The petitions were ostensible participation but deceptively worthless. George Carlin was a sage: Voting has much less impact than people think because primaril

The petitions were ostensible participation but deceptively worthless. George Carlin was a sage: Voting has much less impact than people think because primarily the rich direct things and have their interests met. Participating in a fraudulent, corrupt system merely legitimatizes it. Real participation would be welcomed, but it will never happen as things are. (RPI is a libertarian nut tank.)