Rejected petition end this e-petition gimmick

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The British Parliamentary system requires MPs to act as free-thinking representatives of their electors - not delegates.

The e-petition initiative is an anathema to this arrangement; it panders to the lowest common denominators of British society, to Tabloid mean-mindedness, and it will be abused by extremists on all side.

Kill it at birth.

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Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

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

Date submitted 4 August 2011
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