Re:Whitehouse raises petition signature threshold to 100,000
by maxxpower on Tuesday January 15, 2013 @11:22PM
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I have yet to see a petition taken seriously and obtain results. Im not American, but this seems just like lip service. Correct me if im wrong.
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Re:Whitehouse raises petition signature threshold to 100,000
by SeanLuke on Tuesday January 15, 2013 @11:37PM
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Interesting you ask this, since an example was provided on the Kojo Nnamdi show today. two petitions regarding SOPA forced the White House to publicly state a position on the issue, something it had been unwilling to do up until then. That forced hand had a significant impact in torpedoing the legislation.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/01/14/obama-administrati...