WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO: Actually take these petitions seriously

[Ichingcarpenter]

WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO:
Actually take these petitions seriously instead of just using them as an excuse to pretend you are listening
Although the ability to submit petitions directly to the White House is a noble and welcome new feature of the current administration, the first round of responses makes blatantly clear the White House intends to just support its current stances and explain them with responses everyone who has done any research already knows.

An online petition is not meant as a replacement for using a search box in a web browser. We the People, those who grant you the power to govern in the first place, are requesting changes in policy directly, circumventing legislators who already do not listen to us. We the People request you govern FOR us, which means actually listening to us and actually acting in our interests instead of special interests.

You are not above us. You ARE us. Govern accordingly.

https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/%21/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



I think the marijuana petition proved the administration is not serious.
I found this one and thought it was appropriate.

[defendandprotect]

1. Unfortnately, "Possession is 90% of the law" .. and corporations possess our government -- !!!

[tblue]

2. I have signed so many petitions and written so many letters and never once

did our POTUS do what I begged him to do. Maybe if I stop asking, he will.....?

[Ichingcarpenter]

3. How deep is your pocketbook and can you organize

the masses for us. Then maybe they will listen.

[ixion]

4. Yep, just more Kabuki Theater, with no change whatsoever

:argh:

[sandyj999]

5. Get It People THEY DON'T CARE! They are all bought and paid for in one way or another.

And our government has the arrogance to go to other countries and preach to them about our wonderful way of life? Does anyone in Washington see the protests? I sure don't see much acknowledgement of it. This unfortunately seems to no longer be "our" country but rather the country of the wealthy and powerful. I guess if we don't like it we can leave. :(