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0 pointssneak13y ago0 comments

This is not about marijuana. It's about the government ignoring high-signatory-count petitions. Stop with the red herring, please.

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spoondan13y ago

Actually, it's about the petition software being released on GitHub. Others have made this thread about the unrelated matter of how they dislike the government's use of this software.

ceejayoz13y ago

High-signatory-count petitions?

0.024% of the US signed that one, and it wasn't ignored. A response was given. Not liking the response isn't the same as it being ignored.

sneakOP13y ago

You assume that I don't like the response.

You also skipped over the part where the response given was bullshit boilerplate and amounted to ignoring it.

At that point, why have petitions at all? It's just handwaving.

Steko13y ago

"You assume that I don't like the response"

"the response given was bullshit boilerplate"

Well I guess he assumed correctly.

slurgfest13y ago

I like bullshit boilerplate too.

If you really want petitions, start a real petition. The website is for something much more informal and you shouldn't get depressed just because 4chan isn't setting policy now.

kennywinker13y ago

High-signatory-count means a high level of engagement, among people who were exposed to the message. number of signatures / number of users on the site, or some other measure along those lines.

And the response largely ignored the thrust of the petition. I.e. that the side effects of prohibition are worse than the effects of the substance.

freditup13y ago

Disagree. 70,000 people signing a petition wanting marijuana legalized does not obligate the government to legalize it. The response they gave contained their view on marijuana legalization and scientific research supporting some of their claims.

All in all, the release of this code was probably for two reasons. 1) The developers liked what they built for the government, and felt that people should be able to use/learn from it. 2) Releasing the code with the readme it has shines a good light on Obama and helps his reelection efforts.

taligent13y ago

They didn't ignore it. They answered your question.

You just didn't like the answer. At least be intellectually honest.

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