Petition to the 2008 Presidential Candidates:

We the undersigned independent-minded voters, want to change our political process so that our elected officials act in the interests of the American people, not the political parties nor the special interests that control them.

We recognize that despite the vast increase in voter participation this year, and the enormous momentum for profound political change, business as usual will continue in Washington unless we have a clear plan to reform our electoral process.

Therefore, we urge you to publicly support the following political reforms:

1. Non-partisan redistricting (an end to gerrymandering!) to stop politicians of both parties from drawing non-competitive district lines.

2. Extending open primaries from 31 states to all 50, allowing independent, non-aligned voters to vote in the first round of voting.

3. Removing obstacles to voter registration by permitting Election Day Voter Registration, online registration and other reforms to increase voter participation, particularly among young Americans.

Sincerely,


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# First NameLast NameCityStateComments (Please be respectful and do not use profanity)
6201 LawrenceKustynSchenectadyNYI would also like to see all states allocate electorial college votes by congresional district.
6202 DianaKingFairfaxCA
6203 TOMHylandBaltimoreMDalso - ELIMINATE ALL LOBBYING, KICK-BACKS, AND SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP 'BACK ROOM DEALS"! LIMIT ALL POLITICAL OFFICES TO TWO TERMS - PERIOD! SERVE THEN GET OUT! NO MORE 'GRAVY TRAINS'! GET OUT OF IRAQ - TRANSFER TROOPS TO AFGHANISTAN & SECURE MEXICAN BORDER - DEPORT ILLEGAL ALIENS & THEIR 'ANCHOR BABY' FAMILIES! THANK YOU!
6204 AlanJacobsonFresnoCAAlso allow independent candidates to be heard as much as the two dominate parties.
6205 DavidPoulosOntarioCA
6206 SherryBiddleShilohGAThank you!!
6207 BlaineSimpsonTualatinOROpen the debates and media coverage to third party nominees...Let Ralph Nader speak to the nation.
6208 marjoriecoxbainbridgeNY
6209 JasonTurucWonder LakeIL
6210 JeffDaviesLynnwoodWA
6211 JaniceGintzlerCrestwoodILI also want all candidates to debate Ralph Nader!
6212 NICHOLASFONESPORTLANDORI will vote for the presidential candidate that sends the remainder of their campaign finances to organizations that reduce the number of abortions by helping the parents
6213 EmilyHorswillSeattleWADo you have any voters who want to live under a Obama- Bush dictatorship, one so harsh that you can be tortured and /or beaten to crippled or or killed? We need reform. Now the establishment is refusing to allow protesters They are killing journalists in an effort to control the press. Is that the kind of nation you want your children to live under. Once the journalists lived by an oath:"It is my responsibility to inform the people, to tell them the truth, all of it, because only so can a nation reach for democracy of the people, for the people and by the people. Do you want to stifle that. Of course not, I think you haven't thought this through. Please do.
6214 AnonymousAnonymousLouisvilleTNHow about outlawing lobbiests in Washington all together? Seems like this would be good change to focus more on the American people that have been forgotten.
6215 AnonymousAnonymousCHICAGOILWE NEED TO ALL COME TOGETHER AND DEMAND THAT THE SUPREME COURT LIFT THE GAG ORDER ON NESARA ... CONGRESS REFUSES TO DISCUSS OR ACKNOWLEDGE THE TRUE NESARA LAW WHICH THEY HAD PASSED AND CLINTON HAD SIGNED INTO LAW IN OCTOBER OF 2000 ... NESARA NOW!!! NESARA NOW!!! NESARA NOW!!! GO TO: WWW.NESARA.US
6216 JohnnieKeisterBunnellFLAsk me for a miracle machine, and you will receive one.
6217 MichaelBoshearscrestlineCA
6218 Rev. TrevenGeeSheltonWA
6219 TreyYoungmaryvilleTN
6220 AnonymousAnonymousFort AtkinsonWI
6221 AnonymousAnonymousFort AtkinsonWI
6222 ericahpatrickpalm cityFL
6223 RandySouthersAustinTXWhat are you afraid of, democracy?
6224 RafaelSorkinSyracuseNYBring back the fairness doctrine too!
6225 ChrisStevensRacineWI
6226 CaryReedChristiansburgVA
6227 AnonymousAnonymousKahuluiHIDo away with the electoral college and have each vote equal one vote nation wide. Ban electronic voting machines.
6228 JoshuaWallmanNew YorkNY
6229 tracystricklandshipshewanaIN
6230 mikenolanelk groveIL
6231 SidneyWhiteLeeNHI'd include IRV and the abandonment of the Electoral College to the list so that everyone would be represented in Congress. The current two-party system offers me NO representation. I am an Ultra Conservative LIBERAL!
6232 KarenDunnBradentonFLThe most important issue to me is the safety of my beloved country. Straightening up our mess of an immigration policy is a part of our Homeland Security and I want it taken care of immediately.
6233 ChristopherLishOlemaCAI strongly support non-partisan redistricting and removing obstacles to voter registration, but I have strong reservations concerning open primaries. If I was a member of a political party, I would not want members of other parties to be able to vote on my party’s ballot. I prefer California’s semi-open parties, in which parties can allow voters who are registered as “Decline-to-state” to vote on their party’s primary ballots, or they can exclude such voters from voting on their party’s primary ballots. But registered members of one party may not vote on the ballots of other parties.
6234 PaulCorellBrooklynNYI support your 3rd proposal the most, the one about permitting Election Day Voter registration, online registration, etc. But may I also suggest that, if you want to impress me or any of the like-minded voters of my political persuasion, that you (as should we all!) vamp for open debates in which what the media calls minor parties, like Green candidate Cynthia McKinney, are also invited to participate. Otherwise, it's just business as usual, and downright boring as well as anti-democratic and unfair. And finally, let's junk the Electoral College system and go to direct election by the people of the President. That might start us on the road to being a true democracy, instead of just a republic!
6235 AnonymousAnonymousAlexandriaVA
6236 charleyknoxcottage groveORAs a combat vet, the present "reality" of the Corporate State is not what I fought for; and my fellow soldiers bled and died for. This is looking more like Fascism than Freedom. I do not expect this to change with out a major push by we the people to gain democracy in the work place and finally control over our lives. This will stop lousy conditions of poor pay, toxic air, and in general bring back common sense that the big bucks bosses do not care about. After all, when we the people are in charge, we will not foul our own nest. And, we will set the conditions of our lives, not, the politicians and business folks.
6237 RufusMorisonBristolTNRe-introduce democracy to amerika
6238 RobertTrimperFairfieldCT
6239 kathybrownpinckneyMI
6240 AdelePottertonWest MilfordNJIt is time to stop the nonsense we hear from these candidates. It is also time to allow independent cadidates to be heard along with the two major candidates.
6241 ThomasThompsonWilmingtonOHI am a reformist, and believe the government is out of hand. I feel I am being taxed with no representation as the president will do only as he wants. I sign this and agree with the request to reform, stop posturing, state you plan, and tell us something, we are kept in the dark, by the political media.Its up to you whether I vote for you or not, many people feel the same way. tell us what changes you really plan to make. Not just what we want to hear.I have heard enough empty promises. Tell me what you intend to do to reform the process.
6242 amykleingainesvilleTXit is time for a change
6243 RonaldBarusCanonsburgPA
6244 MaryHooleyFort WayneINHow about we also let everyone be heard at debates ... not just those the media chooses for us!!!
6245 AnonymousAnonymousWhitehouseOH
6246 MohanSagarDenverCO
6247 AngelaLeeSwantonOH
6248 AlanFieldWinchesterMA
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