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"This is probably the first political petition in the history of the U.A.E.," said Ibtissam Ketbi, a political scientist who is the first of the petition's 133 signatories.

UAE Citizens Petition Rulers for Elected Parliament Nour Malas 2011

And more often than not news of a petition's effectiveness or lack thereof is never relayed by the sponsoring organization.

Joseph Huff-Hannon: Catch a Fire: Activists Fighting "Corrective Rape" in South Africa Take Campaign Global Joseph Huff-Hannon 2011

Melody Barnes, director of the White House's Demestic Policy Council, held a press briefing with Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, noting that the president's newly announced policy was at least partially in response to the petition's "message heard loud and clear."

J.H. Snider: The Case of the Missing White House Petitions J.H. Snider 2011

Melody Barnes, director of the White House's Demestic Policy Council, held a press briefing with Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, noting that the president's newly announced policy was at least partially in response to the petition's "message heard loud and clear."

J.H. Snider: The Case of the Missing White House Petitions J.H. Snider 2011

And more often than not news of a petition's effectiveness or lack thereof is never relayed by the sponsoring organization.

Joseph Huff-Hannon: Catch a Fire: Activists Fighting "Corrective Rape" in South Africa Take Campaign Global Joseph Huff-Hannon 2011

Melody Barnes, director of the White House's Demestic Policy Council, held a press briefing with Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, noting that the president's newly announced policy was at least partially in response to the petition's "message heard loud and clear."

J.H. Snider: The Case of the Missing White House Petitions J.H. Snider 2011

One of the petition's signees is Arsalan Bukhari, executive director of the Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, which is one of the nation's largest Muslim civil-liberties advocacy groups.

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Concerned about potential acts of harassment and reprisal, the petition's signatories are vying to shield themselves from the Washington Public Records Act (PRA), which reveals the identities of those involved in legislative activities, including referendums.

A Muted Farewell For John Paul Stevens In Provocative Free Speech, Gay Rights Case 2010

Concerned about potential acts of harassment and reprisal, the petition's signatories are vying to shield themselves from the Washington Public Records Act (PRA), which reveals the identities of those involved in legislative activities, including referendums.

A Muted Farewell For John Paul Stevens In Provocative Free Speech, Gay Rights Case 2010

Concerned about potential acts of harassment and reprisal, the petition's signatories are vying to shield themselves from the Washington Public Records Act (PRA), which reveals the identities of those involved in legislative activities, including referendums.

A Muted Farewell For John Paul Stevens In Provocative Free Speech, Gay Rights Case 2010