a petition that all petitions will be personally answered by call center workers in the Philippines so that you feel like your voice is important and being heard by the Great Democratic Fatherland?
no, not that either.
No really, I get like one or two votes for things like wind turbines and making women US Citizens from my favorite Paizonians... but what would get your attention and your Your Participation?
Mmmm....I think I would sign one that makes Pizza(and not Dominoes and Pizza Hut pizza but real pizza) the national food of America.
I would also sign one that states only citizens of America can make these petions.
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Oh there should be a pizza national day where all the pizza's are free.
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That is about it for now...i'll let you know if there is more later.
The only thing I've ever signed an online petition about was during the SOPA/PIPA protests. Most anything else I've seen since I've yet to care enough about to bother.
For starters, the petition should be something that you know...could actually be implemented, or which at least attempts to make a vague attempt at making political and economic sense.
That said, petitions like the ones Yellowdingo submits, or the recent one for Texas to suceed, make me realize how ridiculous that petition website is, which doesn't encourage me to sign anything there.
I don't care if non U.S. citizens petition the U.S. Government.
I just wonder how many yellowdingos out there are just spamming it with goofy crap, versus people with legitimate concerns.
I mean, somebody in Rwanda could have said
but, y'know,......it gets flooded with death stars, and requests for citizenship for the earth's female population, and petitions to build megacities in Antarctica and windmill farms the size of Saskatchewan.
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1 it must actually make sense
2 it must actually be possible
3 it must be good for our country without unduly robbing the taxpayersEverything you suggest so far fails at least 2 of the 3
Revoke the citizenship of criminals and deport them to Guam for Life?
Seed Afghanistan with Mimosa Pigra from the Air to (a) end dust storms that affect the health of people, (b) reforest the region with antipersonnel plant species, (c)ruin opium poppy fields
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No really, I get like one or two votes for things like wind turbines and making women US Citizens from my favorite Paizonians... but what would get your attention and your Your Participation?First step... Stop making stupid ones. I won't bother with more than that because that's hard enough.
In what way are they stupid? Wind turbines bring in income and help rebuild the failing state. "Yay! we can afford pensions and free medical care for old people!"
Making Women US citizens means they have a future other than: "You, woman, make me sons! And why are you not wearing that sack over your head? God says wear the sack over your head!" Slap! Slap! slap!
The United States has a pretty lousy track record when it comes to imposing it's own standards on others. It simply doesn't work.
There's also the National Sovereignty thing to consider as well.
What a strange thing to say.
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A petition that prohibited the use of the words "protection", "safety" and "security" in the naming of laws.
Seriously, the effect would likely be massive. There is prejudicate too, with the names that EC was not allowed to use in their comics.