The Power of Petition

In order to convince Virginia Tech's President Steger of the need to change the student season ticket packages, I am going to use a petition. A petition is a document addressed to some official and signed by numerous individuals. The compilation of signatures is used to give a sense of moral authority. Petition's are most commonly made to government officials and public entities. For instance, in the U.S., a candidate for public office who wants their name to appear on the ballot must gather a certain number of signatures from registered voters. Other examples where petitions are used include court proceedings. The initial pleading for a writ of habeas corpus is a petition.
What's really interesting and intriguing about petitions is that in this day and age they can be transmitted via the Internet. This Internet petition can be posted on a website whereby visitors to the website may add their email address or names. While this makes it easy for people to make and take petitions at any time, it also calls into question the legitimacy of the petition. The ease of the process may attract joke petitions, and even false names and e-mails of petitioners.
I am considering either doing a written petition, or perhaps creating a petition on Facebook. While Facebook would allow me to reach out to more of the Virginia Tech community, because I am considering implementing my initiating action project I want it to be as legitimate as possible.