No they are not a waste of time. Our state sometimes requires a certain number of signatures to get a possible law voted on by the people. Yes I have signed some. But most recently, I have declined to sign petitions. (Legal pot, and higher taxes for preschool)
We have signed them too m2c but we never find out if they effected anything. It's a good thing to have that "voice" so to speak. I know if you can get a certain number of signatures on a petition you can get something on a ballot. But I never see those things on a ballot so I guess those particular petitions didn't do the job. Thank you for your reply and Happy Friday to thee! :)
LOL!! I made one a few weeks back, they have to get 100,000 votes to be discussed in the House Of Commons. There's 62 pages on our government site, but I would encourage people to look through them and support what they choose.
As for there productiveness I am unsure, the ones that do make it to parliament are not usually supported. However, since I do not believe that voting is a way of necessarily changing things as the governments just swings from left to right and they still just do what they want anyway, I think petitions are worthwhile because they come from the public themselves unlike politicians who have to be accepted by governing bodies. Therefore, you can get yourself heard even if the government choose to not take any action. I believe it is the best way to challenge the system because it forces them to discuss these matters and expose the rigid corrupt system for what it is :) Good question by the way.
This post was edited by Pepper Pot at April 21, 2017 8:04 AM MDT
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