My understanding is that the White House really cares about petitions with backing from tens of thousands of people.
I have talked to many policy makers in D.C., and science funding agencies, and they need to know that the public wants access to taxpayer-funded research, if they are going to push that kind of legislation through Congress. They believe that this petition could provide the ooomph for the US government to start pushing for increased public access to taxpayer-funded research.
I have talked to many policy makers in D.C., and science funding agencies, and they need to know that the public wants access to taxpayer-funded research, if they are going to push that kind of legislation through Congress. They believe that this petition could provide the ooomph for the US government to start pushing for increased public access to taxpayer-funded research.