E-Petition to The President of USA - White House.Gov Petitions

E-Democracy got a boost with President Barack Obama initiating a whitehouse petitions facility on  Whitehouse.gov website.

https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/Petitions

Now Americans have a direct line to the Whitehouse. The President listens to them.

Anyone 13 years or above can create the petition and canvass for support. The current threshold is 5000 supporters for a guaranteed review of the petition by Whitehouse staff.

The first amendment gives support to Americans to assemble peacefully and create petitions. This petition facility of Whitehouse provides tne E-Assembly facility to people of USA to assemble and create petitions.


Some Petitions

Adopt the Principal Paydown Plan - Help families avoid foreclosure
https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#!/petition/help-families-avoid-foreclosure-stabilize-housing-market-and-boost-economy-adopt-principal-paydown/Yj4rq2l8


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E-Petition Sites of other Governments

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/

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Comments on E-Petition Schemes

http://www.edemocracyblog.com/edemocracy-blog/epetitions-and-the-big-society/