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Require anyone creating a petition here to understand how the federal government works before doing so.

Created by J.C. on June 15, 2013

There are too many people that lack basic intelligence and understanding of how the government works creating petitions on whitehouse.gov. The online system here should require a short test that includes questions about basic government operations, such as- how the President cannot "force" anyone to do anything, and how Congress cannot be directed by the President. There should also be questions involving basic grammar skills. If a petition has improperly spelled words or incorrect grammar, it shouldn't be allowed to be posted.

Correcting problems like this will lead to a more intelligent American people, which will in turn lead to a smoother running government that can actually be held accountable for it's actions, or lack thereof.

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