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Base the immigration policy on the current economic demand as determined by the labor department.

Submitted by Rohit K. from VA in Government & Elections Jan. 4, 2015, 11:33 p.m.

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#2387

10 votes

Mandate that Social Security funds may only be invested in government securities that are used for individual educational loans, infrastructure, research and economic loans and/or bonds. Future costs for Social Security benefits will be paid through a better economy that produces higher wages which generate higher SS collections and the interest paid on these loans and bonds.

Submitted by ACM in Government & Elections Jan. 15, 2015, 1:35 p.m.

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#2387

10 votes

All money, private and Government given to fund elections goes into one fund and is distributed between the candidates evenly. There would be one fund for all the Presidential and Vice president candidates, another fund for senators, another for the congressmen and so on down.

Submitted by Greg V in Government & Elections Jan. 15, 2015, 9:24 p.m.

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#2387

10 votes

Limit campaigns to 6 months prior to elections, have national qualifying standards for candidates, publicly fund campaigns for all qualifying candidates, including debates. Prohibit political advertising on TV and prohibit robo-calls. We need to end the perpetual campaigning and limit the influence of money. If the time period for campaigning were limited and the opportunities for manipulative TV advertising severely curtailed, we might be able to have some substance to our political season.

Submitted by Cholmondley in Government & Elections Jan. 15, 2015, 6:01 p.m.

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#2405

9 votes

For the purpose of immigration, define a family to mean a man , his wife and their children.

Submitted by Rohit K. from VA in Government & Elections Jan. 4, 2015, 11:19 p.m. 1

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#2405

9 votes

Get big money out of politics and promote more Clean Election Act Funding through citizen donations and tax options.

Submitted by BtheBiggerPerson in Government & Elections Jan. 15, 2015, 12:30 p.m.

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#2425

8 votes

Stop the revolving door lobbying, Citizens United and PACs, voter intimidation, redistricting, and provide equitable funding for all candidates-and then, boy will this power elite Congress change.

Submitted by tmoore in Government & Elections Jan. 15, 2015, 12:40 p.m.

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#2425

8 votes

The Read the Bills Act (RTBA) - Its totally unacceptable that multi-hundred page monstrosities are being voted on and passed without being read. Any member of Congress wishing to cast an affirmative vote for more spending, greater regulation, or the creation or retention of a program or bureaucracy, must sign an affidavit swearing that he or she has read or heard a bill.

Submitted by Dinko T. from CA in Government & Elections Jan. 15, 2015, 6:38 p.m. 1

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#2425

8 votes

I think all our House and Senate politicians should not receive their salaries for the rest of their lives when they retire. I also think they should not be allowed to vote on their own raises. This should be put on the ballot for all the people that elected them to decide if they should get a raise when they think they deserve one. I bet all employees would like to be able to decide if they themselves could get raises whenever they wanted. Bankruptcy wouldn' t be far away.

Submitted by Ruthie H. from MO in Government & Elections Jan. 15, 2015, 5:11 p.m.

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#2444

7 votes

Gridlock in Washington is so long-term that our youngest generation questions the need for a federal government. Appoint a bipartisain congressional committee to focus on how to pass legislation, publishing report findings in the NY Times within 60 days.

Submitted by jbold in Government & Elections Jan. 15, 2015, 5:37 p.m.

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#2444

7 votes

Overturn Citizens United and call for Article V Constitutional Amendment that will drain the swamp of corruption that our leaders in Washington are swimming in in the form of legalized bribery that they just so happen to have enacted into law themselves. Washington is too corrupt to fix itself. Luckily the framers of our Constitution had enough foresight to see there may come a time when the government in Washington has become too broken to fix itself. That day is here and now.

Submitted by Wolf PAC in Government & Elections Jan. 16, 2015, 8:50 a.m.

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#2444

7 votes

Another Election regulation we should create, All Candidates should be only allowed to run in One party, One slot only, NO Exceptions! 2 widen the field of candidates to choose from!

Submitted by Bill J Ryan in Government & Elections Jan. 8, 2015, 6:58 p.m.

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#2444

7 votes

Create a constitutional amendment that allows a ballot measure nationwide every year to allow voters to overturn supreme court decisions, such as the citizens united ruling. This should be done so that the spirit of the "government of the people, by the people, for the people" continues to live on. This is what America should be like! So that no political parties can stack up the courts in our judicial system in their favor.

Submitted by Hopefulgrace in Government & Elections Jan. 16, 2015, 8:59 a.m.

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#2460

6 votes

Change our form of government to a Servitocracy where citizens enfranchise themselves by two years of non-military public service. You have a say in the polity once you put your body where your mouth is.

Submitted by ` in Government & Elections Jan. 15, 2015, 9:48 p.m.

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#2460

6 votes

End the corrupt electoral college voting system. There are fairer systems. http://www.fairvote.org/reforms/national-popular-vote/the-electoral-college/problems-with-the-electoral-college/

Submitted by Scientist Warrior in Government & Elections Jan. 16, 2015, 7:30 a.m.

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#2460

6 votes

One person one vote, iniversal access through the postal service, which serves every American in every community.. Everyone gets a ballot and signs with their unique fingerprint. No machines that can be hacked and not traced. Only paper ballots. We should be required to vote or pay a penalty and pass a simple citizen awareness test at 18 when we become eligible to vote. Corporations, businesses and lobbyists should be banned from the political process . Gov. of by and for the people.

Submitted by Annette M. from MA in Government & Elections Jan. 15, 2015, 1:49 p.m.

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#2460

6 votes

Update the Constitution to give the people control of the currency. Audit and end the Federal Reserve system. The currency has lost 95% of its value, and banks effectively control the government. Take back the currency and democracy.

Submitted by Daniel S. from CA in Government & Elections Jan. 15, 2015, 2:49 p.m.

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#2460

6 votes

That ALL Americans Yote ..... in each and every Election. To a point of potential related Laws addressing that as a considered option.

Submitted by no in Government & Elections Jan. 10, 2015, 3:26 p.m.

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#2460

6 votes

Enact Federal legislation that will incentive State/local jurisdictions to examine how their corporate laws can be modified to minimize corporations influence over our body politics and social institutions as was the intent of the framers of the Constitution.

Submitted by Buck in Government & Elections Jan. 15, 2015, 8:56 p.m.

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#2487

5 votes

We already have term limits in the form of election days. However, we are not allowed to choose who runs congressional committees, and, thereby, wield strong influence over what legislation is promoted, heard by the public, and voted on by each of the houses. Therefore, there should be a maximum term limit of 6 years for anyone to serve as a committee's chairperson within the house to which they were elected.

Submitted by Gary in Government & Elections Jan. 15, 2015, 4:57 p.m.

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#2487

5 votes

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