% of our adjusted gross income? The wealthy would pay more, the poor would pay more, and there would be more equity. Singles under $20,000 AGI and Couples under $ 40,000 AGI, no tax, from anywhere.. (except VAT). Wouldn't that make America equitable? Even Corporations could do this and the Treasury would bulge. You are welcome to analyze it. It is incredibly fair and make's the other sides plans look like plans of fools. We must become a fair country again. Taxing fairly will make us strong!

I think when churches start getting involved in politics the tax free status should be revoked.

Law enforcement officials should be required to wear audio and video recording devices while on duty. Those cameras should stream to the internet for the public to see.

On December 31. 2011, President Obama signed the "National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2012" (i.e. NDAA). This law, in violation of our Bill of Rights, contains provisions that allow the indefinite detention of US citizens without trial. By signing this petition, you are telling our President and Congress and Courts that you want this law repealed.

A democratic government is a reflection of the collective public will. In the US, one of the main factors keeping us from this ideal is the untoward influence of corporations and other non-citizen entities. We don't have to wait for our government to pass campaign finance reform- we can wield our collective power in this presidential election in 2012. Sign and share to take back our democracy.