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Fiendish Thingy

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1. Internet petitions are data harvesting and fundraising tools

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Nov 10, 2023, 04:52 PM

Nov 2023

No internet petition has ever initiated any substantive change or legislation.

If you are passionate about this, or any other issue, contact your representatives directly, via phone or snail mail. Email and internet petitions are generally ignored.

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That's why I'm gathering 100,000 petition signatures demanding Congress prohibit the sale of assault weapons........... [View all] riversedge Nov 2023 OP

Internet petitions are data harvesting and fundraising tools Fiendish Thingy Nov 2023 #1

I didn't know this...Thank You for the information. Stuart G Nov 2023 #2