We the People, which enables citizens to petition the White House online. To create or sign a petition, a user must have an account on WhiteHouse.gov. If a petition receives at least 150 signatures within 30 days, it becomes searchable on WhiteHouse.gov. The Obama Administration will respond to petitions that gain 25,000 or more signatures within 30 days. We the People launched in September 2011. As of now there are 57 searchable petitions on the site. To learn more about the We the People, visit https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions.
For years, people have written letters, sent faxes and placed phone calls to voice their opinions to legislators. But the volume and clutter have made it difficult to get through. As more and more...