WASHINGTON, July 28 (UPI) -- The White House announced it has simplified the petition process so the U.S. government can address popular movements and calls to action.
President Barack Obama, in a message on www.medium.com, noted the Constitution's First Amendment guarantees the right of the American people "to petition the government for a redress of grievances" without explaining the procedure. "We the People," a 2011 online petition platform, was created by the White House to simplify the process, which currently has a backlog of 20 petitions, each with at least 100,000 signatories, awaiting action.