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Please also remember to sign the petition, in addition to discussing it in the comments! 100k signatures is a lot, but not for HackerNews ;)

Buge 10y ago
Is the site broken or delayed or something? There was 1 signature, I signed it (and verified my email) and it still says there is 1 signature.
- Thorondor 10y ago
  I signed, too, but I didn't see an update in the signature count either. According to https://www.buzzfeed.com/blakemontgomery/signatures-on-the-white-house-nea-petition-site https://www.buzzfeed.com/blakemontgomery/signatures-on-the-w... We the People is experiencing technical difficulties at present; the Trump administration said it was "a question of high volume."
- alando46 10y ago
  ^same
- obi1kenobi 10y ago
  The petition just got created under an hour ago, and the signature counter probably doesn't update in real time.
  - varikin 10y ago
    It is still at 1 signature.
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freddyc 10y ago
And share with others. This is only one poor guy, but there's plenty more like him out there who have done everything right and jumped through the USCIS hoops to get here legally with the goal of improving their (and potentially their family's) life. This is beyond wrong and now is not the time to sit on our hands. EDIT: Link looks like it is currently broken for me too.
- jeron 10y ago
  link is working for me but it only shows 1 person has signed it so far, which I think is just a software error
  - jacobush 10y ago
    You know, it turns out only ONE, just ONE signed the petition. It was probably Hillary. You know, I going to create my own petition and it's going to be GREAT. It's going to be the best petition.
cyberferret 10y ago
Question: Can people outside the US sign the petition as well, or does it have more validity if only US residents sign it? I want to sign it, but don't want it to be used against the petition later if someone in the administration says it is a 'fake petition' because x% of outside the US jurisdiction signed it.
- obi1kenobi 10y ago
  Don't sign if you're not a US citizen, exactly due to the reason you pointed out. We want the numbers as valid as possible, rather than as large as possible.
  - chrisper 10y ago
    Well, Trump will just say it was rigged anyway and lots of fake signatures etc.

Buge 10y ago

Is the site broken or delayed or something? There was 1 signature, I signed it (and verified my email) and it still says there is 1 signature.

Thorondor 10y ago
I signed, too, but I didn't see an update in the signature count either. According to https://www.buzzfeed.com/blakemontgomery/signatures-on-the-white-house-nea-petition-site https://www.buzzfeed.com/blakemontgomery/signatures-on-the-w... We the People is experiencing technical difficulties at present; the Trump administration said it was "a question of high volume."
alando46 10y ago
^same
obi1kenobi 10y ago
The petition just got created under an hour ago, and the signature counter probably doesn't update in real time.
- varikin 10y ago
  It is still at 1 signature.

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freddyc 10y ago

And share with others. This is only one poor guy, but there's plenty more like him out there who have done everything right and jumped through the USCIS hoops to get here legally with the goal of improving their (and potentially their family's) life. This is beyond wrong and now is not the time to sit on our hands. EDIT: Link looks like it is currently broken for me too.

jeron 10y ago
link is working for me but it only shows 1 person has signed it so far, which I think is just a software error
- jacobush 10y ago
  You know, it turns out only ONE, just ONE signed the petition. It was probably Hillary. You know, I going to create my own petition and it's going to be GREAT. It's going to be the best petition.

cyberferret 10y ago

Question: Can people outside the US sign the petition as well, or does it have more validity if only US residents sign it? I want to sign it, but don't want it to be used against the petition later if someone in the administration says it is a 'fake petition' because x% of outside the US jurisdiction signed it.

obi1kenobi 10y ago
Don't sign if you're not a US citizen, exactly due to the reason you pointed out. We want the numbers as valid as possible, rather than as large as possible.
- chrisper 10y ago
  Well, Trump will just say it was rigged anyway and lots of fake signatures etc.