Thousands Sign Petition for Snowden’s Pardon

A White House petition requesting that President Obama pardon admitted National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden is quickly amassing signatures as the 29-year-old former government contractor looks abroad for political asylum

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White House Must Respond to Anti-CISPA Petition

Before the newest Congress has even heard discussions on a controversial computer bill, over 100,000 people have implored the White House to stop the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act dead in its tracks

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White House Must Account for Aaron Swartz

A White House petition calling for the firing of prosecutor Stephen Heymann, who handled the case against Aaron Swartz, has reached the threshold of signatures needed to warrant an official White House response

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White House Must Respond to Petition to Remove Aaron Swartz’s Prosecutor

Within three days, the White House petition to remove the late Aaron Swartz’s federal prosecutor from office has rapidly surpassed the amount necessary to require a response from the Obama administration

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The Petition to Build The Death Star

Americans are petitioning the White House to go where it has never gone before — to construct a Death Star by 2016 to strengthen our national defense

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The White House Petition to Shut Down White House Petitions

It was not the most august period for the little-heralded online petition thingy. As you might imagine, natural consequences have followed in the form of a petitioner petitioning to stop all of the petitions, titled Shut down White House petitions, since they never get a sincere response, few read them, and they are ultimately worthless

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An Online Secession Storm

In the last four days more than 92,000 American citizens in the state of Texas have signed a petition, asking the Obama administration for permission to peacefully withdraw from the USA and create their own new government

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Petition to Pardon Pirate Bay Spokesman

The petition was launched this week and asks the Swedish government to pardon former Pirate Bay spokesman Peter ‘Brokep’ Sunde from criminal charges that he says are undeserved. The petition is creeping up towards 2,000 signatures.

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