It's about making paid political ads (which are nothing more than sound bites, usually) go away in favor of only debates and Q and A sessions.

We have no problem funding foreign countries while we keep stealing from our own social programs. We need to fund SSI to insure our elderly have a reasonable means to live.

To get a petition going for a nation wide referendum ballot for Congressional term limits 0f one term no longer than six years for both the House Of Representatives and the Senate. Our elected officials spend more time and money trying to get re-elected the they do on the matters and issues that are destroying our Country. If there isn't an option for re-election, they could put all of their attentions on running our Country.

The XL Pipeline terminates at Port Arthur Texas. Port Arthur is an export port. Valero, one of the backers of the pipeline, intends to export the refined oil in the form of diesel to Europe and Asia. Trans Canada has already testified that if the product can't be exported the refineries will back out of the deal. Why do we risk our land, our air and get nothing? Tell Congress we aren't stupid. Sign now! We have very little time left!

We must remove the physical barriers to commerce enabling our Industries and our Financial sector to grow through activity.

Citizens United was up held by the US Supreme Court. It says corporations are people and have the same free speech rights. Corporations have defined money as speech so they can use untold amounts of money annonomously to sway elections and legislation in their favor. This corrupts our democracy. Our elections are now de facto auctions to the highest bidder. Return our system to ONE PERSON,ONE VOTE.

that skunks are just one of the animals that people know less about. most people don't know ANYTHING about animals AT ALL any way. there fore we alienate them and kill them. in this case skunks are alienated from most states in america like Illinois, but there are people who want DOMESTIC skunks for pets and they are playful, curious, loving animals but in Illinois they are just animals that could harm people and give people rabies which is NOT the case with domestic skunks. please help me legalize skunks in Illinois thank you

The deregulation of the banking industry resulted in catastrophe. The Glass-Steagal Act protects us as consumers and as tax-payers.

According to Waste Management World (http://www.container-recycling.org/media/newsarticles/plastic/2006/5-WMW-DownDrain.htm) "Each day in the US more than 60 million plastic water bottles are thrown away. Most end up in landfills or incinerators, and millions litter America’s streets, parks and waterways." Unfortunately, voluntary recycling of these items is not working. The amount of plastic beverage bottles littering our streets and contaminating our waterways would be reduced if we would require ALL Plastic Beverage Bottles have a deposit on them. Please show Congress that we care about our environment and ask them to stand up to the beverage and retail industries and their trade associations, including the International Bottled Water Association. Statistics prove that the financial incentive of a deposit increases the amount of recycling in all states that have initiated this action.

After a terrifying few years of layoffs and foreclosures, many companies are now coming after those who have owed them money from several years ago. Just as people are getting back on their feet and employed, they are hit with their old debt and knocked back down again. We need to be allowed to get back on our feet. The banks have already gotten their money in the form of federal bailouts. It's time they leave us alone to rebuild our economy.

Force the banks to actually modify the mortgages of the hundreds of thousands of American homeowners that actually qualify for them. Right now the banks string along desperate home owners for up to two years only to reject the modifications. Regulate and enforce laws that require American and Foreign banks to modify mortgages and regulate them. Stop this banking scam. Make the American people know that the banks actually make more money on foreclosures. Instead of short sales; reduce principal and interest to actually make the home affordable. Make it a law! Regulate it and enforce it. Give consumers an actual government agency to report the malfeasance of the banking institutions regarding mortgage modifications and fraudulent foreclosures! HOPE is a complete and total scam!

There is something seriously wrong with legislation that tosses out our basic Freedoms in order to protect them. Make no mistake, handing over such power to our Military is not a wise move. History has shown that this course of action always ends in disaster and human suffering on a massive scale.