Online Petitions
There are a number of websites out there that offer any individual to set up a petition addressing concerns they care about. One of these websites that I have recently learnt about is Care2, which appears to be geared towards, e.g., animal rights activists.
Even the White House offers a petition website. Is this where President Obama derives his legitimacy from when he wants to rule without the Congress?
An Alternative To Opinion Polls
We all know that e.g. opinion polls on current topics of the day are being taken notice of but I venture to say their influence on the legislative or regulatory process of big government is minimal.
Tools Of Collectivists
My first impression is that online petition are more prominently used by leftist, statist, socialist type of organisations. Which would kind of make sense, because these groups want government to intervene on their behalf.
We The Ignored, Silent Majority Of The People
We The People should not be accepted that constantly vested and entrenched interest groups have an outsize influence on the outcome of the political process in our capitals.
We the often ignored, Silent Majority of People should not only have a say during infrequent voting.
Tools For More Individual Liberty And Small Government
I think it should be possible for We The People to employ online petitions for these purposes as well. This tool should not be left to leftist big government advocates.
I have to do some more research as to whether any online petition websites out there run by oriented towards classical liberals.
Some Serious Concerns
- Are there already too many online petition websites out there?
- Who is behind the website?
- Which one’s are trustworthy?
- Which one’s are utilized or followed by which people?
- What kind of quality controls are in place?
To Be Explored
I will try to start a couple of petitions of my own and see what happens. I intend to keep you posted about that.
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