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A petition is a request to an authority, most commonly a government official or public entity. In the colloquial sense, a petition is a document addressed to some official and signed by numerous individuals. A petition may be oral rather than written, and in this era may be transmitted via the Internet. The term also has a specific meaning in the legal profession as a request, directed to a court or administrative tribunal, seeking some sort of relief such as a court order.
The Petition Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right of the people "to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." The right to petition has been held to include the right to file lawsuits against the government.
Petitions are commonly used in the U.S. to qualify candidates for public office to appear on a ballot; while anyone can be a write-in candidate, a candidate desiring that his or her name appear on printed ballots and other official election materials must gather a certain number of valid signatures from registered voters. In jurisdictions whose laws allow for ballot initiatives, the gathering of a sufficient number of voter signatures qualilfies a proposed initiative to be placed on the ballot. The 2003 California recall election, which culminated in the recall of Governor Gray Davis and the election of Arnold Schwarzenegger, began when U.S. Representative Darrell Issa employed paid signature gatherers who obtained millions of signatures at a cost to Issa of millions of dollars. Once the requisite number of signatures was obtained on the recall petition, other petitions were circulated by would-be candidates who wanted to appear on the ballot as possible replacements for Davis. After that step, a vote on the recall was scheduled.
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@greenpeacesuomi what next? Massive coordinated civil disobedience and strikes? Marches, letters, petitions are not enough. #COP15
BanTshirts (Ban T-shirts) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:53:43 -0000
@greenpeacesuomi what next? Massive coordinated civil disobedience and strikes? Marches, letters, petitions are not enough. #COP15
Petitions and letters have not worked.
BanTshirts (Ban T-shirts) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:37:16 -0000
Petitions and letters have not worked.
And why is that @muskieratboi? I mean, I can understand needing to write letters too, but why won't they recognise online petitions?
vipvirtualsols (Alexandra Popovic) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:54:50 -0000
And
Boycott OHSU's Oregon Regional Primate Research Center - Site provides scientific and ethical evidence to oppose animal research, and is a call to action for concerned citizens.
Declaration of Sentient Beings' Rights - On-line petition for the right to life and welfare of all sentient beings.
Meta Description: [ On-line petition for the right to life and welfare of all sentient beings ]
Farm Sanctuary Downed-Animal Petition - Petition for the humane treatment of downed animals as well as the prevention of ill animals from entering the human food supply.
Meta Description: [ NoDowners.org is to educate citizens about Farm Sanctuary's campaign to end the transportation, marketing and slaughter of farm animals who are too sick even to stand - commonly called ]
Gray Whale Petition - Petition to list the eastern North Pacific population of the gray whale as a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act.
Meta Description: [ Humane Society Legislative Fund works to pass animal protection laws at the state and federal level, to educate the public about animal protection issues, and to support humane candidates for office. ]
Horse beating petition - Petition to urge full prosecution of a horse abuse case.
Meta Description: [ Signatures on the Horse beating, dragging and abandonment Petition to St. Louis city prosecutor's office. ]
Humane Farming Association Humane-Slaughter Petition - Petition and sample letter for site visitors to send urging the USDA to enforce the Humane Slaughter Act. This organization promotes humane treatment of farm animals, including those in factory farms, and educates the public about the unnecessary horrors of factory farming.
Meta Description: [ Farm animal protection. Information on the horrors of factory farming. HFA also runs the nation's largest farm animal refuge. ]
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Korea Animal Protection Petition - Petition to Korean government officials to prohibit cruelty to and consumption of dogs and cats.
PETA - Action Alerts - Current and recent alerts, guide to letter-writing and legislative action. Virginia, United States.
Petition to Stop Animal Testing by Cosmetic Companies - Worldwide petition to cosmetic companies still involved in animal testing, to declare a boycott of their products until it has been proven that they no longer conduct animal tests or purchase animal-tested substances from others.
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - A petition against Ohio State University from trying to determine the effects of drug abuse in humans who are HIV-positive by injecting cats with the feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and then giving them doses of methamphetamine. According to experts, FIV is a poor model for HIV and the findings of this cruel experiment probably would be irrelevant to humans with HIV.
Meta Description: [ Preventing Cruelty to KFC Chickens Petition, hosted at PetitionOnline.com ]
Proboscis Monkey Project - Proboscis monkeys live only on Borneo and are under risk of extinction. This non-profit site's mission is to promote conservation of this species. Information and petition.
Save the Baby Harp Seals Petition - Petition to Canada's Prime Minister telling him to stop the baby harp seal hunt immediately.
Save the Calvert Beagles Petition - A petition agreeing that the Calvert beagles, former experimental testing subjects, should be given to PETA for rehabilitation and finding loving, caring homes for the beagles.
Meta Description: [ Save the Calvert Beagles Petition, hosted at PetitionOnline.com ]
Stop Animal Exploitation Now - Petition to halt animal experimentation and to have the stiffest penalties allowable under the provisions of the Animal Welfare Act assessed for all violations committed by the facilities named in the petition.
Meta Description: [ Stop Animal Exploitation NOW! - Exposing the truth to wipe out animal experimentation ]
Stop Federal Funding of Chimpanzee Experiments - Urges writing to members of the United States Congress, and provides a copy of the Primate Freedom Project's Congressional Educator to send to legislators.
Stop Live Animal Sales at Petco - Petition boycotting Petco for selling live animals in their stores and treating them inhumanely.
University of Washington Petition for Alternatives to Dissection - Petition for the University of Washington to require all applicable lab classes to include alternatives to dissection.
Meta Description: [ University of Washington Dissection Alternatives Petition, hosted at PetitionOnline.com ]
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