I think it's been said above, but I think the petition is not to invite Trump on state visits to the United Kingdom. I can see a "statement value" to that, but I'm not sure it's a good idea. Wikipedia has a pretty good article on state visits, although I might question its statement that "State visits are considered to be the highest expression of friendly bilateral relations between two sovereign states..." I've seen plenty of state visits where the parties involved were not particularly friendly. It would be a shame for other governments to refuse to talk with the U.S. during the Trump administration. Maybe somebody can talk some sense into Trump, since his brain seems to be an empty slate.... -Joe-
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