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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Signatures | Total: 6,327

 

# First NameLast NameCityStateComments (Please be respectful and do not use profanity)
101 RobertWhitmerIndianaPA
102 HerbJosephLa JollaCA
103 WendyOserBerkeleyCA
104 CarolNorrisSan FranciscoCA
105 ElizabethSheppardLongviewWAThe magic word is "single payer;" not socialized medicine, and not the broken system we have now, but let one non-profit entity handle the money, and let doctors and nurses and other clinical professionals handle the care. Lets bring our delivery system up to the quality of our medical expertise!
106 K.J.McElrathCamasWAKucinich and Sanders are the ONLY people in your organization worth a DAMN! STOP PROTECTING AND SERVING THE KORPORATE SCUM THAT ARE BLEEDING US DRY!!!!!!!!
107 BillHaySoquelCANow is the time for true health care for all!
108 DanielNikolayFort AtkinsonWITo all Presidential hopefuls, please do the right thing, remove the special interest of these industries. They already have a hold of our democracy, lets stem the tide. Peace To You
109 GailLinnersonMinneapolisMN
110 PamelaZoslovShaker HeightsOK
111 JerryBestpenroseCO
112 StuartRileyAlbuquerqueNMYou must support the people that you were elected to support and forget the lobbyists!
113 AmyHarlibNew YorkNYCorporate influence dominating politics is FASCISM! THIS MUST STOP! IT IS TOTAL DESTRUCTION TO THE DEMOCRATIC VOICE OF 'WE THE PEOPLE'!
114 LauraPerezAvalonWI
115 TomColaizziSalt Lake CityUT
116 StacieKlonowskiNewarkDE
117 JosephHillSomervilleMA
118 JonathanLyonsLewisburgPA
119 KaiSchwandesPisgah ForestNC
120 AnonymousAnonymousberkeleyCAIt kind of makes you sick to your stomach seeing how power in the form of money is used to buy power in the form of politicians to make more money to buy more power. A deal with the devil if ever I saw one. Respectfully- Patrick Sumner
121 CqrolTvarohNew AlbanyINI know it's difficult (we really do need publicly financed campaigns), but for the sake of the people in this country, the health insurance/pharmaceutical industries' power over government should be curtailed. Thank you
122 KathyPropst-DasilvaGarden GroveCA
123 EstherHoHaywardCA
124 lauramanningstorrsCT
125 AnonymousAnonymousWichitaKSOur children are too important to go uncared for-please do the right thing.
126 ellenallenmelroseFL
127 EdwardWaxmanYorkPA
128 kristicooperPittsburghPA
129 ChrisO'BrienKey WestFLPLease sign this pledge. You need to know that I (and many like me) refuse to vote for legislators who do take money from insurance and pharmaceutical industries/lobbists. So I will be monitoring the pledge list to see who does/does not sign it. And I will share that information with others. Because if Congress does not perform appropriate oversight, it becomes the responsibility of the citizenry to make sure we are protected from these industries.
130 Henry & JohannaDiehlDefianceOH
131 CaroleKeeneHoustonTXWe need a comprehensive national health care plan and I do not believe that Congress will ever get anything done on this issue that affects 45 million or more American's until they stop taking money from the insurance and pharmaceutical companies and are no longer beholding to them.
132 DeniseSimmsAustinTX
133 StevenGrossmanNorthbrookIL
134 StanleyJones-UmbergerWashougalWAWithout universal health care, America is a moral failure.
135 BeverlyJanowitz-PriceApache JunctionAZ
136 KarinLoughNew YorkNYOne can tell if a society is civilized by the way that society treats the least of its members, i.e. children, the elderly and animals - not necessarily in that order.
137 BillRobinsonGlasgowKY
138 GeorgeCammarotaSan JoseCA
139 BillLinzRoselleILIf congress works for Americans, why is it that only congress is assured of health care & 46 mil. Americans arn't
140 MandyMerrittMerritt IslandFL
141 GerhardBeddingKeeneNH
142 JacquelineCochraneRedondo BeachCA
143 CharlesRuvinDenverCO
144 LaurenKinseyPhiladelphiaPAPlease help us restore and evolve democracy. Help us create a government that is by and for the people (not big pharma and the insurance industry). Please sign the pledge.
145 MichaelGrishAustinTXIt is a conflict of interest for members of Congress to take contributions from the healthcare industry while making legislation that directly impacts Americans' healthcare options. We've seen a broken system based on this way of doing business, and we are tired of it.
146 CarlGendvilStaten IslandNYCorporate greed is driving our political process. It's time you represented the people who actually vote for you?
147 AlishaLangermanSouth PortlandME
148 DonWheelerSouth BendINWith 47 million of our citizens without health coverage, only mandated, universal coverage will do. That's the only way we can put medical expenses into medical care directly - instead of underwriting, advertising etc., expenses that improve no one's health. For people who disagree with this idea, say to them: "Fine. You tell me who should be denied health care? Then tell me why they don't deserve it."
149 CareyBelcherKanabUTIf you take their money, you owe them, and they make sure you know it. If you take their money and owe them, then you feel obligated to help them out, since they helped elect you. If you help them out, you're no longer working for the people, since the corporations work only to make money for their shareholders and that often goes against the interest of the citizens who need healthcare.
150 ZendaBoss-HallClyde HillWAThis will be a good start towards cleaning up health care and clean elections.

 

Signatures | Total: 6,327