Rejected petition Invite America to join the Commonwealth

The UK and America will never have better friends than each other. With the UK leaving the EU and America's membership of the UN and Nato under debate, America joining the Commonwealth would challenge any perception of isolationism and would strengthen the bonds between our great nations.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

The UK Government and Parliament don't control the membership of the Commonwealth. You can find out about the criteria for membership of the Commonwealth here:

http://thecommonwealth.org/history-of-the-commonwealth/new-criteria-commonwealth-membership

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 30 January 2017
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