White House Petition Site Generates More Grievances than It Redresses

[Wireless News]

http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zyGOpJVUYUvLUxuCcOa0hg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/Finance/US_AHTTP_H_FISCAL_TIMES_LIVE/we-the-people-image_original.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/white-house-petition-generates-more-171500427.html)The Obama Administration, arguably the first White House to truly embrace the use of social media, is big on civil engagement. "We the People,” an online platform launched by the White House in September 2011, gives any American with a cell phone or a computer the opportunity to take advantage of their Constitutional right to petition the government. The basic idea, as described on the site, is to “give Americans a way to engage their government on the issues that matter to them.” Individuals can enter a petition, and if it receives a certain number of “signatures” the administration promises to respond. Since its inception, the administration has responded to 150 petitions—ranging from the lighthearted, like one to get the White House’s beer recipe, to the more serious, such as a proposal to reduce the burden of student loan debt.



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