I was just looking at the top ten, noticing the pot idea, just sitting there, thinking of how embarrassing for the site it is. I won't explain my reasons (they're obvious enough), but I wish that thing could just be struck down, helping us and the site.

I think it could actually be done (this is from change.org):


"What should my idea be about?

The mission of Ideas for Change in America is to identify and advance concrete solutions to the major challenges confronting the country, and we welcome any ideas consistent with this vision. Ideas that conflict with the spirit of this mission, that look backward instead of forward, that express values without offering solutions, that offer solutions which won't receive serious consideration by either the Obama administration or the 111th Congress, that are intended to attack others, or are otherwise offensive are not eligible for the second round. We reserve the right to remove any ideas that violate these stated principles."



Change.GOV already experienced this problem with pot swarming when it had its idea section, and they actually addressed it in their "answers" section. Though I can't find the exact quote, the transition site answered with a simple sentence, more or less: "President-Elect Obama does not support the legalization of marijuana."