Syria is going through a major conflict. The violence is starting to cross into Turkey and Lebanon. President Vladimir Putin, the recent recipient of the Chinese Confucius Peace Prize, has the power to help Syria and the region obtain peace. Russia is one of the largest powers in the world with many resources at its disposal. As people who care about people, we urge President Putin, along with Russia, to intervene and stop the Syrian conflict from escalating into a major regional problem.

Women are 51% of the US population. Yet we are considered a minority. In a democratic country being a majority minority is an oxymoron. We are not well represented for our numbers. It's time to vote ourselves into office at all levels all over the country. Vote for every woman who is pro-choice and we will never be oppressed and suppressed ever again.

The popular vote result is the democratic way to elect a president. The electoral college is outdated and does not necessarily elect the person with the most votes. To let every voter know their vote counts, end the electoral college.

Federal taxation of the American people has been dishonestly reported since the Reagan Presidency. Honest rates of taxation of the American people would include all taxes paid--Social Security, medicare, income, gasoline, excise sales, and consumer paid corporate taxes.

Slaughter houses have been closed for several years now, but a bill was recently signed allowing the re-opening of Horse Slaughter Houses for creating available horsemeat for France, Belgium and Japan. We in the U.S. do not eat horsemeat. This a repugnant, disgusting, cruel, and unecessary. Think what the noble horse has done for mankind, pulling wagons, plows, taxies, and dying on the battlefields of wars. The federal government must creat LOW COST Horse clinics where the very ill, diseased, very old etc. can be put down humanely for low costs. Other things we can do is set aside alotments on land for more dirt roads for riding, to bring back the usefulness of a horse but with excellent treatment and care. Horses are fragile, intelligent, devoted big creatures to those who love them. We must give them the decent good lives they deserve. Education, education, education is needed to promote good useful lives for horses.

This petition is to force lawmakers to rescind any legislation created by the anti Democracy group ALEC. Lawmakers across the country have been passing these laws that are meant to take away rights of the common citizen in favor of large businesses.

When politicians will progress from immature, infantile street-dog behavior of to day? To mature mentality of reaching to the next stage of sportive, sincere, disciplined, dedicated and decent member of the grown up age? We the ordinary citizens have to take this burning problem in our solid hands, by refusing to listen, read and support from such candidates? But how? By signing this petition that we the people of free world, will not tolerate this stupid, imbecile behavior and will reject them in election/selection totally irrespective of the party they belong and will propagate this message to our family,friends and all, so they are absolutely thown out of the ring forever in this Election and in future too and circulate their names and send this petition.

We need to repeal the Issa legislation that puts an undo and unnecessary burden on the Postal Service to fund their pension and medical obligation in 7 years. The last thing we want to do is put the postal service in bankruptcy and privatize our postal service.

Injustice

The Minnesota Legislature is considering a bill that would label foods containing genetically engineered ingredients (GMOs). More than 9 out of 10 consumers support labeling GMOs. Yet the Minnesota House just voted against this measure. And in the Minnesota Senate, it hasn't even gotten an initial committee hearing. Now's the time to tell legislators: I have a right to know about GMOs in the food I'm buying!

To: Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee We, the undersigned, respectfully request the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee to issue a U.S. stamp honoring The Borinqueneers of the 65th Infantry Regiment, the only all-Hispanic unit in U.S. Army history. The Borinqueneers is the nickname of the 65th Infantry Regiment that served meritoriously in World War I, World War II and the Korean War. But it was in the Korean War, where they excelled in combat participating in nine major campaigns and earning the praise of General Douglas MacArthur. by Noemi Figueroa Soulet on April 7, 2012 at 8:40pm PDT

The United States constitution hasn't been changed since the 27th amendment passed in the 1980's. This petition is calling for a Consitutional Convention to take place ASAP at a date and location to be determined later. This convention should be used to update the constitution's amendments to conform with our modern values and encode certain protections already written into law and legal opinion (such as the right to privacy) but not into the constitution itself.