To the Obama administration, it must have seemed like a no brainer to add the “We the People” widget to the White House website in September 2011. The forum is supposed to facilitate the right of the people, guaranteed by the First Amendment, to “petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” The White House even added that, golly, as long as enough people sign said petitions, someone in the administration — not the president, you understand, but someone important who works in government, probably higher than an intern — will make a formal reply. So ... Read More