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Not to my knowledge. But then, 90% of the petitions are frivolous[1] or beyond the power of the Executive branch[2] anyway. Serious proposals (e.g. [3]) rarely
by charonn0 14y ago
Not to my knowledge. But then, 90% of the petitions are frivolous[1] or beyond the power of the Executive branch[2] anyway. Serious proposals (e.g. [3]) rarely meet the "publicly visible" threshold, let alone the (now 4x higher) response threshold.
[1]: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/declare-monday-following-super-bowl-national-holiday/qPHHlyZV https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/declare-monday-fol...
[2]: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/eliminate-gerrymandering-every-state-using-algorithm-design-congressional-districts/5rCNbM2L https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/eliminate-gerryman...
[3]: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/call-revision-or-repeal-apportionment-act-1911/Jdt0C1Yw https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/call-revision-or-r...
- eli 14y agoUh, doesn't this petition also fall under [2]? The US Copyright Office isn't part of the Executive branch.
- charonn0 14y agoI hadn't realized the Copyright Office is under Congress (though that might explain its dysfunction.) But you're right, this petition is outside Presidential power to act upon.