The White House Responds To We the People Petition

First time accepted submitter Nysul writes "The White House, aiming to gather the opinion (or marketing data) of the internet nation, asked for our thoughts by creating the We the People site and now it has responded to some of the more popular petitions, such as marijuana reform and separation of church and state. You probably won't be surprised at the answers."

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And the response from the people is

[Anonymous Coward]

a petition to take petitions seriously:
https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/actually-take-these-petitions-seriously-instead-just-using-them-excuse-pretend-you-are-listening/grQ9mNkN?utm_source=wh.gov&utm_medium=shorturl&utm_campaign=shorturl

they ignore us.

[TheGratefulNet]

so, when is the revolution, guys?

how much proof do we need that they do not care about our needs or wants or even justice??

it would be one thing is there was a fair reply that held water; but this was a sham in every sense of the word.

since the system does not serve us, I say its time to start the revolution. we gave things a fair chance but they just don't want to listen to us.

time for REAL CHANGE. voting booths don't bring change, btw. they lull us into thinking we have a voice.

look at these lying replies to our issues. they don't care! in our faces, blatantly, they do not care!

I hope things get messy real soon. because that is the hope and change we can believe in.

Copyright Term Reduction

[CanEHdian]

I found a petition to stop software patents, but was unsuccessful in finding one that demanded a drastic reduction in copyright term in order to create a strong public domain for e.g. sound recordings.

Since I'm not a US citizen it wouldn't be right for me to create one, but it makes one wonder: did no one think about this, or have they been removed?