Stop handwaving away nearly every petition that gains traction on this website
a day ago
- #government-accountability
- #petition-rejection
- #public-engagement
- The petition criticizes the UK government for dismissing petitions, even those with millions of signatures, as meaningless.
- It cites the Digital ID petition with nearly three million signatures as an example of being ignored despite public support.
- The petitioner demands that the government be legally required to genuinely consider petitions meeting the debate threshold and provide substantive responses.
- The response states the petition was rejected because it is unclear what action is being asked for or how it would change existing processes.
- The rejection emphasizes that petitions are only dismissed if they fail to meet established petition standards.