Petition to make unlocking phones legal again passes 100,000 signatures
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Re: Petition to make unlocking phones legal again passes 100,000 signatures
#2I'm interested in the White House's response, but anticipate the issue basically being blown off.
Re: Petition to make unlocking phones legal again passes 100,000 signatures
#3What about a petition to prevent lawmakers from creating legislation that turns regular people into criminals.
One simple legislation to rule them all. The GOML (Get off my lawn) law.
Re: Petition to make unlocking phones legal again passes 100,000 signatures
#4I'm interested in the White House's response, but anticipate the issue basically being blown off.
I kind of agree, but it is good that some attention might be brought to the issue (not necessarily the government's).
My concern is that the WH might once again raise the number of needed signatures for the next petitions! as there are still many reaching the target.
Re: Petition to make unlocking phones legal again passes 100,000 signatures
#5I'm interested in the White House's response, but anticipate the issue basically being blown off.
People have it in their heads that a successful petition is supposed to mean there will be change but that was never promised.
I've always felt petitions were used by lawmakers to help filter noise. If you set a threshold for the amount of support any cause needs before you'll address it (preventing you from having to listen to each person individually) the petition system seems only logical. If the lawmakers now see that 100,000+ people are against their decisions they promised to make a response but have no obligation to change anything.
This is where people's voting power is supposed to matter. If the representatives are always ignoring the issues that are deemed important by petition/protest groups then why should the be expected to get re-election?
Its sort of a shit deal where we're hoping the channels they provide will show some benefit or marshal of change but I haven't seen that happen yet. I'm not American so I'm somewhat distanced from everything but it has always seemed like these petitions were just another campaign tool and never intended to be taken seriously by gov't.
Re: Petition to make unlocking phones legal again passes 100,000 signatures
#6What exactly do these petitioners expect? A) there are far more important things to do, IMHO, then spending time wrestling telco companies over this, and B) the White House has to do zilch but respond.
I love petitions, but people getting angry over e.g. repeatedly not legalizing marijuana after 0.03% of americans signed something I find confusing and frustrating.
It's almost as if people are easier to ignore if they solely protest through these petitions....
Re: Petition to make unlocking phones legal again passes 100,000 signatures
#7It's funny how you have to petition to have lawmakers pay attention to an issue, when by definition, those people are there to represent the interest of the majority in the first place.
Re: Petition to make unlocking phones legal again passes 100,000 signatures
#8It's funny how you have to petition to have lawmakers pay attention to an issue, when by definition, those people are there to represent the interest of the majority in the first place.
If all 100k people chipped in a $100, it would have more effect than this petition. We live in a time where it takes money to get elected.
Re: Petition to make unlocking phones legal again passes 100,000 signatures
#9I'm interested in the White House's response, but anticipate the issue basically being blown off.
People have it in their heads that a successful petition is supposed to mean there will be change but that was never promised. I've always felt petitions were used by lawmakers to help filter noise. If you set a threshold for the amount of support any cause needs before you'll address it (preventing you from having to listen to each person individually) the petition system seems only logical. If the lawmakers now see…
If only there was a website where voters could see how every politician voted on every vote they've ever made when in power. It would cut right through any BS.
Re: Petition to make unlocking phones legal again passes 100,000 signatures
#10I'm interested in the White House's response, but anticipate the issue basically being blown off.
People have it in their heads that a successful petition is supposed to mean there will be change but that was never promised. I've always felt petitions were used by lawmakers to help filter noise. If you set a threshold for the amount of support any cause needs before you'll address it (preventing you from having to listen to each person individually) the petition system seems only logical. If the lawmakers now see…
Filter noise? You mean like concerns of citizens instead of concerns of lobbyists?
A Kickstarter might be more useful than a petition in getting the attention of the US government.