Petition or Submission - Respond to Utility Overreach
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How Many Signatures Will It Take?
2025-01-21 23:00:30This petition is aiming at the federal level, yet regional signatory milestones may warrant state level action prior to our federal goal.
- Federal Level:
- 100,000+ signatures → Gets White House & Congressional attention (mirroring the White House petition threshold for a response).
- 250,000+ signatures → Increases media coverage and pressure for a bill introduction.
- 500,000+ signatures → Forces the issue into legislative debate (especially if supported by coordinated state efforts).
- State Level:
- 5,000 - 20,000 signatures per state → Signals serious local interest and pressures state lawmakers.
- 50,000+ signatures per state → Likely enough to get a bill sponsored and debated.
- Ballot Initiative Threshold (Varies by State) → Some states allow direct voter ballot initiatives (e.g., California, Arizona, Florida), and these have specific signature requirements (often 5-10% of voters in the last gubernatorial election).
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Justification for the Utility Overreach Protection Petition
2025-01-21 22:51:09The right to accept or refuse a service is fundamental to a free society, yet electric utilities, protected from competition by anti-trust exemptions, have secured compulsory patronage. They systematically raise rates on a captive customer base without customer consent. Some utilities even claim the authority to dictate how power is used, ensuring customers can't use storage devices to avoid higher time-of-use rates.
Unlike any other service, utility customers cannot opt out, cancel, or choose a competitor, leaving property owners bound to a government-protected monopoly. Emboldened by billion dollar legal teams and the silence of lawmakers, utilities have adopted a parental tone of authority over their customers, strengthening customer dependency, dictating cost, and ransoming essential electricity.
Economic liberty, free association, and private property is foundational to the U.S. Constitution. The 5th and 14th Amendments protect individuals from unjust government or corporate control over their economic choices and property.
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