Elections and the Electoral Franchise 1. These provisions shall apply to the federal government, to the states, and to their political subdivisions. 2. The People of the United States of America have a right to democratically elected representative governments. 3. No political party may be given precedence in law over any other. 4. In all elections, all citizens of the United States of America have the right to cast a physical secret ballot that is capable of being independently recounted. 5. It is the duty of governments to remove impediments to their voting and to otherwise facilitate citizens’ right to vote. 6. The provisions of this subsection shall be in effect notwithstanding other sections of the Constitution: a. The public promotion of or opposition to candidates and referendums shall be restricted to two months prior to a primary or general election. b. There shall be no legal protection for intentional political speech by individuals or organizations that is knowingly false. c. Expenditures of campaigns, other groups, and individuals shall be regulated to limit the effect of inequalities of wealth on political speech.

*Congressional Reform Act of 2011* 1. No Tenure / No Pension. A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office. 2. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security. All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people. It may not be used for any other purpose. 3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do. 4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%. 5. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people. 6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people. 7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective 11/1/13

Amendment XXVIII The Constitution of the United States is hereby amended as follows: 1. The Federal Reserve Bank will no longer create the money of the United States and regulate it's value by any means whatsoever. The function of creating all money and other securities of the United States will revert back to congress as specified in Article I, Section 8[5] of the U.S. Constitution and the United States government will spend this money directly into the economy as needed, without borrowing funds at interest, for purchases necessary for the health and welfare of the nation as determined by congress. 2. The practices of Fractional Reserve Lending, the charging of compound interest for loans of any kind and the Federal Reserve Bonding process is hereby prohibited. (This is "bare bones" but I think you get the drift of it and I'd be happy to work with others to polish it as needed.) Ken Kollodge 1409 Minnesota Ave Duluth, MN 55802 218-390-9214 [email protected] www.kollodgegalery.com

Congress should enact the following measures to reduce student loan debt. The 6-Pack of Government Expenditure-FREE Student Loan Debt Reform Measures: 1. Allow all federal student loan borrowers to reconsolidate their student loans to a 2% interest rate. 2. Modify the Income Based and Income Contingent Repayment Programs to calculate discretionary income as follows: Discretionary Income = Adjusted Gross Income - Taxes - Necessities (where necessities include expenses for food, rent or mortgage, utilities, healthcare, transportation, and other basic needs). 3. Allow one-time, non-taxable, penalty-free withdrawals from retirement accounts for repayment of federal and private student loans. 4. Make student loan interest payments fully tax deductible. 5. Afford at least partial credit for Public Service Loan Forgiveness for long-time public service employees. 6. Restore bankruptcy protection for private student loans.

The Federal Government should update the regulations in the Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA) in regards to Autism Spectrum Disorder. Some of the things we would like to change are: 1. National Standardization for special education teachers being certified in Autism Spectrum Disorder. 2. National Standardization of training for para educators and bus monitors on Autism Spectrum. 3. To have IEP audio and visual sensory accommodations support in the classroom allowing for a classroom shadow. 4. Stronger bully prevention programs including sensitivity training for main stream student’s to better bridge of understanding of social justice and equity issues. 5. Automatic Testing for learning styles to better understand the learning styles and how to better support learning. 6. IEP meeting include the school team and all other treatment providers that involved in the skills building process. 7. A Federal agency regulates and mediates disputes on a local school level.

We, the undersigned, ask the Governor's support in working with the Secretary of Transportation to consider all aspects of the effects that the truck ban through the City of Boston will have to both citizens and commerce. The 9-mile route through Boston would become a 52-mile route around the city and with diesel fuel expected to exceed $5 per gallon by this summer the impact on transportation of gasoline, diesel fuel, and heating oil could top $100,000,000 in additional transportation costs. The impact on public safety departments in the affected cities and towns, already decimated by significant budget constraints, could result in tragic circumstances if they are unable to respond when needed. The access to public water supplies that routing around Boston would create, is also a significant concern should an accident occur where there is a release of hazardous materials that may result in the pollution of thousands of citizens' drinking water. The transportation of hazardous materials requires a regional solution, not a piecemeal solution--one town at a time.

Elected officials in Missouri have not kept their promises and vows to make Missouri a better place to live except for corporations. This will change under provisions of this proposed legislations via citizen's initiative. Hence, we propose to: 1) limit term of office to one term for house and senate; 2) Elected officials pay and benefits will be determined by the precise average income of ALL Missourians taken together; 3) Helath care and all other benefits cease upon leaving office after their one term; 4) taking and offering bribes is tantamount to treason against the people; such offense, if convicted, will be punishable by the death penalty for both parties involved; 5) penalties for crimes committed while in office will be punished by DOUBLE the penalty for the average citizen. 6) the supreme court of Missouri will continue to be elected, but limited to one term in office. If this measure by the people of Missouri is enacted by the people, it shall be put into effect immediately and is not to be altered in any way by subsequent legislative bodies.

I support StayNYC and the right for New York City Bed and Breakfasts to stay open for business. Established Bed & Breakfasts (B&B’s) within NYC have been made unintended targets for closure due to state law Ch. 225 of 2010, which prohibits stays of less than 30 days in all Class A buildings. The State law only affects the 5 boroughs of New York City. B&B’s are now subject to inspections by the Mayor's Office of Special Enforcement Task Force. As a result, several legitimate, hotel and sales tax compliant B&B's have closed. StayNYC is advocating for an exemption to the law for a specific class of small facilities operators in New York City. The warmth, comfort and personalized service of B&B’s can be found in virtually every corner of the globe. With a record 50 million visitors per year, New York City needs to offer that option as well.

First Tumblr was eating our messages when there were too many punctuation marks in them, then it was eating our messages when we tried to send someone a link. Now Tumblr has lowered its' members not only to 5 sent message hourly limit, but we are only able to make 100 text posts per day and 75 picture posts. Tumblr members' who spend a lot of time daily on the site do not think this is fair. How does limiting loyal and active users like this make any sense? How is it fair for Tumblr to have its' users rise up against acts like SOPA and the like, but limit and censor its' users' messages and daily posting amounts? Let's get as many Tumblr users as we can to sign this petition and get this problem fixed! We want our unlimited posts and messages back!

*Congressional Reform Act of 2011* 1. No Tenure / No Pension. A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office. 2. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security. All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people. It may not be used for any other purpose. 3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do. 4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%. 5. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people. 6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people. 7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective 1/1/12.