Surprised they only need 25,000 to be taken seriously
We need at least 100,000 before us plebs actually get some sort of say.
Which is probably a good thing given the irrationalility of the average person. Love our plutocracy! Keep smiling, oiks!
(, Wed 26 Dec 2012, 23:20, Share, Reply)
It is essentially to register strength of public opinion in both cases.
For the US, it only demands a response from the White House, here it only demands a non-binding debate and then only from the petitions selected by the Backbench Business Committee.
They are useful in campaigning, but they aren't designed to be a form of participatory democracy really.
(, Thu 27 Dec 2012, 1:11, Share, Reply)