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Originally Posted by _God_
The girl mentioned that she got 75 cents a signature. That appeared to be the extent of her interest in the petition.
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We have similar people here, but they don't want my signature. They want me to donate approx. $15 or more every month to a charity organisation. And everyone knows these people don't go out and pester college students because they care about the starving children, they pester us because they get paid for every donor they recruit. I don't give to organisations that use these kind of methods, because I don't want to give my hard-earned money to the people that annoy me every day. It's like running a gauntlet every morning and afternoon trying to get past these pests.
The last petition I was asked to sign was for the forming of a new party (apparently you need a certain amount of signatures to be eligible for election). I knew what agenda the party has, and although I don't agree with it, I think it provides a valuable critical perspective on a somewhat stale issue. So I signed the petition.
I'm curious. What kind of power does a petition have in the US? Can it actually force a change or can it only make the council consider the issue? Or can the powers that be simply dismiss it?