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WhiteHouse.gov petition to stop E-Parasite/SOPA

144 points by mey 15y ago

stuartjmoore 15y ago
https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/stop-e-parasite-act/SWBYXX55 https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/stop-e-para... Working link (for me at least).
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- neuroelectronic 15y ago
  This should work for everybody: https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#!/petitions/popular/0/2/0/ https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#!/petitions/popular/0/...
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gaelian 15y ago
"This Section of our site is currently undergoing maintenance We appreciate your patience while we make some improvements Please check back shortly" Page under heavy load?
- sukuriant 15y ago
  Owned. Who'd have thought we don't like this bill going through? Now, listen to the people, government.
- eogas 15y ago
  Whatever the cause, you've got to admit, that is an awesome "down for maintenance" page.
- kermitthehermit 15y ago
  More like under fascist and corporatist pressure to let the bill pass.
tikhonj 15y ago
Heh, I got there, looked my password up in Gmail and was all ready to sign the petition and then... turns out I signed it a while ago and forgot. I love it when I act consistently without realizing it. I also love seeing this on HN--improving awareness of this issue is of utmost importance.
grandalf 15y ago
nice stunt. maybe a statement against this a month ago would have been appropriate, but waiting till after its dead?
- mtigas 15y ago
  It's not dead yet: While introduced last month, Wednesday was just the first hearing regarding HR3261. The House Judiciary Committee will reconvene on it in a few weeks. (http://staff.tumblr.com/post/12930076128/a-historic-thing http://staff.tumblr.com/post/12930076128/a-historic-thing) It's more widely known thanks to yesterday's mass movement, but the bill is still far from what anyone could call "dead."
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redthrowaway 15y ago
Have we all not yet come to the conclusion that the white house petition board is a rarely-checked suggestion box with the minute chance an intern might post a formulaic and meaningless response?
- sage_joch 15y ago
  It has more value than that. It gives visibility to important issues, and to the fact that they're being ignored. And that results in news stories that increase that visibility even more. I plan to continue signing these petitions.
- zeratul 15y ago
  Yes. That's what happened with the patent petition: a meaningless response. But then someone created another petition to re-consider the patent petition. Even if we have to go in circles at some point it has to stop. Media will blog about it: http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20111104_3070.php http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20111104_3070.php and using petitions as toilet paper will not be enough.
- pasbesoin 15y ago
  Perhaps the exercise is a bit pro forma, but it may serve as a good way to point out their hypocrisy. "Petition us! ((Unless it fits our PR agenda,) We'll be sure to ignore it.)"
lurchpop 15y ago
from a redditor: "I heard that when a petition gets enough signatures the president will personally print it out and wipe his ass with it."
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warmfuzzykitten 15y ago
Uh, why are we petitioning the White House? Do we hope that Obama will veto it when the bought-and-paid-for congress rubber-stamps it? Oh, just answered my own question. PS The link doesn't work. It seems whitehouse.gov is under construction. <shakes head>
ImprovedSilence 15y ago
It's down...
- PthorStorm 15y ago
  Try this: https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/stop-e-parasite-act/SWBYXX55 https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/stop-e-para...
zeratul 15y ago
The URL link needs a token-hash at the end. I went through that when posting the link on HN some time ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3206604 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3206604 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3198244 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3198244 I didn't get much respond even though the patent issue seems as important as SOPA. Wallawe said that this petition system is better than sending hundreds of letters to congressmen: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3244559 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3244559
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vectorpush 15y ago
Sigh. I can't hide my disgust for internet petitions, their efficacy is demonstrably absent, you might as well be praying for change.
dbbo 15y ago
A nice thought, but I honestly don't think it's worth the 30 seconds it would take me to follow the link and sign it.
chrisjsmithuk 15y ago
Being in Europe (the UK), I am all for SOPA. If it goes through, the EU will get all antsy and we'll end up with our own Internet without the controlling interests of the US. It's win-win for the EU member states.
kermitthehermit 15y ago
It's down. Let everyone know about this.

144 points by mey 15y ago

https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/stop-e-parasite-act/SWBYXX55 https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/stop-e-para... Working link (for me at least).

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neuroelectronic 15y ago
This should work for everybody: https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#!/petitions/popular/0/2/0/ https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#!/petitions/popular/0/...

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gaelian 15y ago

"This Section of our site is currently undergoing maintenance We appreciate your patience while we make some improvements Please check back shortly" Page under heavy load?

sukuriant 15y ago
Owned. Who'd have thought we don't like this bill going through? Now, listen to the people, government.
eogas 15y ago
Whatever the cause, you've got to admit, that is an awesome "down for maintenance" page.
kermitthehermit 15y ago
More like under fascist and corporatist pressure to let the bill pass.

tikhonj 15y ago

Heh, I got there, looked my password up in Gmail and was all ready to sign the petition and then... turns out I signed it a while ago and forgot. I love it when I act consistently without realizing it. I also love seeing this on HN--improving awareness of this issue is of utmost importance.

grandalf 15y ago

nice stunt. maybe a statement against this a month ago would have been appropriate, but waiting till after its dead?

mtigas 15y ago
It's not dead yet: While introduced last month, Wednesday was just the first hearing regarding HR3261. The House Judiciary Committee will reconvene on it in a few weeks. (http://staff.tumblr.com/post/12930076128/a-historic-thing http://staff.tumblr.com/post/12930076128/a-historic-thing) It's more widely known thanks to yesterday's mass movement, but the bill is still far from what anyone could call "dead."
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redthrowaway 15y ago

Have we all not yet come to the conclusion that the white house petition board is a rarely-checked suggestion box with the minute chance an intern might post a formulaic and meaningless response?

sage_joch 15y ago
It has more value than that. It gives visibility to important issues, and to the fact that they're being ignored. And that results in news stories that increase that visibility even more. I plan to continue signing these petitions.
zeratul 15y ago
Yes. That's what happened with the patent petition: a meaningless response. But then someone created another petition to re-consider the patent petition. Even if we have to go in circles at some point it has to stop. Media will blog about it: http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20111104_3070.php http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20111104_3070.php and using petitions as toilet paper will not be enough.
pasbesoin 15y ago
Perhaps the exercise is a bit pro forma, but it may serve as a good way to point out their hypocrisy. "Petition us! ((Unless it fits our PR agenda,) We'll be sure to ignore it.)"

lurchpop 15y ago

from a redditor: "I heard that when a petition gets enough signatures the president will personally print it out and wipe his ass with it."

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warmfuzzykitten 15y ago

Uh, why are we petitioning the White House? Do we hope that Obama will veto it when the bought-and-paid-for congress rubber-stamps it? Oh, just answered my own question. PS The link doesn't work. It seems whitehouse.gov is under construction. <shakes head>

ImprovedSilence 15y ago

It's down...

PthorStorm 15y ago
Try this: https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/stop-e-parasite-act/SWBYXX55 https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/stop-e-para...

zeratul 15y ago

The URL link needs a token-hash at the end. I went through that when posting the link on HN some time ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3206604 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3206604 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3198244 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3198244 I didn't get much respond even though the patent issue seems as important as SOPA. Wallawe said that this petition system is better than sending hundreds of letters to congressmen: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3244559 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3244559

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vectorpush 15y ago

Sigh. I can't hide my disgust for internet petitions, their efficacy is demonstrably absent, you might as well be praying for change.

dbbo 15y ago

A nice thought, but I honestly don't think it's worth the 30 seconds it would take me to follow the link and sign it.

chrisjsmithuk 15y ago

Being in Europe (the UK), I am all for SOPA. If it goes through, the EU will get all antsy and we'll end up with our own Internet without the controlling interests of the US. It's win-win for the EU member states.

kermitthehermit 15y ago

It's down. Let everyone know about this.