The White House's "We the People" petition website unfortunately has been swamped with rash, ill-conceived and frivolous proposals that clearly contradict the more serious intent of the First Amendment to allow citizens to "petition the Government for a redress of grievances." Petitions asking to study the feasibility of constructing a fictional spacecraft from the television show "Star Trek," or asking California's governor to give "a fair hearing" to ferret owners, abuses and mocks one of the Founding Fathers' many constitutional gifts to America. This petition calls for clearly untenable petitions to be categorized as "Officially Flaky" by designated, qualified White House staff, yet preserved on the website in the interest of free speech and for humor purposes.
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