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【中文标题】十大最奇葩的白宫请愿
【原文标题】The 10 most bizarre White House petitions
【译者】 lilyma06&woikuraki
【原文链接】http://www.dailydot.com/politics/we-people-bizarre-petition-death-star/
In 1791, the United States of America, in the text of the First Amendment, promised its citizens that Congress shall never have the authority to prohibit or abridge their right "to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
1791年美国政府根据宪法第一修正案许诺他们的公民国会永远没有禁止和剥夺人民和平集会和向政府诉冤请愿的权利。
In 2012, one concerned citizen exercised that right by requesting the United States government build a Death Star, the Empire's focal point in the original Star Wars trilogy. The petition gained the 25,000 signaturesnecessary to force a response from the White House, an act that fully lived up to its comedic potential. (“The Administration does not support blowing up planets,” reads one part of the response.)
2012年美一公民行使这个权利要求美国政府建造一个死星，这个原型是《星球大战》中的帝国争议的焦点。这个请愿共有25000多人签名以至于白宫不得不做出回应，这当然有很强的喜剧效果（其中白宫的回复中还正儿八经地写着“政府不支持这样去搞砸星球。”
But that’s just one of countless documents making a public mockery of We the People, the White House's official petition site, started in 2011 to use the Internet to foster participation and transparency in the Obama administration. Hundreds of petitions have been submitted to the site, with over 250 currently remaining open.
然而这样的请愿还是白宫官方请愿网站We the People中的一个，这个网站创建于2011年，最开始是为了促进奥巴马政府的参与和透明度。结果大量的请愿就被提交到网站上，250多份现在还开放可以签名。
Most of them are serious in nature, demanding that the government take constitutional stances on issues such as gun control, Internet rights, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, the latter created by hacktivist collective Anonymous.
当然大多数请愿还是很严肃的，要求政府在控枪、互联网权利、在DDoS攻击上采取措施.
But regrettably, it’s the more absurd protests that have garnered the public’s attention and support. Here are a few of the most bizarre requests made thus far.
然而令人遗憾的是，越来越多的奇奇怪怪的申请和抗议却赢得了大家的支持和关注。这里就收集了目前为止十大最奇怪的请愿。
And appreciate them while you can, because the White House is no longer amused.
1) Actually take these petitions seriously instead of just using them as an excuse to pretend you are listening
Signatures: 37,167
As the White House's project grew in popularity, many petitioners felt that their voices were simply not being heard—whether the threshold of 25,000 signatures was met or not. In what could be possibly be the site's most meta moment so far, there was a petition for petitions to be taken more seriously. "You are not above us. You ARE us. Govern accordingly," the petition concluded.
1 实际上你们只是把这些请愿当做我们的建议能被听到的借口而并没有当真
白宫的这个请愿计划越来越受欢迎，很多请愿者觉得他们的声音并没有被听见，尽管每个请愿一定要达到25000人才可以回复。有一个请愿是这样写的“你们并不在我们之上。你们就是我们。我们相对应着互相管理。” 签名人数：37167
Response: In an essay titled "We're Listening. Seriously," the White House explored the process behind the site's operation, making sure to clarify any gray areas. "We may not agree with the policy views expressed in every petition (for example, we believe we do take these petitions seriously!), and gathering enough signatures to meet the signature threshold does not guarantee that the Administration will change our policy on a specific topic," read a part of the response.
白宫的回复的标题是：我们真的很严肃地在倾听你们的声音。白宫方面表示要探索网站的运营过程以确保没有任何灰色地带。
“我们并不一定赞同每一份提出的请愿，然而我们相信我们对这些都是很严肃地对待！而且鼓动更多人在请愿书上签字并不能保证政府会对某个问题方面改变我们的政策。”回复上面写道。
2) Deport British Citizen Piers Morgan for Attacking 2nd Amendment
Signatures: 109,334 In response to Morgan's "hostile attack against the U.S. Constitution by targeting the Second Amendment," angry citizens called for the deportation of the British journalist. A counter petition was created in response to this petition by users of social news site Reddit, entitled "Keep Piers Morgan in the USA.," which stated that the U.K. didn't want him back.
2 因攻击第二修正案驱除英国公民皮尔斯·摩根 签名人数109334
因摩根“恶意攻击”美国宪法第二修正案，愤怒的美国公民要求驱逐英国主持人皮尔斯·摩根。结果在社交网站Reddit上面跟此请愿书相对应的计数请愿也建立起来“把皮尔斯·摩根留在美国”，帖子里面说到英国并不想让他回来。
Response: The White House refused to send Morgan packing, citing the protection of free speech, which is also guaranteed in the First Amendment.
白宫回复：白宫拒绝驱逐摩根，因为根据宪法第一修正案保障人民的言论自由。
3) Assign NASA to do a feasibility study and conceptual design of the Gen1 USS Enterprise interplanetary spaceship
Signatures: 6,292 Not long after 4chan's Death Star petition was released, the websiteBuildTheEnterprise.org petitioned toBuildTheEnterprise.org
3 请求将”星际迷航”变成现实
请愿者解释了建造第一个“星舰”企业号的好处，可以提供“在同一个端口提供飞船、空间站和太空港”。多经济实惠啊！
4) Release the recipe for the Honey Ale home brewed at the White House
Signatures: 12,240 When major media outlets reported Obama's enjoyment of a home-brewed beer named "Honey Ale," it piqued the curiosity of Americans, resulting in Freedom of Information Act requests for the recipe for the beer. Despite not reaching the critical mass necessary to force a response, the Obama administration released the recipe in September 2012 to appease the all-important homebrewer voting bloc in an election year.
4 请求公布白宫的自酿的蜂蜜啤酒配方 签名数：12240
各大媒体纷纷报道了奥巴马享受一种叫做“Honey Ale”的自酿啤酒，这引起了美国人的好奇心，他们根据《信息自由法》要求公布啤酒的配方。尽管签名的人数没达到白宫做出回复的人数，奥巴马政府还是在2012年9月公布了啤酒的配方以赢取在2012年关键的大选年。
5) Mandate states to have state pokemon
Signatures: N/A
The 50 United States have state flags, birds, and flowers. Why not official State Pokemon? The document that could have paved the way to see Pikachu represent the State of New York reached close to 1,000 signatures in one day. Unfortunately, it was soon removed by site moderators, citing an undisclosed terms-of-service violation.
5 要求所有州都有自己的宠物小精灵 签名数量：不适用
美国的50个州每个都有自己的州旗，州鸟和州花。为什么不能有官方的宠物小精灵呢？
请求让皮卡丘成为纽约州代表的一份文件在一天中就获得了将近1千个签名。不幸的是，这个情愿帖很快就被网站的负责人移除，称其违反了一项未被披露的网站服务条例。
6) Direct the United States Mint to make a single platinum trillion dollar coin!
Signatures: 8,014 The petition that could have solved the United States' money troubles "in two quick and simple steps" came just days after the country avoided plunging off the so-called fiscal cliff at the end of 2012. The petition acknowledges its absurdity, but backs it up with the fact that a platinum trillion-dollar coin is "no more absurd than playing political football with the US -- and global -- economy at stake."
6 让美国铸币局铸出面值为1万亿的硬币
签名数量：8014
在2012年年末美国政府险些掉入所谓的“财政悬崖”之后，人们就想出了一个可以以“简单快速的两个步骤”解决美国债务问题的方法。请愿人也都认为这种做法有点荒唐，但是他们仍然认为拿经济做赌注在美国和世界之间玩政治游戏比这个铂铸成的万亿硬币更要荒唐。
7) RESIGN!
Signatures: 2,913 This single-word petition was also created just after the country's near drop off of the fiscal cliff. The petition claims that the administration has failed to understand the real causes of the country's major problems, such as gun control and global warming. "By any reasonable definition of the American people, this administration is a failure," it concludes.
7 辞职！
签名数量：2913
这个只有一个词构成的请愿也是在美国险些掉入“财政悬崖”之后出现的。请愿书认为奥巴马政府没有理解这个国家的真正问题所在。“从任何美国人民对于政府的定义来看，本届政府都已经是失败的了，”请愿书总结说。
8) Ban hammers and baseball bats
Signatures: 1,171 An example of protest by parody, this mock petition was drafted as a response to a proposed ban on assault weapons by Senators Dianne Feinstein and Joe Lieberman. It aimed to highlight the dangers of baseball bats and hammers, stating that the two items caused more deaths in the U.S. than guns.
8 禁止大锤和棒球棒
签名数量：1171
这是请愿闹剧的一个代表，该模拟请愿被起草的原因是回应两位国会议员对于禁止攻击性武器的提议。该请愿目的是为了强调棒球棒和大锤的危险，并称这两种物品在美国造成的死亡人数超过枪支。
9) Authorize the production of a recurring television program featuring Vice President Joe Biden
Signatures: 2,191 Vice President Joe Biden's series of poorly worded quips and accidental utterances would make for quality reality TV. This petition wants to see a "recurring C-SPAN television program featuring the daily activities and interactions of the Vice President with elected officials, foreign dignitaries and everyday American families." It claims that not only will viewers see "a glimpse of the lighthearted side of politics even in the midst of contentious and divisive national debates," but it will also be educated on the duties and responsibilities of the vice president.
9 批准一个以副总统拜登为主角的电视真人秀节目
签名数量：2191
副总统拜登一系列用词不当的调侃和意外的失言可能会成就一档高质量的电视真人秀节目。该请愿希望能看到一档“循环播出的C-SPAN（美国电 视频道，专门播放国会讨论等政治内容）电视节目，内容就是拜登的每日活动及其与其他官员、外国来宾和普通美国家庭打交道的细节。”请愿称这不仅仅可以使观众们看见“即使在充满火药味的国家之间的辩论中，也存在着政治轻松愉快的一面，”还可以让他们了解到副总统肩负的重任。
10) Save the Lewpty-Lew!
Signatures: 426 Why should being named to the position of Treasury Secretary come at the cost of one's unique signature? This petition shows that a loop-filled John Hancock and high-ranking government positions can indeed go hand-in-hand. It demands to see newly appointed Treasury Secretary Jack Lew's "doodle on every dollar in circulation."
10 拯救潦草的签名
签名数量：426
为什么被提名为美国财政部长就要牺牲掉自己超有个性的签名呢？这个情愿就是为了证明画圈圈式的亲笔签名和政府高职是可以并存的。该请愿要求新任命的财长杰克•路易斯的签名涂鸦出现在所有正在流通的纸币上面。
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