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Q&A: We the People

"We the People" provides you with a new way to petition the federal government to take action on a range of issues. After the announcement of the new tool, Macon Phillips, Director of the Office of Digital Strategy, responded to some of your questions on Twitter. http://www.whitehouse.gov/wethepeople

  1. whitehouse
    Announcing "We the People" - a new way to petition govt to take action. Watch the video & sign up: http://t.co/JJF9q9F http://t.co/5vXbRi0
    whitehouse
    Thu, Sep 01 2011 09:55:54
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  2. nancyscola
    @macon44: On "We the People," is the thinking to have @whitehouse act as clearinghouse for petitions directed towards agencies? Or no?
    Nancy Scola
    Thu, Sep 01 2011 10:41:30
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  3. macon44
    @nancyscola People shouldn't have to decipher how the executive branch is organized in order to speak out about an issue. <cont>
    macon44
    Thu, Sep 01 2011 11:04:44
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  4. macon44
    @nancyscola Processing incoming petitions handled by WH, but relevant petitions will be coordinated w/others as needed, including Agencies.
    macon44
    Thu, Sep 01 2011 11:05:46
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  5. abc4all
    @macon44 Gr8idea but can a petition be signed by citizens from other countries other than USA?
    ABC4All TEAM
    Thu, Sep 01 2011 09:15:56
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  6. macon44
    @abc4all Participation in We the People is open to the general public (13yrs+) & requires a valid email address
    macon44
    Thu, Sep 01 2011 11:38:10
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  7. NickTroiano
    @caltchek good question for @macon44. Who helped build the We the People tool? #whweb
    Nick Troiano
    Thu, Sep 01 2011 09:19:09
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  8. macon44
    @NickTroiano @caltchek System design and development of We the People was developed in house
    macon44
    Thu, Sep 01 2011 11:39:00
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  9. u62
    @macon44 Will WH have a profile of citizens based on petitions we support on We the People? Who can access aggregated data? #gov20
    Alex Rose
    Thu, Sep 01 2011 09:27:58
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  10. macon44
    @u62 only a small group of wh staff will have access to administrative data We the People will be subject to a public privacy policy
    macon44
    Thu, Sep 01 2011 11:40:07
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  11. digiphile
    @macon44 Will there be an API for #WeThePeople, so that we can visualize & analyze civic data? http://t.co/mTWm2nN #WHWeb
    Alex Howard
    Thu, Sep 01 2011 09:49:14
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  12. macon44
    @digiphile not now; API's for analysis & extending petition functionality on a long list of features we we are considering for future <cont>
    macon44
    Thu, Sep 01 2011 11:44:09
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  13. macon44
    @digiphile with Steve upstairs now, thinking through how that can best work is both a priority & more informed
    macon44
    Thu, Sep 01 2011 11:45:17
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  14. digiphile
    @macon44 How will online ID be handled? How will @WhiteHouse authenticate citizens to e-petition govt? http://t.co/mTWm2nN #WHWeb #edem
    Alex Howard
    Thu, Sep 01 2011 09:52:15
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  15. macon44
    @digiphile @WhiteHouse lightweight - participation will require an email verification step
    macon44
    Thu, Sep 01 2011 11:45:57
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  16. McDapper
    RT @digiphile: .@macon44 How will online ID be handled? How will @whitehouse authenticate e-petitions? http://t.co/vwsbCDa #WHWeb #edem
    Sean McDonald
    Thu, Sep 01 2011 10:07:45
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  17. macon44
    @McDapper @digiphile @whitehouse for now we are using first party WH accounts that verify an email address. <cont>
    macon44
    Thu, Sep 01 2011 11:53:30
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  18. macon44
    @McDapper @digiphile @whitehouse Plan to incorporate NSTIC rec's in future http://1.usa.gov/p7n8HR
    macon44
    Thu, Sep 01 2011 11:54:04
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  19. digiphile
    @macon44 Will citizens be able to choose their own topic for epetition sor will policy fields be pre-defined? http://t.co/mTWm2nN #WHWeb
    Alex Howard
    Thu, Sep 01 2011 10:08:02
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  20. macon44
    @digiphile there will be a defined set of topic people can choose from but its a wide range, and there will also be ad hoc tags
    Macon Phillips (EOP)
    Thu, Sep 01 2011 11:54:57
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  21. digiphile
    @macon44 You acknowledged a "lot of great work" in e-petitions at @POPVOX @votizen @change & others - why build #WeThePeople? #WHWeb #edem
    Alex Howard
    Thu, Sep 01 2011 10:05:39
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  22. macon44
    @digiphile Developing We the People ourselves means offers the flexibility to adapt to the public response to improve engagement <cont>
    macon44
    Thu, Sep 01 2011 12:52:22
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  23. macon44
    @digiphile it's a false choice to say _either_ We the People _or_ others - there's lots of collaboration ahead, this space is still young
    macon44
    Thu, Sep 01 2011 12:54:47
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  24. mbrownerhamlin
    @macon44 very exciting - Will # of signers be public? Will you publicize what the signatories threshold for WH response is?
    mbrownerhamlin
    Thu, Sep 01 2011 10:08:26
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  25. macon44
    @mbrownerhamlin yes and yes
    macon44
    Thu, Sep 01 2011 12:56:28
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