Thanks to all the signatories. It has been absolutely awesome watching the numbers grow HOWEVER we need more if we are going to make this happen. I know some of you say, it will never happen. My motto is never say never, if every single one us sign and stand up for this, it WILL happen, they will have no choice. It has been great to see this petition popping up on chat sites and organisations who run their own web blogs, etc. We need this to happen and it is only going to happen if we all get behind this. Sure I started this, however everyone who has signed is working towards making this happen. It is up to us to demand this country to be run the way the majority of us think, after all that is what a democracy is???? I have taken to making up business card size pieces of paper with the heading and the web page location to hand out to people who I talk to. Perhaps, you, as a stake holder could also do the same. It only needs to have "Let us STOP all payments to non-currently serving politicians. If you agree, go to https://www.change.org/p/house-of-representatives-stop-payments-for-non-currently-serving-politicians and sign and share. Thank you." Again, thank you. Go make this happen people. Michelle