[quote=The Nexerus]
"By the people" isn't something that NSA seems interested in adopting. I'm not one of those people that think getting involved in politics is moot, but a petition against a government surveillance organization is just silly. The best it could possibly do is send the message that people on the internet don't like being watched, and that message has already been delivered.
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I think the "people power" concept is more aimed at the President and such who are democratically elected. It's basically saying change this or lose our vote; unfortunately for the movement most people seem either a) unwilling to join or b) unwilling to follow through and vote against said president; generally because the other option is an idiot. So really the only signatures/names that would even count would be those of US citizens and it'd have to be a large amount to actually achieve anything.