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New Jersey White House Petition
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theganjaguru
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Signed... Speaking of Whitehouse Petitions, what happened to the first one?
allow Tesla Motors to sell directly to consumers in all 50 states. | We the People: Your Voice in Our Government
allow Tesla Motors to sell directly to consumers in all 50 states. | We the People: Your Voice in Our Government
Kraken
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All of these "defend Tesla" petitions will probably prove futile. They are too specialize. On the other hand, a petition that car dealers and car dealer associations do not have the best interest of customers in mind would probably gain more steam. It would be a more offensive attack rather than a defensive one. It would also probably garner support from a much larger population base. I realy think we should put the dealerships on their heels rather than just dig in defensively.
theganjaguru
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Oh silly me, I forgot that our modern "democracy" is now sold to the highest bidder. That is why I was almost forced to pay a preditory student loan while the bank involved was given TARP funds so they could give executives bonuses before going BK...
I am more than happy to donate my extra time and energy to helping TSLA fight these dirtbags.
Calvin.K
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Yes. The original petition that did reach it's goal has been referenced by the media recently. While I hope this petition reaches the 100K signature mark I suspect that it will have little impact on the administration. If they have not made a response to the original one in close to a year a second one will probably have little additional effect. Curt tried to start another one about a month ago and it garnered almost no support although it was well crafted.
Signed, tweeted, emailed to all my contacts.
http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/show...e-Requesting-Direct-Tesla-Sales-in-All-States
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StapleGun
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Just saw this article which states the following:
I'm not sure if the White House has said this before or not, but it seems they are committing to a response at some point which is good to hear.
rolosrevenge
Dr. EVS
I saw this article this morning. Hopefully the response to the old petition will come sooner rather than later!
http://www.businessinsider.com/white-house-address-tesla-direct-sales-2014-3
http://www.businessinsider.com/white-house-address-tesla-direct-sales-2014-3
Predictions:
1. Definitely after 2014 elections.
2. Likely after 2016 elections.
3. Probably never.
If it is considered a politically advantageous decision it will be before the 2014 mid term election. I suspect with NADA donating so much money to both parties that they won't touch it unless there is such a ground swell of popular support that the popular support would overwhelm any NADA influence. Otherwise, I suspect just after the mid terms, regardless of the outcome.
I can't remember the exact percentage but I believe the breakdown by contributors to party was 90% Republican/10% Democrats according to some news report I saw. Think it was in the All In with Chris Hayes show about this. Either way, both parties are involved as they both have the same financial needs for campaign funds.
That is the percentages he gave. I believe it is closer to 50/50 for national elections. I will try to find the exact number. Either way, I agree with your belief that both major parties accept contributions and that there are very few 'clean hands'.
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