From: rail@greywall.demon.co.uk   
      
   On 23/03/2019 09:48, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:   
   > 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".   
   >   
      
   As I said there already is one.   
      
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