BofA is a massive zombie bank. It claims $2.2 trillion in assets equivalent to 15% of our entire economy, yet it is trading for $5 a share. This zombie just got a lot more dangerous. BofA is trying to move $22 trillion in derivatives out of its Merrill Lynch subsidiary and put them into its FDIC-insured bank. The Fed favors the move, FDIC does not. In this pile could be massive amounts of bad European debt, the same kind of debt that brought down Jon Corzine's MF Global. Taxpayers don’t backstop MF Global, we do backstop BofA. Tell President Obama, no more bailouts! Visit our site for bank-busting activists, Bankster USA (www.BanksterUSA.org), a project of the Center for Media and Democracy, for updates on the financial services re-regulation fight in Congress and for progressive net-roots campaigning against the big boys on Wall Street.

Establish control of our American democracy by defining who is a citizen and who is not a citizen and who has First Amendment rights under the United States Constitution. Support a Constitutional amendment that allows the Congress to set maximum amounts that individual citizens can contribute to political campaigns and declare unlawful any campaign contribution from any corporate organization of any kind.

Corporations do not vote. Corporations should not give money to candidates or PACs. The very wealthy should not be able to buy elections. Elections should be publicly funded so that voters are not deceived by unaccountable and misleading interest groups.

We hear about cutting medicare, medicaid and social securtiy to balance the federal budget. Why haven't we heard about cutting the salaries of government officials? And cut the retired officials off the dole. The working majority has had salary and benefit cuts, why not them? If enough people sign this petition, we can give our public servants a strong message of change.

Many Civil Air Patrol, United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps, and Young Marine Units have lost facilities and resources when US military bases have closed. Many of these youth have been unable to find comparable facilities for their drills. We're asking the State legislators and governor to put in place guidelines under which Air National Guard and Army National Guard facilities would be encouraged to provide facilities for these youth.

To keep our environment safe from pollutants and our health safe from carcinogens, we want the DEC and Gov. Cuomo to ban hydrofracking in NYS.

To bring gas prices down, we only need to boycott ONE company. (I'd suggest starting with BP) Tell them no one will buy from their company until they lower their prices to $1.00 a gallon. In order to survive, they must. When they do, the other companies will have to follow to compete.

Natural gas is extracted by pressurized injection of fluids below the water table through deep rock using hydrofracturing or "fracking" technology. The process requires millions of gallons of water per well and produces equal quantities of waste water that is contaminated with benzene, radium and other pollutants known to cause serious health problems. At least half of the waste water enters water treatment plants that cannot remove the contaminants. Additionally, transport of water and gas results in truck traffic of 1000 trips per well, creating increased local air pollution. Fracking is currently exempt from the Clean air and Water and Safe Drinking Water Acts. We call upon the President and Congress to protect our precious air and water resources by closing the loopholes that exempt fracking for natural gas from appropriate regulation.

I've been unemployed for over two years and had to make the painful decision to take regular distributions from my IRA in order to pay my mortgage, utilities and creditors. This was unavoidable and, I believe, an honorable, responsible action on my part. However the IRS has penalized me 10% on every distribution...because unemployment is not one of the exceptions allowed under the law.

"Crazy Lady among ESPN's Super Fans" Terri Jackson (Utah) There aren't many people who would find the nickname "Crazy Lady" to be flattering. Terri Jackson is one of them who does. Having graduated more than three decades ago from Utah, she still has the energy of a college student, which she demonstrates with her regular pre-fourth-quarter dance routine that involves a lot of shoulder shakes and flying fists. The entire stadium turns to her before the final 15 minutes, with the students chanting, "Cra-zy La-dy." She's been doing it since 2000. Jackson said she and her husband might hit the road for each game in the 2011 season to check out all the new venues in the Utes' next conference. Pac-10 fans, you've been warned.

Corporations are not citizens. If we allow corporations to purchase our government by paying the individuals who should be representing us, we will have a government that represents corporations not citizens. A corporation is first and foremost an entity that operates to produce profits. This can and often will be in contrast to what would be done for the good of the citizen. This Supreme Court has harmed us as a country and this issue must be dealt with before we see how much damage it will cause.

Titan, a Greece based cement manufacturing company wants to build a cement factory in Wilmington, NC. The citizens of Wilmington, (New Hanover County) do not want the plant in our community. It will be situated on the Cape Fear River and mercury and other toxins will seep into the river which is a source for recreation and fishing. Titan has filed a lawsuit against a pediatrician and a housewife/mom who dared too speak out at a County Commissioners meeting as to how dangerous this would be to the air quality and how polluted the river would become.