The Government has just published its first batch of “e-petitions“.
Channelling e.e. cummings, we are told:
e-petitions is an easy way for you to influence government policy in the UK. You can create an e-petitionabout anything that the government is responsible for and if it gets at least 100,000 signatures, it will be eligible for debate in the House of Commons.
The most popular subject for petitioning appears to be the return of the death penalty.
Return of Hanging for Serious Crimes
The return of Capital punishment for crimes of Murder
Increase sentences for those who commit crime
Reinstatement of the death penalty
Restoration Of Capital Punishment- Public Reforendum
Unrestricted capital punishment for murder
Bring Back death penalty for paedophiles and murderers
RE-INSTATEMENT OF THE DEATH PENALTY
Bring Back The Death Penalty For Murderers
Reinstate Capital Punishment in the UK
Death Penalty for the most serious offenders
Bring Back Capital Punishment In Britain
Restoration of the Death Penalty
Restoration Of Capital Punishment For Serial Killers
debate the restoration of hanging
Referendum Needed On The Return of Capital Punishment
Death Penalty for murderers, child abusers, paedophiles and class a drug dealers
Restoration of capital punishment’
REINTRODUCTION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
death sentence for heinous crimes
Re-instate capital punishment for selected crimes
Re-introduce the death penalty for treason
Restoration of Capital Punisment
Restoration of the Death Penalty
NB: Some petitions, not listed above, are opposed to capital punishment. To sign such a petition will similarly have the effect of triggering a House of Commons debate. There is also a petition to introduce Public Hanging for those who propose public hanging
Other popular subjects include repeal of human rights legislation, limiting the powers of judges in criminal cases, the banning of sharia law, and the legalisation of various sorts of drugs.
The site is so overloaded at the moment, that it is constantly crashing.
