The fact is that Donald Trump, this White House, and his Republican Party have next to no interest in the will of the American people. That’s been clear since Day One. In fact, it’s been clear to my mind since 1980, when I was five and Donald Trump and the Republican Party were simply wealthy racists with some power. Since taking office, Trump’s White House has pretty consistently paid no never mind to the official White House “petition tool” that was set up as a form of communication with the American public during the Obama administration. The AP reports that the White House will be taking down the White House’s petition tool, but only temporarily.
The Trump administration said the platform, used extensively by critics and less frequently by allies, will be removed at midnight Tuesday and return in late January as a new site.
A White House official said all existing petitions and responses will be restored next year, when petitions that reach the required 100,000 signatures will begin receiving responses.
I’m wondering if there might be any legislation between midnight tonight and then? This is not unlike the FCC’s gross misconduct in dealing with their comment hacks. The reality here is that while it seems that the Republicans in power are not listening to the citizens of our country, they very much are. They just don’t want to do any of the things that the American people want. And to help them believe in the poisonous concoction of destroying our democracy, they are muting the sounds of dissent.