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I think this petition should be of interest

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    I think this petition should be of interest


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    Re: I think this petition should be of interest

    signed

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    Re: I think this petition should be of interest

    Thanks. Signed it also. So people know what it is before just hitting the 'back' button:
    Cease the funding of motorcycle-only checkpoints through the NHTSA and other federal agencies.
    State and local governments have begun to implement motorcycle-only checkpoints that unfairly target motorcyclists for inspection by law enforcement officers. Implemented under the guise of operating for the public’s safety, states like New York have been able to target motorcyclists at checkpoints for vehicle and passenger inspection, even when the motorcyclists have broken no apparent laws, with no similar checkpoints being setup for automobile drivers.

    Many of these motorcycle-only checkpoints are funded by grants given by the federal government, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

    This petition calls for the cessation of the NHTSA's direct and indirect funding of the motorcycle-only checkpoints through its grants and other measures, and asks that the laws for vehicle conformity and passenger safety be applied equally to motorcycles and automobiles alike.

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    Re: I think this petition should be of interest

    Internet petition?

    Back button.

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    Re: I think this petition should be of interest

    Quote Originally Posted by TheIglu View Post
    Internet petition?

    Back button.
    Why? It's on the whitehouse.gov website, not www.uncle-mama-joe's-house-of-spam.com.

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    Re: I think this petition should be of interest

    Signed

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    Re: I think this petition should be of interest

    Signed.

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    Re: I think this petition should be of interest

    Quote Originally Posted by Evadd View Post
    Why? It's on the whitehouse.gov website, not www.uncle-mama-joe's-house-of-spam.com.
    Just like the Death Star petition?

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    Re: I think this petition should be of interest

    WTH when did I miss the petition for the Deathstar.....damnit!!!!

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    Re: I think this petition should be of interest

    Lawsuits and elections. About the only petitions that matter.

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    Re: I think this petition should be of interest

    Okay, that is mildly cool.

    So is this.

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    Re: I think this petition should be of interest

    Quote Originally Posted by TheIglu View Post
    Just like the Death Star petition?
    Just because some idiots posted something that also got a lot of attention doesn't mean that this one has no merit. Any petition that gets 25K signatures in 30 days gets at least a response by the govt. It's worth the 8 seconds it takes to register and sign it to me. If not to you, then I guess this is not the lazy path you're looking for.

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    Re: I think this petition should be of interest

    Quote Originally Posted by Evadd View Post
    Just because some idiots posted something that also got a lot of attention doesn't mean that this one has no merit. Any petition that gets 25K signatures in 30 days gets at least a response by the govt. It's worth the 8 seconds it takes to register and sign it to me. If not to you, then I guess this is not the lazy path you're looking for.
    it gets a responce from a website, not the government

    ya really thing internet petitions have any validitiy

    how do they verify the petitioners are even US citizens ?
    how do they verify petitioners haven't signed more than once ?

    it's just a feel good website that makes people believe they are being listened too, but really is just gathering information on you

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    Re: I think this petition should be of interest

    Signed Drew thanks!

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    Re: I think this petition should be of interest

    Signed.

    Signed a few more while I was there too.

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    Re: I think this petition should be of interest

    Quote Originally Posted by RandyO View Post
    it gets a responce from a website, not the government


    Some of you old guys really don't get the internet at all, do you?

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    Re: I think this petition should be of interest

    Quote Originally Posted by nhbubba View Post


    Some of you old guys really don't get the internet at all, do you?
    no, I just understand legal petitions and how they work and who can sign them

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    Re: I think this petition should be of interest

    If enough of use forward this chain letter, Bill Gates will give us each a million dollars.

    Anyone who shares this photo will be entered into winning two tickets to Disney for FREE!

    I won the lottery and if you like this photo I'll pick one winner to split the winnings with.

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    Re: I think this petition should be of interest

    Just because it's on the internet, doesn't make it useless.

    In the legal "there, now you have to do it" sense, useless.
    In the "guess what, this is popular" sense, not so.

    I bet public opinion information taken from that source is taken seriously.

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    Re: I think this petition should be of interest

    25,000 signatures = 0.008% of the population

    popular, not by my definition

    as I said, its a feel good website, that's it.

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