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.

To rally around the idea that jobs and education toward a sustainable environment are achievable through a program nationally that seeks financing to one educate people on how to create solar panels, install panels on homes and buildings, and have this funded through a federal funding program.

Student Loan Forgiveness for American Citizens, especially service workers, nurses, teachers, law enforcement , first responders(emt, firefighters),and physicians.The United States should forgive the student loans because by eliminating the debt, the graduates would be able to stimulate the economy in other ways by increasing spending having a positive effect on industry.

Most android phones don't NEED access to the 2/3/4g data networks of the phone companies, and can use public wifi, or even your home computer via the USB cable to to connect to the internet. Android phones are capable of using apps to do almost any task, so you can tailor them to your own specific needs. Let us activate the phone without a data pack!

only allow people to donate to a candidate in elections that they can vote in. Cap donations.

take away the right of congress to give tax advantages to favorites