WhiteHouse.gov petition to deny Donald Trump national security briefings

[Pacifist Patriot]

https://wh.gov/iFRPv

GOP presidential nominee, Donald Trump, said “Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing. I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press.” This is calling on a foreign power to commit espionage against the United States for political gain. He cannot be trusted with state secrets and, although there is a tradition of including presidential nominees in national security briefings, President Obama has no obligation to do so. For the safety of our nation, deny Donald Trump this privilege.

[Qutzupalotl]

1. Done!

[auntpurl]

2. Signed and Tweeted!

Everyone should sign and tweet/Facebook this, and we should see if we can get it pinned to the top of the forum.

[auntpurl]

3. Why does it still only say 1 signature?

It said 1 when I clicked on your link, I signed and then verified through the email, then exited the page, then clicked on it again, and it still says 1 signature.

[Pacifist Patriot]

6. I'm wondering the same thing.

It's the first time I've ever created a petition, but it seemed pretty straight forward. I don't think it's anything I did in the set up.

[auntpurl]

8. I've had 16 retweets - people are signing it

But it still says 1.

[Blanks]

9. That's what happened to me too.

[Pacifist Patriot]

11. Looked in their FAQ. Once it has 150 signatures it should show the number.

[auntpurl]

14. Cool! Thanks nt

[2naSalit]

25. Said 60 signatures so far, not counting mine.

[auntpurl]

29. Me too, but I just got someone with 33K followers to RT

along with 6 RTs from people with 1000-5000 followers so I still think it's counting in batches.

[2naSalit]

30. Could be so

I'm not up to snuff on how that site counts signatures. And thank you for getting the word out, that's awesome!

[auntpurl]

31. Yep, it's still stuck at 60.

And we KNOW it's had more than that since we posted because other people have posted on this thread saying they signed. So we'll see where it's at tomorrow morning.

You're welcome! I'm on Twitter a lot, so it's not too taxing. Literally the least I could do!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

52. ReTweet, I hope. I don't think Putin's Russian Times will support this ! . . . nt

[auntpurl]

54. Ha ha yes, RT is retweet on Twitter. :D

[SticksnStones]

4. Signed and sharing it everywhere

[KT2000]

5. Done!

[chillfactor]

7. done.....

thank you for the link.

[meow2u3]

10. Signed, tweeted, and Facebooked

[leftofcool]

12. Done! Spread this everywhere.

[Skidmore]

13. I hope people are confirming after signing.

[sheshe2]

17. The post count still shows one???

[Pacifist Patriot]

22. Has to reach a minimum threshold.

Think it shows now.

[sheshe2]

23. Thanks,

I just was there and it is moving up.

Thanks so much for the link, Pacifist Patriot.

[Pacifist Patriot]

34. Hope I wrote it up okay

Never done one before. Momentous milestone for me.

[renate]

38. that's so awesome!

[sheshe2]

40. Looks good to me.

I don't twitter or tweet, those that do need to get this out there.

[workinclasszero]

15. Signed!

Get this out everywhere guys!

[greatauntoftriplets]

16. Done and thanks!

[marybourg]

18. done & done. nt

[auntpurl]

19. I just went through a couple of hashtags and Tweeted anyone over 1000 followers

with the link to the petition. Let's get this going!

[Cognitive_Resonance]

20. Signed,shared, K&R'd! nt

[sheshe2]

21. Done

K&R

[2naSalit]

24. Done!

[Liberal In Red State]

26. DONE

[cheyanne]

27. How can the Republican party repudiate Trump and give Pence the nomination?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

37. What's sad is when they say, "Let's let the American People decide."

[geardaddy]

28. Signed!

I hope this gets some traction.

[Beaverhausen]

32. signed and shared on Facebook

[Chemisse]

33. Signed.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

35. I can just picture him blurting secrets out during a rally to boast about what he knows.

[duncang]

48. If they gave him something he thought he could use against Clinton

his head would explode.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

49. And you know an ex-KGB guy would play Trump like a fiddle.

[duncang]

58. Putin already is. Just donnie is to dense to see

[Spitfire of ATJ]

59. FYI: Putin is ex-KGB.

[Stonepounder]

36. Signed and posted to Facebook. n/t

[8 track mind]

39. signed and sent out!!! n/t

[leftieNanner]

41. Signed

It now has 135 people signed, but that number didn't rise after I did.

(on edit) I also posted it on my FB page. Let's get this done!

Awesome idea! I have been concerned about this very issue. Thanks PP

[Bill USA]

42. thnks, signed. going to put on FB page. this is our patriotic duty for national security.

[classykaren]

43. I signed it said 135 people signed You have to check your email for verification.

[Avalux]

44. I don't think Obama will choose to share them anyway.

It's up to him to disclose such information. I trust him to keep secrets out of Trump's puny little hands.

[Pacifist Patriot]

46. I agree

Pretty much symbolic on my part. This way other people may stumble across it and get a sense of how serious it is, and not just another "political gaff." If it resonates with one person it will have been worth the effort.

[Dalai_1]

45. Signed and tweeted!n/t

[Laser102]

47. Just signed. Hope this does the trick. The FBI needs to investigate all trumps dealings with Russia.

[shireen]

50. only 135 people so far

Good grief, where is everyone?

[auntpurl]

56. No, it's going up in batches.

It was stuck at 60 for ages, and now stuck at 135. I know people are signing it, because they're telling me on Twitter. And we're seeing them here on this thread.

[SCVDem]

51. Done

[PearliePoo2]

53. Done!

[workinclasszero]

55. 136 so far!

Wow that was quick!

[aeroman]

57. Done!!

Trumps supports Foreign government espionage. No Security briefings for you!!!

[cstanleytech]

60. I dont see the state department bowing to a petition to deny a presidential candidate

briefings anymore than I see them bowing to the idiots who tried something similar with regards to Hillary receiving them because of her past email issue.

[SticksnStones]

62. Personally, I refuse to buy into the narrative

That it's an apples to apples comparison, as much of the media would have us believe.

If nothing else it increases the exposure of the outrage.

[Pacifist Patriot]

65. Yes, that would be the point.

Gestures like this can have more impact than just achieving the stated objective.

[SticksnStones]

69. Agreed. Shine some more light on his inadequacies.

[TexasBushwhacker]

66. They haven't a person like Trump before

Assholes yes. But Trump is in a class of his own.

[SticksnStones]

67. The word gobsmacked keeps coming to mind.

And all the more reason for our side to push back on the normalizing and legitimizing of his utterly inept candidacy.

I'm fed up with pundit after pundit countering EVERYTHING he does with some pulled thread of something out of Clinton's history that somehow makes what he does and says just more of the same ol' politics.

No. Just no.

[auntpurl]

68. Well said! nt

[0rganism]

61. signed

really, i doubt he'd miss them anyway

[GoneOffShore]

63. Done

[femmocrat]

64. K & R

[auntpurl]

70. A Twitter user who calls himself "Moderate Independent" and has

a John Kasich icon just retweeted the tweet I posted with the petition.

Interesting, no?

[SticksnStones]

71. Anyone here with posting privileges over at TPM?

Posting a link there could have some traction.....

[Kathy M]

72. Done

[Bill USA]

73. how many members are there in DU? we should be able to get maybe 50,000 signatures right there.

[Wednesdays]

74. At a minimum, Trump is vividly demonstrating

his status as an inept, amateur statesman.

[Fritz Walter]

75. Another option

OK, I'm letting my inner Star Trek nerd out here, but this might actually work better than the action proposed in this petition. Please, hear (read) me out:
In a TNG episode entitled "The Defector" an enemy alien was fed false information about military strategies to test his loyalty. He failed that test, spilling the "rotten" beans to the good guys, and was destroyed in the revelation.

What if the current administration included a similar red herring in a briefing to Drumpf? Something so irresistibly tantalizing to Putin that his (Putin's) ego would override Russian intelligence safeguards, and -- once revealed -- would show the solid-line between these two psychopaths?

Too far-fetched? I dunno. All the dysentery that has spewed from Drumpf has exceeded previously-held notions of what's allowed, appropriate and acceptable in presidential campaigns.

The gloves are off.

We're not going to prevail over such evil by playing it safe.

[Pacifist Patriot]

78. Disinformation loyalty tests

are nothing new in spy craft. Personally, I'd be curious to see what came of that. Wouldn't be surprised at all if he hung himself. You are on to something.

[Doodley]

76. Please share on social media. We need this to go viral!

[workinclasszero]

77. 325

and counting

[DemonGoddess]

79. Done!

[sunnystarr]

80. Done nt

[2theleft]

81. I was signature #2 earlier this afternoon!

We are up to 425. Sharing on FB and other places!!

[Bill USA]

82. kicked. many people may not have seen this. This petition SHOULD go over the top!

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

83. Done!

[Bobbie Jo]

84. DONE!

701!