From: G6JPG-255@255soft.uk   
      
   In message , Graeme Wall   
    writes:   
   >On 23/03/2019 00:03, MB wrote:   
   >> On 22/03/2019 14:14, Graeme Wall wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>   
   >>> Now you really are spouting racist crap.   
   >>>   
   >>  How is it "racist" to criticise attempted manipulation of a vote or   
   >>petition?  I seem to remember that the first line on the UK Parliament   
   >>petition website asks if you are a UK citizen and resident, is that   
   >>"racist".   
   >>   
   >   
   >You were making allegations about the the people who set up the   
   >petition. You didn't even notice that it was only one person.   
   >   
   (I haven't seen the alleged racist comments so can't comment, but:)   
   It's _always_ one person; that's how the e-petition website works. You   
   need to get a small number to support you before they'll publish it, but   
   a petition (on the government site, anyway) is always instigated by one   
   person.   
      
   This particular petition, like all petitions, is lessened in impact by   
   the fact that it only collects signatures on one side; I've been waiting   
   for someone to start a counter-petition, and been surprised they   
   haven't. Part of the reason _may_ be that the petitions committee are   
   blocking any such attempt, on the (spurious IMO) grounds that "it is not   
   clear what result you wish this petition to achieve".   
      
   JPG   
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   Those who _don't_ favour the "revoke" petition have nowhere to express that.   
   See https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/232770 255soft.uk #fairpetitions   
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