06-19-2012, 09:34 AM
Since it will largely be a government decision regarding a museum, how much good would it do for Americans to sign a petition to the Canadian Government asking them to fund a museum or save a piece of railroad history from destruction. In the U.S., if you are not a registered voter residing in the district, county, or state that is going to be charged with setting aside a historically significant item for preservation, you simply do not exist as far as the powers that be are concerned! Any petition includes information regarding your registered voter status and your home address. If your home address is not in the appropriate voting district or you are not registered to vote, your name is expunged from the petition. If I want to support some sort of legislation on the federal level in the U.S., I would address the two senators from my state, and the congress person in whose district I live. I could also send a letter to the President, but NO ONE else in Washington is going to pay the least bit of attention to what I send because I can't vote for anyone else!