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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWe the People Petition: Award Aaron Swartz a posthumous Citizens Medal
Last Friday I got the email from the White House about nominating someone for the Citizens Award. My pick was Aaron Swartz. If you don't understand the request I've laid out my reasoning a bit here http://www.thatsswell.ca/we-the-people-petition-give-aaron-swartz-a-citizens-medal/.
Otherwise please consider signing the petition. If the President decides not to give a Citizens Award to Swartz I would, very much, like for him to explain why.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/award-aaron-swartz-posthumous-citizens-medal/nFLnwjC1
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We the People Petition: Award Aaron Swartz a posthumous Citizens Medal (Original Post)
Justin_Beach
Mar 2013
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Justin_Beach
(111 posts)1. Weird
One of the first visitors to the blog post was the US State Dept.
http://twitpic.com/ce5yec
HiPointDem
(20,729 posts)2. kr
Justin_Beach
(111 posts)3. Thanks
Justin_Beach
(111 posts)4. For those who are not signing the petition
I'd also be interested in knowing why you think it's a bad idea.