http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page13285.asp
What do you think?
For the benefit of our American allies, I admit this is mainly a UK Govt petition that I along with others signed... and I received an email today from "10 Downing Street"
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Aidourtroops/#detail This is the link to the actual petition.
Your thoughts...?
2007-09-24 23:31:16 · 13 answers · asked by Hello 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
For those who don't know...
When you sign a Govt e-petition, you have to give your personal details - WHICH ARE NOT SHOWN - before you can sign any petition.
From those details, if the Govt wanted to check, they can do it from the ISP..
When you create a petition, you have to submit it to No 10 who will say Yes or No as to whether they will accept it, based on several factors. They will email you back with your decision, as, when a petition date has closed, each name on the petition receives an email to update you on the outcome of that petition.
So, to the doubters of made up names etc.. how many Mr M Mouse have you seen on "hard-copy" petitions that you sign coming out of he local Co-op or where-ever..?
2007-09-25 01:00:17 · update #1
Re PobeptK
See above... Same could be said for any hard-copy petition...
What would YOUR solution be to petitions then.. ie an alternative..?
Me I would inundate the Government with a recorded letter from everyone... a) it would create new jobs for someone to sign the postman's recoded delivery book as well as the beleaguered Royal Mail; b) YOU have proof YOUR opinion has reached the person it's intended to c) The Govt admin staff would come to a standstill dealing with something constructive.. that HAS to be documented by THEM - something PHYSICAL that the hidden mandarins can't avoid, plus the Ministers would see what the public are saying to them... MUCH BETTER THAN DEMONSTRATIONS AND BANNERS.. and ordinary people losing a days wage to attend the demonstration..
Petitions and greivances should hit the people concerned.. the hidden mandarins and thier puppet NOT cost the ordinary Joe/Jane Public any further by losing a day's pay by striking.. or demonstrating-for £1 stamp
2007-09-25 01:08:59 · update #2
Petitions on any subject mean precisely nothing, as public opinion means nothing to a politician except once every four years when he or she will promise the world if you'll just vote for their party.
I mean, how can you tell a politician is lying?
Watch out for his lips moving.
And the response to the petition? Best equipped they've ever been? Aye, possibly. But that's like saying to the Navy 'you had a leaky rowing boat before, now we've given you one with an engine.' Yep, maybe it's better, but better does not mean anything like 'as good as it should be.'
2007-09-28 22:53:11 · answer #1 · answered by Beastie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I don;'t think so for a couple of reasons.
To be a valid petition the signatures have to be verifiable which the internet does not permit with the vast username list and hidden email accounts.
Also our politicians are old guys for the most part and I would bet a lot of them are scared of the PC and might not even have one in their homes. Their generation sees no value in this medium, which will rise to haunt them one day soon.
g-day!
2007-09-25 09:37:44 · answer #2 · answered by Kekionga 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
email petitions are a waste of time and bandwidth. There's no Way to verify the same person has not submitted many different names on that petition.
2007-09-24 23:41:23 · answer #3 · answered by Jan Luv 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only type of petitions that actually have an effect are those on paper and with actual signatures, not just names and e-mail addresses.
2007-09-24 23:35:27 · answer #4 · answered by bestonnet_00 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
We do the same thing here. I sign one about every other week.
I think they are effective in that they show a monstrously large number of people are willing to put their names to an issue.
But its looked on more like a poll than hard fast statements of ideals.
2007-09-24 23:48:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes I do believe they take notice. But there would have to be a very large number of signatures before it would influence and decisions.
2007-09-24 23:43:58 · answer #6 · answered by focus 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why should they, there is no way to verify who is "signing" them and people can sign them repeatedly. I think they are a total joke.
2007-09-24 23:34:15 · answer #7 · answered by Yo it's Me 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You bet, they do. that is the reason why some dictatorial rulers curtail the spread and development of this new form of information highway.
2007-09-24 23:40:18 · answer #8 · answered by william t 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, I don't because the government of all nations does what it pleases.
2007-09-24 23:33:58 · answer #9 · answered by WC 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
do you really think that they take notice of any petition?
2007-09-24 23:50:30 · answer #10 · answered by JJ 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋