Deport Bieber? by Savanna Cathey

  In less than a month, the petition against Justin Bieber has surpassed the number of signatures it needs to be presented to the White House. The petition called the "We The People" petition was created on January 23rd. It has been signed not only by his "haters" but also by his fans.

 After Bieber's drunk driving arrest, the petition was created. The online petition reads, "We the people of the United States feel that we are being wrongly represented in the world of pop culture. We would like to see the dangerous, reckless, destructive, and drug abusing, Justin Bieber deported and his green card revoked. He is not only threatening the safety of our people but he is also a terrible influence on our nations youth. We the people would like to remove Justin Bieber from our society." 

The petition only needs 100,000 signatures. It has 259,496, twice as many needed and then some. 

 Dallas Tackett, a self-proclaimed "former Belieber" has been recently disappointed with his actions within the past year. "I tried to not let his DUI arrest bother me. But a few days afterwards, I saw his mugshot. He was smiling. I felt sick. I signed the petition the minute I found it online." Tackett also said that she was no longer a fan of Bieber. How could she be idol a person who spits on the people that adore him? In Summer of 2013, Bieber allegedly spit on his fans while standing on a balcony in Toronto. The pop star said he didn't aim is saliva at any of his followers, but the paparazzi caught him mid-spit directly above the gathering. Tackett knows of other "Beliebers" that have also decided to part ways with their obsession earlier last year.

 On the opposite side of the fence stands the Justin Bieber haters. Dan Sumner, one of these "haters" described a specific moment  at which he started to actually started to care about Bieber's actions. "Before this incident, I didn't really care what Justin did. But once I heard about it, I couldn't stand him." The incident at which Sumner is referring to is when the pop artist was at a club in Korea, he stormed into DJ Michael Woods' booth demanding him to play his songs instead of Woods' own work. 

Woods' reported on his Twitter account that "...he took a cheap shot at my tour manager and fled behind a wall of security." Sumner at this point was visibly upset, "Who do you think you are? No one comes on your stage and tells you what to sing or what songs to play when your performing. I know [Michael Woods' work] and I appreciate his work. It made me loose any respect I had left for him as an artist and as a person. When signing the petition, I remembered this incident on top of his DUI in Miami. Either incident alone would have done it though." 

 Bieber has found himself in hot water after his charges in Miami. The pop-star has seemed to lay low up to date. The petition will be presented to the White House on February 22nd for the Obama administration to decide on. The Obama administration has no choice but to speak on the matter, it must be addressed.