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22. Why do online petitions always require an email address? ...

Fri Jan 20, 2012, 12:24 AM

Jan 2012

... I always feel I'm being played for a sucker by those that put the petitions up. What does an email address prove?

I don't know that signing these petitions ever does anything positive but it almost always gets me spam from the organization hosting the petition as well as other organizations they're sure I'd want to hear from.

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DEMOCRATS LAUNCH ONLINE PETITION FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO REVERSE CITIZENS UNITED [View all] kpete Jan 2012 OP

signed and rec'd n/t NMDemDist2 Jan 2012 #1

Du rec. Nt xchrom Jan 2012 #2

Signed KansDem Jan 2012 #3

Signed. Waiting For Everyman Jan 2012 #4

To propose Amendments, elleng Jan 2012 #5

Signed. Thanks. AtomicKitten Jan 2012 #6

John Hancock'ed benld74 Jan 2012 #7

yes! riverwalker Jan 2012 #8

Signed with passion. FarPoint Jan 2012 #9

K&R - nt Ohio Joe Jan 2012 #10

Done -- even contributed a whopping $10! Thanks, kpete! nt gateley Jan 2012 #11

K&R... stonecutter357 Jan 2012 #12

Signed, Kicked, Recc's. n/t NRaleighLiberal Jan 2012 #13

Signed, kicked and rec'd Politicub Jan 2012 #14

signed neverforget Jan 2012 #15

I would love to sign it, but as a British Citizen Eid Ma Clack Shaw Jan 2012 #16

Hell, yeah, it counts. Major Hogwash Jan 2012 #17

Signed. DemonSpawn Jan 2012 #18

After the Colbert/Koppel interview on Rock Center Brian Williams said Supremes will never overturn cyberpj Jan 2012 #19

signed and shared on Facebook Motown_Johnny Jan 2012 #20

K&R guitar man Jan 2012 #21

Why do online petitions always require an email address? ... GOTV Jan 2012 #22

K&R woo me with science Jan 2012 #23

Must be done. This must be reversed. n/t deacon Jan 2012 #24

Done n/t d_b Jan 2012 #25

Good. AlbertCat Jan 2012 #26