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holy fuck, online petitions mean something in the UK?

Our government is pro at making us think that we have power. In this case, if the petition gets more than 100,000 signatures, then it will be sent off to parliment where it is 'checked'. If it violates any of their standards [1], then they can dismiss it. If approved, it will be passed on to the Backbench Business Committee so they can decide to debate it in the House of Commons or not. After that there's more bureaucracy that makes us feel even more unstoppable. #democracy